METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-VEHICLE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TESTING
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle data bus port configured to receive bus data from a vehicle;
a removable media port configured to receive removable media storing an application and settings;
an input/output port configured to interface with an external test hardware device; and
a processor programmed to set up the test hardware device in accordance with the settings, and execute the application using the bus data and the external test hardware devices as configured.
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Abstract
An apparatus may receive bus data from a vehicle, may receive removable media storing an application and settings, and may interface with an external test hardware device. The apparatus may include a processor programmed to set up the test hardware device in accordance with the settings, and execute the application using the bus data and the external test hardware devices as configured. The apparatus may also update an indicator associated with a device category of a connected test hardware device to indicate presence of the test hardware device.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle data bus port configured to receive bus data from a vehicle; a removable media port configured to receive removable media storing an application and settings; an input/output port configured to interface with an external test hardware device; and a processor programmed to set up the test hardware device in accordance with the settings, and execute the application using the bus data and the external test hardware devices as configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by processor of a tester apparatus, settings and an application from a media storage device; setting up one or more test hardware devices connected to input/output ports of the tester apparatus according to the settings; and executing the application by the processor using the test hardware devices as set up and, based on the settings, one of;
(i) live vehicle bus data and (ii) prerecorded vehicle bus data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
a processor programmed to update an indicator associated with a device category of a connected test hardware device to indicate presence of the test hardware device; receive an application from a removable media storage device; receive vehicle bus data from a vehicle; and execute the application using the test hardware device and the vehicle bus data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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