Tool-supported hierarchical design of distributed real-time systems

The authors demonstrate the usage of a formal description technique for real-time systems called PLC-Automaton by applying this method to a real-world case study. To this end they use the tool which was built for PLC-Automata. This tool, called MOBY/PLC, provides simulation and verification methods to validate a design. Furthermore, the design can be translated into executable source code for real machines.