Java based middleware for embedded systems

Current tendency in software development of large control systems Icads to products built up from components working in different nodes of a heterogeneous network environment. Particular components becomes an important aspect, since a program composed of components does not guarantee in itself reliable function after the system is extended or a component is replaced. To ensure the system reliability, it is necessary to create a middleware layer. which is able to guarantee a reliable cooperation of components in a heterogeneous distributed environment at application design level. The present paper describes an approach to the design of configurable software architecture focused in the field of control systems. It introduces the technical realization of the middleware layer for reliable and predictable collaboration of components in a distributed heterogeneous industrial environment