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CC2564: Automated test solutions

Claudiu Clement
Prodigy 20 points

Part Number: CC2564

Hello,

I'm functional test developper and my current project to make a functional test for a PCB board that is equipped with cc2456B.

All the UART commands and service pack download work very well with HCITester sofware.

Is possible to make automate this step sequence (like TestStand integration or a dll, etc )?

Thank you !

Claudiu

 

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    TI__Mastermind 29361 points
    Hi Claudiu,

    As you might have noticed, the HCITester uses a COM port on PC to directly communicate with the HCI UART port of the CC256x IC. So theoretically, this can be done by any other application like the ones you mentioned above as long as you use the COM port to pass the correct HCI UART commands to the CC256x IC.

    Having said that, the HCITester is the recommended tool to perform tests with CC256x. If possible, you can also look into utilities that can automate a windows application like the HCITester.

    Hope this helps.

    Best regards,
    Vihang
  • 0 in reply to Vihang Parmar
    Prodigy 20 points

    Hi Vihang,

    Thank you for your quick reply and information.
    I already use UART directly from LabView or C# dll, but only for simple commands like "status parameter".
    During on the test sequence, I need to download the Service Pack for cc2564 and here is the problem. Inside of SP, exist 28 command line steps and answers from DUT. All of these are complicate to analyze and compare.
    For the moment, I developed a script that start HCITester, load the SP, start the download and read the final report. Yes is working but in my opinion isn't a professional solution. A good approach is to have the background tools, without windows application handling. Any way.. is working.
    Thank you !

    Best Regards,
    Claudiu

  • 0 in reply to Claudiu Clement
    TI__Mastermind 29361 points
    Hi Claudiu,

    FYI, the commands and responses from the DUT in the SP are HCI commands and HCI events. You can find documentation about them in BT core specs and CC256x Vendor Specific command wiki : processors.wiki.ti.com/.../CC256x_VS_HCI_Commands

    I agree that the commands can get complicated to analyze when writing your own windows software to communicate these commands. This is the reason we provide the HCITester utility in the first place. Since you have a script running on top of HCITester and since it is working, I see no problem. Please let me know if we can close this thread.

    Best regards,
    Vihang