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Interfacing ASM with the MDG Tool

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In this paper we describe an approach to interface Abstract State Machines (ASM) with Multiway Decision Graphs (MDG) to enable tool support for the formal verification of ASM descriptions. ASM is a specification method for software and hardware providing a powerful means of modeling various kinds of systems. MDGs are decision diagrams based on abstract representation of data and are used primarily for modeling hardware systems. The notions of ASM and MDG are hence closely related to each other, making it appealing to link these two concepts. The proposed interface between ASM and MDG uses two steps: first, the ASM model is transformed into a flat, simple transition system as an intermediate model. Second, this intermediate model is transformed into the syntax of the input language of the MDG tool, MDG-HDL. We have successfully applied this transformation scheme on a case study, the Island Tunnel Controller, where we automatically generated the corresponding MDG-HDL models from ASM specifications.

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  1. Concordia University, H3G 1M8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Amjad Gawanmeh & Sofiène Tahar

  2. SVRC, University of Queensland, Australia

    Kirsten Winter

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  1. Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa, Via Buonarotti 2, 56127, Pisa, Italy

    Egon Börger

  2. CEA, Università di Catania, Piazza Università 2, 95124, Catania, Italy

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  3. Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Catania, Città Universitaria, viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy

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Gawanmeh, A., Tahar, S., Winter, K. (2003). Interfacing ASM with the MDG Tool. In: Börger, E., Gargantini, A., Riccobene, E. (eds) Abstract State Machines 2003. ASM 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2589. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36498-6_16

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