When I was working in the security industry developing access control equipment we controlled the security for lifts, and also provided out puts for building management. To test the equipment we did things like wrap 100m of the comms cable around a running DC lift motor and turned large motor contactors with the motors attached on and off. After 6 months it was deemed to be reliable enough to let out in to the field. as the noise we tested against was more than we would ever encounter. All the micro projects I do now I try to simulate the environment the best I can. But sometimes faults and the wrong set of operating conditions crop up in the field, a fault occurs, and I try to fix it as well as possible, but sometimes the faults are outside of our design scope, like a higher earth potential difference than we were asked to design for :o( Regards, Kat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Selvester" To: Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: Testing pic software > This may be a simple question to answer but i was wondering how other pic users go about the task of testing the software in the finalised product.It seems to me that an expert in software writing will have a higher degree of confidence in the code than a begineer.I know that simulators and emulators help this process but i was wondering about other issues like noise immunity(i know someone that straps the final design to the side of a bosch hammer drill and fires both up!!) > At what point are you ready to say product ready for market? > Are 100 prototypes built and tested in as would be test environments? > > Id be intereted to hear from both begineers and seasoned developers on how they approach this > > Dave > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads