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Introduction
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<p>UPPAAL2k (UPPAAL 3.2) is a tool for modeling, validation and
verification of real-time systems. It is appropriate for systems that
can be modeled as a collection of non- deterministic processes with
finite control structure and real-valued clocks, communicating through
channels and (or) shared data structures. Typical application areas
include real-time controllers and communication protocols, in
particular those where timing aspects are critical.</p>

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UPPAAL2k consists of three main tools:
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<li> a <a href="@System Editor/Introduction">system editor</a>, 
<li> a <a href="@Simulator/Introduction">simulator</a>, and 
<li> a <a href="@Verifier/Introduction">verifier</a>.
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The three tools as well as the <a href="@System
Descriptions/Introduction">system description</a> language and the <a
href="@Requirements">requirements specification</a> language of UPPAAL
are described in these help pages.</p>

<p>More information about the UPPAAL tool can be found at the web site
<a href="http://www.uppaal.com">www.uppaal.com</a>.</p>

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