Update of the Clock Radio Capella Model (start)
During my SysML trainings, I have been using for several years now a simple example of a system: the Clock Radio. This is even the main example of my SysML introductory book in French, published by Eyrolles in 2013.
As part of the Clarity project, it seemed natural to do the same exercise with Capella using the Arcadia approach and concepts. I published in 2015 a first version of the model (with Capella 1.0) where I concentrated on the System Analysis level, trying to illustrate the main types of diagrams, but also ensuring the traceability with the operational need expressed in Operational Analysis. Then a second version of the model, with the Logical Architecture level. And finally a third version of the model with the Physical Architecture level and a small example of Viewpoint: Basic Price.
It was high time to update this model, trying to illustrate the new features provided by Capella 1.2.1 and now Capella 1.3.
The first version of the new model is downloadable here. It mainly contains the System Analysis level, because the operational need is very simple 😉 You will find examples of SMCB, SAB, SCDB, SES, SMSM, with several variations of each.
The progressive construction of the model is presented in a small explanatory document. The model and its companion document will be progressively completed with a Logical Architecture level, a Physical Architecture level, then the use of the Requirements add-on and of Property Values …
An example of Exchange Scenario Diagram that was not possible before Capella 1.2.1 is given below. This is a scenario showing how two instances of the same User actor can interact with the Clock Radio.
Happy New Year 2019!
PRFC wishes you the best for 2019, with the implementation of an effective MBSE approach!
Let us do a quick review of 2018 from our side.
- The training activity has been very rich this year: animation of thirty MBSE trainings on customer site, in France and in Europe, mostly on Arcadia / Capella
- Also, several coaching services around the implementation of MBSE on customer projects
- The release of the 8th edition of the French bestseller on UML: UML 2.5 par la pratique (Eyrolles), as well as that of the first French book on Capella (ISTE)
- Finally, participation in several conferences, such as ERTS (Toulouse), Capella Day (Stuttgart) and MODELS (Copenhague)
2019 seems to start on the same basis with already several Arcadia / Capella courses scheduled on customer site in France, Germany and the United Kingdom …
Books on Arcadia and Capella are available!
I have the pleasure to inform you that the long-awaited reference books on the Arcadia method and the Capella MBSE solution are now available from Elsevier / Iste:
- Model-based System and Architecture Engineering with the Arcadia Method, by Jean-Luc Voirin (Thales)
- Jean-Luc Voirin is Systems Technical Director at Thales. A software and system architect, he has worked for 15 years on modeling methods and tools. He is the author of the Arcadia method for model-based system engineering, and is also a coach for deployment of the method.
- The table of contents can be downloaded here
- Systems Architecture Modeling with the Arcadia Method – A Practical Guide to Capella, by Pascal Roques (PRFC)
- Pascal Roques is a Senior Consultant who has been modeling for more than 25 years in various industrial domains, with SADT, OMT and UML, and is now focusing on Model-Based Systems Engineering with SysML and Arcadia/Capella.
- The table of contents can be downloaded here
They both belong to a new set called: Implementation of Model Based System Engineering, in which you can also find a new book on SysML.
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