CTK Automation Tool Solution (CATS) (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
The Windows Embedded Compact Test Kit (CTK) Automation Tool Solution (CATS) is a testing tool in the CTK that enables the automation of a CTK test pass. The CATS tool provides the framework to automate a broad range of test scenarios that, in the prior version, were limited to manual test passes. You can use the CATS Wizard to create the necessary files to perform an automated test pass to meet your custom specifications. The automated test pass runs on a device using preselected CTK test scenarios. When the automated test pass completes, CATS creates a collection of test result files in a location that you specify.
The CATS tool includes the following features to help you automate a test pass:
- A wizard that you can use to create the configuration files used by a CATS test pass.
- Compatibility with test scripts (.pvt files) created manually.
- No system-defined limit to the number of individual tests within a CATS test pass.
- Debugging capabilities for test scripts.
- XML log files of CATS test pass results.
- Runs custom code to resets hardware devices.
The CATS tool includes a CATS Wizard that generates the files used to define an automated test pass. The CATS Wizard follows the steps below to create the files needed to run an automated test pass:
- Creates a script file that contains the tests you select to run.
- Creates configuration files that contain device and reset information that you have provided.
- Creates a batch file that you run to start the CATS test pass execution.
For more information about running the CATS tool and reference information about the tool, see the CTK Automation Tool Solution (CATS).
For more information about CATS command-line parameter references, see CATS Command-Line Parameter Reference