Built-in Mathworks encoder (2023)

Creating a test project is done automatically, without the need for manual interaction with the user. BTC EmbeddedPlatform analyzes the architecture of the model to discover subsystems, connectors, parameters, test points, data types and ranges.

Since we believe that a test tool should never touch or modify the system under test, test suite creation and execution is done on a temporary copy of the Simulink model.

This facilitates the independent processing of model and test data. The creation of a test suite takes place in the background and does not require manual data entry.

For software loop testing (SIL), BTC EmbeddedPlatform always uses native production code with a dedicated and automatically managed test stack

Particularly when working with large models of embedded encoders, individual test cases often need to run on a smaller subsystem or subfunction in the model.

However, isolating this subsystem to build a test harness can require time-consuming and error-prone manual work. This often leads to additional models and artifacts that need to be stored, managed and maintained.

With BTC EmbeddedPlatform's powerful "hierarchical approach to testing", all these things are managed seamlessly in the background. Required model and code level test environments are automatically generated on-the-fly from the original model, so no need to save or manually update them.

In our experience, test cases too often are written in languages ​​that are not intended for that. Plenty of examples like Matlab, Python, Excel spreadsheets and even C code.

With BTC TestComposer, we provide a powerful functional test case editor directly in BTC EmbeddedTester BASE. BTC TestComposer knows all the details of the test architecture and protects users from incorrect data entry. When using calculations, a drop-down menu is available to directly select the desired values.

Further features include a signal generator, a graphical browser, flexible tolerance support and a formula editor that allows us to calculate the value of a given signal based on other variables. "Test Macros" and "Calibration Sets" can be used to specify and store strings that can be reused to instantiate multiple test cases. Test cases are executed directly in the editor and the results are immediately visualized

As modern model-driven development projects become more complex, debugging failed test cases becomes more difficult and time-consuming. Even more challenges arise when feature development and testing are separate and performed by different people or teams. This leads to an important question: what is the most efficient way for a test engineer to provide his test scenario for development for further analysis?

BTC EmbeddedPlatform features a unique debugging approach that generates standalone sandboxes. These sandboxes contain a copy of the system under test and the failed test case, including the associated calibration values. Sandboxes can be easily shared with colleagues or clients, making it easy to try out changes without messing up the original files.