Automated Hardware Testing
Our solution enables hardware producers to systematically manage requirements, significantly reduce development costs, and release products that are fully compliant with specifications and industry standards—ensuring faster, more reliable delivery.
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Target Markets
The target segments are manufacturers of devices that have:
- electrical and electronic parts
- mechanical parts
- other physical aspects like thermodynamical processes
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Why Automated Hardware Testing
High reliability and safety
Faster-time-to-market & lower operation costs
Modular product design open for customizations
Regulatory compliant products
Needs/Problems of the Target Markets
Solution Overview
Enlight has Know-How needed to successfully:
- set up and manage the project
- work on requirements definitions, and test cases definitions
- define architecture and design a Hardware Automated Testing System
- set up technical infrastructure
- and implement all parts of a Hardware Automated Testing System
Essentially, our expertise includes two mutually correlated aspects:
- Procedural - working with client on defining and establishing QA processes
- Technical – designing and implementing a Hardware Automated Testing System (see HLA)
High-level architecture
Use Cases
Testing ruggedness and reliability under extreme conditions of industrial equipment
Validating performance, battery life, and durability of consumer electronics
Ensuring compliance of medical devices with strict regulatory standards
Verifying sensors, ECUs, and safety-critical components in automotive systems
Technical
The Solution can be based on tools, frameworks, and protocols listed here, but the displayed architecture is not limited to them:
Issue Management
- Jira and Bugzilla
Continuous integration service
- Jenkins, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Teamcity
ECU Communication
- CANopen, J1939, Modbus
Test management and requirements management
- TestLink and RTM Jira plugin
Testing Framework
- Python unittest and Robot Framework
Testing equipment
- NI CompactRIO, LabJack and Raspberry Pi
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Key benefits
Minimize the risk that a product with defects is sent to the market
Typically, software for embedded devices cannot be easily updated. Fixing defects can be quite expensive and often includes the expensive withdrawal of the products from the market. Therefore, detecting possible defects in an early phase prevents launching malfunctioning products, and eliminates costly withdrawal.
Reduce production cost
Setting up an automated testing environment requires time and resources, thus initial investment exists, but after that, the amount of time needed for testing rapidly decreases, fewer test engineers are needed for the test execution, which eventually results in lowering the total costs.
Achieve faster Time-to-Market
Constant execution of test cases and Continuous Integration make it possible to detect defects in an early phase and therefore minimize product integration time.
