Chapter 26. Automating Automotive Electronics Testing

Ross TimmermanJoseph Stewart

Ross Timmerman and Joseph Stewart tell about the inhouse testing tools they developed over the years to test automotive electronics systems at Johnson Controls. In 2000, no commercial tools were available for this niche area, so the Johnson Controls team chose to develop their own tools, which was done initially by the test team and later by an offshore team. Both benefits and problems arise from writing your own tools, but the team dramatically increased the number of tests they were able to run. They also discovered ways to automate things they initially thought had to be done manually. In their second initiative, they built on the success of the earlier tools ...

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