Terms

Generic terms

• HIL: Hardware in the loop tests

• Gadget: Something that may be collected to a micropython board: A sensor, actor, display or even a Modbus dongle.

• MCU: MicroController Unit. As listed on MicroPython Downloads.

Octoprobe specific terms

• Octoprobe: Invented term: An octopus holding MCU/Gadgets in its tentacles.

• Octobus: Invented term: All tentacles are connected by the octobus: A 40 wire ribbon cable.

• Tentacle: Octoprobe contains tentacles. This is hardware/PCB. Every tentacle may host MCU or gadgets.

• The tenacle is devided by

• Infrastructure: The generic part of a tentacle.

• DUT: The part where the MCU or the gadget will be mounted.

• DUT: Device Under Test. Or in this context MCU under test.

• FUT: Feature Under Test. For example Timer, I2c, Uart.

• Testbed: A testbed defines how tentacles are used to run tests. A testbed design consists of schematics of the DUT-side of the tentacles.

• A testbed is identified by its unique name, for example ‘testbed_showcase’.

• A testbed may be instantiated multiple times. For example once in CH-Wetzikon and once in AU-Melbourne.

• A test is ALWAYS written against a specific testbed!