Embedded & Safety Testing
Software in technical systems usually processes technically analogue sensor or switch signals or operates displays or actuators (motors, control elements). It therefore manages/controls forces and moments or triggers a chain of physical follow-on actions.
Technically embedded systems are predominantly characterised by the following features:- Real time control – it must be possible to simultaneously control both the value range and the time range.
- Robustness against environmental influences and incorrect operation.
- Safety – malfunctioning mechatronic systems must under no circumstances pose a risk to people or the environment.
- Pre-defined runtime system with mainly hardware-specific software.
SQS uses Embedded System and Safety Testing to help you guarantee high quality from these embedded systems – as well as to eliminate malfunctions and security risks.
Testing embedded systems
A system or component to be tested must be operated in a simulation environment that represents its 'real world'. Tests can therefore occur in different development levels depending on the development stage (model-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, processor-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop). Of course, the individual test institutions must be suitably qualified to meet the necessary requirements.
Safety and robustness tests can therefore be conducted through functional tests and by manipulating the environment simulation.
Test services
- Consultation and operative support throughout the test process
(requirements analysis, test specifications, test cases, test management, test implementation, analysis of distinctive features, tracking, ...) - Provision of SiL and HiL test environments (together with partners) or adoption of test environments provided by the customer
- Test coverage from a risk-based approach through to complete coverage
- Low-level and high-level testing
- Managed testing services with and without offshoring
- Expertise and advice on functional reliability
The customer’s benefits at a glance:
- Support by test specialists experienced in the embeded and safety environment
- Placement limited to the term of the project
- Leverage of cost benefits through the use of managed testing services and offshoring
