Release Notes

Eclipse APP4MC 0.9.3 (Jan 2019)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.9.2 -> 0.9.3)
• Optimized model search

Model changes

• Introduced “Ticks” as base concept for required computation effort
• Simplified “Execution Needs” (no specific entries for different processing units)
• Reworked distributions (discrete, continuous, time) without generics

For details see Release 0.9.3 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.9.2 (Oct 2018)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.9.1 -> 0.9.2)
• New model search dialog
• New model builders (with a Groovy-like builder pattern)

Model changes

• Small extensions in the hardware model

For details see Release 0.9.2 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.9.1 (Jul 2018)

General

• New Eclipse Oxygen.3a based product (compatible with Java 8, Java 9 and Java 10)
• License change from EPL-1.0 to EPL-2.0

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.9.0 -> 0.9.1)
• New implementation of transient back references
• Unified approach for fast name search and mass delete
• Updated model utilities

Model changes

• New concept of DataDependency (to describe potential data dependencies)
• New possibility to specify RunnableParameters and CallArguments

Eclipse APP4MC 0.9.0 (Apr 2018)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.8.3 -> 0.9.0)
• Updated model utilities

Model changes

• New hardware model
• New concept of ExecutionNeed (replaces the former RunnableInstructions)

Eclipse APP4MC 0.8.3 (Jan 2018)

General

• New Eclipse Neon.3 based product

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.8.2 -> 0.8.3)
• Updated model utilities

Model changes

• New mode conditions (logical AND)
• New timing requirement (end to start)
• Reworked Stimuli definitions
• New reference to port for client server and sender receiver communication

For details see Release 0.8.3 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.8.2 (Oct 2017)

General

• Model changes (extensions)
• New graphical editors (based on Sirius)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.8.1 -> 0.8.2)
• New model utilities

Model changes

• New runnable item to get the result of an asynchronous request
• New possibility to specify the label access implementation
• New measurement model
• New component event

For details see Release 0.8.2 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.8.1 (Jul 2017)

General

• Model changes (extension and harmonization)
• Improved model handling
• New tooling: EMF Graphical Viewer

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.8.0 -> 0.8.1)
• New support for compressed model files (zip)
• More back references

Model changes

• Extended Schedulers (hierarchical, reservation based)
• Extend Semaphore definition (types)
• Consistent naming of Triggers, Activations and Stimuli
• New elements for data driven computation (conditions, triggers)

For details see Release 0.8.1 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.8.0 (Apr 2017)

General

• Model changes (mainly to simplify handling)
• Improved tooling: model utilities
• New UI components: Multicore Wizard, Task-Visualizer (draft version)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.7.2 -> 0.8.0)

Model changes

• Simplified model handling: Mapping Model, Modes, Time
• New classifiers to annotate Core and Memory
• Reworked Property Constraints
• Extended OS Overheads

For details see Release 0.8.0 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.7.2 (Jan 2017)

General

• Smaller product definition (optional parts can be installed via update sites)
• Harmonized model API

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.7.1 -> 0.7.2)
• Improved back references

Model changes

• New core-specific runtimes (instructions) for runnables
• New model elements for streaming communication (Channels)*
• New Transmission Policy for communication (e.g. label accesses)
• New Event-based Stimulus
• New Data Consistency needs
• New Counters for InterProcessActivation and EventStimulus
• Harmonized model elements to describe probability
• Storage of common elements (e.g. tags) in one central location

Bug fixes / Improvements

• Model migration (ISR call graph, Section names, cross document references)
• Back references (Memory -> Mapping, Scheduler -> CoreAllocation)

Documentation

• New model elements: Physical memory sections, Channels
• New examples

For details see Release 0.7.2 issues

Eclipse APP4MC 0.7.1 (Oct 2016)

Model handling

• Model migration support (0.7.0 -> 0.7.1)
• Improved update of opposite references
• Storage of default values is enabled by default

Model changes

• New distribution "Beta Distribution"
• New stimuli type “Synthetic” (to “replay” activations from a hardware trace)
• New DataStabilityGroup
• Introduced SamplingType as new attribute for Deviation
• Introduced physical memory sections (PhysicalSectionConstraint, PhysicalSectionMapping)
• Reworked AffinityConstraints (removed Scheduler constraints, added Data constraints)
• Reworked Event / Event-Chain Constraints
• Reworked RunnableSequencingConstraints
• New types for DataSizes and DataRates

For details see Bugzilla entries for 0.7.1

Eclipse APP4MC 0.7.0 (Jul 2016)

Model handling

• Model migration support (itea1.1.0 -> itea1.1.1 -> 0.7.0)
• Simplified model creation wizard
• One consolidated model
• Additional opposite references (transient) to ease model navigation
• Scripting support for workflows (based on Eclipse EASE)

Model changes

• Removed ‘attributes’ and ‘features’ from hardware model
• Replaced generic ProcessAllocation with specific ISRAllocation and TaskAllocation
• New BigInteger values for CustomAttributes
• Some renamed classes and attributes (details in the help)

Model structure

• Removed direct dependency to Franca (replaced by implicit reference by interface name)

Documentation

• Updated model documentation / class diagrams
• New developer guide regarding Model Migration Framework
• New developer guide regarding Workflows

AMALTHEA 1.1.1 (Oct 2015)

Model handling

• Changed serialized model references to name based references
• Restricted model scope to surrounding folder (without sub folders)

Model changes

• Added HwAccessPath to hardware model to describe an access path either by using latencies or available hardware elements
• Added Modes to common model and ModeLabels to software model to describe alternative execution paths of tasks
• Added isBuffered attribute to Labels and LabelAccesses to describe data consistency requirements
• Added Requirements to constraints model to describe quality requirements for the dynamic architecture
• Added DataCoherencyGroups to constraints model to describe data coherency requirements
• Added ProcessChains to software model to describe data processing over multiple tasks

• Switched validations to Sphinx check based and added different model validations
• New values for CustomAttributes with Time and SignedTime

Features

• New AMALTHEA Trace Database (ATDB) Import to create an AMALTHEA model from a trace

Documentation

• Updated model documentation / class diagrams
• Updated user guide documentation to include steps for create a new AMALTHEA model with wizard
• Updated user guide documentation to include a tutorial for using the AMALTHEA Trace Database (ATDB) Import

AMALTHEA 1.1.0 (Aug 2015)

• Updated OS model to include now possibility to describe the operating system in more detail, like OS overhead
• Added Event Sets to Event model to allow the definition of an unspecified order for events in an event chain
• Added Data Age Constraints to constraints model
• Added Label Value Lists to Stimulus model to enable and disable stimuli by label values or to set label values by the activation of a stimulus
• Added Arrival Curve Stimulus to Stimulus model
• Added Terminate Task for Call Graph in Software model to allow the termination of a task within a switch
• Added a address attribute in the Mapping model to allow the definition of a memory address in the memory mapping
• Added CustomAttributes to all model AMALTHEA model elements
• Added first version of OSLC adapter
• Replace of attribute read/write in LabelAccessStatistic with value and readCacheMisses with cacheMisses
• Added documentation for Counter element in SW model