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Hardware Test Framework Template
A reusable, Python-based testing framework designed for validating electronic hardware and DUTs. Built around pytest, this template supports serial, SCPI, and simulated devices, with structured output for automated test reporting.
Features
- ✅ Pytest integration for structured and repeatable test execution
- ⚡ Interfaces with bench equipment via SCPI or serial
- 🔄 Optional simulator backend for offline development
- 📊 HTML and CSV test reports
- 🧩 Modular architecture: easy to extend for new instruments or DUTs
Project Structure
src/ interfaces/ # Abstract communication backends (SCPI, Serial, Dummy) instruments/ # Power supplies, eloads, DUT control logic utils/ # Logging, timing, CSV writing config/ # TOML/YAML config for sim/real hardware
tests/ # Pytest test cases docs/ # Sphinx documentation
Getting Started
Set up venv (optional but recommended)
python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate
or
.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 on Windows powershell
Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run tests
pytest
or
pytest --sim
Documentation
To build HTML docs:
cd docs make html
in windows:
cd docs sphinx-build -b html . _build/html
Generated docs will be in docs/_build/html/index.html
License
MIT
Author
Nathan Corwin — nathan@corwin.life