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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: oiwuernnslkdjf on November 21, 2019, 02:59:14 am

Title: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: oiwuernnslkdjf on November 21, 2019, 02:59:14 am: Hello,

I recently started using Enterprise Architect for Modeling embedded software. Is there a way to create diagrams like this one:

(https://mk0resourcesinfm536w.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/091613_1237_SystemAddre2.png)

This is extremely helpful for memory layouts and bit positions in protocols. I started using structs, but this loses some of the graphical information like in the picture above.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: Geert Bellekens on November 21, 2019, 03:39:45 am: No, not really

Geert
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: Eve on November 21, 2019, 09:29:46 am: It's not overly difficult to create something like that using the custom drawing style.

Still probably harder than a simple drawing tool and I'm not sure the resulting model would be more meaningful than a drawing.
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: timoc on November 21, 2019, 05:21:02 pm: UML Timing Diagrams?
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: Modesto Vega on November 21, 2019, 07:14:48 pm: I am not sure why but this reminds be of a composite structure diagram with each memory area being a part.

P.S.: Possibly because of this image from (https://cdn.visual-paradigm.com/guide/uml/what-is-composite-structure-diagram/08-composite-structure-diagram-example-for-pc.png) from Visual Paradigm.
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: Sunshine on November 22, 2019, 06:27:45 am: You could draw it using whiteboard diagram with rectangles, boundary elements with dotted lines, text elements and dashed lines.
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: qwerty on November 22, 2019, 08:55:59 am: Use Visio or whatever drawing program and embed an image.

q.
Title: Re: Modeling Memory Layout
Post by: oiwuernnslkdjf on November 22, 2019, 09:50:44 pm: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will use whatever drawing program I have on my PC then!