SMI++ is a tool to build hierarchical, distributed, control systems. It allows for the sequencing and automation of operations. This tool has been integrated in the JCOP Framework, in order to implement the partitioning rules and to allow users to describe and implement the behaviour of their (sub)systems. This talk will explain in depth how SMI++ works and how it has been integrated with PVSS and the Framework.
Even though the tool can be used just by pointing and clicking for very small applications, when integrating several sub-systems together and in order to implement more complex behaviour a better knowledge of the underlying SMI++ mechanism is necessary. The talk is particularly aimed at such users.
