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Description
VectorCAST is an extensive test-automation framework aimed at optimizing unit, integration, and system testing throughout the embedded software development process. It facilitates the automation of test case creation and execution for applications written in C, C++, and Ada, while also accommodating host, target, and continuous integration environments. Additionally, VectorCAST provides structural code coverage metrics, which are essential for ensuring the validation of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. The tool seamlessly integrates with simulation processes such as software-in-the-loop and processor-in-the-loop, and it works with model-based engineering tools like Simulink/Embedded Coder. It also supports advanced white-box testing techniques, including dynamic instrumentation, fault injection, and the generation of test harnesses, effectively combining static analysis results—like those from Polyspace—with dynamic coverage to ensure comprehensive lifecycle verification. Among its significant features are the ability to correlate requirements with tests and the management and reporting of coverage across different configurations, ultimately enhancing the testing process. Overall, VectorCAST empowers organizations to achieve more reliable and efficient testing in their software development endeavors.
Description
dSPACE provides a virtual software validation platform that enables engineers to efficiently simulate, test, and validate embedded software systems in a fully virtual setting prior to the existence of physical hardware, thus significantly speeding up development timelines and minimizing the time required to bring products to market. Through the dSPACE SIL solution, users can either generate or import their system under test code, link it with plant, environment, and restbus models, and perform extensive testing on a PC or within cloud-based simulations, allowing for scalable and automated validation across separate software units, ECU integrations, entire system functions, and intricate network interactions without the need for actual hardware. This solution enhances the flexibility of test artifact and scenario reuse between SIL and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) setups, boasts an open architecture that allows for integration with various third-party tools, and provides robust features for the planning, execution, and automation of test campaigns, thereby streamlining the entire validation process. In addition to its comprehensive testing capabilities, dSPACE also focuses on improving collaboration among teams by simplifying the sharing of test results and insights, which ultimately leads to a more efficient development cycle.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
No
Integrations
Ada
Yes
Ansys SCADE Architect
Yes
Bamboo
Yes
C
Yes
C++
Yes
Codebeamer
Yes
Creo
Yes
IBM DOORS Next
Yes
Jama Connect
Yes
Jenkins
Yes
Integrations
Ada
No
Ansys SCADE Architect
No
Bamboo
No
C
No
C++
No
Codebeamer
No
Creo
No
IBM DOORS Next
No
Jama Connect
No
Jenkins
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
No
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
No
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
VECTOR Informatik
Founded
1998
Country
Germany
Website
www.vector.com/us/en/products/products-a-z/software/vectorcast/
Vendor Details
Company Name
dSPACE
Founded
1988
Country
Germany
Website
www.dspace.com/en/pub/home/applicationfields/foo/sil_testing.cfm
Product Features
Software Testing
Automated Testing
No
Black-Box Testing
No
Dynamic Testing
No
Issue Tracking
No
Manual Testing
No
Quality Assurance Planning
No
Reporting / Analytics
No
Static Testing
No
Test Case Management
No
Variable Testing Methods
No
White-Box Testing
No
Product Features
Software Testing
Automated Testing
No
Black-Box Testing
No
Dynamic Testing
No
Issue Tracking
No
Manual Testing
No
Quality Assurance Planning
No
Reporting / Analytics
No
Static Testing
No
Test Case Management
No
Variable Testing Methods
No
White-Box Testing
No