TDD works great for this. Usually before I am sent a new piece of equipment (has to go through the approval/purchase process) I’m given the docs. I’ll write uni

TDD works great for this. Usually before I am sent a new piece of equipment (has to go through the approval/purchase process) I’m given the docs. I’ll write unit tests using the examples in the docs (or made up examples based on the docs). I’ll write my software controller against that. By the time I get the actual device I’m just confirming my code works.