Build a PlatformIO CI Pipeline for a Multi-Board Firmware Team
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Use GitHub Actions + PlatformIO. Build matrix across the 6 boards. Run native unit tests + QEMU-based emulation tests for boards that QEMU supports. Set up a self-hosted runner on the existing hardware-test-rack (5 boards mounted, programmer + power-cycler relay). Integration tests run on real hardware via PlatformIO's remote target. Post a per-board build + test status comment on every PR. Deliver pipeline YAMLs, the self-hosted runner setup, a 6-page architecture writeup, and an operator runbook.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design and build a PlatformIO-based CI pipeline for a 6-board firmware team that builds, emulates, and tests on real hardware for every PR.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a CI matrix across heterogeneous embedded boards
- Integrate QEMU-based emulation tests into PR-blocking checks
- Set up self-hosted runners against real hardware safely
- Communicate per-board test results clearly in PR feedback
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