diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a05347e..535ec23 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ jobs:
 # Cross-compilation to RTEMS
 # (needs EPICS Base >= 3.16.2)
 
-  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.10 TEST=NO
+  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.10
 
-  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.9 TEST=NO
+  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.9
 
 # Other gcc versions (adding as an extra package)
 
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ jobs:
 # Cross-compilation to RTEMS
 # (needs EPICS Base >= 3.16.2)
 
-  - env: BASE=R3.16.2 SET=test01 RTEMS=4.10 TEST=NO
+  - env: BASE=R3.16.2 SET=test01 RTEMS=4.10
     dist: trusty
 
-  - env: BASE=R3.16.2 SET=test01 RTEMS=4.9 TEST=NO
+  - env: BASE=R3.16.2 SET=test01 RTEMS=4.9
     dist: trusty
 
 # SNCSEQ 2.2.7 fails to build on MacOS; currently needs master
diff --git a/exampleApp/test/Makefile b/exampleApp/test/Makefile
index 06bb494..cdfc92a 100644
--- a/exampleApp/test/Makefile
+++ b/exampleApp/test/Makefile
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 # use the new RSET definition
 USR_CPPFLAGS += -DUSE_TYPED_RSET
 
-DBD = exampleTest.dbd
+TARGETS += $(COMMON_DIR)/exampleTest.dbd
+DBDDEPENDS_FILES += exampleTest.dbd$(DEP)
 exampleTest_DBD += example.dbd
 
+TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/exampleTest.dbd
+
+testHarness_SRCS += exampleTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+
 PROD_LIBS += exampleSupport
 ifneq ($(SNCSEQ),)
     PROD_LIBS += seq pv
@@ -23,8 +28,31 @@ PROD_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
 TESTPROD_HOST += exampleTest
 exampleTest_SRCS += exampleTest.c
 exampleTest_SRCS += exampleTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+testHarness_SRCS += exampleTest.c
+TESTFILES += ../../../db/dbExample1.db
 TESTS += exampleTest
 
+# This runs all the test programs in a known working order:
+testHarness_SRCS += epicsRunExampleTests.c
+
+exampleTestHarness_SRCS += $(testHarness_SRCS)
+exampleTestHarness_SRCS_RTEMS += rtemsTestHarness.c
+
+PROD_SRCS_RTEMS += rtemsTestData.c
+
+PROD_vxWorks = exampleTestHarness
+PROD_RTEMS = exampleTestHarness
+
+TESTSPEC_vxWorks = exampleTestHarness.munch; epicsRunExampleTests
+TESTSPEC_RTEMS = exampleTestHarness.boot; epicsRunExampleTests
+
 TESTSCRIPTS_HOST += $(TESTS:%=%.t)
+ifneq ($(filter $(T_A),$(CROSS_COMPILER_RUNTEST_ARCHS)),)
+TESTPROD_RTEMS = $(TESTPROD_HOST)
+TESTSCRIPTS_RTEMS += $(TESTS:%=%.t)
+endif
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+
+rtemsTestData.c : $(TESTFILES) $(TOOLS)/epicsMakeMemFs.pl
+	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/epicsMakeMemFs.pl $@ epicsRtemsFSImage $(TESTFILES)
diff --git a/exampleApp/test/epicsRunExampleTests.c b/exampleApp/test/epicsRunExampleTests.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..288fd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exampleApp/test/epicsRunExampleTests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2011 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Run Example tests as a batch.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "epicsUnitTest.h"
+#include "epicsExit.h"
+#include "dbmf.h"
+
+int exampleTest(void);
+
+void epicsRunExampleTests(void)
+{
+    testHarness();
+
+    runTest(exampleTest);
+
+    dbmfFreeChunks();
+
+    epicsExit(0);   /* Trigger test harness */
+}
diff --git a/exampleApp/test/exampleTest.c b/exampleApp/test/exampleTest.c
index c4fa6ee..424f18e 100644
--- a/exampleApp/test/exampleTest.c
+++ b/exampleApp/test/exampleTest.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void testOnce(void)
 {
     testDiag("check that tests work");
 
-    dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "example.dbd", "../../../dbd", NULL);
+    dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "exampleTest.dbd", "../O.Common", NULL);
     exampleTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
     dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbExample1.db", "../../../db", "user=test");
 
diff --git a/exampleApp/test/rtemsTestHarness.c b/exampleApp/test/rtemsTestHarness.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eb59e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exampleApp/test/rtemsTestHarness.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2011 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+extern void epicsRunExampleTests(void);
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    epicsRunExampleTests();  /* calls epicsExit(0) */
+    return 0;
+}