Planning - VILLASframework

Overview

Main objective: getting the VILLAS framework (VILLASnode, VILLASfpga, VILLASweb) ready for demos and first public release

Overview of main milestones:

Num	Deadline	Objective
Milestone 1	End of February	VILLAS ready for internal testing
Milestone 2	End of March	VILLAS ready to be shared with partners
Milestone 3	End of April	VILLAS functionalies ready for public release
Milestone 4	End of May	VILLAS doc ready for public release

Main responsibilities:

Steffen:

• Getting VILLASnode stable (including functional websockets)
• VILLASfpga

Markus G.:

• Interface between VILLASnode and VILLASweb
• LabMashup visualisation based on new VILLASweb
• up to date live image for VILLASnode

Markus M.:

• scripts for automated testing (CI tests)

Marija:

• List with description and config files for test cases of VILLAS framework
• Execution and logging of manual tests with simulators
• Provide demo simulation examples (not only communication clients) for OPAL and RTDS with VILLAS framework (i.e. including VILLASnode and VILLASweb visualisation )

List of requirements and tasks

Requirements:

• make sure that old VILLASweb and VILLASnode support FIWARE OCB
• a stable version of all components in VILLAS framework is needed
• GTNET SKT
  • include GTSYNC in testing
• Steffens thesis (VILLASfpga)
• multiple websocket clients connected to websocket server (works in the recent version, Markus G. to test)
• websocket client on VILLASnode (Steffen)
  • Setting up new architecture with VILLAShub / central VILLASnode (Markus G.)
• Data structure for websockets (simulator ID...)
• Control of VILLASnodes / Simulation Manager
  • Functionalities in VILLASnode and VILLASweb
• LabMashup visualisation based on new VILLASweb
  • Adding figures
  • Charts with option to select the signal (like in old LabMashup)
  • Interaction (Markus G. to start from March)
    • Load(before sim)/download(after simulation) a file
    • Add a reference value

Other tasks:

• Documentation (everybody responsible)
• Public release
  • SoftwareX journal

Workflow

Org for testing branch, logs for manual testing…

Other tasks

VILLASweb for Gridhound (Artur)

• Create a mockup of what we want to have in VILLASweb (Marija and Markus)
  • We need to monitor also infrastructure, are simulators up, delays...
  • Meters, buttons...
• Getting VILLASweb ready to be shared with Artur
• User Guide
  • Documentation of general purpose and overview of VILLASweb for Artur
  • Description of entities and general functionalities of VILLASweb
• Plan support from our side for VILLASweb
• Testing of Gridhound VILLASweb on OpenStack and with real VILLASnodes

Future development