ESPeciaL proposes a novel approach aimed at simplifying the programming of embedded systems based on the dataflow paradigm.
This programming framework removes the need of low-level programming in C/C++, as the application is written by connecting blocks that produce and consume data. Thus, an embedded application can be described in terms of ready-to-use blocks that correspond to various micro-controller peripherals and program function (multiplexers, logic gates, etc.). The user application itself is written as an embedded Scala DSL (Domain-Specific Language).
From that code, the ESPeciaL compiler then generates the corresponding C++ code which can be tailored - using different back-ends - to match different embedded systems (such as Arm Cortex M boards) or a QEMU-based simulation environment.
To demonstrate the validity of the approach, typical embedded systems applications have been implemented using ESPeciaL. A few demonstration applications are available in the apps package.
- Have a look at the fan PID regulation code for a real-world demonstration application.
- ESPeciaL: an embedded systems programming language - publication
- Scala Symposium 2015 - slides
- ESPeciaL overview - poster
- Master Thesis - full report
The ESPeciaL C++ back-end, the Hardware Abstraction Layer and the modified version of the QEMU emulator are available in this repository.
See the third_party folder for details.
ESPeciaL is licensed under the MIT License.