Efficient Test for Handwritten Embedded Software

November 14th, 10:00 CET (Berlin) / 04:00 EST (Detroit) / 14:30 IST (Bangalore) / 17:00 CST (Beijing)

November 14th, 15:00 CET (Berlin) / 09:00 EST (Detroit) / 19:30 IST (Bangalore) / 22:00 CST (Beijing)

Even in domains like embedded software development for automotive, where we see a lot of model-based software development (MBD), different reasons may lead to projects being developed using handwritten c-code instead of applying a model-based approach.

Compared to MBD, handwritten code has a very low degree of abstraction. Testers need to figure out which functions to test and which variables they can access in a bunch of source files. Trying to isolate a function for unit testing proves even harder when it has a lot of dependencies.

In this context, we identify three main challenges:

• Stubbing: The recurrent need to create stub code for external variables and functions
• Test Interfaces: The extraction of a clear test interface for each function
• Multi-step tests: Control algorithms often require many successive executions

In this webinar, you will learn what you can do to address these challenges and how to ensure testability of your code.