@inbook {19.1016432,
	title = {UML-based specifications of an embedded system oriented to HW/SW partitioning: a case study},
	booktitle = {Languages for system specification: Selected contributions on UML, systemC, system Verilog, mixed-signal systems, and property specification from FDL{\textquoteright}03},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {71-84},
	publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	organization = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	address = {Norwell, MA, USA},
	abstract = {The Unified Modelling Language (UML) is a language for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artefacts of software systems, as well as for modeling business and other non-software systems. The UML represents a collection of best engineering practices that succeeded in modelling large and complex systems; it is interesting to envision its extension for specification and modelling of hardware-software systems as well, starting with the first design phases, i.e. prior to hardware-software partitioning. This paper analyses the development of a solution able to define the hardware/software partitioning of an embedded system starting from its UML system specifications. The case study chosen is a Wireless Meter Reader (WMR) dedicated to the measurement of energy consumption. The designers evaluated the hardware/software partitioning solution in terms of cost, performance, size and consumption.},
	keywords = {embedded systems, HW/SW partitioning, system specifications, unified modeling language (UML)},
	isbn = {1-4020-7990-7},
	author = {Prevostini, Mauro and Balzarini, Francesco and Kostadinov, Atanas Nikolov and Mankan, Srinivas and Martinola, Aris and Minosi, Antonio}
}
