Hardware In the Loop (HIL) is a testing methodology that enables the testing of embedded systems with real-world hardware components. This talk aims to demonstrate how HIL can be used to develop, test and evaluate complex embedded systems, with a real-world approach based on countless HIL projects with multiple clients across the embedded industry. Attendees will gain understanding of the HIL approach and the benefits it can bring for embedded system development. They will learn how to use HIL for verification and validation of embedded systems, and see how it can be applied in real-world scenarios. Finally, this talk will provide a very minimum HIL setup needed to start exploring your own project HIL needs.