OT: Embedded System Driver Testing

[Alan Dayley]

That sounds like a fun project!

I think your first questions to answer are more architectural rather
than programming practice.  If your company has done this sort of
thing before, they probably have expectations as to what the drive
interface will look like, performance, delivery, test frameworks and
so on.  If not, you need to create all that with the help of the
people who will be using your driver.

Is it just you working on this as part of a larger project?

Alan

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
> My application is slightly different. I am the hardware engineer designing
> the embedded chip. I am tasked with writing the sample driver source code
> for others within my company. The platform is a microcontroller similar to
> Qualcomm's Snapdragon sans the CMDA engine. That book does look appealing.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Alan Dayley <adayley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> There are books, volumes even, written about embedded development and
>> drivers specifically.  An appropriate response is not possible without
>> more details of you project.
>>
>> Also, most chip makers provide sample driver source code, etc. that
>> can be used as a basis for your own code.  Or, at least, they have
>> extensive command specifications, etc.  I don't think you'll really
>> need to write drivers for _everything_.
>>
>> I'm currently reading this excellent book on the subject, from a TDD
>> perspective:
>>
>>
>> http://www.pragprog.com/titles/jgade/test-driven-development-for-embedded-c
>>
>> If you want more answer than this, please describe your goals and
>> hardware with more detail.
>>
>> Alan