BIST Overview

The Built-In Self Test (BIST) application tests the interfaces on the AMD Kria™ starter kits to verify functionality and/or performance. If a custom design is not working as expected, this application can be used to differentiate hardware issues from design issues.

The BIST application is based on the pytest framework and designed to be modular and configurable so that it can be used across different starter kits. The tests are grouped into modules based on the interface which allows testing individual interfaces if needed. Some tests are self-validating, while others require user input based on observation. Each individual test either verifies the functionality or performance of an interface.

Framework

The Built-In Self Test (BIST) application is based on the pytest framework. Pytest allows parametrizing the test functions so that they can be reused across different boards and interfaces. The tests are enumerated based on the target board and you can choose to run all tests for the target board, selected test modules, or selected individual tests. The file structure is described in the next section.

File Structure

The source code for the BIST application can be found in the kria-bist repository. The tests directory contains a module directory for each interface, along with a top level conftest.py and pytest.ini.

The top level conftest.py implements a Helpers class, which contains helper functions that can be used by all other test functions. This file also adds an option to specify the target board when running pytest.

The pytest.ini file defines markers that can be used when running pytest. Each module has a marker, which can be used to run tests for the selected module(s). The logging configuration for the test output is also defined here. By default, INFO level (or higher) messages are printed to the terminal and the log file, and DEBUG level messages will only be printed to the log file. This file also defines the command line options that are used every time pytest is called from the tests directory.

Each test module contains four files: bist_module.py, bist_module_config.py, conftest.py, and test_bist_module.py, where ‘module’ is the name of the module.

The module level conftest.py contains a function, which parametrizes the tests based on the target board and the parameters in bist_module_config.py.

The bist_module_config.py contains a dictionary of supported boards for that module. There is a key for each supported board and each key maps to a list of tests. The length of this list corresponds to the number of tests that are generated for the target board and module. Each item in this list is a dictionary, which contains a label and other test-specific parameters. The label is seen in the pytest output and can be used to differentiate individual tests.

The bist_module.py contains helper functions and run functions. The run functions perform a specific test based on the parameters it is given and return True or False.

The test_bist_module.py contains the test function called by pytest. The test function receives all the parameters from the config file and uses the label parameter to determine which run function should be called for each test. Once the run function returns either True or False, the test function asserts this value and this determines whether a test passed or failed.

Test Modules

The test modules are listed below. Refer to the individual module pages for more details.

• CAN Test Module
• Disk Test Module
• Display Test Module
• EEPROM Test Module
• Ethernet Test Module
• GPIO Test Module
• I2C Test Module
• IIO Test Module
• Motor Test Module
• MTD Test Module
• PWM Test Module
• SPI Test Module
• TPM Test Module
• TTY Test Module
• Video Test Module

Support

GitHub issues will be used for tracking requests and bugs. For questions, go to forums.xilinx.com.