EXAM (acronym for EXtended Automation Method, 'extended automation method' in English) is a computer tool from MicroNova AG for the automation of tests in the automotive field. Based on Unified Modeling Language (UML), EXAM establishes a methodology for the definition, graphic representation, execution and evaluation of tests designed to validate the electronic systems of a vehicle during its development phase. It offers the possibility of defining the tests that are going to be carried out by means of flow diagrams, without having to have programming knowledge. Facilitates the interchangeability and reusability of test cases. It can be used in HiL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) and SiL (Software-in-the-Loop-Simulation) simulations.

EXAM was created in 2006 jointly by the Volkswagen Group and MicroNova AG to replace the proprietary tools ITS (Audi) and Tara (Volkswagen). Since then, it has established itself as a standard test environment in said consortium. Since 2007 it is also used by Porsche. Other companies that supply components such as ZF, Continental and Bosch also do the same. In 2011, version 3.0 was launched.

The EXAM test environment is available as '' freeware ''. The "libraries" contained are subject to the GPL-OpenSource license. The aforementioned test environment consists of three tools: EXAM modeller, for the modeling of test cases; EXAM testrunner, for the execution of the test cases; and EXAM reportmanager, for the evaluation and analysis of the results.

Thanks to the use of Eclipse-RCP, extension plug-ins can be integrated into the test environment. After a collaboration in 2010 with the French company All4Tec, you can create test cases with the MaTeLo tool. From EXAM 3.0 it is also possible to integrate the trace-check of the TraceTronic signature.

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