diff --git a/case-lib/lib.sh b/case-lib/lib.sh
index de53bc2c..d2e7d00a 100644
--- a/case-lib/lib.sh
+++ b/case-lib/lib.sh
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ func_lib_get_tplg_path()
     return 0
 }
 
+func_lib_check_pa()
+{
+    pactl stat &>/dev/null || {
+        dloge "pactl stat failed"
+        return 1
+    }
+}
+
 die()
 {
     dloge "$@"
diff --git a/test-case/check-userspace-cardinfo.sh b/test-case/check-userspace-cardinfo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b74753fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-case/check-userspace-cardinfo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+## Case Name: check-userspace-cardinfo
+## Preconditions:
+##    N/A
+## Description:
+##    Get the card name from pactl info
+##    check if there is an available card to do the following tests
+## Case step:
+##    1. run pactl to get the cards info
+##    2. check the card name
+## Expect result:
+##    There is at least one available card for test
+##
+
+set -e
+
+# shellcheck source=case-lib/lib.sh
+source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/../case-lib/lib.sh
+
+# check pulseaudio runs properly or not
+func_lib_check_pa || die "Please check whether pulseaudio runs correctly or not"
+
+func_opt_parse_option "$@"
+
+OLDIFS=$IFS
+dlogc "pactl list cards short"
+cardlist=$(pactl list cards short)
+: $((available_card=0))
+IFS=$'\n'
+for card in $cardlist; do
+    # pactl list cards short format should be like:
+    # 0	alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-sof_sdw	module-alsa-card.c
+    dlogi "found card: $(echo "$card" | awk '{print $2}')"
+    echo "$card" |grep -i "usb" &>/dev/null || : $((available_card++))
+done
+IFS=$OLDIFS
+
+if [ "$available_card" == "0" ]; then
+    # TODO: do more check to give hint why there is no available card
+    die "no available card for test"
+fi
diff --git a/test-case/check-userspace-paplay.sh b/test-case/check-userspace-paplay.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed354644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-case/check-userspace-paplay.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+## Case Name: check-userspace-paplay
+## Preconditions:
+##    N/A
+## Description:
+##    Go through all the sinks and paplay on the sinks whose
+##    active port is available (jack connected) or unknown (speaker)
+## Case step:
+##    1. go through all the sinks
+##    2. check the sink's active port is available or not
+##    3. paplay on the active port which is available or unknown
+## Expect result:
+##    paplay on the sinks successfully
+##
+
+set -e
+
+# shellcheck source=case-lib/lib.sh
+source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/../case-lib/lib.sh
+
+# check pulseaudio runs properly or not
+func_lib_check_pa || die "Please check whether pulseaudio runs correctly or not"
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['r']='round'     OPT_DESC_lst['r']='round count'
+OPT_PARM_lst['r']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['r']=3
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['d']='duration' OPT_DESC_lst['d']='paplay duration in second'
+OPT_PARM_lst['d']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['d']=8
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['f']='file'   OPT_DESC_lst['f']='source file path'
+OPT_PARM_lst['f']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['f']='/dev/zero'
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['F']='format'   OPT_DESC_lst['F']='sample format'
+OPT_PARM_lst['F']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['F']=s16le
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['R']='rate'   OPT_DESC_lst['R']='sample rate'
+OPT_PARM_lst['R']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['R']=44100
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['C']='channels'   OPT_DESC_lst['C']='channels'
+OPT_PARM_lst['C']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['C']=2
+
+func_opt_parse_option "$@"
+
+round_cnt=${OPT_VALUE_lst['r']}
+duration=${OPT_VALUE_lst['d']}
+file=${OPT_VALUE_lst['f']}
+format=${OPT_VALUE_lst['F']}
+rate=${OPT_VALUE_lst['R']}
+channel=${OPT_VALUE_lst['C']}
+
+[[ -e $file ]] || { dlogw "$file does not exist, use /dev/zero as dummy playback source" && file=/dev/zero; }
+
+# TODO: check the parameter is valid or not
+
+# go through all the sinks
+# get all the sinks name
+sinkkeys=$(pactlinfo.py --showsinks)
+for round in $(seq 1 $round_cnt); do
+    for i in $sinkkeys; do
+        sinkcard=$(pactlinfo.py --getsinkcardname "$i") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get sink $i card_name"
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # Let's skip testing on USB card
+        # TODO: add a list for other skipped cards such as HDA
+        if echo "$sinkcard" |grep -i "usb" &>/dev/null; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # get the sink's active port
+        actport=$(pactlinfo.py --getsinkactport "$i") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get sink $i active port"
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # get the active port's information
+        actportvalue=$(pactlinfo.py --getsinkportinfo "$actport") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get sink $i active port $actport info"
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # check the active port is available or not from the port's information
+        portavailable=$(echo "$actportvalue" |grep "not available") || true
+        if [ -z "$portavailable" ]; then
+            # now prepare to paplay on this sink as the active port is not "not available"
+            # get the sink's name
+            sinkname=$(pactlinfo.py --getsinkname "$i")
+            sinkname=$(eval echo "$sinkname") #formalize the sink name
+            dlogi "===== Testing: (Round: $round/$round_cnt) (sink: $sinkname.$actport) ====="
+            dlogc "paplay -v --device=$sinkname --raw --rate=$rate --format=$format --channels=$channel $file"
+            paplay -v --device="$sinkname" --raw --rate=$rate --format=$format --channels=$channel $file &
+            pid=$!
+            sleep $duration
+            # check whether process is still running
+            count=$(ps -A| grep -c $pid) || true
+            if [[ $count -eq 0 ]]; then
+                if wait $pid; then #checks if process executed successfully or not
+                    dlogi "paplay has stopped successfully"
+                else
+                    die "paplay on $sinkname failed (returned $?)"
+                fi
+            else
+                dlogi "paplay runs successfully"
+                # kill all paplay process
+                pkill -9 paplay
+                sleep 0.5
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+done
diff --git a/test-case/check-userspace-parecord.sh b/test-case/check-userspace-parecord.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e07b7a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-case/check-userspace-parecord.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+## Case Name: check-userspace-parecord
+## Preconditions:
+##    N/A
+## Description:
+##    Go through all the sources and parecord on the sources whose
+##    active port is available (jack connected) or unknown (DMIC)
+## Case step:
+##    1. go through all the sources
+##    2. check the source's active port is available or not
+##    3. parecord on the active port which is available or unknown
+## Expect result:
+##    parecord on the source successfully
+##
+
+set -e
+
+# shellcheck source=case-lib/lib.sh
+source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/../case-lib/lib.sh
+
+# check pulseaudio runs properly or not
+func_lib_check_pa || die "Please check whether pulseaudio runs correctly or not"
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['r']='round'     OPT_DESC_lst['r']='round count'
+OPT_PARM_lst['r']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['r']=3
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['d']='duration' OPT_DESC_lst['d']='parecord duration in second'
+OPT_PARM_lst['d']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['d']=8
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['f']='file'   OPT_DESC_lst['f']='source file path'
+OPT_PARM_lst['f']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['f']='/dev/zero'
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['F']='format'   OPT_DESC_lst['F']='sample format'
+OPT_PARM_lst['F']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['F']=s16le
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['R']='rate'   OPT_DESC_lst['R']='sample rate'
+OPT_PARM_lst['R']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['R']=44100
+
+OPT_OPT_lst['C']='channels'   OPT_DESC_lst['C']='channels'
+OPT_PARM_lst['C']=1         OPT_VALUE_lst['C']=2
+
+func_opt_parse_option "$@"
+
+round_cnt=${OPT_VALUE_lst['r']}
+duration=${OPT_VALUE_lst['d']}
+file=${OPT_VALUE_lst['f']}
+format=${OPT_VALUE_lst['F']}
+rate=${OPT_VALUE_lst['R']}
+channel=${OPT_VALUE_lst['C']}
+
+[[ -e $file ]] || { dlogw "$file does not exist, use /dev/zero as dummy playback source" && file=/dev/null; }
+
+# TODO: check the parameter is valid or not
+
+# go through all the sources
+# get all the sources name
+sourcekeys=$(pactlinfo.py --showsources)
+for round in $(seq 1 $round_cnt); do
+    for i in $sourcekeys; do
+        sourcecard=$(pactlinfo.py --getsourcecardname "$i") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get source $i card_name"
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # Let's skip testing on USB card
+        # TODO: add a list for other skipped cards such as HDA
+        if echo "$sourcecard" |grep -i "usb" &>/dev/null; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        sourceclass=$(pactlinfo.py --getsourcedeviceclass "$i") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get source $i device class"
+            continue
+        }
+        # Let's skip the monitor sources
+        if echo "$sourceclass" |grep "monitor" &>/dev/null; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # get the source's active port
+        actport=$(pactlinfo.py --getsourceactport "$i") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get source $i active port"
+            continue
+        }
+        # get the active port's information
+        actportvalue=$(pactlinfo.py --getsourceportinfo "$actport") || {
+            dlogw "failed to get source $i active port $actport info"
+            continue
+        }
+        # check the active port is available or not from the port's information
+        portavailable=$(echo "$actportvalue" |grep "not available") || true
+        if [ -z "$portavailable" ]; then
+            # now prepare to parecord on this source as the active port is not "not available"
+            # get the source's name
+            sourcename=$(pactlinfo.py --getsourcename "$i")
+            sourcename=$(eval echo "$sourcename")
+            dlogi "===== Testing: (Round: $round/$round_cnt) (source: $sourcename.$actport) ====="
+            dlogc "parecord -v --device=$sourcename --raw --rate=$rate --format=$format --channels=$channel $file"
+            parecord -v --device="$sourcename" --raw --rate=$rate --format=$format --channels=$channel $file &
+            pid=$!
+            sleep $duration
+            # check whether process is still running
+            count=$(ps -A| grep -c $pid) || true
+            if [[ $count -eq 0 ]]; then
+                if wait $pid; then #checks if process executed successfully or not
+                    die "parecord has stopped successfully, which is abnormal"
+                else
+                    die "parecord on $sourcename failed (returned $?)"
+                fi
+            else
+                dlogi "parecord runs successfully"
+                # kill all parecord processes
+                pkill -9 parecord >/dev/null
+                sleep 0.5
+            fi
+        fi
+
+    done
+done
diff --git a/tools/pactlinfo.py b/tools/pactlinfo.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..128ba811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pactlinfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import re
+import os
+import argparse
+
+# get the specified sink information from "pactl list sink"
+def get_sink(sinkname):
+    sinks = os.popen("pactl list sinks").read()
+    sink=""
+    start = 0
+    for line in sinks.splitlines():
+        # sink information starts with "Sink #n"
+        m = re.match('^Sink #(\d+)', line)
+        if m:
+            m1 = re.match('^Sink #'+sinkname, line)
+            if m1:
+                start = 1
+            else:
+                start = 0
+        else:
+            if start == 1:
+                sink += line+'\n'
+    return sink
+
+# get the specified source information from "pactl list source"
+def get_source(sourcename):
+    sources = os.popen("pactl list sources").read()
+    source=""
+    start = 0
+    for line in sources.splitlines():
+        # source information starts with "Source #n"
+        m = re.match('^Source #(\d+)', line)
+        if m:
+            m1 = re.match('^Source #'+sourcename, line)
+            if m1:
+                start = 1
+            else:
+                start = 0
+        else:
+            if start == 1:
+                source += line+'\n'
+    return source
+
+# get the value of the key in the bulk
+# For example, the bulk is the information of a sink, which
+# includes "State", "Name", "Driver" and etc information.
+# get_value(bulk, "Name: ") will get the name information.
+# The "Name: " is the key word format, please refer 'pactl list' for
+# more keys format.
+# TODO: some informations are splitted into multiple lines. Need to handle
+#       this situation if necessary.
+def get_value(bulk, key):
+    # refine the key to handle the special characters
+    schar='\[@_!#$%^&*()<>?/|}{~]'
+    for char in schar:
+        key=key.replace(char, "\\"+char)
+
+    res = re.findall(key+".*", bulk)
+    if res:
+        print (re.match("("+key+")(.*)", res[0]).groups(1)[1])
+        return(0)
+    else:
+        return(1)
+
+'''test Main'''
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='parse pactl list information',
+                                     add_help=True, formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument('--showsinks', action='store_true', default=False, help='show all sinks')
+    parser.add_argument('--showsources', action='store_true', default=False, help='show all sources')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsinkname', type=int, help='get the appointed sink Name')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsourcename', type=int, help='get the appointed source Name')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsinkcardname', type=int, help='get the card_name of appointed sink')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsourcecardname', type=int, help='get the card_name of appointed source')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsinkdeviceclass', type=int, help='get the appointed sink device.class')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsourcedeviceclass', type=int, help='get the appointed source device.class')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsinkactport', type=int, help='get the appointed sink active port name')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsourceactport', type=int, help='get the appointed source active port name')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsinkportinfo', help='get the appointed sink port information')
+    parser.add_argument('--getsourceportinfo', help='get the appointed source port information')
+    parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s 1.0')
+
+    ret_args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+
+    if ret_args['showsinks'] is True:
+        sinks = os.popen("pactl list short sinks").read()
+        for line in sinks.splitlines():
+            print (re.match("(\d+)(.*)", line).groups(1)[0])
+        exit(0)
+
+    if ret_args['showsources'] is True:
+        sources = os.popen("pactl list short sources").read()
+        for line in sources.splitlines():
+            print (re.match("(\d+)(.*)", line).groups(1)[0])
+        exit(0)
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsinkname') is not None:
+        sink = ret_args['getsinkname']
+        sinkinfo = get_sink(str(sink))
+        exit (get_value(sinkinfo, "Name: "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsourcename') is not None:
+        source = ret_args['getsourcename']
+        sourceinfo = get_source(str(source))
+        exit (get_value(sourceinfo, "Name: "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsinkcardname') is not None:
+        sink = ret_args['getsinkcardname']
+        sinkinfo = get_sink(str(sink))
+        exit (get_value(sinkinfo, "alsa.card_name = "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsourcecardname') is not None:
+        source = ret_args['getsourcecardname']
+        sourceinfo = get_source(str(source))
+        exit (get_value(sourceinfo, "alsa.card_name = "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsinkdeviceclass') is not None:
+        sink = ret_args['getsinkdeviceclass']
+        sinkinfo = get_sink(str(sink))
+        exit (get_value(sinkinfo, "device.class = "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsourcedeviceclass') is not None:
+        source = ret_args['getsourcedeviceclass']
+        sourceinfo = get_source(str(source))
+        exit (get_value(sourceinfo, "device.class = "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsinkactport') is not None:
+        sink = ret_args['getsinkactport']
+        sinkinfo = get_sink(str(sink))
+        exit (get_value(sinkinfo, "Active Port: "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsourceactport') is not None:
+        source = ret_args['getsourceactport']
+        sourceinfo = get_source(str(source))
+        exit (get_value(sourceinfo, "Active Port: "))
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsinkportinfo') is not None:
+        port  = ret_args['getsinkportinfo']
+        # get all the sinks
+        # TODO: skip the sink ports which belong to unsupported card
+        sinkinfo = get_sink(".*")
+        exit (get_value(sinkinfo, port+": "))
+
+
+    if ret_args.get('getsourceportinfo') is not None:
+        port  = ret_args['getsourceportinfo']
+        # get all the sources
+        # TODO: skip the source ports which belong to unsupported card
+        sourceinfo = get_source(".*")
+        exit (get_value(sourceinfo, port+": "))
+
+    exit(0)