Estimating Timing Profiles for Simulation of Embedded Systems

Software simulation of embedded systems is generally less expensive and offers more flexibility than direct testing on hardware. In embedded systems, it is necessary to consider the concurrency and timing properties of the target system that are not captured by the sequential execution of its code. To account for the timing properties of the target system, the simulator must be able to estimate the timing behavior of the system under simulation. This paper proposes a method to efficiently extract a timing profile from the target system that allows the simulator to accurately estimate the timing characteristics of the embedded system.