KTM Technologies

Executive summary 

Test automation framework and automated pipelines for deploying software to hardware devices.

The client 

KTM Technologies is a consultancy company delivering turn-key vehicle design and prototyping for the automotive industry, with a big focus on electric vehicles

Business Challenge 

Automated pipelines: build, flash software to hardware units, run tests on hardware, save artifacts to Azure DevOps. 

Solution delivered by Tremend 

• Azure DevOps stack
• Test framework using Python and MochaJS
• Automated pipelines: build, flash unit, run tests on hardware, save to Azure DevOps artifacts
• CI Setup and tasks:
  • Analyze development IDE and compiler
  • Automate code compilation using GCC
  • Analysis and selection of CI framework
  • Basic setup and configuration of CI container images
  • Preparation of CI container images containing Windows-based IDE and SDK for builds
  • Configuration and connection to KTM Azure DevOps
• HIL testing:
  • The download of builds from CI
  • The download of test configuration/test cases from Azure DevOps Git and Test Management
  • Automated flashing of the head unit
  • Execution of test cases (replay of CAN logs)
  • Capturing of results and reflecting results in Azure DevOps

Results 

Tremend delivered a test automation framework and automated pipelines for deploying software to hardware devices, using an Azure DevOps stack. The test framework was developed using Python and MochaJS. Technologies used: Python, MochaJS, Azure DevOps.