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EEBUS TESTER

We offer our official EEBUS Certification test tool to implementers, stack developers, and manufacturers of EEBUS-enabled devices on a subscription basis.

Get the official EEBUS test software for use in your development and testing directly in your lab, now!

Key Features

  • Uniquely complete — The only commercially available test tool that fully implements the EEBUS Use Case High-Level Test Specification for LPC, LPP, MPC and MGCP.
  • Full‑stack EEBUS testing — Tests at Use Case level plus SHIP and SPINE protocol layers for end-to-end coverage.
  • All testing levels supported — From test-driven software development to acceptance testing on device level.
  • Comprehensive and growing test library — Includes all current (pilot) qualification and upcoming EEBUS Certification test cases.
  • Predefined test suites — Ready-to-run test suites for every device, i.e., EEBUS Use Case and role combination of (pilot) qualification.
  • CI/CD integration — Built-in support for test system deployment, test set execution, reporting and Jenkins plugin.
  • Interactive CLI — Intuitive command-line interface that guides you from connection setup to finished test runs.
  • Clear HTML reports — Reactive, easy-to-understand test reports for quick assessment and sharing with stakeholders.
  • Deep diagnostics — Detailed logging, post-run analysis and complete message-graph visualization for in-depth analysis and fixing.
  • On-premises deployment — Run unlimited instances on your test stations or developer laptops within a 1-year license.
  • Seamless subscription — Optional automatic renewal to keep testing uninterrupted.
  • Accessible to all — Available to EEBUS Initiative members and non-members.
  • Member discount — Special license price for EEBus Initiative members: €11,900 / year.

The EEBUS Tester:
enabler of interoperability.

Your way to EEBUS Certification

Using our EEBUS Tester makes upcoming EEBUS Certification a straightforward process: perform all tests step by step during development, pass them one by one, and then come to the EEBUS Living Lab Cologne for certification. Then you can easily pass certification tests in your first attempt! However, using the EEBUS Tester is not a prerequisite, but it is used in the certification tests.

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Use
EEBUS Tester

Use the EEBUS Tester for classic or test-driven development, testing, and quality assurance to speed up EEBUS integration.

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Visit
Living Lab

Once your development has passed all the relevant EEBUS Tester tests, you book a slot in the Living Lab Cologne for EEBUS Certification.

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Pass
EEBUS Certificate

Pass the necessary Qualification Tests for comming EEBUS Certification quickly. If you send your device to the Living Lab, even personal attendance is not required.

How we can help you

Learn how the EEBUS Tester and our support around the tooling will speed up your EEBUS integration, aid your in-house testing, reduce your time to market, and help you pass upcoming EEBUS Certification on the first try.

Qualification Tests

More than 200 tests on EEBUS Use Case level relevant to German Energy Industry Act §14a and  Renewable Energy Sources Act§9, as well as aspects of the FFN requirements.

Multi-connection Tests

Test your Home Energy Management System (HEMS) against multiple Controllable Systems at once, including performance analysis and robustness evaluation.

Installation Process

Test your development against the latest SHIP-pairing requirements posed by the German Federal Office for Information Security, comming soon.

Protocol level Tests

We are offering an exclusive, steadily growing number of protocol-level tests on SHIP and SPINE levels.

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Further Use cases

In addition to the Use Cases of the coming EEBUS Certification we offer basic testing for almost all Use Cases in all domains. Get in touch with us!

Support offer

We support you not only with the EEBUS tester, testing and automation, but also with EEBUS development and integration. A monthly quota of hours is included!

Our Next Steps

Launching the EEBUS Tester on this scale is a major first step. But many more steps will follow to make the EEBUS Tester a tool for “built-in” interoperability. With this in mind, we are constantly working on the further development of new functions, usability and test methods.

November 2025
Started
Release of the EEBUS Tester

First deliveries for subscribers start this month! We are currently fine-tuning the interactive command line interface for CI/CD applications and improving the installation process.

The EEBUS Tester - enabler for interoperability!

December 2025
Introduced
SHIP Pairing Service tests

This year we will introduce the first tests on the new mDNS service 'shippairing', described in EEBus SHIP Pairing Service specification.

We'll bring a devA and devZ tester device to cover every role in the new, secure pairing.

March 26
Ongoing
Tests for more and more Use Cases

We are the first to provide offical EEBUS tests on Use Cases of the other domains like E-Mobility, HVAC, Inverter and Whitegoods, and especially advanced Grid Use Cases.

June 26
Improved
Advanced SHIP 1.1 and SPINE tests

Complete the test suite for the SHIP and SPINE protocols with more variations, advanced negative testing, and compliance checks for the upcoming SHIP v1.1.

2026
Planned
EEBUS cyber security testsuite

In cooperation with the German BSI we introduce a complete testsuite on security for EEBUS communication; this also completes the new SHIP Paring tests with negative testing and pen tests.

Would you like to start with The EEBUS Tester?

Request a brief introduction to the EEBUS tester or further material without obligation using the contact form.