Testing embedded systems by using a C++ script interpreter

摘要

In this article we present a generic test equipment for embedded platform software. Our approach helps to overcome the paradigms of modern software development like object-oriented concepts, rapid prototyping and communication-support over a big number of different protocols. As we support different platforms, we describe the most relevant differences between compilers, processors and operating systems. Since testers of embedded systems are usually familiar with C and C++, the test equipment is based on CINT a C++ interpreter. The last section of this paper investigates the advantages and drawbacks of CINT.