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Hardware in the loop (HIL) workflow writes ESP32 code and runs hardware tests autonomously

Andreas Spiess has released the Embedded AI Harness, a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) framework that lets an AI write ESP32 firmware and then test it on real hardware, as reported by Julian Horsey at Geeky Gadgets. The framework ties the AI together with the hardware and test scripts so the generated code is validated on physical devices rather than only in simulation.

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Julian Horsey at Geeky Gadgets writes about a hardware in the loop (HIL) development setup from Andreas Spiess that has an AI write ESP32 firmware and then test it on real hardware. It’s called the Embedded AI Harness, a framework that ties the AI together with the hardware and the test scripts. The AI writes […]

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