Automated Test-Trace Inspection for Microcontroller Binary Code [chapter]

Thomas Reinbacher, Jörg Brauer, Daniel Schachinger, Andreas Steininger, Stefan Kowalewski
2012 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
This paper presents a non-intrusive framework for runtime verification of executable microcontroller code. A dedicated hardware unit is attached to a microcontroller, which executes the program under scrutiny, to track atomic propositions stated as assertions over program variables. The truth verdicts over the assertions are the inputs to a custom-designed µCPU unit that evaluates past-time LTL specifications in parallel to program execution. To achieve this, the instruction set of the µCPU is
more » ... ailored to determining satisfaction of specifications.
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29860-8_18 fatcat:wynlkvbgifgubkcarssy2upi74