Test Frameworks

• General Embedded Testing Frameworks

  • GoogleTest (gtest) - C++-violet)
  • GoogleTest (gtest) - C++-violet)
  • CppUTest - C++-violet)
  • CppUTest - C++-violet)
  • Catch2 - C++-violet)
  • Catch2 - C++-violet)
  • Ceedling/Unity - based unit testing and build framework, great for small to medium-sized embedded projects. 
  • Ceedling/Unity - based unit testing and build framework, great for small to medium-sized embedded projects. 

• Mocking and Hardware Simulation

  • CMock - dependent code. 
  • CMock - dependent code. 
  • Fake Function Framework (FFF) - based embedded software. 
  • Fake Function Framework (FFF) - based embedded software. 
  • Renode - Multi-blueviolet)
  • Renode - Multi-blueviolet)
  • QEMU - source emulator, very useful for full-system simulation of embedded platforms during testing. 
  • QEMU - source emulator, very useful for full-system simulation of embedded platforms during testing. 
  • embedded-hal-mock - hal based drivers without hardware access. 
  • embedded-hal-mock - hal based drivers without hardware access. 

• Rust Test Frameworks

  • embedded-test - Rust-fe7d37)
  • embedded-test - Rust-fe7d37)

• Test Automation & Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)

  • Labgrid - in-the-loop testing, integrates smoothly with continuous integration. 
  • OpenHTF - Python-3775A9)
  • OpenHTF - Python-3775A9)
  • Labgrid - in-the-loop testing, integrates smoothly with continuous integration. 

• Examples & Reference Projects

  • Nasa JPL's F Prime - source flight software framework, extensively tested and validated. 
  • LittlevGL - C-blue)
  • Nasa JPL's F Prime - source flight software framework, extensively tested and validated. 
  • LittlevGL - C-blue)

• Embedded Integration & Continuous Integration (CI)

  • PlatformIO - platform build tool and package manager, ideal for automating builds and tests for embedded projects. 
  • Embench - source benchmarking suite specifically targeting IoT-class embedded systems. 
  • Robot Framework - test automation framework, commonly used for higher-level integration and system tests. 
  • PlatformIO - platform build tool and package manager, ideal for automating builds and tests for embedded projects. 
  • Robot Framework - test automation framework, commonly used for higher-level integration and system tests. 
  • Embench - source benchmarking suite specifically targeting IoT-class embedded systems. 

• Static & Dynamic Analysis

  • Cppcheck - C/C++-fe7d37)
  • Valgrind - Multi-blueviolet)
  • Clang Sanitizers - C/C++-fe7d37)
  • Cppcheck - C/C++-fe7d37)
  • Valgrind - Multi-blueviolet)
  • Clang Sanitizers - C/C++-fe7d37)

• Embedded-Specific Testing Techniques & Tools

  • Embedded Artistry's Embedded Testing Guides - Multi-blueviolet)
  • Tracealyzer - time trace visualization for debugging and performance analysis of embedded systems. 
  • Embedded Artistry's Embedded Testing Guides - Multi-blueviolet)
  • Tracealyzer - time trace visualization for debugging and performance analysis of embedded systems.