Hardware testing is a necessary prerequisite in product development to ensure a device functions correctly and without any defects before manufacturing. The testing process is generally automated or semi-automated and relies on software tools to specify test cases, interface with the product, execute tests, and to generate reports.
In this presentation we will showcase how Robot Framework, a generic Python-based open source automation framework, has been used to verify components of a Linux-based network hardware device before its production. We will briefly cover the in-house hardware design and features of the board, together with challenges we needed to overcome during device testing and certification.