ODrive/docs/testing.md

Automated Testing

This section describes how to use the automated testing facilities. You don't have to do this as an end user.

They test the following aspects:

• System functions (communication interfaces, configuration storage)
• Functionality of the motor controller and state machine
• High speed and high load conditions

The testing facility consists of the following components:

• Test rig: In the simplest case this can be a single ODrive with a single motor and encoder pair. Can also be multiple ODrives with multiple axes, some of which may be mechanically coupled.
• Test host: The PC on which the test script runs. All ODrives must be connected to the test host via USB.
• test-rig.yaml: Describes your test rig. Make sure all values are correct. Incorrect values may physically break or fry your test setup.
• run_tests.py: This is the main script that runs all the tests.

How to run

Example:

./run_tests.py --skip-boring-tests --ignore top-odrive.yellow bottom-odrive.yellow