Objetivo The FORFUN project aimed to develop a prototype of a general purpose system description environment based on so-called "system semantics". System semantics is an extension of the denotational semantics of programming languages in the sense that it is applicable to arbitrary systems, with various properties of a system described by corresponding meaning functions. A prototype general-purpose system description environment based on functional languages and extended with primitives of system semantics was developed. Another goal of the project was the design of a prototype system description language for two specific areas: analogue electronic circuits and digital systems (including VLSI). System semantics is an extension of the denotational semantics of programming languages in the sense that it is applicable to arbitrary systems, with various properties of a system described by corresponding meaning functions. A prototype general purpose system description environment based on functional languages and extended with primitives of system semantics was developed. Another goal of the project was the design of a prototype system description language for 2 specific areas: analogue electronic circuits and digital systems (including very large scale integration (VLSI)). The feasibility of the approach was demonstrated through case studies using the system description language to describe digital and analog electronic circuits. A general language for system semantics, GLASS, was defined, and a support environment specified. Implementation of the environment is underway through the construction of a coherent set of program generators to support the languages Miranda, Pascal and C. Demonstrations were made in the support of analogue and digital design. Although requiring further development, the basic paradigm shows an important development in the description of systems.The feasibility of the approach was demonstrated through case studies using the system description language to describe digital and analog electronic circuits. A general language for system semantics, GLASS, was defined, and a support environment specified. Implementation of the environment is underway through the construction of a coherent set of program generators to support Miranda, Pascal and C. Demonstrations were made in the support of analogue and digital design. Although requiring further development, the basic paradigm shows an important development in the description of systems. Exploitation The partners held a seminar to explain the project results to VLSI designers in industry and thus to support their eventual exploitation. An academic partner is applying the results in analogue circuit design in other projects. An industrial partner has started the informal transfer of technology to IMEC, the Belgian Inter-University Microelectronics Centre. Ámbito científico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringanalogue electronicsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsmicroelectronics Programa(s) FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT NIJMEGEN Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección TOERNOOIVELD 1 6525 ED NIJMEGEN Países Bajos Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (3) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo BELL TELEPHONE MFG CO NV Bélgica Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección FRANCIS WELLESPLEIN 2018 ANTWERPEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos SAGANTEC BV Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Postbus 2102 5600 CC EINDHOVEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección MEKELWEG 4 Postbus 5031 2600 DA DELFT Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
