CN110837450A

CN110837450A - USB TYPE-C docking station test method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

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Publication number: CN110837450A
Application number: CN201911066368.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖文鲲
Original assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-04
Filing date: 2019-11-04
Publication date: 2020-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-04
Also published as: CN110837450B

Abstract

The disclosure provides a USB TYPE-C docking station testing method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval or not is detected, if the voltage and the current belong to the preset interval, the switching unit is controlled to switch the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port, the step of receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station is returned, and the power supply is controlled to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

Description

USB TYPE-C docking station test method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of device testing technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for testing a USB TYPE-C docking station, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

USB Type-C is a connection interface of USB interface, and it mainly has three transmission functions, which are USB data, power supply/charging, and expansion function (for example, DisplayPort video), where the USB data is divided into USB2.0 and USB3.x communication protocols. As the USB Type-C is gradually and widely used for devices such as computers and mobile phones, the USB Type-C is also widely applied to docking station products.

In general, the USB Type-C docking station needs to be tested before it is shipped or used, etc. In the prior art, the front and back sides of the USB Type-C docking station are mainly manually switched by a person so as to complete the test.

However, in the process of implementing the present disclosure, the inventors found that at least the following problems exist: because the testing process needs the manual work to carry out the test of inserting positively and negatively, lead to production efficiency low.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a USB TYPE-C docking station test method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium, which are used for solving the problem of low production efficiency caused by the fact that a manual positive and negative insertion test is needed in the test process in the prior art.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for testing a USB TYPE-C docking station, where the method includes:

in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port, sending a first request for obtaining voltage and current to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on a preset load;

detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval or not;

if belong to predetermine the interval, then control exchange unit is right the positive and negative of TYPE-C power supply mouth exchanges, and return to receive the power supply request that USB TYPE-C docking station sent, control power supply does the step of USB TYPE-C docking station power supply.

In some embodiments, if returning to the step of receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station and controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station, the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, the method further includes:

the control switching unit connects the TYPE-C signal interface with the USB TYPE-C docking station;

and sending the test signal received by the TYPE-C signal interface to the USB TYPE-C docking station so as to pass through the test signal pair for data test of the USB TYPE-C docking station.

In some embodiments, if the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, the data testing the USB TYPE-C docking station by the test signal includes:

testing the USB data transmitted by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the positive and negative differential signals;

acquiring a video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the positive and negative differential signals;

and determining the connectivity of a signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the USB data and the video image.

In some embodiments, prior to said sending a first request to said USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain voltage and current, said method further comprises:

identifying the front side and the back side of the USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain an identification result;

and according to the identification result, configuring parameters for the TYPE-C receiving port.

On the other hand, this disclosed embodiment still provides a USB TYPE-C docking station's testing arrangement, the device still includes:

the first control module is used for responding to the situation that the monitored USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, and controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the first sending module is used for responding to the situation that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port, and sending a first request for obtaining voltage and current to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

a receiving module, configured to receive a current and a voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request, so as to switch on a preset load;

the detection module is used for detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval or not;

and the second control module is used for controlling the exchange unit to exchange the front and back surfaces of the TYPE-C power supply port and return to the step of receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station and controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station if the power supply request belongs to the preset interval.

In some embodiments, if returning to the step of receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station and controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station, the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, the apparatus further includes:

the third control module is used for controlling the switching unit to connect the TYPE-C signal interface with the USB TYPE-C docking station;

a second sending module, configured to send the test signal received by the TYPE-C signal interface to the USB TYPE-C docking station, so as to perform data test on the USB TYPE-C docking station through the test signal.

In some embodiments, the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, the apparatus further comprising:

and the data testing module is used for testing USB data of the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the transmission of the positive and negative differential signals and acquiring a video image of the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the output of the positive and negative differential signals, and determining the connectivity of a signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the USB data and the video image.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the identification module is used for identifying the front side and the back side of the USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain an identification result;

and the configuration module is used for configuring parameters for the TYPE-C power receiving port according to the identification result.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a test board, where the test board includes a single chip microcomputer, and the single chip microcomputer includes the apparatus according to any one of the above embodiments.

In some embodiments, the test board further comprises a TYPE-C power supply port, a power supply, a TYPE-C power receiving port, a load and an exchange unit respectively connected to the single chip microcomputer, wherein,

the TYPE-C power supply port is used for the socket connection of the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the power supply is used for supplying power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the TYPE-C power receiving port is used for being connected with a plug of the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the load is connected with the TYPE-C receiving port;

the exchange unit is connected with the TYPE-C power supply port and used for exchanging the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port.

In some embodiments, the test plate further comprises: a switching unit and a TYPE-C signal interface respectively connected with the single chip microcomputer, wherein,

the switching unit is also respectively connected with the TYPE-C power receiving port and the TYPE-C signal interface and is used for switching the TYPE-C power receiving port connected to the single chip microcomputer into the TYPE-C signal interface; or, the TYPE-C signal interface connected to the single chip microcomputer is switched to the TYPE-C power receiving port.

In some embodiments, the test plate further comprises: and the image acquisition card is used for acquiring the video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station and sending the video image to the external equipment so that the external equipment detects the video image.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, including: a memory, a processor;

a memory for storing the processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor, when executing the instructions in the memory, is configured to implement a method as in any of the embodiments above.

In another aspect, the disclosed embodiments also provide a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions are used to implement the method according to any one of the above embodiments.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a testing method and device for a USB TYPE-C docking station, an electronic device and a storage medium, comprising: a step of controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, sending a first request for obtaining voltage and current to the USB TYPE-C docking station in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port, receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on a preset load, detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, controlling an exchange unit to exchange the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port if the preset interval, returning to receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, and controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station, through when voltage and electric current that the load corresponds belong to and predetermine the interval, control exchange unit exchanges the positive and negative of TYPE-C power supply mouth, so that switch over the front to the reverse side, perhaps switch over the reverse side to the front, and test once more after switching over, so that accomplish the positive and negative test, avoided switching over the low scheduling problem of efficiency of software testing that causes through artifical manual mode among the prior art, realized practicing thrift manpower resources, improve efficiency of software testing, and because do not have artificial subjective factor and/or operating factor to influence, consequently still realized improving the accuracy of test result and the technological effect of reliability.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an application scenario of a testing method of a USB TYPE-C docking station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a testing method of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a testing method of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a testing method of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a testing apparatus of a USB TYPE-C docking station according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a USB TYPE-C docking station testing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a test plate according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a switching unit and a switching unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

With the foregoing drawings in mind, certain embodiments of the disclosure have been shown and described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosed concepts in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of the disclosure to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The testing method of the USB TYPE-C docking station provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can be applied to the application scenario shown in FIG. 1.

Among them, the USB TYPE-C docking station is used to expand the functions of a notebook computer and the like, and it can be connected to various external devices such as a driver, a large screen display, a keyboard, a printer, a scanner and the like through an interface and a slot. Because the USB TYPE-C supports double-sided positive and negative insertion, corresponding tests need to be respectively carried out when different sides are inserted.

In the application scenario shown in fig. 1, the USB TYPE-C docking station 100 is applied to the notebook computer 200, the notebook computer 200 provides a signal testing source for the USB TYPE-C docking station 100, and the server 300 performs the USB TYPE-C docking station testing method according to the embodiment of the disclosure to test the USB TYPE-C docking station 100.

The following describes the technical solutions of the present disclosure and how to solve the above technical problems with specific embodiments. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In one aspect, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for testing a USB TYPE-C docking station suitable for the above application scenario.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a testing method of a USB TYPE-C docking station according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2, the method includes:

s101: and in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

The main body for executing the testing method of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a testing apparatus of the USB TYPE-C docking station, where the apparatus may be a computer, and may also be a server in an application scenario as shown in fig. 1.

In some embodiments, the TYPE-C power supply port is monitored, specifically, whether the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port is monitored, if it is monitored that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port, whether a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station through the TYPE-C power supply port is received is continuously monitored, and if it is monitored that the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station is sent, the power supply is controlled to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

S102: in response to monitoring that a USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into a TYPE-C powered port, a first request to acquire voltage and current is sent to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

In some embodiments, a TYPE-C powered port is monitored, and in particular, whether a USB TYPE-C powered port has a USB TYPE-C docking station inserted therein is monitored, and if a USB TYPE-C docking station is monitored to be inserted into the TYPE-C powered port, a first request is sent to the USB TYPE-C docking station, the first request being used to obtain current and voltage from the USB TYPE-C docking station.

S103: and receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on the preset load.

Based on the above example, when the USB TYPE-C docking station receives the first request, the USB TYPE-C docking station inputs current and voltage to the TYPE-C power receiving port, the TYPE-C power receiving port is connected to the load, and when the TYPE-C power receiving port is input with current and voltage by the USB TYPE-C docking station, the USB TYPE-C docking station is connected to the load, and the load is in a power-on state.

S104: and detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval, if so, executing S105.

The preset interval is set based on requirements.

It can be understood that when the load is turned on, and the load has current and voltage passing through, the current and voltage of the load are detected, and whether the voltage and the current belong to the preset interval is determined.

Specifically, the preset interval includes a voltage interval and a current interval, and specifically, whether the voltage corresponding to the load belongs to the voltage interval or not is detected, and whether the current corresponding to the load belongs to the current interval or not is detected.

S105: and the control exchange unit exchanges the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port, returns to the step of receiving a power supply request sent by the USBTYPE-C docking station and controls a power supply to supply power for the USB TYPE-C docking station.

In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, the switching unit is controlled to switch the front and back sides of the TYPE-C power supply port, and return to receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, and the step of controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station is performed, which is equivalent to performing another test after the test on a certain side is completed. For example, if the TYPE-C power supply port is the front side and the front side test is performed in S101 to S104, after S105, the TYPE-C power supply port is the back side and the subsequent back side test is performed, and the flow of the back side test can refer to the flow of the front side test, which is not described herein again.

In the prior art, after the test of a certain side is completed, manual switching needs to be performed manually, so as to complete the test of the USB TYPE-C docking station. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positive and negative sides of the TYPE-C power supply port are switched by controlling the switching unit without manual operation, so that the problem of low testing efficiency in the prior art is solved, the testing time and cost are saved, and the testing accuracy is improved.

In some embodiments, if the voltage and current corresponding to the load do not belong to the preset interval, the step of sending the first request for obtaining the voltage and current to the usb type-C docking station may be returned to, that is, re-requesting the voltage and current, re-detecting the voltage and current corresponding to the load, and the like.

Of course, in other embodiments, since there may be a certain deviation between the voltage and the current due to an unstable condition when the circuit is just connected, if the voltage and the current corresponding to the load do not belong to the preset interval, the voltage and the current corresponding to the load may be obtained again, and whether the obtained voltage and current belong to the preset interval may be detected again.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a new USB TYPE-C docking station testing method, which comprises the following steps: a step of controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, transmitting a first request for obtaining voltage and current to the USB TYPE-C docking station in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port, receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request to switch on a preset load, detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, controlling an exchange unit to exchange the front and back sides of the TYPE-C power supply port if the preset interval belongs to, returning to receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station, through when voltage and electric current that the load corresponds belong to and predetermine the interval, control exchange unit exchanges the positive and negative of TYPE-C power supply mouth, so that switch over the front to the reverse side, perhaps switch over the reverse side to the front, and test once more after switching over, so that accomplish the positive and negative test, avoided switching over the low scheduling problem of efficiency of software testing that causes through artifical manual mode among the prior art, realized practicing thrift manpower resources, improve efficiency of software testing, and because do not have artificial subjective factor and/or operating factor to influence, consequently still realized improving the accuracy of test result and the technological effect of reliability.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for testing a TYPE-C docking station according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, the method includes:

s201: and in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

For the description of S201, reference may be made to S101, which is not described herein again.

S202: in response to monitoring that a USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into a TYPE-C powered port, a first request to acquire voltage and current is sent to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

The description of S202 can refer to S102, which is not described herein again.

S203: and receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on the preset load.

The description of S203 may refer to S103, which is not described herein again.

S204: detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval, if so, executing S205.

The description of S204 may refer to S104, which is not described herein again.

S205: the control exchange unit exchanges the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port and returns to receive the power supply request sent by the USBTYPE-C docking station, and the power supply is controlled to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station. I.e., S206 is performed.

The description of S205 can refer to S105, and is not repeated here.

S207: in response to monitoring that a USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into a TYPE-C powered port, a first request to acquire voltage and current is sent to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

S208: and receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on the preset load.

S209: and detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval, if so, executing S210.

S210: the control switching unit connects the TYPE-C signal interface with the USB TYPE-C docking station.

S211: and sending the test signal received by the TYPE-C signal interface to the USB TYPE-C docking station so as to perform data test on the USB TYPE-C docking station through the test signal.

Based on the application scenario shown in fig. 1, the test signal may be output from a notebook computer. The notebook computer sends the test signal to the USB TYPE-C docking station through the TYPE-C signal interface, and then realizes the data test to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

Wherein, S201 to S209 are power tests on the USB TYPE-C docking station, and if the result detected in S209 is that it is responsible for that the corresponding voltage and current belong to the preset interval, it indicates that the USB TYPE-C docking station passes the power test, that is, the power line connection of the USB TYPE-C docking station is normal. S210 is a data test on the USB TYPE-C docking station, that is, whether data communication of the USB TYPE-C docking station is normal is tested, that is, whether a signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station is normal is tested.

In some embodiments, if the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, performing data testing on the USB TYPE-C docking station by the test signal includes:

s1: testing USB data transmitted by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on positive and negative differential signals.

S2: and acquiring a video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the positive and negative differential signals.

When the positive and negative differential signals are transmitted to the USB TYPE-C docking station, the USB TYPE-C docking station may output corresponding video images based on the positive and negative differential signals, that is, output video images corresponding to the positive and negative differential signals, where the video images corresponding to different positive and negative audit signals are different. Then in this step, a video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station is captured.

S3: and determining the connectivity of the signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the USB data and the video image.

In this step, because there is a corresponding relationship between the positive and negative differential signals and the USB data transmitted by the USB TYPE-C docking station, and there is a corresponding relationship between the positive and negative differential signals and the video image, it can be determined that there is no abnormality in the corresponding USB positive and negative differential signal lines based on the correctness of the USB data transmitted by the USB TYPE-C docking station; and comparing the video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station with the standard image to determine that the corresponding video positive and negative differential signal line is not abnormal, and further determining the connectivity of the signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station. The connectivity of the signal lines of the USB TYPE-C docking station comprises the connectivity of USB positive and negative differential signal lines and the connectivity of video positive and negative differential signal lines.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for testing a TYPE-C docking station according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, the method includes:

s301: and in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

The description of S301 can refer to S101, and is not repeated here.

S301': and in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port, identifying the front side and the back side of the USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain an identification result.

In this step, since the USB TYPE-C docking station is divided into a front side and a back side, the front side and the back side of the USB TYPE-C docking station are identified, and the identification result may be the front side or the back side.

S302': and according to the identification result, configuring parameters for the TYPE-C receiving port.

Based on the above example, if the recognition result is positive, i.e. the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port in the positive direction, the TYPE-C power receiving port is assigned with the configuration parameters of the USB TYPE-C docking station when inserted into the positive direction; and if the identification result is a reverse side, namely the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port from the reverse side, allocating configuration parameters for the TYPE-C power receiving port when the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the USB TYPE-C docking station from the reverse side.

S302: in response to monitoring that a USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into a TYPE-C powered port, a first request to acquire voltage and current is sent to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

The description of S302 may refer to S102, which is not described herein again.

S303: and receiving current and voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request so as to switch on the preset load.

The description of S303 may refer to S103, which is not described herein again.

S304: detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval, if so, executing S305.

The description of S304 may refer to S104, which is not described herein again.

S305: the control exchange unit exchanges the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port and returns to the step of receiving a power supply request sent by the USBTYPE-C docking station and controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

The description of S305 may refer to S105, which is not described herein again.

According to another aspect of the disclosed embodiment, there is also provided a testing apparatus for a USB TYPE-C docking station.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a testing apparatus of a USB TYPE-C docking station according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, the apparatus includes:

the first control module 1 is used for responding to the situation that the monitored USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power supply port and receiving a power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, and controlling a power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the first sending module 2 is configured to send a first request for obtaining voltage and current to the USB TYPE-C docking station in response to monitoring that the USB TYPE-C docking station is inserted into the TYPE-C power receiving port;

a receiving module 3, configured to receive a current and a voltage fed back by the USB TYPE-C docking station for the first request, so as to switch on a preset load;

the detection module 4 is used for detecting whether the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to a preset interval or not;

and the second control module 5 is used for controlling the exchange unit to exchange the front and back surfaces of the TYPE-C power supply port if the preset interval is reached, and returning to the step of receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station and controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station.

As can be seen in fig. 6, in some embodiments, if after the step of controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station after receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, the voltage and the current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval, the apparatus further includes:

a third control module 6, configured to control the switching unit to connect the TYPE-C signal interface with the USB TYPE-C docking station;

a second sending module 7, configured to send the test signal received by the TYPE-C signal interface to the USB TYPE-C docking station, so as to perform data test on the USB TYPE-C docking station through the test signal.

As can be seen in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, and the apparatus further includes:

and the data testing module 8 is used for testing the USB data transmitted by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the positive and negative differential signals, acquiring the video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the positive and negative differential signals, and determining the connectivity of the signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the USB data and the video image.

As can be seen in conjunction with fig. 6, in some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the identification module 9 is configured to identify the front side and the back side of the USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain an identification result;

and the configuration module 10 is configured to configure parameters for the TYPE-C receiving port according to the identification result.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a test board including a single chip microcomputer, where the single chip microcomputer includes the apparatus according to any one of the embodiments.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic view of a test board according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 7, the test board includes a single chip 21, and further includes a TYPE-C power supply port 22, a power supply 23, a TYPE-C power receiving port 24, a load 25 and an exchange unit 26, which are respectively connected to the single chip, wherein,

a TYPE-C power supply port 22 for a socket connection of a USB TYPE-C docking station;

a power supply 23 for supplying power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

TYPE-C receive port 24 for connection with a plug of a USB TYPE-C docking station;

the load 25 is connected with the TYPE-C power receiving port 24;

and the exchange unit 26 is connected with the TYPE-C power supply port 22 and is used for exchanging the front side and the back side of the TYPE-C power supply port 22.

The single chip 21 can regulate the voltage output by the power supply 23, and the voltage is 5-20V. Similarly, the single chip 21 can also adjust the current output by the power supply 23, and when an overcurrent condition occurs, the power supply of the power supply 23 can be interrupted.

As can be seen in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the test board further includes: a switching unit 27 and a TYPE-C signal interface 28, respectively connected to the single chip 21, wherein,

the switching unit 27 is further connected to the TYPE-C receiving port 24 and the TYPE-C signal interface 28, respectively, and is configured to switch the TYPE-C receiving port 24 connected to the single chip microcomputer 21 to the TYPE-C signal interface 28; or, the TYPE-C signal interface 28 connected to the single chip 21 is switched to the TYPE-C receiving port 24.

As can be seen in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the test board further includes: and the image acquisition card 29 is connected with the USB TYPE-C docking station, and the image acquisition card 29 is used for acquiring the video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station and sending the video image to the external equipment so as to detect the video image by the external equipment.

The external device includes, but is not limited to, a notebook computer as illustrated in fig. 1.

Of course, in some embodiments, the video image may also be detected by the image capture card. The detection efficiency of the video image of the external equipment is higher, so that the video image is conveniently sent to the external equipment by the image acquisition card, the external equipment detects the video image and outputs a detection result.

The testing of the USB TYPE-C docking station is based on the established communication connection, and the communication is implemented by the CC line, which generally has two lines, CC1 and CC2, or CC and VCONN. Further, after the front and back sides are recognized, they are referred to as CC and VCONN, and before the front and back sides are recognized, they are referred to as CC1 and CC 2.

The principles of the switching unit and the switching unit will now be explained with reference to fig. 8 (fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the principles of the disclosed embodiment) as follows:

a switching unit (also referred to as a CC switching unit), the CC line comprising two branches, one branch for switching CC1 connected to the CC line to CC2 (e.g. connected by CC2 to TYPE-C power supply port); or the CC2 connected to the CC line is exchanged to the CC1 (for example, the CC1 is connected with a TYPE-C power supply port), and the other branch is connected with the single chip microcomputer by VCONN or connected to the single chip microcomputer by the CC.

Wherein, CC1 at two ends of TYPE-C are directly communicated, and CC2 at two ends are also directly communicated, and VCONN is communicated.

The switching unit (also called as CC switching unit) is used for switching the TYPE-C receiving port connected to the singlechip into a TYPE-C signal interface; or, the TYPE-C signal interface connected to the singlechip is switched to a TYPE-C power receiving port. Because TYPE-C receives the socket to connect is USB TYPE-C docking station's plug, consequently when switching unit received the socket with TYPE-C and is connected to the singlechip, the singlechip need discern USB TYPE-C docking station male positive and negative to according to the result of discerning, separate each signal in USB TYPE-C docking station, be convenient for operation such as signal amplification and test.

In some embodiments, the definition of each pin of the TYPE-C socket can be seen in table 1,

table 1:

wherein, the definition of each pin of the plug of TYPE-C can be seen in Table 2,

table 2:

among these, the relevant definitions of the wires of the plug of TYPE-C can be found in table 3:

table 3:

as can be seen from table 3, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, VCONN (pin B5) at both ends of the TYPE-C plug is also directly connected, so that the switching unit may be responsible for switching between CC1 and CC2, i.e., CC1 is connected to CC, and CC2 is connected to VCONN; alternatively, CC2 is connected to CC and CC1 is connected to VCONN.

In some embodiments, the USB TYPE-C docking station receptacle does not have data transfer functionality, and therefore, does not need to test USB2.0, USB 3.0, and DP data transfers.

In some embodiments, the single chip microcomputer can adopt a single chip microcomputer supporting two TYPEs of CC communication, such as STM32G 071; or, the two external CC controllers and the single chip microcomputer.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided an electronic device, including: a memory, a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein, when executing the instructions in the memory, the processor is configured to implement the method of any of the embodiments above.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 9, the electronic device includes a memory and a processor, and the electronic device may further include a communication interface and a bus, wherein the processor, the communication interface, and the memory are connected by the bus; the processor is used to execute executable modules, such as computer programs, stored in the memory.

The Memory may include a high-speed Random Access Memory (RAM) and may also include a non-volatile Memory (non-volatile Memory), such as at least one disk Memory. The communication connection between the network element of the system and at least one other network element can be realized by at least one communication interface in a wired or wireless way, and the internet, a wide area network, a local network, a metropolitan area network and the like can be used.

The bus may be an ISA bus, PCI bus, EISA bus, or the like. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc.

The memory is used for storing a program, and the processor executes the program after receiving an execution instruction.

The processor may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware in a processor or instructions in the form of software. The Processor may be a general-purpose Processor, and includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; the device can also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present disclosure may be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in ram, flash memory, rom, prom, or eprom, registers, etc. storage media as is well known in the art. The storage medium is located in a memory, and a processor reads information in the memory and completes the steps of the method in combination with hardware of the processor.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, are configured to implement the method according to any one of the embodiments.

The reader should understand that in the description of this specification, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, a division of a unit is merely a logical division, and an actual implementation may have another division, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed.

Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be substantially or partially contributed by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

It should also be understood that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

While the present disclosure has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for testing a USB TYPE-C docking station, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the voltage and current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval after the step of controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station after the step of receiving the power supply request sent by the USB TYPE-C docking station, the method further comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, the data testing the USB TYPE-C docking station with the test signal comprises:

4. The method of any of claims 1-3, wherein prior to the sending the first request to the USB TYPE-C docking station to obtain voltage and current, the method further comprises:

5. A USB TYPE-C docking station testing apparatus, the apparatus further comprising:

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein if the voltage and current corresponding to the load belong to the preset interval after the step of controlling the power supply to supply power to the USB TYPE-C docking station after the step of receiving the power supply request from the USB TYPE-C docking station, the apparatus further comprises:

and the second sending module is used for sending the test signal received by the TYPE-C signal interface to the USB TYPE-C docking station so as to pass through the test signal pair for carrying out data test on the USB TYPE-C docking station.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the test signal is a positive and negative differential signal, the apparatus further comprising:

and the data testing module is used for testing USB data of the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the transmission of the positive and negative differential signals, acquiring a video image of the USB TYPE-C docking station based on the output of the positive and negative differential signals, and determining the connectivity of a signal line of the USB TYPE-C docking station according to the USB data and the video image.

8. The apparatus of any of claims 5 to 7, further comprising:

9. A test board comprising a single-chip microcomputer including a device according to any one of claims 5 to 8.

10. The test board according to claim 9, further comprising a TYPE-C power supply port, a power supply, a TYPE-C power receiving port, a load and exchange unit, respectively connected to the single-chip microcomputer, wherein,

the power supply is used for supplying power to the USB TYPE-C docking station;

the load is connected with the TYPE-C receiving port;

11. The test plate of claim 10, further comprising: a switching unit and a TYPE-C signal interface respectively connected with the single chip microcomputer, wherein,

12. The test plate of claim 11, further comprising: and the image acquisition card is used for acquiring the video image output by the USB TYPE-C docking station and sending the video image to the external equipment so that the external equipment detects the video image.

13. An electronic device, comprising: a memory, a processor;

a memory for storing the processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor, when executing the instructions in the memory, is configured to implement the method of any of claims 1-4.

14. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, are configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 4.