A data flow-based structural testing technique for FBD programs

Eunkyoung Jee

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2009.01.003

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A data flow-based structural testing technique for FBD programs

2009-07-01

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DOI：10.1016/j.infsof.2009.01.003

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With increased use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in implementing critical systems, quality assurance became an important issue. Regulation requires structural testing be performed for safety-critical systems by identifying coverage criteria to be satisfied and accomplishment measured. Classical coverage criteria, based on control flow graphs, are inadequate when applied to a data flow language function block diagram (FBD) which is a PLC programming language widely used in industry. We propose three structural coverage criteria for FBD programs, analyze relationship among them, and demonstrate their effectiveness using a real-world reactor protection system. Using test cases that had been manually prepared by FBD testing professionals, our technique found many aspects of the FBD logic that were not tested sufficiently. Domain experts, having found the approach highly intuitive, found the technique effective. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:

Software testing

Structural testing

Test coverage criteria

Programmable logic controller

Function block diagram

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