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Test Automation & Orchestration
Why test automation still requires an engineer in the loop
Most test automation stops at "run the script." The real bottleneck is upstream: someone still decides which sequence to run, watches it for faults, and re-runs it by hand when a build changes. Automation that still needs a person standing next to it is a faster way to wait, not less waiting.
Bounded DDS test sequenceExample run
- Steps
- join → record → wait → leave
- scan_min
- 1.748 m
- Rate check
- 6.47 Hz PASS
- Verdict
- pass 1/1
The workflow today
- A person kicks off each test sequence and stays to watch it run
- Faults are triaged live, in the moment, by whoever is on the bench
- Regression checks are re-run by hand against every new build
- Overnight or long-running coverage simply does not happen
With Plotune Nexus
- Orchestrate multi-step sequences across CAN, UART, DBC, XCP, and DDS as one bounded run
- Leave a bounded fault watch running as an async job, so a 2am fault is captured, not missed
- Diff a fresh run against a validated baseline to catch regressions automatically
- Every sequence ends with a packaged, reviewable artifact, not a person's notes
Supported integrations
Test sequences
Async jobs
Baseline regression diff
Multi-protocol orchestration (CAN / UART / XCP / DDS)
See this mapped to your bench.
Plotune Nexus is one product, this is how it runs against Test Automation & Orchestration.