Test Automation with Embedded Hardware
Has anyone had success automating testing directly on embedded hardware? Specifically, I am thinking of automating a battery of unit tests for hardware layer modules. We need to have greater confidence in our hardware layer code. A lot of our projects use interrupt driven timers, ADCs, serial io, serial SPI devices (flash memory) etc.. Is this even worth the effort? We typically target: Processor: 8 or 16 bit microcontrollers (some DSP stuff) Language: C (sometimes c++). Sure. In the automotive industry we use $100,000 custom built testers for each new product to verify the hardware and