Towards Low-code Architecture and Development of Embedded Systems

While the interest in low-code platforms grows, these technologies have mostly focused on administrative business applications, and other domains remain relatively untouched. We think much can be gained from introducing low-code concepts and tools to the embedded systems domain, which still suffers from a relatively complex development cycle. This paper presents a roadmap for creating an approach that allows the generalization of embedded software development through a low-code platform. We highlight five main tasks required to accomplish this endeavor, which will be researched in the near future: 1) studying existing low-code development characteristics; 2) defining a reference architecture for embedded systems; 3) identifying prevailing embedded system design patterns; 4) designing a multi-view approach with a consistent visual language; and 5) integrating formal verification into the platform.