Evaluación del software uModelFactory como herramienta didáctica

the use of models to describe the software in embedded systems is becoming increasingly common. uModel Factory is a free software application that allows the creation of state charts and code generation in C language with its associated documentation. It was developed within the framework of the research project entitled “Didactic-Professional Software for the modeling, debugging and implementation of industrial applications on embedded systems (uModelFactory)”, conducted by the Department of Electronics at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. The software was evaluated with students and professors and used as a teaching tool during 2015. Based on the evaluations, new features were proposed to provide greater versatility to the application. Simulation and Debugging tools for the state diagram were developed. The aim was to have new software that allows not only the modeling of a system, but also its simulation according to inputs and outputs, and generating C code. The debugging process facilitates the model development, minimizing implementation times in real embedded systems. uModel Factory is a multiplatform free and open-source software developed in C++ using the Qt Framework.