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STL4IoT: a statechart template library for IoT system design.

Clyde Rempillo¹, Sadaf Mustafiz¹

¹Department of Computer Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.

|March 6, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces STL4IoT, a statechart template library for designing complex Internet of Things (IoT) systems. It simplifies the modeling and simulation of heterogeneous IoT devices and smart systems, including power management.

Keywords:

Internet-of-Things (IoT)Model-based design smart home system statecharts templates

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Software Engineering
Internet of Things (IoT)

Background:

Engineering complex Internet of Things (IoT) systems presents significant challenges due to their heterogeneous nature.
Existing design methodologies may not adequately address the intricacies of integrating diverse IoT components.
Efficient modeling and simulation are crucial for developing robust and scalable IoT solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose STL4IoT, a novel library of statechart templates for the design of complex IoT systems.
To facilitate the modeling and simulation of heterogeneous IoT systems, including sensors, actuators, and controllers.
To provide components for power usage calculation and a smart hub template for managing multiple IoT systems.

Main Methods:

Development of atomic statechart components representing heterogeneous IoT aspects (sensors, actuators, network, controller).
Design of base system units for smart systems and a power usage calculation component.
Creation of a smart hub template for managing inter-system interactions and power consumption.
Demonstration using a smart home system (lights, microwave, TV, fire alarm) modeled with Itemis CREATE.
Development of a smart home simulator by generating controller code from statecharts and integrating with a UI.

Main Results:

Successful creation of a statechart template library (STL4IoT) for IoT system design.
Demonstrated effectiveness through a comprehensive smart home system simulation.
Generated functional controller code from statecharts for a user-interactive simulator.

Conclusions:

STL4IoT provides a structured approach to designing and simulating complex, heterogeneous IoT systems.
The proposed templates and components simplify the development of smart systems with integrated power management.
The methodology enables efficient modeling, simulation, and code generation for IoT applications.