Do You Need Hardware Test Software?

If you design and manufacture processor-based boards, the answer is yes. All processor-based boards require design verification (does it work and perform as designed?), as well as validation (are the parts assembled correctly?). Without specialized diagnostic software with hardware intelligence built in, test results are mediocre, boards are shipped with uncertainty and your company reputation is at stake.

But how much test software do you need? Your company may already have some sort of diagnostics in place. A number of companies today are leveraging free, open-source solutions, while many more rely on the final application for verification and validation. Solutions like these are a lot more costly than they first appear, and very often do not meet the varied demands of hardware bring-up, manufacturing test, power-on self-test, and board certification.

Any reluctance to buy a solution, versus building it yourself, is understandable. Will your overall gains in accelerating board designs and increasing reliability be offset by a lack of control in developing low-level software for your custom design? As a design engineer, you want the best software tool that can be produced, insuring that your hard efforts are not faced with a product recall. As a manager, you want to reduce risk, lower cost and insure you are meeting customer demands.

Kozio delivers a line of software products that deliver extensive hardware validation knowledge in turn-key packages, offering maximum control. Kozio builds it knowledge base by working with the latest processor reference designs from Intel, IBM, AMCC, Freescale and Motorola. This expertise is then built into a finely architected library system, allowing us to deliver a complete solution in as little as four hours. A brilliantly precise tool set, Kozio software was made for organizations that are creating leading-edge technology and are the first to offer dependable products.

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