diff --git a/tests/test_compile_armv7.py b/tests/test_compile_armv7.py
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+from copapy import NumLike
+from copapy.backend import Write, compile_to_dag, add_read_command
+import subprocess
+from copapy import _binwrite
+import copapy.backend as backend
+import copapy as cp
+import os
+import warnings
+import pytest
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    # On Windows wsl and qemu-user is required:
+    # sudo apt install qemu-user
+    qemu_command = ['wsl', 'qemu-arm']
+else:
+    qemu_command = ['qemu-arm']
+
+
+def run_command(command: list[str]) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, encoding='utf8', check=False)
+    assert result.returncode != 11, f"SIGSEGV (segmentation fault)\n -Error occurred: {result.stderr}\n -Output: {result.stdout}"
+    assert result.returncode == 0, f"\n -Error occurred: {result.stderr}\n -Output: {result.stdout}"
+    return result.stdout
+
+
+def check_for_qemu() -> bool:
+    command = qemu_command + ['--version']
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, encoding='utf8', check=False)
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    return result.returncode == 0
+
+
+def function(c1: NumLike, c2: NumLike) -> tuple[NumLike, ...]:
+    i1 = c1 // 3.3 + 5
+    i2 = c2 * 5 + c1
+    r1 = i1 + i2 * 55 / 4
+    r2 = 4 * i2 + 5
+
+    return i1, i2, r1, r2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.runner
+def test_compile():
+    #t1 = cp.vector([10, 11, 12]) + cp.vector(cp.variable(v) for v in range(3))
+    #t2 = t1.sum()
+
+    #t3 = cp.vector(cp.variable(1 / (v + 1)) for v in range(3))
+    #t4 = ((t3 * t1) * 2).sum()
+    #t5 = ((t3 * t1) * 2).magnitude()
+
+    #ret = (t2, t4, t5)
+
+    ret = (cp.variable(5) * 5 + 8,)
+
+    out = [Write(r) for r in ret]
+
+    sdb = backend.stencil_db_from_package('armv7')
+    il, variables = compile_to_dag(out, sdb)
+
+    # run program command
+    il.write_com(_binwrite.Command.RUN_PROG)
+    #il.write_com(_binwrite.Command.DUMP_CODE)
+
+    for net in ret:
+        assert isinstance(net, backend.Net)
+        add_read_command(il, variables, net)
+
+    il.write_com(_binwrite.Command.END_COM)
+
+    print('* Data to runner:')
+    il.print()
+
+    il.to_file('build/runner/test-armv7.copapy')
+
+    if not check_for_qemu():
+        warnings.warn("qemu-aarch64 not found, aarch64 test skipped!", UserWarning)
+    elif not os.path.isfile('build/runner/coparun-aarch64'):
+        warnings.warn("aarch64 runner not found, aarch64 test skipped!", UserWarning)
+    else:
+        command = ['build/runner/coparun-armv7', 'build/runner/test-armv7.copapy', 'build/runner/test-armv7.copapy.bin']
+        result = run_command(qemu_command + command)
+        print('* Output from runner:\n--')
+        print(result)
+        print('--')
+
+        assert 'Return value: 1' in result
+
+        # Compare to x86_64 reference results
+        assert " size=4 data=24 00 00 00" in result
+        assert " size=4 data=56 55 25 42" in result
+        assert " size=4 data=B4 F9 C8 41" in result
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    #test_example()
+    test_compile()