diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 2eecef9..6588a23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       # Build your program with the given configuration
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/buildc --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} --target examples
 
-
+    - name: Build and run Tests
+      run: >
+        cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/buildc;
+        ctest --verbose;
diff --git a/examples/99_debugger/99_debugger.cpp b/examples/99_debugger/99_debugger.cpp
index 0886d6e..468e842 100644
--- a/examples/99_debugger/99_debugger.cpp
+++ b/examples/99_debugger/99_debugger.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
-//
-// Created by Federico Rossi on 29/07/23.
-//
-
 #include "posit.h"
-#include <cstdint>
+
+float convert32(const float x) {
+  posit::Posit<int32_t, 32, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan> y(x);
+  const uint32_t z =  *(uint32_t*)&y;
+  std::cout << z << std::endl;
+  return *(posit::Posit<int32_t, 32, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan>*)&z;  
+}
+
+float convert16(const float x) {
+  posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan> y(x);
+  const int16_t z =  *(int16_t*)&y;
+  std::cout << z << std::endl;
+  return *(posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan>*)&z;  
+}
+
+typedef float (*F)(const float);
+
+template <float (*F)(float)>
+void calc(float x, int bits) {
+  std::cout << "input = " << x << ", converted back and forth with " << bits
+            << " bits = " << F(x)
+            << ", ratio = " << std::abs(F(x)/double(x)) << std::endl;
+}
+
 int main() {
-    uint64_t bigNum = uint64_t(INT32_MAX)*2;
-    std::cout << bigNum << " " << INT32_MAX << std::endl;
-    posit::Posit<int32_t, 32, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan> x(bigNum);
-    std::cout << (uint64_t)x << std::endl;
-    return 0;
+  std::cout << "Using cppposit library" << std::endl << std::endl;
+
+  calc<&convert32>(1.75911e-33, 32);
+  calc<&convert32>(-1.15356e-33f, 32);
+  calc<&convert16>(6.40675e-27, 16);
+  calc<&convert16>(-8.76183e-37, 16);
+  calc<&convert16>(1.4013e-45, 16);  
 }
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef44c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+include(FetchContent)
+# declare Catch2
+FetchContent_Declare(Catch2                              # name of the content
+  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git  # the repository
+  GIT_TAG        v2.13.7                                 # the tag
+  )
+
+# make available
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Catch2)
+
+
+add_executable(test_init test_init.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(test_init PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2)
+
+add_executable(test_subnormals test_subnormals.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(test_subnormals PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2)
+
+
+add_test(
+    NAME test_init
+    COMMAND test_init --success
+)
+
+add_test(
+    NAME test_subnormals
+    COMMAND test_subnormals --success
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_init.cpp b/tests/test_init.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94af172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_init.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#include <posit.h>
+
+TEST_CASE("Initialize with deep initalization", "[short]") {
+  using P = posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithInfs>;
+  P a = P::from_sraw(1 << 14);
+  REQUIRE(a.v == (1<<14));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Initialize with float conversion", "[short]") {
+  using P = posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithInfs>;
+  P a(1.0f);
+  REQUIRE(a.v == (1<<14));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Initialize with integer conversion", "[short]") {
+  using P = posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithInfs>;
+  P a(1);
+  REQUIRE(a.v == (1<<14));
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/test_subnormals.cpp b/tests/test_subnormals.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f351a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_subnormals.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#include <posit.h>
+
+using P = posit::Posit<int32_t, 32, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan>;
+using P16 = posit::Posit<int16_t, 16, 2, uint32_t, posit::PositSpec::WithNan>;
+
+double convert32(const double x) {
+  P y(x);
+  const uint32_t z =  *(uint32_t*)&y;
+  return *(P*)&z;  
+}
+
+float convert16(const float x) {
+  P16 y(x);
+  const uint16_t z =  *(uint16_t*)&y;
+  return *(P16*)&z;  
+}
+
+
+TEST_CASE("Test 32,2 minposit", "[short]") {
+  float a = convert32(1.75911e-33f);
+  float b = convert32(-1.15356e-33f);
+  REQUIRE(P(a).v == 7u);
+  REQUIRE(P(b).v == 4294967290u);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Test 16,2 minposit", "[short]") {
+  float a = convert32(6.40675e-27f);
+  float b = convert32(-8.76183e-37f);
+  REQUIRE(P16(a).v == 1u);
+  REQUIRE(P16(b).v == -1u);
+}