http://repub.eur.nl/res/aut/9575/ List of Publications en http://repub.eur.nl/static-eur/img/logo.png http://repub.eur.nl http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/1458/ 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Exploiting parallelism for industrial real-time applications has not received much attention compared to scientific applications. The available real-time design methods do not adequately address the issue of parallelism, resulting still in a strong need for low-level tools such as debuggers and monitors. This need illustrates that developing parallel real-time applications is indeed a difficult and tedious task. In this paper we show how problems can be alleviated if an approach is followed that allows for experimentation with designs and implementations. In particular, we discuss a development system that integrates design, implementation, execution, and analysis of real-time applications, putting emphasis on exploitation of parallelism. In the paper we primarily concentrate on the support for application *design*, as we feel that parallelism should essentially be addressed at this level. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/1460/ 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z The topic of how to exploit parallelism for performance enhancement has already received considerable attention. However, relatively less attention has been paid to practical development techniques for parallel real-time applications. In this paper we propose a graphical design language for supporting the technical design phase in the process of parallel real-time application development. This design language is based on a model of Communicating Sequential Processes and Data Flow Diagrams and supports exploitation of task-oriented and data parallelism. Novel features include, besides support for exploitation of parallelism for real-time applications, a strict separation of behavior and communication specification, specification of timing constraints, integration of control flow and data transformations, and support for automated source code generation The paper also briefly pays attention to the current implementation of the language. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/1463/ 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z Designing parallel applications is generally experienced as a tedious and difficult task, especially when hard real-time performance requirements have to be met. This paper discusses on-going work concerning the construction of a Design Entry System which supports the design phase of parallel real-time industrial application development. In particular, in this paper we pay attention to the development and implementation of a graphical Application Design Language. The work is part of the ESPRIT project Hamlet which focuses on industrial application of transputer-based systems for commercially strategic real-time applications.