Abstract: Pervasive computing applications run in highly heterogeneous and dynamic changing environments. Therefore,it is a great challenge for pervasive computing to deploy and configure this kind of pplications conveniently and efficicntly. In order to support the deployment and configuration (D&C) of component based pervasive computing appli-canons, this paper proposed the design and implementations of a (D&C).C tool for light weight components, StarDCTool,which is based on the model-driven paradigm and complied with OMG’s light-weight component (D&C)specification.StarDCTool deals with the terogeneity by modeling the target platforms and enables the reuse of the (D&C) process of component based applications by modeling the deployment plan. Based on those modeling results, StarIX;Tool can ge-nerate the meta-data related to the (D&C) process automatically. We validated the functions and features of StarDCTool by a component based navigational application.

Key words: Pervasive computing,Component deployment,Model-driven,Deployment and configuration