testbed_micropython

• User Guide
  • Installation Ubuntu
    • Software to be installed as root
    • Installation: Users
    • Python - without venv
    • Python - variant without git clone testbed_micropython
    • Python - variant with git clone testbed_micropython
    • Initial setup
      • Enable venv in ~/.bashrc
      • Install udev rules
    • Run your first tests
  • Features
    • Features to support testing
    • Technical features
  • User Guide
    • Summary
    • Installation
    • Usage scenarios
      • Usage principles
      • Automated Regression Test - full coverage
      • Automated Regression Test - limited coverage
      • Working on the firmware: Build and test
      • Working on a test: Flash once, test many times
  • Test results
    • Log output
    • python logging
    • Summary of test succeed / failed / skip / error
    • Timing Report
    • mpbuild build results
    • RUN-xxx test results
  • Auxiliary
  • Bill of material (BOM)
• Developer Guide - Debugging/Enhancements
  • Debugging
    • Firmware flashing is flaky
  • Implement Enhancements
    • How to add new tests
• Fixes for known problems
  • DUT rpi_pico: Remotely flash
  • DUT rpi_pico: format crashed filesystem
  • DUT pyboard: format crashed filesystem
  • DUT NUCLEO_WB55: Remotely flash bluetooth stack
  • DUT NUCLEO_WB55: format crashed filesystem
• Tentacle Design Topics
  • NRF52840_USB_DONGLE
    • Flash DUT using PICO_PROBE
      • Start picoprobe and DUT
      • Flash Adafruit Bootloader
    • Test the level shifter using micropython square wave signal
      • Program PICO_PROBE with pico-probe-firmware
      • Apply the square wave signal
• Design
  • Design: FirmwareBartender
    • Buildflow
    • Multiprocessing
  • Design: TestBartender
    • Archtictural decision for lazy test evaluation
    • Classes involved in testcollection
      • TestRunSpec
      • TestRun
      • TestRunSpecs generating TestRun
  • Design: Multiprocessing
    • Design decision: multiprocessing.process
    • Target
    • Sequence diagram
    • communication between main and subprocesses
    • FirmwareBartender and TestBartender cooperation