QBurst Case Studies IoT Testing for Home Automation: A Case Study

Edit This Case Study Record

	IoT Testing for Home Automation: A Case Study QBurst

IoT Testing for Home Automation: A Case Study

QBurst

Technology Category	Robots - Wheeled Robots
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Experimentation Automation Leasing Finance Automation
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services Testing & Certification
Challenge	The client, a leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index, was an emerging player in the home automation space. They offered electronic keyless entry locks for residential use, with home automation applications that enabled users to control lighting and security systems. The challenge was to ensure that the hardware and software of these IoT products worked seamlessly, with the security and performance of the IoT environment guaranteed. The client wanted to ensure that new features in the home automation platform were thoroughly tested before launch. This included QA for Wi-Fi door locks (software and firmware), interoperability testing, multi-country (localization) testing, automation of the Regression Suite (web/mobile/API), and performance and security auditing. The multiple scenarios that needed to be tested and the frequency of releases necessitated a move towards test automation. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index. They offer a broad portfolio of market-leading brands that include products such as home appliances, residential locksets, and builders’ hardware. The client is an emerging player in the home automation space, offering electronic keyless entry locks for residential use. The home automation applications enable users to control lighting and security systems. They were looking to ensure that new features in their home automation platform were thoroughly tested before launch. Read More
Customer Name	Leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index Read More
Solution	The solution involved partnering with the client for manual and automation testing of IoT products, which comprised mobile, web, and backend services. The team designed the wireframes after reconciliation, analysis, and documentation of requirements. Once the wireframes were finalized, test and use cases were created in the test management tool, TestLink. This served as the primary reference document for testers, developers, and business users. During this phase, the test strategy was also defined. Automation was used to cover areas that were difficult to test manually considering different combinations possible. This significantly reduced the large testing cycle of the smart lock applications. The team also utilized Selenium, an open-source test automation tool, to save considerable costs. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Robots - Wheeled Robots

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Experimentation Automation

Leasing Finance Automation

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Testing & Certification

Challenge

The client, a leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index, was an emerging player in the home automation space. They offered electronic keyless entry locks for residential use, with home automation applications that enabled users to control lighting and security systems. The challenge was to ensure that the hardware and software of these IoT products worked seamlessly, with the security and performance of the IoT environment guaranteed. The client wanted to ensure that new features in the home automation platform were thoroughly tested before launch. This included QA for Wi-Fi door locks (software and firmware), interoperability testing, multi-country (localization) testing, automation of the Regression Suite (web/mobile/API), and performance and security auditing. The multiple scenarios that needed to be tested and the frequency of releases necessitated a move towards test automation.

About Customer

The customer is a leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index. They offer a broad portfolio of market-leading brands that include products such as home appliances, residential locksets, and builders’ hardware. The client is an emerging player in the home automation space, offering electronic keyless entry locks for residential use. The home automation applications enable users to control lighting and security systems. They were looking to ensure that new features in their home automation platform were thoroughly tested before launch.

Customer Name

Leading consumer products company and a member of the Russell 1000 Index

Solution

The solution involved partnering with the client for manual and automation testing of IoT products, which comprised mobile, web, and backend services. The team designed the wireframes after reconciliation, analysis, and documentation of requirements. Once the wireframes were finalized, test and use cases were created in the test management tool, TestLink. This served as the primary reference document for testers, developers, and business users. During this phase, the test strategy was also defined. Automation was used to cover areas that were difficult to test manually considering different combinations possible. This significantly reduced the large testing cycle of the smart lock applications. The team also utilized Selenium, an open-source test automation tool, to save considerable costs.

Impact #1	The implementation of the solution resulted in superior quality and stability of products. The automation covered areas that were difficult to test manually, considering the different combinations possible. This significantly reduced the large testing cycle of the smart lock applications. The use of Selenium, an open-source test automation tool, also saved considerable costs. The test and use cases created in the test management tool, TestLink, served as the primary reference document for testers, developers, and business users, ensuring a smooth testing process.

Impact #1

The implementation of the solution resulted in superior quality and stability of products. The automation covered areas that were difficult to test manually, considering the different combinations possible. This significantly reduced the large testing cycle of the smart lock applications. The use of Selenium, an open-source test automation tool, also saved considerable costs. The test and use cases created in the test management tool, TestLink, served as the primary reference document for testers, developers, and business users, ensuring a smooth testing process.

Benefit #1	Automation reduced the testing cycle by 40% per release
Benefit #2	Reduced time and cost as a result of reusable automation test scripts for multi-language supported web and mobile applications
Benefit #3	Saved considerable costs by utilizing Selenium, an open-source test automation tool

Benefit #1

Automation reduced the testing cycle by 40% per release

Benefit #2

Reduced time and cost as a result of reusable automation test scripts for multi-language supported web and mobile applications

Benefit #3

Saved considerable costs by utilizing Selenium, an open-source test automation tool

Download PDF Version

Overview

IoT Testing for Home Automation: A Case Study

Operational Impact

Quantitative Benefit