Software instrument for testing cluster devices using high-speed CAN protocol

This paper aims to present a new method for automated testing of industrial equipment, used primarily in the automotive field. The underlying concept of this work consists in developing an application to test the equipment (DUT - device under test) that automated tests need to be performed on, from the point of view of the hardware system, and in terms of the software loaded on such a device. The developed application also aims to function both as a concept HiL (Hardware in the Loop), and as a SiL (Software in the Loop), providing at the end of the testing routine, the test reports on the method, and tests that the equipment has passed. The application allows monitoring and controlling, in real time, tested devices, using a communication protocol - high speed CAN. Real-time monitoring is done both by the high-speed CAN protocol, for debugging the application, and through video capture, allowing users to perform tests both in testing laboratories and in special laboratories, such as EMC or climatic chambers, where the presence of a test engineer is, many times, restricted.