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Product Demo:How to Create Documentation using xtUML

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:32:00 GMT

This segment of the xtUML "How To" Series covers three methods that can be used to create documentation of an xtUML model.

Technology Overview:A Tour of xtUML

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:32:00 GMT

A tour of the xtUML methodology demonstrating analysis, design, verification, and code generation in only 20 minutes.

News Article:BridgePoint from Mentor Graphics Provides Agilent GC Instrumentation Division an Efficient Methodology for Embedded Software Development

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

SAE 2013 WORLD CONGRESS EXPOSITION, DETROIT, Mich., April 17, 2013—Mentor Graphics Corporation and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: A), the world’s premier measurement company, today announced the use of the Mentor Graphics® BridgePoint™ xtUML environment in the development of its Micro GC gas chromatography instruments.

Technology Overview:A Cost Effective Hardware Option for SWaP and Obsolescence Challenges

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Reducing size, weight and power (SWaP), improving reliability, and addressing parts obsolescence are increasing concerns in mil-aero hardware development projects. A Via Configurable ASICs (VCA) can be an optimal solution to address these challenges. VCA technology integrates silicon-proven analog and digital resources onto pre-configured ASIC arrays requiring only a single via mask layer to customize the design and finalize the manufacturing process. VCAs offer a dramatically reduced-cost alternative to ASIC design, supporting both low volumes and fast development cycles. This session discusses and demonstrates how a systems or application engineer, with no IC design or modeling experience, can quickly develop and test their own custom mixed-signal integrated circuit. Instead of picking discrete and COTS parts from a catalog, the engineer can design their circuit interactively in a simple, schematic-based design environment, test it, and then have it quickly implemented in a VCA platform. The design environment (built on Mentor Graphics SystemVision tool) also supports multi-discipline system development and verifying the chip in the context of its resident system.

News Article:Mentor Graphics Announces Availability of xtUML Editor from Open Source Domain

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT

WILSONVILLE, Ore., February 18, 2013— Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that its previously proprietary front-end UML editor has moved into the open source domain.

On-demand Web Seminar:Customizing a Model Compiler

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:44:47 GMT

Model compilation as a path to implementation is a key characteristic of the xtUML process. Yet, it is also a common barrier to acceptance of the process. This presentation endeavors to expose the mystery and myths associated with model compilation and to provide a fresh understanding that can address many modeler’s reluctance.

On-demand Web Seminar:Safety-critical Applications and xtUML

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:39:01 GMT

Interest in adopting modeling practices is very high in domains requiring safety-critical design practices. In this presentation, the capabilities of BridgePoint and ReqTracer, two products from Mentor Graphics, are combined to implement a requirements-driven xtUML process that satisfies the requirements, verification, and code-quality needs of the safety-critical design community.

On-demand Web Seminar:Configuration Management in xtUML Projects

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:29:23 GMT

This session presents the concepts and practices of configuration management. Further, these practices will be demonstrated using the compare and merge capabilities found in the BridgePoint environment.

On-demand Web Seminar:Best Practices for Structuring an xtUML Project

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:47:04 GMT

This lecture is intended to introduce participants to the capabilities and practices needed for the administration of project teams using BridgePoint xtUML software. During this presentation two project structures will be emphasized: the monolithic structure often employed by small teams and the distributed project structure that emphasizes the use of inter-project references and is preferred by larger teams.

On-demand Web Seminar:xtUML and the Notion of Time

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:15:58 GMT

Complex xtUML models often contain many features that can be assembled from a set of simpler modes and behaviors. For these models, the xtUML process recommends that each mode or behavior be implemented using a short analysis, design, and test cycle. The products of these micro-cycles are then incrementally merged to form the more complex model. An important benefit of this approach is the marked improvement in model quality due to the repeated validation that is performed as new functionality is added. Yet for this approach to be productive, a test environment that is easily extended and supports sequence reuse is essential. This topic explores testbench structures that support these goals and demonstrate their value.