CN111742505A

CN111742505A - Method for testing low-power-consumption Bluetooth BLE product and BLE device

Info

Publication number: CN111742505A
Application number: CN201980013210.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林飞
Original assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-16
Filing date: 2019-12-16
Publication date: 2020-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-16
Also published as: WO2021119922A1; CN111742505B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a method for testing a low-power-consumption Bluetooth BLE product and a BLE device, and the testing efficiency can be improved. The method is used for testing equipment to be tested with a BLE function by testing equipment, wherein the testing equipment is a node in a BLE MESH network, and first testing firmware is burned in the testing equipment, and the method comprises the following steps: the test equipment accesses the MESH network according to the first test firmware; and the test equipment accesses the equipment to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware and tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

Description

Method for testing low-power-consumption Bluetooth BLE product and BLE device

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of low-power consumption Bluetooth, and more particularly relates to a method for testing a low-power consumption Bluetooth BLE product and a BLE device.

Background

An application circuit with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chip as a core needs to perform a function or performance test on the application circuit after the chip is manufactured, and some application circuits also need to write specific configuration information into the chip.

At present, the mainstream test scheme is to connect a main control device (hardware test circuit) and a device to be tested in a wired manner to complete the test operation, and then write application firmware into the device to be tested through wired connection. The whole test system consists of an upper computer, a hardware test circuit and equipment to be tested. There are many drawbacks to the current solutions, such as: the wired connection between the hardware test circuit and the devices under test limits the number of devices under test, the communication rate, etc. that access the test system simultaneously.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method for testing a low-power-consumption Bluetooth BLE product and a BLE device, and the testing efficiency can be improved.

In a first aspect, a method for testing a low power consumption bluetooth BLE product is provided, where the method is used for a test device to test a device to be tested with a BLE function, the test device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, and a first test firmware is burned in the test device, and the method includes: the test equipment accesses the MESH network according to the first test firmware; and the test equipment accesses the equipment to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware and tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

Based on the technical scheme, the test equipment is a node in the MESH network, and can access the equipment to be tested to the MESH network and test the equipment to be tested through the MESH network. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can greatly increase the number of the devices to be tested which are simultaneously accessed to the MESH network for testing, thereby improving the testing efficiency.

In some possible implementation manners, before the accessing, by the test device, the device to be tested to the MESH network, the method further includes: the test equipment detects a User Identification (UID) to identify the equipment to be tested.

In some possible implementation manners, the test device is a first node in the MESH network, the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a personal computer PC, and the method further includes: and the first node acquires test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware.

In some possible implementations, the method further includes: the first node acquires a networking starting command issued by the PC, wherein the networking starting command is used for indicating the first node to establish the MESH network; and the first node accesses a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command.

In some possible implementations, the method further includes: and the first node sends the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

In some possible implementation manners, the test device is a second node in the MESH network, and the method further includes: and the second node receives test parameters which are sent by the first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

In some possible implementation manners, the testing device tests the device under test through the MESH network, including: the test equipment sends an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information which needs to be detected by the equipment to be tested; the test equipment detects a response message aiming at the test information within a preset time; and if the test equipment receives the response message, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

In some possible implementations, the indication message includes at least one of the following messages: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

In some possible implementations, the method further includes: and after determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the test equipment sends the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address allocated to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

In a second aspect, another method for testing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) product is provided, where the method is used for a test device to test a device under test with a BLE function, the test device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, and a second test firmware is burned in the device under test, and the method includes: the equipment to be tested determines to run the second test firmware; and the equipment to be tested accesses the MESH network according to the second test firmware and tests in the MESH network.

Based on the technical scheme, the test equipment is a node in the MESH network, the equipment to be tested can access the MESH network, and the test equipment tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can greatly increase the number of the devices to be tested which are simultaneously accessed to the MESH network for testing, thereby improving the testing efficiency.

In some possible implementation manners, before the device under test accesses the MESH network, the method further includes: and the equipment to be tested acquires the User Identification (UID) of the equipment to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasts the UID so that the test equipment can identify the equipment to be tested.

In some possible implementations, the determining, by the device under test, to run the second test firmware includes: and if the mark for performing forced test on the equipment to be tested exists in the equipment to be tested, determining to operate the second test firmware.

In some possible implementations, the determining, by the device under test, to run the second test firmware includes: if the mark for forcibly testing the equipment to be tested does not exist in the equipment to be tested, judging whether the application firmware is burnt in the equipment to be tested; and if the application firmware is not burnt in the equipment to be tested, determining to run the second test firmware.

In some possible implementation manners, the testing the device under test in the MESH network includes: the equipment to be tested receives an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested; the equipment to be tested detects the test information according to the indication message; and if the test information is successfully detected, the equipment to be tested sends a response message to the test equipment, and the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified.

In some possible implementations, the method further includes: and the equipment to be tested acquires the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the test equipment through the MESH network.

In a third aspect, a BLE device is provided, where the BLE device is used for a test device to test a device under test with a BLE function, the test device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, and the BLE device is applied in the test device, and the BLE device includes: a first test firmware and a processing unit to: accessing the MESH network according to the first test firmware; and accessing the equipment to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware, and testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

In some possible implementations, the processing unit is further configured to: and detecting a User Identification (UID) to identify the equipment to be tested.

In some possible implementation manners, the test device is a first node in the MESH network, the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a personal computer PC, and the processing unit is further configured to: and acquiring test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware.

In some possible implementations, the processing unit is further configured to: acquiring a networking starting command issued by a PC, wherein the networking starting command is used for indicating the first node to establish the MESH network; and accessing a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command.

In some possible implementations, the BLE device further includes a transceiver unit configured to: and sending the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

In some possible implementations, the test device is a second node in the MESH network, and the BLE device further includes a transceiver unit configured to: and receiving test parameters which are sent by a first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

In some possible implementation manners, the transceiver unit is specifically configured to: sending an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested; detecting a response message for the test information within a preset time; the processing unit is specifically configured to: and if the response message is received, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

In some possible implementations, the transceiver unit is further configured to: and after the processing unit determines that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested are sent to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

In a fourth aspect, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device is provided, where the BLE device is used for a test device to test a device under test having a BLE function, the test device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, the BLE device is applied to the device under test, the BLE device includes a second test firmware and a processing unit, and the processing unit is configured to: determining to run the second test firmware; and accessing the MESH network according to the second test firmware, and testing in the MESH network.

In some possible implementations, the processing unit is further configured to: and acquiring the user identification UID of the equipment to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasting the UID so that the test equipment can identify the equipment to be tested.

In some possible implementation manners, the processing unit is specifically configured to: and if the mark for performing forced test on the equipment to be tested exists in the equipment to be tested, determining to operate the second test firmware.

In some possible implementation manners, the processing unit is specifically configured to: if the mark for forcibly testing the equipment to be tested does not exist in the equipment to be tested, judging whether the application firmware is burnt in the equipment to be tested; and if the application firmware is not burnt in the equipment to be tested, determining to run the second test firmware.

In some possible implementations, the BLE device further includes a transceiver unit configured to: receiving an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be detected; detecting the test information according to the indication message; and if the test information is successfully detected, sending a response message to the test equipment, wherein the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified.

In some possible implementations, the processing unit is further configured to: and acquiring the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the testing equipment through the MESH network.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a bluetooth low energy, BLE, device comprising: a memory for storing executable instructions; a processor configured to call and execute the executable instructions in the memory to perform the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, there is provided another bluetooth low energy, BLE, device, comprising: a memory for storing executable instructions; a processor for calling and executing the executable instructions in the memory to perform the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a MESH network.

Fig. 2 is a network topology for a mass production test system.

Figure 3 is a flowchart of a method for testing a bluetooth low energy BLE product according to an embodiment of the present application.

Figure 4 is a flowchart of another method for testing a bluetooth low energy BLE product according to an embodiment of the present application.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a BLE device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of another BLE device of an embodiment of the present application.

Figure 7 is a schematic block diagram of a BLE device of an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

After the chip is mounted on the chip, the chip needs to be subjected to function or performance testing, and some application circuits need to write specific configuration information into the chip. At present, the mainstream test scheme is to complete the test operation through wired connection, and the whole test system is composed of an upper computer, a hardware test circuit and a device to be tested. There are many drawbacks to the current solutions, such as: the wired connection between the hardware test circuit and the devices under test limits the number of devices under test that are simultaneously accessed to the test system, as well as the communication rate.

Therefore, the embodiment of the application provides a method for testing a low-power-consumption Bluetooth BLE product, which can improve the testing efficiency.

The mass production test method provided in the embodiment of the present application mainly uses a MESH network technology, and in order to more clearly understand the scheme of the embodiment of the present application, first, a MESH network is briefly described below.

The MESH network is used to establish a many-to-many relationship between wireless devices. Each node in the MESH network may communicate with any other node. The communication is based on the use of messages and one node can relay messages to other nodes, allowing the range of peer-to-peer communication to be extended well beyond the radio range of each individual node. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of one possible MESH network. Any number of nodes may be included in the MESH network, and only node a through node G are illustrated in fig. 1. In the MESH network, data packets are transmitted based on a broadcasting (broadcasting) mode in BLE. After receiving a data packet sent by another node, one node may forward the data packet, so as to forward the data packet to other nodes nearby.

If a device becomes part of a MESH network, we call it a node. On the contrary, we call it "undistributed devices". The process of changing an unconfigured device into a node is called 'distribution network' (provisioning). Each node is capable of sending and receiving messages.

An automated mass production test system of the method for testing the low-power-consumption bluetooth BLE product according to the embodiment of the present application is shown in fig. 2, where the automated mass production test system 200 includes: personal Computers (PCs), root nodes (rootnodes) and master nodes (control nodes) for testing, and Devices Under Test (DUTs). The root node and the master control node are nodes in a BLE MESH network and are test equipment for testing the equipment to be tested. The number of the root nodes is one, and the number of the master nodes may be one or more, for example, 4, which are respectively a master node a, a master node B, a master node C, and a master node D.

The PC may mainly send resources to the test equipment, the resources including: test parameters, operating parameters of the Device under test, application firmware, and Bluetooth Device Address (BD _ ADDR) purchased by the user from the Bluetooth official organization.

A root node (which may be referred to as a first node) in the MESH network is responsible for data interaction with the PC upward, and is responsible for data interaction with a master control node (which may be referred to as a second node) in the MESH network downward.

The device to be tested can be a BLE module which needs to be tested, wherein the BLE module generally comprises a chip, a PCB (printed Circuit Board), a peripheral device and the like.

The automated mass production test system 200 includes three types of connection links: PC-root node link, root node-master node link, and master node-DUT link.

PC-root node link: and the PC is connected with the root node by a wire. And the PC sends the resources to the test equipment in the whole MESH network through the link. After the deployment of the MESH network is completed, the PC sends the operation parameters, the volume production test parameters and the application firmware of the equipment to be tested to the root nodes, and the root nodes distribute the operation parameters, the volume production test parameters and the application firmware to each master control node in the MESH network.

Root node-master node link: the system is composed of a root node, a master node a, a master node B, a master node C and a master node D (more master nodes can be added according to actual conditions), as shown in fig. 2. After the root node, the master control node A, the master control node B, the master control node C and the master control node D form a network, the traditional MESH function, the function of distributing a DUT network, the function of testing the DUT and the like are realized.

Master node-DUT link: and the distribution network and all test processes of the DUT are mainly completed.

An embodiment of the present application provides a method 300 for testing a bluetooth low energy BLE product, as shown in fig. 3. The method 300 is used for testing a device to be tested with a BLE function by a test device, where the test device is a node in a BLE MESH network, and a first test firmware is burned in the test device, and the method 300 includes:

301, the testing device accesses the MESH network according to the first testing firmware.

302, the test device accesses the device to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware, and tests the device to be tested through the MESH network.

Specifically, before the test device accesses the device to be tested to the MESH network, the method further includes: the test equipment detects a User Identification (UID) to identify the device under test.

It should be understood that, the test device may not only set up a MESH network by using the first test firmware to become a node in the MESH network, but also may distribute a network to the device to be tested, access the device to be tested to the MESH network, and test the device to be tested through the MESH network.

It should be understood that the user identifier UID is broadcasted by the device under test in broadcast data in order for the test device to identify the device under test via the UID. In addition, in the process that the test equipment tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, the UID is also used as the address of the equipment to be tested.

According to the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application, the test equipment is a node in the MESH network, the equipment to be tested can be accessed into the MESH network, and the equipment to be tested is tested through the MESH network. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can greatly increase the number of the devices to be tested which are simultaneously accessed to the MESH network for testing, thereby improving the testing efficiency.

In one implementation, the test device is a first node in the MESH network, the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a personal computer PC, and the method further includes: and the first node acquires test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware. Wherein the first node and the PC are connected by a wired method.

It should be understood that the test device needs to test the device under test through the MESH network according to the test parameters. The testing parameters of BLE products with different performances or functions are different, so that before the testing device tests the device to be tested, the testing device can obtain the testing parameters corresponding to the device to be tested from a PC, and can also store the testing parameters in the testing device in advance through other modes. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

It should be understood that, the first node may obtain, through the first test firmware, not only the test parameters, but also the operation parameters, application firmware, addresses of the bluetooth devices, and the like of the device under test that are required after the device under test is completed. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

Optionally, the method further includes that the first node obtains a networking start command issued by the PC, where the networking start command is used to instruct the first node to establish the MESH network; and the first node accesses a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command. It should be understood that the second node may be one or more. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

Optionally, the method further includes: and the first node sends the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

In another implementation, the test device is a second node in the MESH network, and the method further includes: and the second node receives test parameters which are sent by the first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

It should be understood that, before the test device tests the device under test, the second node may receive the test parameters sent by the first node, or may store the test parameters in the second node in advance in other manners. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

Optionally, the testing device tests the device to be tested through the MESH network, including: the test equipment sends an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information which needs to be detected by the equipment to be tested; the test equipment detects a response message aiming at the test information within a preset time; and if the test equipment receives the response message, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

Specifically, the indication message includes at least one of the following messages: a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) indication message and a frequency calibration indication message. It should be understood that the indication message may also be other indication messages, and this is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Taking the RSSI indication message as an example, in the process of testing the device to be tested by the testing device, the testing device always sends a signal with a certain strength to the device to be tested, for example: an electromagnetic wave signal. After the test equipment sends a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, the equipment to be tested receiving the indication message detects test information corresponding to the indication message according to the indication message. If the device under test detects the test information (for example, an electromagnetic wave signal with a certain intensity), a response message for the test information is sent to the test device, and if the device under test does not detect the test information, a response message for the test information is not sent to the test device. And the test equipment detects the response message within preset time, and if the test equipment receives the response message aiming at the test information, the test qualification of the test parameters corresponding to the RSSI indication message is determined. The test equipment detects the response message within the preset time, so that the test equipment can be prevented from detecting the response message all the time under the condition that the test equipment does not detect the test information and does not send the response message.

In the whole testing process, the testing device sends different indication messages to the device to be tested according to the testing parameters, the testing parameters are different, and the number of the corresponding indication messages is also different, for example, the testing parameters may correspond to 2 different indication messages, and may also correspond to 5 different indication messages. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. Taking an example that a test parameter corresponds to 2 different indication messages, the test equipment sends 2 different indication messages to the equipment to be tested, and if the test equipment receives 2 response messages, the equipment to be tested can be determined to be qualified; if the number of the response messages received by the test equipment is less than 2, the device to be tested can be determined to be unqualified.

Optionally, the method further includes: and after determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the test equipment sends the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address allocated to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

The application firmware is the firmware which needs to be burned after the device to be tested is successfully tested, and the operation parameters of the device to be tested are the parameters needed by the application firmware during operation. Each BLE product is internally provided with a unique Bluetooth device address, and the Bluetooth device addresses are burnt in the device by a manufacturer when the BLE products leave a factory.

The operating parameters, the application firmware and the bluetooth device address allocated to the device to be tested may be acquired by the first node from the PC through the first test firmware, and then the first node sends the operating parameters, the application firmware and the bluetooth device address allocated to the device to be tested to the second node through the MESH network, and the second node receives and stores the operating parameters, the application firmware and the bluetooth device address. The operating parameters of the device under test, the application firmware and the bluetooth device address assigned to the device under test may also be stored in the test device (the first and second nodes and the second node) in other ways. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

The embodiment of the present application provides another method 400 for testing a bluetooth low energy BLE product, as shown in fig. 4. The method is used for testing equipment to be tested with a BLE function, the testing equipment is a node in a BLE MESH network, second testing firmware is burned in the equipment to be tested, and the method 400 comprises the following steps:

401, the device under test determines to run the second test firmware.

Specifically, if the device under test has a mark for performing forced testing on the device under test, the second test firmware is determined to be run.

Specifically, if the device to be tested does not have a mark for performing forced test on the device to be tested, whether an application firmware is burned in the device to be tested is judged; and if the application firmware is not burnt in the equipment to be tested, determining to run the second test firmware.

It should be understood that after the device to be tested is powered on, a Boot program in a Flash memory is automatically run to determine whether a mark for performing a forced test on the device to be tested exists in the Flash memory, if the mark for performing the forced test on the device to be tested exists in the Flash memory, a second test firmware in the ROM memory is run, the device to be tested determines to run the second test firmware, and at this time, the mark for performing the forced test on the device to be tested in the device to be tested is erased.

And if the mark for forcibly testing the equipment to be tested does not exist in the Flash memory, judging whether the application firmware is burnt in the Flash memory. If the application firmware is not burnt in the Flash memory, determining to run the second test firmware; and if the application firmware is burnt in the device to be tested, the second test firmware is not operated, and the device to be tested passes the test and does not need to be tested again.

It should be understood that the Flash memory and the ROM memory may also be other memories with the same performance, and this is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

402, the device to be tested accesses the MESH network according to the second test firmware and tests in the MESH network.

Specifically, after the device to be tested determines to operate the second test firmware, the device to be tested obtains the user identifier UID of the device to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasts the UID, so that the test device identifies the device to be tested. And after the test equipment identifies the equipment to be tested, enabling the equipment to be tested to access the MESH network according to the second test firmware. The UID may be stored in the one-time programmable memory Efuse, or may be stored in other one-time programmable memories, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The device to be tested can access most of resources on the device to be tested according to the second test firmware, for example, the user identifier UID, test information detected by the device to be tested, and the like; and the MESH network can be accessed according to the second test firmware, wherein the second test firmware comprises all parameters required in the process of network distribution.

According to the technical scheme, the test equipment is a node in the MESH network, the equipment to be tested can be accessed to the MESH network, and the test equipment tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can greatly increase the number of the devices to be tested which are simultaneously accessed to the MESH network for testing, thereby improving the testing efficiency.

Optionally, the testing of the device to be tested in the MESH network includes: the equipment to be tested receives an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested; the equipment to be tested detects the test information according to the indication message; and if the test information is successfully detected, the equipment to be tested sends a response message to the test equipment, and the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified. And if the test information is not detected successfully, the equipment to be tested does not send the response message to the test equipment.

Optionally, the indication message includes at least one of the following messages: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information. It should be understood that the indication message may also be other indication messages, and this is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the method further includes: and the equipment to be tested acquires the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the test equipment through the MESH network.

An embodiment of the present application provides a bluetooth low energy BLE device 500. As shown in fig. 5, the BLE device 500 is used for a test device to test a device under test with a BLE function, where the test device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, and the BLE device is applied to the test device, and the BLE device includes: a first test firmware 510 and a processing unit 520, the processing unit 520 to: accessing the MESH network according to the first test firmware 510; and accessing the device to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware 510, and testing the device to be tested through the MESH network.

Optionally, the processing unit 520 is further configured to: and detecting a User Identification (UID) to identify the equipment to be tested.

Optionally, the test device is a first node in the MESH network, the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a personal computer PC, and the processing unit is further configured to: and acquiring test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware.

Optionally, the processing unit 520 is further configured to: acquiring a networking starting command issued by a PC, wherein the networking starting command is used for indicating the first node to establish the MESH network; and accessing a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command.

Optionally, the BLE device further includes a transceiver 530, and the transceiver 530 is configured to: and sending the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

Optionally, the testing device is a second node in the MESH network, and the BLE device further includes a transceiver 530, where the transceiver 530 is configured to: and receiving test parameters which are sent by a first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

Optionally, the transceiver 530 is specifically configured to: sending an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested; detecting a response message for the test information within a preset time; the processing unit is specifically configured to: and if the response message is received, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

Optionally, the indication message includes at least one of the following messages: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

Optionally, the transceiver 530 is further configured to: and after the processing unit determines that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested are sent to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

Another bluetooth low energy BLE device 600 is provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 6, the BLE device is used for a testing device to test a device under test with a BLE function, where the testing device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, the BLE device is applied to the device under test, the BLE device includes a second testing firmware 610 and a processing unit 620, and the processing unit 620 is configured to: determining to run the second test firmware 610; and accessing the MESH network according to the second test firmware 610, and testing in the MESH network.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is further configured to: and acquiring the user identification UID of the equipment to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasting the UID so that the test equipment can identify the equipment to be tested.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: and if the mark for performing forced test on the equipment to be tested exists in the equipment to be tested, determining to operate the second test firmware.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: if the mark for forcibly testing the equipment to be tested does not exist in the equipment to be tested, judging whether the application firmware is burnt in the equipment to be tested; and if the application firmware is not burnt in the equipment to be tested, determining to run the second test firmware.

Optionally, the BLE device further includes a transceiver unit 630, where the transceiver unit 630 is configured to: receiving an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be detected; detecting the test information according to the indication message; and if the test information is successfully detected, sending a response message to the test equipment, wherein the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is further configured to: and acquiring the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the testing equipment through the MESH network.

Figure 7 is a schematic block diagram of a BLE device 700 according to an embodiment of the present application. The BLE chip 700 shown in fig. 7 includes a memory 710 and a processor 720.

The memory 710 is used for storing executable instructions; a processor 720, configured to call and execute the executable instructions in the memory 710 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

The processor may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method embodiments 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, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application 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.

The memory described above may be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. Volatile Memory can be Random Access Memory (RAM), which acts as external cache Memory. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous link SDRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments and/or technical features in the embodiments described in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other, and the technical solutions obtained after the combination also fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative methods of making described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

The specific examples in the embodiments of the present application are only for helping those skilled in the art to better understand the embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations on the embodiments described above, and those modifications and variations fall within the scope of the present application.

The above description is only for the specific implementation of the present application, but the scope of the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the embodiments of the present application, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered by the scope of the present application with proper privacy. Therefore, the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. The method for testing the low-power consumption Bluetooth BLE product is used for testing a device to be tested with a BLE function by a testing device, wherein the testing device is a node in an MESH network of BLE, and first testing firmware is burned in the testing device, and comprises the following steps:

the test equipment accesses the MESH network according to the first test firmware;

and the test equipment accesses the equipment to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware and tests the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the test device accesses the device under test to the MESH network, further comprising:

the test equipment detects a User Identification (UID) to identify the equipment to be tested.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the test device is a first node in the MESH network, wherein the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a Personal Computer (PC), and wherein the method further comprises:

and the first node acquires test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

the first node acquires a networking starting command issued by the PC, wherein the networking starting command is used for indicating the first node to establish the MESH network;

and the first node accesses a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

and the first node sends the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the test device is a second node in the MESH network, the method further comprising:

and the second node receives test parameters which are sent by the first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

7. The method of claim 3 or 6, wherein the testing device tests the device under test over the MESH network, comprising:

the test equipment sends an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information which needs to be detected by the equipment to be tested;

the test equipment detects a response message aiming at the test information within a preset time;

and if the test equipment receives the response message, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the indication message comprises at least one of the following messages: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the method further comprises:

and after determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the test equipment sends the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address allocated to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

10. The method for testing the low-power consumption Bluetooth BLE product is used for testing a device to be tested with a BLE function by a testing device, wherein the testing device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, and a second testing firmware is burned in the device to be tested, and comprises the following steps:

the equipment to be tested determines to run the second test firmware;

and the equipment to be tested accesses the MESH network according to the second test firmware and tests in the MESH network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein before the device under test accesses the MESH network, further comprising:

and the equipment to be tested acquires the User Identification (UID) of the equipment to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasts the UID so that the test equipment can identify the equipment to be tested.

12. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein determining that the second test firmware is executed by the device under test comprises:

and if the mark for performing forced test on the equipment to be tested exists in the equipment to be tested, determining to operate the second test firmware.

13. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein determining that the second test firmware is executed by the device under test comprises:

if the mark for forcibly testing the equipment to be tested does not exist in the equipment to be tested, judging whether the application firmware is burnt in the equipment to be tested;

and if the application firmware is not burnt in the equipment to be tested, determining to run the second test firmware.

14. The method of any of claims 10 to 13, wherein the device under test is tested in the MESH network, comprising:

the equipment to be tested receives an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested;

the equipment to be tested detects the test information according to the indication message;

and if the test information is successfully detected, the equipment to be tested sends a response message to the test equipment, and the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication message comprises at least one of the following messages: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, further comprising:

and the equipment to be tested acquires the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the test equipment through the MESH network.

17. A low-power consumption Bluetooth BLE device, wherein the BLE device is used for a testing device to test a device to be tested with a BLE function, the testing device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, the BLE device is applied to the testing device, and the BLE device comprises: a first test firmware and a processing unit to:

accessing the MESH network according to the first test firmware;

and accessing the equipment to be tested to the MESH network according to the first test firmware, and testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

18. The BLE device of claim 17, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

and detecting a User Identification (UID) to identify the equipment to be tested.

19. The BLE device of claim 17 or 18, wherein the test equipment is a first node in the MESH network, wherein the first test firmware is further configured to communicate with a personal computer PC, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

and acquiring test parameters for testing the equipment to be tested from the PC through the first test firmware.

20. The BLE device of claim 19, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

acquiring a networking starting command issued by a PC, wherein the networking starting command is used for indicating the first node to establish the MESH network;

and accessing a second node to the MESH network according to the starting networking command.

21. The BLE device of claim 20, further comprising a transceiver unit configured to: and sending the test parameters acquired from the PC to the second node through the MESH network.

22. The BLE device of claim 17 or 18, wherein the testing device is a second node in the MESH network, further comprising a transceiver unit configured to:

and receiving test parameters which are sent by a first node and used for testing the equipment to be tested through the MESH network, wherein the first node acquires the test parameters from a PC.

23. A BLE device according to claim 19 or 22, wherein the transceiver unit is specifically configured to:

sending an indication message to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network according to the test parameters, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be tested;

detecting a response message for the test information within a preset time;

the processing unit is specifically configured to: and if the response message is received, determining that the equipment to be tested is qualified.

24. The BLE device of claim 23, wherein the indication message comprises at least one of: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

25. The BLE device of claim 23 or 24, wherein the transceiver unit is further configured to:

and after the processing unit determines that the equipment to be tested is qualified, the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested are sent to the equipment to be tested through the MESH network.

26. The low-power consumption Bluetooth BLE device is used for a testing device to test a device to be tested with a BLE function, the testing device is a node in a MESH network of BLE, the BLE device is applied to the device to be tested, the BLE device comprises a second testing firmware and a processing unit, and the processing unit is used for:

determining to run the second test firmware;

and accessing the MESH network according to the second test firmware, and testing in the MESH network.

27. The BLE device of claim 26, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

and acquiring the user identification UID of the equipment to be tested according to the second test firmware and broadcasting the UID so that the test equipment can identify the equipment to be tested.

28. The BLE device of claim 26 or 27, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

29. The BLE device of claim 26 or 27, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

30. The BLE device of any one of claims 26 to 29, further comprising a transceiver unit for:

receiving an indication message sent by the test equipment through the MESH network, wherein the indication message is used for indicating test information required to be detected by the equipment to be detected;

detecting the test information according to the indication message;

and if the test information is successfully detected, sending a response message to the test equipment, wherein the response message is used for the test equipment to determine whether the equipment to be tested is qualified.

31. The BLE device of claim 30, wherein the indication message comprises at least one of: receiving Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indication information and frequency calibration indication information.

32. The BLE device of any one of claims 26 to 31, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

and acquiring the operating parameters, the application firmware and the Bluetooth equipment address distributed for the equipment to be tested from the testing equipment through the MESH network.

33. A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device, comprising:

a memory for storing executable instructions;

a processor for invoking and executing the executable instructions in the memory to perform the method of any one of claims 1-9.

34. A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device, comprising:

a memory for storing executable instructions;

a processor for invoking and executing the executable instructions in the memory to perform the method of any one of claims 10-16.