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tests/serial_test.py: Add test for serial throughput.
This is a test script used to test USB CDC (or USB UART) serial reliability
and throughput.

Run against any MicroPython remote target with:

    $ python serial_test.py -t <device>

Signed-off-by: Damien George <damien@micropython.org>
2025-10-02 11:36:48 +10:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Performance and reliability test for serial port communication.
#
# Basic usage:
# serial_test.py [-t serial-device]
#
# The `serial-device` will default to /dev/ttyACM0.
import argparse
import serial
import sys
import time
run_tests_module = __import__("run-tests")
read_test_script = """
bin = True
try:
wr=__import__("pyb").USB_VCP(0).send
except:
import sys
if hasattr(sys.stdout,'buffer'):
wr=sys.stdout.buffer.write
else:
wr=sys.stdout.write
bin = False
b=bytearray(%u)
if bin:
wr('BIN')
for i in range(len(b)):
b[i] = i & 0xff
else:
wr('TXT')
for i in range(len(b)):
b[i] = 0x20 + (i & 0x3f)
for _ in range(%d):
wr(b)
"""
write_test_script_verified = """
import sys
try:
rd=__import__("pyb").USB_VCP(0).recv
except:
rd=sys.stdin.readinto
b=bytearray(%u)
for _ in range(%u):
n = rd(b)
fail = 0
for i in range(n):
if b[i] != 32 + (i & 0x3f):
fail += 1
if fail:
sys.stdout.write(b'ER%%05u' %% fail)
else:
sys.stdout.write(b'OK%%05u' %% n)
"""
write_test_script_unverified = """
import sys
try:
rd=__import__("pyb").USB_VCP(0).recv
except:
rd=sys.stdin.readinto
b=bytearray(%u)
for _ in range(%u):
n = rd(b)
if n != len(b):
sys.stdout.write(b'ER%%05u' %% n)
else:
sys.stdout.write(b'OK%%05u' %% n)
"""
class TestError(Exception):
pass
def drain_input(ser):
time.sleep(0.1)
while ser.inWaiting() > 0:
data = ser.read(ser.inWaiting())
time.sleep(0.1)
def send_script(ser, script):
chunk_size = 32
for i in range(0, len(script), chunk_size):
ser.write(script[i : i + chunk_size])
time.sleep(0.01)
ser.write(b"\x04") # eof
ser.flush()
response = ser.read(2)
if response != b"OK":
response += ser.read(ser.inWaiting())
raise TestError("could not send script", response)
def read_test(ser_repl, ser_data, bufsize, nbuf):
global test_passed
assert bufsize % 256 == 0 # for verify to work
# Load and run the read_test_script.
ser_repl.write(b"\x03\x01\x04") # break, raw-repl, soft-reboot
drain_input(ser_repl)
script = bytes(read_test_script % (bufsize, nbuf), "ascii")
send_script(ser_repl, script)
# Read from the device the type of data that it will send (BIN or TXT).
data_type = ser_data.read(3)
# Read data from the device, check it is correct, and measure throughput.
n = 0
last_byte = None
t_start = time.time()
remain = nbuf * bufsize
total_data = bytearray(remain)
while remain:
t0 = time.monotonic_ns()
while ser_data.inWaiting() == 0:
if time.monotonic_ns() - t0 > 1e9:
# timeout waiting for data from device
break
time.sleep(0.0001)
if not ser_data.inWaiting():
test_passed = False
print("ERROR: timeout waiting for data")
print(total_data[:n])
return 0
to_read = min(ser_data.inWaiting(), remain)
data = ser_data.read(to_read)
remain -= len(data)
print(f"{n} / {nbuf * bufsize}", end="\r")
total_data[n : n + len(data)] = data
n += len(data)
t_end = time.time()
for i in range(0, len(total_data)):
if data_type == b"BIN":
wanted = i & 0xFF
else:
wanted = 0x20 + (i & 0x3F)
if total_data[i] != wanted:
test_passed = False
print("ERROR: data mismatch:", i, wanted, total_data[i])
ser_repl.write(b"\x03") # break
t = t_end - t_start
# Print results.
print(
"DATA IN: bufsize=%u, read %u bytes in %.2f msec = %.2f kibytes/sec = %.2f MBits/sec"
% (bufsize, n, t * 1000, n / 1024 / t, n * 8 / 1000000 / t)
)
return n / t
def write_test(ser_repl, ser_data, bufsize, nbuf, verified):
global test_passed
# Load and run the write_test_script.
ser_repl.write(b"\x03\x01\x04") # break, raw-repl, soft-reboot
drain_input(ser_repl)
if verified:
script = write_test_script_verified
else:
script = write_test_script_unverified
script = bytes(script % (bufsize, nbuf), "ascii")
send_script(ser_repl, script)
drain_input(ser_repl)
# Write data to the device, check it is correct, and measure throughput.
n = 0
t_start = time.time()
buf = bytearray(bufsize)
for i in range(len(buf)):
buf[i] = 32 + (i & 0x3F) # don't want to send ctrl chars!
for i in range(nbuf):
ser_data.write(buf)
n += len(buf)
print(f"{n} / {nbuf * bufsize}", end="\r")
response = ser_repl.read(7)
if response != b"OK%05u" % bufsize:
test_passed = False
print("ERROR: bad response, expecting OK%05u, got %r" % (bufsize, response))
t_end = time.time()
ser_repl.write(b"\x03") # break
t = t_end - t_start
# Print results.
print(
"DATA OUT: verify=%d, bufsize=%u, wrote %u bytes in %.2f msec = %.2f kibytes/sec = %.2f MBits/sec"
% (verified, bufsize, n, t * 1000, n / 1024 / t, n * 8 / 1000000 / t)
)
return n / t
def do_test(dev_repl, dev_data=None, time_per_subtest=1):
if dev_data is None:
print("REPL and data on", dev_repl)
ser_repl = serial.Serial(dev_repl, baudrate=115200, timeout=1)
ser_data = ser_repl
else:
print("REPL on", dev_repl)
print("data on", dev_data)
ser_repl = serial.Serial(dev_repl, baudrate=115200, timeout=1)
ser_data = serial.Serial(dev_data, baudrate=115200, timeout=1)
for test_func, test_args, bufsize in (
(read_test, (), 256),
(write_test, (True,), 128),
(write_test, (False,), 128),
):
nbuf = 128
while bufsize <= 16384:
rate = test_func(ser_repl, ser_data, bufsize, nbuf, *test_args)
bufsize *= 2
if rate:
# Adjust the amount of data based on the rate, to keep each subtest
# at around time_per_subtest seconds long.
nbuf = max(min(128, int(rate * time_per_subtest / bufsize)), 1)
ser_repl.close()
ser_data.close()
def main():
global test_passed
cmd_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Test performance and reliability of serial port communication.",
epilog=run_tests_module.test_instance_epilog,
formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
)
cmd_parser.add_argument(
"-t",
"--test-instance",
default="a0",
help="MicroPython instance to test",
)
cmd_parser.add_argument(
"--time-per-subtest", default="1", help="approximate time to take per subtest (in seconds)"
)
args = cmd_parser.parse_args()
dev_repl = run_tests_module.convert_device_shortcut_to_real_device(args.test_instance)
test_passed = True
try:
do_test(dev_repl, None, float(args.time_per_subtest))
except TestError as er:
test_passed = False
print("ERROR:", er)
if not test_passed:
sys.exit(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()