A Test-oriented Embedded System Production Methodology

  • Authors:

  • Michael Smith;James Miller;Steve Daeninck

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4 and Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2V4;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4 and Now with Blackline GPS, Calgary, Canada T2G 3J4

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Signal Processing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In the business world, the use of Agile methodologies has been demonstrated as providing a pro-active, rather than reactive, path for the developer to create defect-free products. Although similarities exist with business desktop and line-of-business systems, the closer connection of signal processing systems to the hardware side of a product, and associated physical constraints, makes the adaption of desktop Agile methodologies for the embedded world difficult; and the adoption of these methodologies by developers problematic. We focus on our experiences in developing test frameworks to support transforming a subset of extreme programming from the world of desktop applications into a suitable embedded domain production methodology. Details are provided of the issues surrounding an Embedded xUnit testing framework that will permit development of digital signal processing applications on a wide range of standalone and multi-processor systems in research, teaching and commercial development environments.