Design Software Architectures

Author, simulate, and deploy software architectures and generate code

System Composer™ software architectures provide capabilities to author software architectures composed of software components, ports, and interfaces. Use System Composer to design your software architecture model, define the execution order of your functions from your components, simulate your design in the architecture level, and generate code.

Classes

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Software Architecture Functions

`systemcomposer.arch.Function`	Software architecture function (Since R2021b)
`systemcomposer.arch.InitializeFunction`	Software component initialize function (Since R2024b)
`systemcomposer.interface.ServiceInterface`	Client-server interface (Since R2022a)
`systemcomposer.interface.FunctionElement`	Function in client-server interface (Since R2022a)
`systemcomposer.interface.FunctionArgument`	Function argument in function element in client-server interface (Since R2022a)

Functions

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Software Architecture Models

`systemcomposer.createModel`	Create System Composer model
`createArchitectureModel`	Create architecture model from component (Since R2021b)
`createSimulinkBehavior`	Create Simulink behavior and link to component

Initialize Functions

`decreaseOrder`	Decrease component initialization order by 1 (Since R2024b)
`increaseOrder`	Increase component initialization order by 1 (Since R2024b)

Software Architecture Functions

`addFunction`	Add functions to architecture of software component (Since R2022a)
`decreaseExecutionOrder`	Change function execution order to earlier (Since R2021b)
`increaseExecutionOrder`	Change function execution order to later (Since R2021b)
`addServiceInterface`	Create named service interface in data dictionary (Since R2022a)
`setFunctionPrototype`	Set prototype for function element (Since R2022a)
`getFunctionArgument`	Get function argument on function element (Since R2022a)
`setAsynchronous`	Set function element as asynchronous (Since R2022b)

Tools

Architectural Data Editor	Manage architectural data (Since R2023b)
Functions Editor	Visualize and author component functions in software architectures (Since R2021b)
Interface Editor	Create and author interfaces in local and shared data dictionaries
Profile Editor	Create and manage profiles with stereotypes and properties
Parameter Editor	Add, edit, and promote parameters for architectures and components (Since R2022b)
Architecture Views Gallery	Create and manage views and sequence diagrams
Sequence Viewer	Visualize messages, events, states, transitions, and functions (Since R2020b)

Topics

Author Software Architectures
Model software architectures in System Composer.
Author and Extend Functions for Software Architectures
Author, visualize, import, and export software architecture functions and add custom properties.
Schedule Component Initialization in Software Architectures
Schedule and visualize initialize functions associated with reference components.
Service Interfaces Overview
Create client and server ports, author service interfaces, and simulate service-oriented communication.
Simulate and Deploy Software Architectures
Build, simulate, and generate code for software architecture models.
Class Diagram View of Software Architectures
Use class diagrams to display architecture types of software components with properties and methods.