Documentation Driven Software Development for Embedded Systems

The system architecture of embedded systems includes both, i.e. software and hardware components. Embedded systems are integrated in e.g. dvd-players, television sets, telephones, cars, airplanes, etc. They are a part of our everyday life. Embedded systems are developed using traditional software and hardware development models, which often leads to a deficiency in documentation, since this is not explicitly addressed in these models. However, the complexity of such systems and the fact that their components are often reused good documentation is not an option, it is a necessity. In this paper we present an approach regarding the integration of the documentation workflow into a software development process, i.e. the V-model. This model is studied, since it also includes validation and verification aspects. By this, we provide an integrated development model that ensures high quality of the software development process for embedded systems.