Microsoft Windows CE Testing Tools Embedded Developer Center

Building strong, reliable embedded devices is critical in today's market. Testing a device or driver can involve assessing many different elements from security, to usability, to performance. This is why Microsoft is working to provide the following tools and resources that will work in conjunction with your testing efforts.

Below are just a sample of the topics covered @ https://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/usewinemb/ce/techno/testtools

 

Tutorials

Advanced Automated Test Development with TUX
Learn how to effectively create test modules that can be run by the TUX harness to generate effective white box tests for their software solution.

Documentation from MSDN

Windows CE Test Kit
Test device drivers or a platform that you created with Windows CE by using the Windows CE Test Kit (CETK) tool.

Windows CE Test Kit Tests
Explore the variety of pre-defined tests that are included in the CETK to quickly test a driver or the stability of a platform.

How to Use the CETK to Test a Driver
Read this "how to" documentation to walk you through driver testing that uses the CETK.

MSDN Technical Articles

Application Verifier for Windows CE and Windows Mobile 5.0
This article discusses how to use the Application Verifier program to increase the stability of your embedded Windows CE and Windows Mobile applications. (17 printed pages)

Stress Testing: Using Modular Stress Test to Test Platforms and Components
This article describes how to test the stability and reliability of your Windows CE platform.

Building and Testing Devices with the Windows CE .NET Test Kit (CETK)
This article describes how to use the Windows CE Test Kit, Board Support Package (BSP) certification, and driver validation.   

Tips and Tricks for Testing Windows CE .NET Display Drivers
This article describes common display driver problems and explains how you can use the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) test in the Windows CE Test Kit (CETK).   

Windows CE Long-Haul Testing Scenarios and Results
This article describes the importance of long-haul testing and its role in increasing overall quality, reliability, and stability of a Windows CE operating system.

Testing NDIS Miniport Drivers by Using the Windows CE .NET Test Kit
Learn how to run a one-card test, a two-card test, and a two-card test on two computers on network driver interface specification (NDIS) miniport drivers by using the Windows CE .NET Test Kit (CETK).   

Tools and Resources

Download the Windows CE 5.0 Standalone Test Kit
This kit is a collection of tests and tools that can be used to help verify the stability, reliability, and quality of a platform or device running Windows CE 5.0. This download is intended to be used on systems where Windows CE 5.0 is not installed; however, it is the same kit as the one included in the Windows CE 5.0 product and is used in the same way.

Windows CE Testing Newsgroup
Exchange information with other Windows Embedded systems and application developers about Windows CE test tools. This is also available through a newsreader.

Writing a Windows CE Test Kit Tux DLL
Create and run an automated test suite in Windows CE .NET 4.2.   

CODESNITCH
Get information about this code analysis tool for Windows CE.