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feat(firmware): add PCBA test environment and documentation - #99
A produced main control board needs a repeatable pass/fail before it leaves the bench. Product firmware cannot provide that check: it boots Wi-Fi, centers the servos, and treats a successful speaker init as enough. This procedure checks the parts a board must have to work: USB through a golden module, the speaker, servo PWM on every column, and output enable.
A PCBA session checks a produced main control board rev 3 with one operator, a golden Waveshare ESP32-C3-Zero, a speaker on the JST speaker port, and a dedicated servo test PCB.
The test image is PlatformIO env pcba-test. The product env stays unchanged. The image talks plain USB CDC at 115200, leaves Wi-Fi, COBS, and LittleFS off, and holds the module LED steady white for as long as it has USB power. That lamp means the test image is running.
The golden module stays with the tester. The session uses the board USB-C socket. The ESP32 socket stays unused while the module is seated.
The servo test PCB seats on one servo column at a time. The silk-side pin is signal and drives a blue LED. The middle pin is 5 V and drives a red LED. The square pad is GND. Column order is HEAD, NECK, ARM L, ARM R, BODY.
The session has three steps. Speaker plays a repeating tone, with + and - for volume. Servos put PWM on all five PCA9685 channels together while the operator moves the servo test PCB across every column and checks that red stays on and blue pulses. OE output enable drives the output-enable pin so the PWM pins turn off while the pulse continues; on one column the red LED stays on and only the blue LED goes out.
Enter accepts a step. n rejects it and offers retry (r), record the fail and continue (c), or start the board over (a). After RESULT PASS or RESULT FAIL, unplugging USB starts the next board. q stops the session.
The same session runs from python3 scripts/pcba_test.py or from https://tinyengineer.dev/pcba_test in Chrome or Edge. Both hosts show the current step in English. No other site page links to the tester. The procedure is docs/hardware/pcba-test.md.
The session leaves out J2, J3, J4, the OLED, Wi-Fi, and a 2 A load.
Test plan
Flash a golden ESP32-C3-Zero with pio run -e pcba-test -t upload through the board USB-C socket and confirm the module LED stays steady white.
Run python3 scripts/pcba_test.py and the page at /pcba_test through prepare, connected, speaker, servos, and OE.
On speaker, confirm + and - change the tone and Enter / n leave the step.
On servos, move the servo test PCB across HEAD, NECK, ARM L, ARM R, and BODY and confirm red stays on and blue pulses on every column.
On OE, leave the servo test PCB on one column and confirm red stays on and blue goes out.
Reject a step with n, then exercise r, c, and a (restart returns to the connected card).
After the verdict, unplug USB, plug in the next board, and confirm the host attaches without a restart. q ends the session.
Confirm a busy serial port prints a wait message, and a browser without Web Serial points at the Python script.
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Added a dedicated test image for revision 3 boards, with checks for the speaker, servo outputs, and output-enable behavior.
Run the guided test from a command-line tool or a compatible browser. Review step instructions, retry or record failures, and see the final board verdict.
The browser tester can recover from brief connection interruptions and directs unsupported browsers to the command-line option.
Documentation
Added setup and test instructions covering connections, expected indicators, test controls, failure handling, and restoring product firmware after testing.
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Review comments at @openspec/specs/pcba-test/spec.md:
- Line 252: Update the PCBA-TEST banner handling in feed_line() to stop
prepending BANNER_COACH in the Python script, while keeping the steady-white
lamp sentence available to the page host only.
- Line 103: Clarify the link-handshake behavior in the RESULT requirement so a
`?` request during `PhaseResult` does not emit a second `RESULT` line; if
verdict replay is intentional, explicitly define it as an exception to the
one-RESULT contract.
- Line 18: In setup(), ensure beginSession() probes I2C address 0x40 before any
audio or servo step; do not call playPowerChime() before the probe or before
operator confirmation. If the probe fails, report PCA failure and final FAIL
without starting the tone or servo steps.
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Adds a standalone PCBA test image for board checks, with Python and browser serial hosts for operator input and test results. The change also adds test procedures, specifications, and CI coverage for the host tests and test-image build.
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Test image contract and build environment openspec/specs/pcba-test/spec.md, openspec/changes/archive/2026-10-30-main-control-board-tester/*, platformio.ini
The specifications and archived change documents describe the test image, serial protocol, test steps, host behavior, and operator requirements. PlatformIO adds an opt-in environment that builds the standalone test example.
Firmware test session examples/pcba-test/main.cpp
The firmware probes the PCA9685, runs tone, servo, and output-enable tests, processes operator keys, and reports a board result.
Python host and session tests scripts/pcba_test.py, scripts/test_pcba_test.py
The Python host displays instructions and firmware status, forwards operator keys, and handles port selection and reconnection. Tests cover scripted sessions, errors, and procedure text.
Web Serial host and page web/js/pcba-test.mjs, web/pcba_test/*, scripts/test_pcba_web.mjs
The browser host checks Web Serial support, displays test guidance and status, sends operator input, and manages port recovery. The page and tests cover its browser workflow.
Bench procedure and verification docs/hardware/pcba-test.md, docs/hardware/testing.md, docs/testing.md, docs/README.md, .github/workflows/ci.yml, .gitignore
The documentation describes board setup and testing. CI runs the PCBA host tests and builds the pcba-test environment. .gitignore excludes .venv.
jamro/tiny-engineer#46: Adds the board components and connections that the PCBA tester checks, including speaker output, servo outputs, USB power, and PCA9685 output enable.
jamro/tiny-engineer#66: Documents rev 3 board connections exercised by this PCBA test flow.
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The test session does not consistently follow its documented probe, verdict, and host-message contracts. Resolve these mismatches before merging.
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* Introduced a new PlatformIO environment `pcba-test` for testing produced main control boards.
* Updated `platformio.ini` to include the new environment and its dependencies.
* Enhanced CI workflow to include PCBA test scripts.
* Created documentation for the PCBA testing process in `docs/hardware/pcba-test.md`.
* Added Python host script `scripts/pcba_test.py` for managing the test session.
* Implemented web interface for PCBA testing at `https://tinyengineer.dev/pcba_test`.
* Updated README and other documentation to reflect the new testing capabilities.
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Lines 115-118 repeat .pcba-alert, which is already defined at line 57 (no-duplicate-selectors). Move margin-top: 0.85rem; into the first rule and remove this block.
Line 245 trips no-descending-specificity. Move .pcba-actions:not(:has(button:not([hidden]))) above .pcba-actions:has(#disconnect:not([hidden])). The two rules match different states, so the cascade result stays the same.
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Review comments at @docs/hardware/pcba-test.md:
- Line 3: Update the PCBA test procedure to state that RESULT PASS does not
qualify J2–J4, the OLED, Wi-Fi, or 2 A load testing, and that faults in these
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- Around line 268-273: Update onResultKey to handle the host’s '?' request by
resending the PCA failure verdict when gPcaOk is false and calling printResult()
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Review comments at @openspec/changes/main-control-board-tester/tasks.md:
- Line 6: Update task 1.2 and tasks 2.3, 2.6, 3.1, and 4.1 so their completion
descriptions and verification criteria match the implemented three-step tone,
servos, and oe protocol, including the current lamp colors; remove obsolete
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- Around line 349-352: Update the Windows branch of read_key_nonblocking to
return only supported keys, mapping Enter as it does now and returning None for
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consume its second code before returning None so it cannot be misread as a
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- Around line 290-292: Update the exception handler around the port write in
serve to catch OSError, covering both PortLost and serial write failures; keep
the existing port and pending-buffer cleanup unchanged.
Review comments at @web/js/pcba-test.mjs:
- Around line 711-722: Update the global keydown handler to return early for
repeated events and events with Ctrl, Meta, or Alt pressed, before calling
preventDefault() or writing to the board. Preserve the existing connection and
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- Line 252: Update the PCBA-TEST banner handling in feed_line() to stop
prepending BANNER_COACH in the Python script, while keeping the steady-white
lamp sentence available to the page host only.
- Line 103: Clarify the link-handshake behavior in the RESULT requirement so a
`?` request during `PhaseResult` does not emit a second `RESULT` line; if
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- Line 18: In setup(), ensure beginSession() probes I2C address 0x40 before any
audio or servo step; do not call playPowerChime() before the probe or before
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- **AND** it does not open the product setup AP or HTTP server
### Requirement: PCA probe gates the session
Before the tone or any servo step, the image MUST probe I2C address 0x40. If nothing acknowledges, it MUST print a PCA failure and a final FAIL result and MUST NOT start the tone or servo steps.
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Probe the PCA before emitting any audio.
setup() calls playPowerChime() before beginSession() probes address 0x40. When I2S initialization succeeds, a missing PCA still produces audio, and a valid board produces audio before the operator sends Enter. Move the probe before all audio and start the chime only after operator confirmation, or remove the chime. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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In setup(), ensure beginSession() probes I2C address 0x40 before any audio or
servo step; do not call playPowerChime() before the probe or before operator
confirmation. If the probe fails, report PCA failure and final FAIL without
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When the step list finishes, the image MUST print a single RESULT line. RESULT PASS MUST be used only when every completed step was accepted. Otherwise the line MUST be RESULT FAIL followed by the failed step names separated by spaces, in step order.
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Preserve the one-RESULT contract during link handshakes.
Both hosts write ? immediately after opening the port. In PhaseResult, the firmware responds by printing FAIL pca and RESULT FAIL pca again. A PCA-missing board therefore emits two RESULT lines, which conflicts with this requirement. Define replay semantics as an explicit exception, or stop re-emitting the verdict. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Review comment at @openspec/specs/pcba-test/spec.md at line 103:
Clarify the link-handshake behavior in the RESULT requirement so a `?` request
during `PhaseResult` does not emit a second `RESULT` line; if verdict replay is
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### Requirement: Banner lamp sentence is page only
When the banner arrives, the page MUST show that the module LED stays steady white and is not the board verdict. The script MUST NOT show that sentence.
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Keep the banner lamp sentence in the page host only.
feed_line() in scripts/pcba_test.py prepends BANNER_COACH for every PCBA-TEST line. The CLI therefore displays the sentence that this requirement reserves for the web page. Remove BANNER_COACH from the Python banner branch. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Summary
A produced main control board needs a repeatable pass/fail before it leaves the bench. Product firmware cannot provide that check: it boots Wi-Fi, centers the servos, and treats a successful speaker init as enough. This procedure checks the parts a board must have to work: USB through a golden module, the speaker, servo PWM on every column, and output enable.
pcba-test. The product env stays unchanged. The image talks plain USB CDC at 115200, leaves Wi-Fi, COBS, and LittleFS off, and holds the module LED steady white for as long as it has USB power. That lamp means the test image is running.+and-for volume. Servos put PWM on all five PCA9685 channels together while the operator moves the servo test PCB across every column and checks that red stays on and blue pulses. OE output enable drives the output-enable pin so the PWM pins turn off while the pulse continues; on one column the red LED stays on and only the blue LED goes out.nrejects it and offers retry (r), record the fail and continue (c), or start the board over (a). AfterRESULT PASSorRESULT FAIL, unplugging USB starts the next board.qstops the session.python3 scripts/pcba_test.pyor from https://tinyengineer.dev/pcba_test in Chrome or Edge. Both hosts show the current step in English. No other site page links to the tester. The procedure isdocs/hardware/pcba-test.md.Test plan
pio run -e pcba-test -t uploadthrough the board USB-C socket and confirm the module LED stays steady white.python3 scripts/pcba_test.pyand the page at/pcba_testthrough prepare, connected, speaker, servos, and OE.+and-change the tone and Enter /nleave the step.n, then exerciser,c, anda(restart returns to the connected card).qends the session.Summary by CodeRabbit
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