> Every individual card has to be individually tested. We can write a
> relatively automated test suite where you plug four boards at a time
> into the test box, power it up, and have it automatically run tests,
> reporting the results at the end.
Don't the companies that build boards test them? Last time I looked,
it was something like:
Insist that ICs are tested by the IC maker.
Build raw board.
Test raw board for shorts and opens.
Stuff and solder board.
Test complete board for shorts and opens.
The idea being that if the individual parts are good, and you have no
shorts or opens, and your design is good (enough margin), the final
board will work, and no functional test is required. Obviously you
want to do functional tests on the first few boards, and whenever
anything changes.
> Is there any reason why we can't include a firmware choice in the
> test?
You can, but it will cost more.
> given potential
> volumes, that testing would have to be distributed.
Why? Higher volume usually means less expensive. And I'm assuming
that the boards will probably be made in someplace like Mexico or
China with lower labor costs. Why not test them at the same place?
> the reseller would
> be responsible for programming and testing the boards.
That sounds VERY VERY expensive!
And I doubt that places like newegg and zipzoomfly are set up for
this, or want to be.
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