scripting language for automated testing?

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Hello, does anybody know some scripting language for automated testing of the embedded target? Intention is to have embedded target connected to Windows PC either via RS-232 or USB to be able to perform entire test suite and collect result on Win PC. I just have a problem to find something what allows me to have connectivity. I want to be able also to collect partial results (numbers) and process them - just simple bitwise and mathematic operations with int/uint vars (+, -, ++, --,

*, /). Would be also nice to have debugging capability for those scripts (at least dump or log).

CBFalconer · Accepted Answer

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rickman · Answer

It sounds to me like you are describing Forth.Rick

Joseph H Allen · Answer

How about "expect".-- /*   AB1GO */                        /* Joseph H. Allen */int a[1817];main(z,p,q,r){for(p=80;q+p-80;p-=2*a[p])for(z=9;z--;)q=3&(r=time(0)+r*57)/7,q=q?q-1?q-2?1-p%79?-1:0:p%79-77?1:0:p158?-79:0,q?!a[p+q*2]?a[p+=a[p+=q]=q]=q:0:0;for(;q++-1817;)printf(q%79?"%c":"%c"," #"[!a[q-1]]);}

David Brown · Answer

You might be able to get something useful just using the macro language in Tera Term Pro.

If you want something powerful, try Python. There's a pyserial module available for connecting to comms ports (including USB-based comms ports), and you should have all the scripting facilities you could want.

tran.banh · Answer

some IDEs have integrated built-in support for scripting language, such as the Renesas HEW IDE supporting TCL/TK. besides standard TCL/TK commands, debugging commands are also provided. However the HEW i describe is only for Renesas devices. You may need to find out more about the IDE and device you are using.

martin.nkm · Answer

Thanks. I want to be basically IDE independent because CPU may changein future while entire system and upper layers of the app remainunchanged.

martin.nkm · Answer

Do you know whether TeraTerm works with virtual COM ports. E.g. if I replace RS-232 by USB in future. Python looks too complicated at this moment, but TTL in TeraTerm looks ok. Is TeraTerm freeware or do I have to pay some fee?

Arlet Ottens · Answer

Yes. You may have to increase the number of COM ports in its configuration file.

David Brown · Answer

Tera Term Pro is open source (I've forgotten the exact license - but it's completely free to use). And yes, it supports virtual COM ports - as Arlet says, you need to make a change in the teraterm.ini file to specify the maximum comm port number.

mvh.,

David

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