connect multiple devices

[dollysingh31]

I have been working with manual testing for quite some time now and I would like to automate my test cases with the help of boardfarm. It is quite interesting and almost similar to my setups which I am using currently (Roters, EXtenders etc..,).

Now, I am trying to create an mesh consisting of a router and an extender connecting to it. I am able to work on both the devices seperately, but now my Testcase has a requirement of logging into both the consoles and check for the various parameters to compare and verify them. could you provide any suggestion on how to perform the same.

[mbanders]

We use the word "station" to describe one or more things that are connected together in some way - or things that we want to use together.

So in your boardfarm config JSON file here is how to describe one "station" that has two things you want to connect to:

{
    "station1": {
        "board_type": "rpi3",
        "conn_cmd": "telnet 192.0.0.5 2001",
        "connection_type": "local_cmd",
        "devices": [
            {
                "cmd": "telnet 192.0.0.5 2005",
                "color": "cyan",
                "name": "lan",
                "type": "debian"
            }
        ]
    }
}

• board_type is the model of the device-under-test (DUT) which is called board in the tests. (grep through devices/ for model = to see available list of types).
• conn_cmd is how to connect to the DUT.
• devices is a list of things that you want to use with the DUT.
• cmd is how to connect to this device
• name is how it is referenced in the tests. grep through tests to find examples that use a lan device.
• type is what kind of device this is, in this case just some linux box.

Then to connect to this station just do: bft -x connect -n station1 and you'll be able to run commands on the console of the DUT and other devices.

[dollysingh31]

Thanks for the information.