The book provides a practical and comprehensive overview of how to test embedded software. The book describes how embedded systems can be tested in a structured, controlled way. The first complete description of all necessary ingredients of a testing process. It includes classic as well as modern test design techniques. The described approach is useful in real-life situations of 'limited time and resources. Technology:More and more our society is pervaded by embedded software: cars, telecom, home entertainment devices are full of software. Embedded systems are becoming larger and more complex with an increasing amount of software, leading to a growing need for a structured testing method which helps to tackle the typical problems in embedded software testing. Audience: Managers or team leaders that are responsible for development and/or testing of embedded software and systems.  Also, people who actually perform the primary software testing activities. User level: Intermediate. Bart Broekman has been a software test practitioner since 1990.  He participated in European embedded software research projects (ITEA) and is co-author of a book on test automation. Edwin Notenboom has been a professional tester at Sogeti for six years.  Together with Bart Broekman, he participated in a european ITEA project on embedded systems since February 1999.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Recommendations PART I INTRODUCTION 1. FUNDAMENTALS 1.1 Aims Of Testing 1.2 What Is An Embedded System? 1.3 Approach To The Testing Of Embedded Systems 2. THE TEMB METHOD 2.1 Overview 2.2 Temb Generic 2.3 Mechanism For Assembling The Dedicated Test Approach PART II LIFECYCLE 3. MULTIPLE V-MODEL 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Test Activities In The Multiple Vs 3.3 The Nested Multiple V-Model 4. MASTER TEST PLANNING 4.1 Elements Of Master Test Planning 4.2 Activities 5. TESTING BY DEVELOPERS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Integration Approach 5.3 Lifecycle 6. TESTING BY AN INDEPENDENT TEST TEAM 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Planning And Control Phase 6.3 Preparation Phase 6.4 Specification Phase 6.5 Execution Phase 6.6 Completion Phase PART III TECHNIQUES 7. RISK-BASED TEST STRATEGY 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Risk Assessment 7.3 Strategy In Master Test Planning 7.4 Strategy For A Test Level 7.5 Strategy Changes During The Test Process 7.6 Strategy For Maintenance Testing 8. TESTABILITY REVIEW 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Procedure 9. INSPECTIONS 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Procedure 10. SAFETY ANALYSIS 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Safety Analysis Techniques 10.3 Safety Analysis Lifecycle 11. TEST DESIGN TECHNIQUES 11.1 Overview 11.2 State Transition Testing 11.3 Control Flow Test 11.4 Elementary Comparison Test 11.5 Classification-Tree Method 11.6 Evolutionary Algorithms 11.7 Statistical Usage Testing 11.8 Rare Event Testing 11.9 Mutation Analysis 12. CHECKLISTS 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Checklists For Quality Characteristics 12.3 General Checklist For High-Level Testing 12.4 General Checklist For Low-Level Testing 12.5 Test Design Techniques Checklist 12.6 Checklists Concerning The Test Process PART IV INFRASTRUCTURE 13. EMBEDDED SOFTWARE TEST ENVIRONMENTS 13.1 Introduction 13.2 First Stage: Simulation 13.3 Second Stage: Prototyping 13.4 Third Stage: Pre-Production 13.5 Post-Development Stage 14. TOOLS 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Categorization Of Test Tools 15. TEST AUTOMATION 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Technique Of Test Automation 15.3 Implementing Test Automation 16. MIXED SIGNALS 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Stimuli Description Techniques 16.3 Measurement And Analysis Techniques PART V ORGANIZATION 17. TEST ROLES 17.1 General Skills 17.2 Specific Test Roles 18. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 18.1 Staff 18.2 Training 18.3 Career Perspectives 19. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE 19.1 Test Organization 19.2 Communication Structures 20. TEST CONTROL 20.1 Control Of The Test Process 20.2 Control Of The Test Infrastructure 20.3 Control Of The Test Deliverables PART VI APPENDICES Appendix A: Risk Classification Appendix B: Statecharts B.1 States B.2 Events B.3 Transitions B.4 Actions And Activities B.5 Execution Order B.6 Nested States Appendix C: Blueprint Of An Automated Test Suite C.1 Test Data C.2 Start C.3 Planner C.4 Reader C.5 Translator C.6 Test Actions C.7 Initialization C.8 Synchronization C.9 Error Recovery C.10 Reporting C.11 Checking C.12 Framework C.13 Communication Appendix D: Pseudocode Evolutionary Algorithms D.1 Main Process D.2 Selection D.3 Recombination D.4 Mutation D.5 Insertion Appendix E: Example Test Plane.1 Assignment E.2 Test Basis E.3 Test Strategy E.4 Planning E.5 Threats, Risks, And Measures E.6 Infrastructure E.7 Test Organization E.8 Test Deliverables E.9 Configuration Management Glossary References