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+# Functional test that boots the ASPEED SoCs with firmware
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 ASPEED Technology Inc
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later. See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado_qemu import QemuSystemTest
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from avocado.utils import archive
+
+
+class AST1030Machine(QemuSystemTest):
+ """Boots the zephyr os and checks that the console is operational"""
+
+ timeout = 10
+
+ def test_ast1030_zephyros(self):
+ """
+ :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+ :avocado: tags=machine:ast1030-evb
+ """
+ tar_url = ('https://github.com/AspeedTech-BMC'
+ '/zephyr/releases/download/v00.01.04/ast1030-evb-demo.zip')
+ tar_hash = '4c6a8ce3a8ba76ef1a65dae419ae3409343c4b20'
+ tar_path = self.fetch_asset(tar_url, asset_hash=tar_hash)
+ archive.extract(tar_path, self.workdir)
+ kernel_file = self.workdir + "/ast1030-evb-demo/zephyr.elf"
+ self.vm.set_console()
+ self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_file,
+ '-nographic')
+ self.vm.launch()
+ wait_for_console_pattern(self, "Booting Zephyr OS")
+ exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, "help",
+ "Available commands")