Method and data processing system for simulating an embedded system

Computer program product having instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable data carrier executable by a computer, wherein the computer performs the computer-executable instructions when the program product is executed on the computer to perform a method comprising:

• simulating components of the embedded system as a processing unit managing an amount of processes,
• dynamically assigning, with the simulation program, a start time to every processing unit, the start time being a point of time where the processing unit is selected and activated,
• successively sorting the processing units dynamically according to their start times,
• selecting a processing unit with the next start time via a scheduler,
• wherein, due to the selection of a processing unit, the respective active process is simulated by execution of a program code derived from a corresponding basic block graph and as a result of the simulation, a time required for the execution and/or information about a function effected by the simulation is/are determined.

Data processing system for simulating an embedded system, wherein a plurality of hardware components, respectively provided with a software, are connected via a data exchange network for data exchange, the data processing system comprising:

• a simulation program host computer that simulates every component as a processing unit managing an amount of processes,
• wherein the simulation program host computer dynamically assigns a start time to every processing unit, the start time being a point of time where the processing unit is selected and activated,
• a sorting unit configured for sorting the processing units dynamically according to their start times,
• a scheduler configured for selecting the processing unit with the next start time,
• wherein the data processing system simulates, due to the selection of a processing unit, the active process assigned to the processing unit by executing a program code derived from a corresponding basic block graph and as a result of the simulation, a time required for execution and/or an information about the function effected by the simulation is determined.