Functional safety bist with system vitals

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for testing, the computer program product comprising code which causes one or more processors to perform operations of:

• accessing an automotive subsystem within a motor vehicle, wherein the automotive subsystem includes a system-on-a-chip (SoC), wherein the SoC includes a network-on-a-chip (NoC), wherein the SoC is coupled to a communications bus, wherein the communications bus includes a bus controller, and wherein the SoC is coupled to a functional safety test environment (FUSATE);
• awakening, by a timer, the FUSATE from a low power mode;
• sending, by the FUSATE, to one or more logic components within the SOC, a test sequence, wherein the test sequence includes a functionality check of the one or more logic components;
• receiving, by the FUSATE, a first response from the one or more logic components within the SoC;
• recording, by the FUSATE, the first response that was received;
• and
• reentering, by the FUSATE, the low power mode, wherein the reentering includes resetting the timer.

A computer system for testing comprising:

• a memory which stores instructions;
• one or more processors coupled to the memory wherein the one or more processors, when executing the instructions which are stored, are configured to:
• access an automotive subsystem within a motor vehicle, wherein the automotive subsystem includes a system-on-a-chip (SoC), wherein the SoC includes a network-on-a-chip (NoC), wherein the SoC is coupled to a communications bus, wherein the communications bus includes a bus controller, and wherein the SoC is coupled to a functional safety test environment (FUSATE);
• awaken, by a timer, the FUSATE from a low power mode, wherein the timer is at or above a first threshold;
• send, by the FUSATE, to one or more logic components within the SOC, a test sequence, wherein the test sequence includes a functionality check of the one or more logic components;
• receive, by the FUSATE, a first response from the one or more logic components within the SoC;
• record, by the FUSATE, the first response that was received;
• and
• reenter, by the FUSATE, the low power mode, wherein the reentering includes resetting the timer.