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SimCon carries out consultancy in close association with
IQS Solutions Pty
and with David Flower Ltd.
Collectively, we have considerable experience in migration, in particular of
Gould-SEL, based simulators and of
VMS based engineering codes to PCs.
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We can migrate legacy systems to modern hardware. This results in a significant saving in maintenance costs, and,
far more importantly, removes the need to train staff on obsolete operating systems and environments.
Our capabilities in software migration include:
Code conversion: WinFPT contains tools which automatically carry out most of the code conversions required.
These vary from simple keyword substitutions to structural re-engineering. Regression testing: Our tools, and our migration strategies ae designed for testing of the migrated
system. An important issue in all migrations is to know that the migrated code accurately reproduces the
original behaviour. Hardware interfacing and communications: We have experience and tools for analysing and converting between
HSD, 1553 and Ethernet interfaces. The interfacing of processors and devices is often one of the most difficult
challenges in converting an existing simulation or instrument control system. Familiarity with the operating environments: We have used Gould-SEL and VMS systems extensively, and have
experience of other legacy hardware. It is often important to analyse and instrument code in the original
environment before migration is carried out. Documentation: A migrated system may have new or different operating procedures. We can revise or
develop operators' manuals, and create the necessary documentation for ongoing system maintenance.
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We have carried out extensive code quality audits. Sometimes these are motivated by the ISO 9000 process,
sometimes simply because our customers, particularly in commercial aerospace, wish to ensure the quality
of their design codes.
The analyses go far beyond analysis of syntactic and semantic correctness. Our tools search for maintenance
traps, and analyse the extent of commenting and meaningfulness of variable names. Major companies make an
enormous investment in engineering software. We can help ensure the quality of the investment
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