Function Block Adapters

Comparison of Function Block Interfaces and UML Ports

Function Block Adapters

Function Block Adapters (FBAs) are responsible for the connection of Unified Modeling Language (UML) ports and function blocks of non-UML languages. FBAs provide interfaces to ports, to function blocks, and a description of the mapping between these interfaces. Both UML and function block developers can use a special easy-to-use FBA description language to express these interface mappings in a concise manner. Our FBA language offers the important advantage of high-level descriptions during early phases of the UML development process.

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