Test Debugging and Data Comparison

Debugging Test Sequences
If an error occurs during test execution, AutomationDesk^®’s Debugger makes it easy to find the source. By inserting breakpoints into your test sequence, you make the test execution automatically stop at these points during debug mode. This method lets you go through the test case step-by-step. Complex hierarchical test steps can either be analyzed in depth or executed as a whole. The current variable values are always visible and can be changed during the debugging process so that the subsequent test can be executed with variables that are correct. Step-by-step execution supports fast, efficient error-finding because you can investigate the specific potential error sources.

Disabling Tests and Test Steps
AutomationDesk greatly simplifies the verification of test sequences during their development. You now can disable and enable single test steps or sequences by commenting them out. Disabling specific areas is extremely helpful in identifying errors during test development.

Evaluating Data with the Evaluation Library
With AutomationDesk's Evaluation Library you can analyze recorded data and compare it with reference data. This helps you to find cases in which the values go above or drop below the prescribed limit. For example, upper and lower bounds are specified to evaluate if a specific signal is above or below these bounds, outside a gap or inside a corridor. The signal, the reference signal, the bounds and the evaluation result are plotted and reported automatically.


Furthermore, many different kinds of signal manipulations are possible:

• Binary operations (addition, multiplication, less than, etc.)
• Calculation of gradient and integral
• Shifting, cropping, and resampling signals
• Calculation of minimum value, mean value, minimum delta x, etc.