Fiacre: an Intermediate Language for Model Verification in the Topcased Environment

Fiacre was designed in the framework of the TOPCASED project dealing with model-driven engineering and gathering numerous partners, from both industry and academics. Therefore, Fiacre is designed both as the target language of model transformation engines from various models such as SDL, UML, AADL, and as the source language of compilers into the targeted verification toolboxes, namely CADP and Tina in the first step. In this paper, we present the Fiacre language. Then transformations from AADL to Fiacre are illustrated on a small example.

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