Motor in papermaking technology is affected by various factors such as production,its performance parameters and indicators will change,so the motor start-up test system is needed to test,start-up test can detect all kinds of performance parameters of motor in the initial stage of motor running,and avoid safety problems in the process of electrical equipment running.This paper introduces the motor testing technology and development trend,taking the micro-dc motor as the research object,focusing on the start-up test of the small motor,the test system includes hardware design,software design,simulation and debugging analysis,the whole process automation of small motor start-up test system realized by PLC-1200 controller is helpful to improve production efficiency and reduce safety hidden trouble.