Testing embedded applications

[db_Wiz]

How to test a system which has an embedded application?
Is there any standard procedure for testing embedded applications?
How to write test cases for such a application?
Take for example implementing a file system for Flash memories.
Whar are its test-cases?

Thanks,
db_Wiz

[cyrus]

Embedded system consists of a number of components or processes that run concurrently and communicate with each other under predefined timing constraints. So I think it is very vital to ensure and maintain the correctness of such systems as they are applied in many critical systems. Hope I am right in my understanding.

[ashlee]

Yes you are perfect in your understanding. To ensure the correctness and maintain quality of such critical systems there are two main techniques which could be followed. They are namely verification of the specification and testing of the implementation.

[Angela]

It was quite a very useful discussion going around friends. Could you brief on the above two main techniques named as verification of the specification and testing of the implementation. This would help us to get a detailed idea on the concept.