CN102478413A - test aids - Google Patents

Abstract

A test auxiliary device is used for receiving at least one of basic test data and test result information of an object to be tested from an input unit and transmitting the basic test data and the test result information to a network device, and comprises the following components: a network function module having a network port for connecting the network device; the control module is connected with the network function module and is provided with a processing unit and a transmission port, the transmission port is electrically connected with the input unit to receive at least one of the basic test data and the test result information from the input unit, and the processing unit is used for transmitting the received basic test data and the received test result information to the network equipment through the network function module; and the output module is connected with the control module and is provided with a basic state prompting unit and a test result prompting unit, the basic state prompting unit consists of a plurality of light-emitting diodes and is used for displaying corresponding information corresponding to the basic test data, and the test result prompting unit is used for displaying corresponding information corresponding to the test result information.

Description

test aids

technical field

The present invention relates to a test auxiliary device, more specifically, relates to a test auxiliary device for uploading test information to another end of the network and displaying the test information on the local end.

Background technique

With the advancement of electronic technology and the trend of market competition, electronic products such as computer devices, mobile phones or home appliances will be developed with more functions. In order to ensure product quality and maintain the reputation of the manufacturer, each function is tested before mass production or shipment of the aforementioned multifunctional electronic products.

The way to test the various functions of the aforementioned electronic products is to set up a test computer with a test program installed in a test station. During the process of testing the various functions of the electronic product with the test machine at the test station, the testers need to pass the test. The keyboard of the test computer inputs the test result information of each function of the electronic product one by one, and temporarily stores it in the local end of the test computer. After completing the test of each function of the electronic product, the stored test results are passed through the test program The result information is uploaded to the central host in the background through the network system.

However, the aforementioned test methods have the following problems, for example: the test results need to be collected in advance through the test computer with high cost, if in order to reduce the cost of test hardware, the setting of test stations must be reduced, but this also reduces the overall work Efficiency; In addition, when the electronic product to be tested has too many functions, the test computer must be occupied for a long time, because the test result information stored in the central host is based on one electronic product corresponding to one test result electronic file Therefore, if the tested electronic product is a defective product, after opening the test result electronic file of the defective electronic product, the operator still needs to interpret the contents of the test result electronic file one by one to find out the Bad functional items for electronic products. However, due to the low readability of the test result electronic file, it also reduces the efficiency of follow-up work such as maintenance or debugging operations.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a test auxiliary device, so that the test information of the product can be uploaded to the central host computer without the need of a computer for inputting the test information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a test auxiliary device to improve the inconvenience of interpreting the test result electronic file.

To achieve the foregoing and other purposes, the present invention provides a test auxiliary device for receiving at least one of the basic test data and test result information of the object under test from an input unit, and storing the basic test data and the test result information The information is transmitted to a network device, which includes: a network function module with a network port for connecting to the network device; a control module connected with the network function module and having a processing unit and a transmission port, and the transmission port is used for communicating with the input The unit is electrically connected to receive at least one of the basic test data and the test result information from the input unit, and the processing unit is used to transmit the received basic test data and the test result information to the The network device; and the output module, which is connected to the control module, and has a basic state prompt unit and a test result prompt unit, the basic state prompt unit is composed of a plurality of light-emitting diodes and is used to display corresponding information corresponding to the basic test data , the test result prompt unit is used to display corresponding information corresponding to the test result information.

In one embodiment of the test auxiliary device of the present invention, the aforementioned input unit is a barcode scanner, which is used to read the barcodes on the object under test and the test auxiliary device, and the test auxiliary device also has a barcode scanner for the barcode scanner to read. A plurality of barcodes obtained and used to represent the aforementioned basic test data; and the aforementioned basic test data include: the test auxiliary device is in a standby state, the test auxiliary device has started the test state, the product model of the object under test, the test auxiliary One of the test station where the device is located, the personnel performing the test operation, and the test machine operated in conjunction with the test auxiliary device; and the aforementioned test result information includes: one of normal and abnormal of the object under test.

It can be seen from the above that the test auxiliary device of the present invention does not need to input test information through the computer keyboard for the personnel located at the test station. The test auxiliary device of the present invention only needs to perform a scanning action, thus Effectively save testing time.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the basic structure of the test auxiliary device of the present invention and its operating environment.

[Description of main component symbols]

1 Test auxiliary device 10 Network function module

100 network ports 11 control module

110 processing unit 111 transmission port

12 output module 120 basic state prompt unit

121 Test result prompt unit 2 Network terminal

20 network cable 3 network system

4 Input unit.

Detailed ways

The technical content of the present invention is described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific examples, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The viewpoint of the present invention will be described in more detail below.

The test auxiliary device of the present invention is used to assist the personnel performing the test operation to quickly and easily provide the test result information of the object under test to the central host in the background, which is different from the existing test result information provided to the central host. The mode is, the present invention does not need to operate the keyboard of the test computer by personnel, the central host can obtain the test result information, as shown in Figure 1, it is used to display the basic structure of the test auxiliary device of the present invention and its operating environment block diagram, The test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention includes: a network function module 10 , a control module 11 , and an output module 12 .

The network function module 10 has a network port 100, the network port 100 can be connected to the network terminal 2 through the network cable 20, and the network terminal 2 is used to provide the connection between the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention and the network system 3, and here The network system 3 refers to a test network connected to the aforementioned central host (not shown). For example, the network system 3 is an intranet (Intranet) or a general Internet (Internet) that provides a product test environment.

It should be further explained that, according to the test environment of the product, such as the setting requirements of the number of test stations, as shown in the figure, multiple test auxiliary devices 1 can be set. However, in order to avoid network protocol (IP) address conflicts, the test information It cannot be uploaded to the central host, so each test auxiliary device 1 must have a dedicated and unique IP address (please explain the setting method of this parameter later). In addition, the equipment connected to the network cable 20 is not limited to the network terminal 2, and any network equipment with data receiving or data transmission functions can be used. For example, the aforementioned network equipment can also be used to receive the test auxiliary device 1 Central host for uploading test information.

The control module 11 is connected to the network function module 10 and has a processing unit 110 and a transmission port 111. The processing unit 110 is the control core of the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention, which can be, for example, a microprocessor. The transmission port 111 is used for It is electrically connected with the input unit 4. The transmission port 111 is, for example, a serial port (Serial port), specifically an RS-232 interface, the transmission port 111 is used to electrically connect with the input unit 4, and the input unit 4 is, for example, a barcode scanner for The test information to be uploaded to the central host is input through the input unit 4, and the test information is at least one of basic test data and test result information.

The output module 12 is connected with the control module 11, and has a basic state prompt unit 120 and a test result prompt unit 121, and the basic state prompt unit 120 and the test result prompt unit 121 are, for example, made of a light emitting diode, a seven-segment display or a liquid crystal display It is composed of a display unit with a prompting effect to display the above-mentioned test information input to the control module 11 through the input unit 4 through the output module 12, so that the personnel who perform the test operation can confirm whether the test information to be uploaded to the central host is correct. .

Specifically, before the test information is uploaded to the central host through the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention, it is necessary to set the network protocol (IP) address of the network function module 10. In detail, the network function module 10 passes The network port 100 is connected to a general computer (not shown), enter ipconfig under the operating system of the computer, such as the DOS operating system, to check the IP address of the computer, and then open the terminal setting of the computer to set the computer. The port connected to the invention test auxiliary device 1 is to set the transmission port 111 of the control module 11, for example, set the connection port "COM1" to be used online, and set its content to the connection port "COM1", which may include transmission bits per second , data bits, etc., and then set the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention on the test station as the exclusive and unique IP address of the test auxiliary device 1 and the IP address of the central host.

After the foregoing parameter setting is completed, the test information can be directly uploaded to the central host through the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention. In order to clearly illustrate the process of uploading the test information to the central host computer by the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention, a specific embodiment is given below for further description, that is, the aforementioned input unit 4 takes a barcode scanner as an example, and the aforementioned basic state prompt unit 120 uses multiple A light-emitting diode is taken as an example, and the aforementioned test result prompt unit 121 is taken as an example of a seven-segment display to illustrate the operation mode of the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention.

First, in conjunction with the operation mode of the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention, a plurality of barcodes are preset on the test auxiliary device 1, and the plurality of barcodes are respectively used to indicate that the test auxiliary device is in a standby state, the test auxiliary device has started a test state, The product model of the object under test, the test station where the test auxiliary device is located, the personnel performing the test operation and the test machine operated with the test auxiliary device, whether the object under test is normal or abnormal, etc. The barcode scanner reads the barcode on the object to be tested and the test auxiliary device, so that personnel can use the barcode scanner to input the test information obtained according to the test operation into the test auxiliary device 1, and a plurality of light emitting diodes or seven The segment display is displayed corresponding to the test information. Please note that in practical applications, multiple barcodes can also be set on other devices, and then read by a barcode scanner.

After connecting the test auxiliary device 1 of the present invention to the network cable 20 that can communicate with the network system 3, and connecting the test auxiliary device 1 with the barcode scanner and supplying power to both, the personnel can check the location of the test auxiliary device 1 according to the location of the test auxiliary device 1. Find the corresponding barcode for the basic test data of the test station, the state of the test auxiliary device (such as the standby state or the state of the test being started), the test machine it is equipped with, and the product model of the object under test. Read by the scanner, after the processing unit 110 receives the input of the barcode signal which is the basic test data, it controls the plurality of light emitting diodes to emit light. Always on; Furthermore, after the barcode scanner reads it, the processing unit 110 makes the network function module 10 upload the barcode signal which is the basic test data to the central host through the network cable 20 connected to the network port 100.

Then, the personnel finds out the corresponding barcode for the barcode scanner to read according to the product test result information (such as normal or abnormal) obtained by the test machine operated in conjunction with the test auxiliary device 1, and the processing unit 110 receives as After the barcode signal of the test result information is input, the seven-segment display is controlled to emit light, and the luminous display content can be a character symbol that the seven-segment display can display. For example, the seven-segment display shows a symbol of "0", Indicates that the test result is normal, and the seven-segment display shows the symbol "7", indicating that the test result is abnormal. Then, after the barcode scanner reads it, the processing unit 110 further makes the network function module 10 upload the barcode signal which is the test result information to the central host through the network cable 20 connected to the network port 100 .

In summary, in addition to improving the test auxiliary device of the present invention, the electronic file of the test result needs to be uploaded to the central host through a computer with a test program installed in the past, thus saving the cost of computer hardware. The content is based on the status test data plus the test result information as the transmission, so that the corresponding test result information can be transmitted individually for different functional items of the product. In the past, personnel still needed to find out the malfunctioning items of the product one by one from the electronic test result file. . In addition, for the personnel at the test station, it is not necessary to operate through the computer keyboard as in the past, and after the keyboard input, it is still necessary to input the upload command. Through the test auxiliary device of the present invention, it only needs to scan action, thus effectively saving test time.

The above-mentioned embodiments only illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can modify and change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be listed in the claims.

Claims (9)

1. testing auxiliary device in order to receiving the basic test data of determinand and one of them of test result information from an input block, and is sent to a network equipment with these basic test data and this test result information, it is characterized in that, comprising:

Network function module has the network port, in order to connect this network equipment;

Control module; Be connected with this network function module; Have processing unit and transmit port; This transmit port is in order to electrically connect one of them that receives these basic test data and this test result information with this input block certainly with this input block, and this processing unit then is used for these basic test data and this test result information that are received are sent to this network equipment through this network function module; And

Output module; Be connected with this control module; And have basic status Tip element and test result Tip element; This basic status Tip element is made up of a plurality of light emitting diode and in order to showing corresponding information that should the basic test data, and this test result Tip element is in order to show corresponding information that should test result information.

2. testing auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this transmit port is a serial port.

3. testing auxiliary device according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; This input block is a barcode scanner; In order to reading the bar code on this determinand and this testing auxiliary device, and this testing auxiliary device has also that this barcode scanner of confession reads and in order to be expressed as a plurality of bar codes of aforementioned basic test data.

4. testing auxiliary device according to claim 3; It is characterized in that; And luminous, this illumination mode is a plurality of light emitting diodes of this of this basic status Tip element according to these a plurality of bar codes of this testing auxiliary device that this barcode scanner read: single flicker, single Chang Liang, many flickers or many Chang Liang.

5. testing auxiliary device according to claim 4; It is characterized in that these basic test data of the corresponding respectively expression of these a plurality of bar codes are: this testing auxiliary device be in state that holding state, this testing auxiliary device started test, this determinand product type, the residing testing station of this testing auxiliary device, carry out test jobs personnel and with one of them of the tester table of this testing auxiliary device collocation operation.

6. testing auxiliary device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, this test result Tip element is made up of seven-segment display, and this seven-segment display is luminous according to the bar code of this determinand that this barcode scanner read.

7. testing auxiliary device according to claim 6 is characterized in that, this test result information is: this determinand normally and abnormal one of them.

8. testing auxiliary device according to claim 7 is characterized in that, it is 0 that this seven-segment display demonstrates symbol, and the expression test result is normal.

9. testing auxiliary device according to claim 7 is characterized in that, it is 7 that this seven-segment display demonstrates symbol, and the expression test result is undesired.

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