CN1801191A - Manufacture verification system and method - Google Patents

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CN1801191A
CN1801191A CNA2004101031573A CN200410103157A CN1801191A CN 1801191 A CN1801191 A CN 1801191A CN A2004101031573 A CNA2004101031573 A CN A2004101031573A CN 200410103157 A CN200410103157 A CN 200410103157A CN 1801191 A CN1801191 A CN 1801191A
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翁寿良
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宋敏慈
王一德
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The invention discloses a verification system and method in the electronic production assemblage-line to match production flow path card, which comprises the following parts: assemblage element database, manufacturer element database, and element information database and verification mode. The method comprises the following steps: recording the main information of assembled electronic equipment; writing the information list of electronic equipment according to different classifications; extracting the corresponding element information in the manufacturer element database according to the element information; selecting the ordered type and norm element to generate assemblage print volume label; supplying a manufacturing verification reference interface simultaneously; gaining the production information; comparing whether the generated information satisfies the recorded hardware element list corresponding to the type or software edition information corresponding to the hard equipment; avoiding the error assemblage of hardware or software to delay the producing.

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Make verification system and method
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of manufacturing verification technique, particularly about on a kind of assembling line that is applied in electronic equipment, manufacturing verification system and the method for avoiding the facts of hardware or software loading error to take place.
Background technology
Social now electronics and fast development of information technology, each class of electronic devices has infiltrated in people's the life, from small-sized individual palmtop computer to large-scale service terminal equipment, special-purpose sci-tech product from the daily living article to the tip, electronics classification product had become the necessity of human survival life already.Electronic industry develop the cut-throat competition that also causes between the electronic product manufacturer rapidly, for meeting high efficiency production model, each big electronic product manufacturer competitively introduces streamline, and this technology can significantly be enhanced productivity, and makes manufacturer have more the market competitiveness; Yet the difficulty that the production line that efficient is high is more just indicated between unified management each production link therebetween is also higher.The field data supervisory system of production line (Shop Floor ControlSystem) promptly is to follow the manufacturing industry of current develop rapidly and the modern production management system that produces, it makes full use of the development of computer technology and the network communications technology now, make manufacturer be convenient to carry out the scientific management operation of production line, comprise the control of product assembling process, partly make product assembling detection, make the product element testing and make packing of product monitoring etc.
Yet all there is the leak of all kinds of management and monitoring aspect in existing at present production line field data supervisory system, particularly in assembling process, very nearly the same for many external forms, but but the electronic equipment that performance greatly differs from each other, often be difficult to reach and assemble level accurately, and Assembling Production producer is when client's difference requires in many ways, whether more be difficult in assembling process, note according to the requirement of client assembling element, with the laptop computer is example, its inner member comprises hard disk drive (HD), floppy disk (FD), CD drive (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM), internal memory (RAM), battery (Battery), power adapter (Adapter) etc. all has different specifications respectively, collocation therebetween determines by different requirements of customers, therefore, for the manufacturing plant that the laptop computer of a certain model of customer requirement is assembled, in process of production if during according to customer requirements assembling computer components, except the situation of above-mentioned hardware element loading error takes place in meeting, basic input output system of computer (BIOS) and archives, also there is the mistake that version and customer requirements deviation are installed in the backups of program or data (Image) etc.Yet if can find assembly defect before shipment, manufacturer still can in time take the finished product of mistake and re-assembly according to customer requirement apart, if the mistake of generation can not in time find to assemble the time, can not meet the specification of customer requirement because of product.
For this reason, how to provide a kind of manufacturing verification system and method, improve above-mentioned disappearance, avoid producing or causing the situation that the client complains, be the current technical matters that needs to be resolved hurrily in fact because of hardware or software loading error delay.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufacturing verification system and method, can make the hardware element of non-manufacturer appointment and version realize a kind of fool proof keyholed back plate mechanism to hardware by production procedure.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufacturing verification system and method, can directly inquire about the relevant information of contained each hardware element of electronic equipment.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufacturing verification system and method, can directly inquire about the version and the Image version of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (BIOS) of electronic equipment installation.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention promptly provides a kind of manufacturing verification system and method.
Manufacturing verification system of the present invention, be to be applicable on the assembly line of electronic product manufacturing and production, be used for cooperating and produce traveler all one's life and carry out streamline production checking, this system includes at least: the configuration components database, treat the main element information of assembling electronic equipment on the record production line; Manufacturer's components database, the electronic equipment part information inventory that record is provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier; The component information database according to the main element information that assembling electronic equipment is included for the treatment of that is write down in this configuration components database, extracts corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database, and selects wherein to specify the element of model and specification requirement; And authentication module, obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card, and contrast this production information and whether meet the main element information that is write down in this configuration components database, if be consistent then by checking, enter successive process and corresponding informance is kept in the product information database, if inconsistently then can't and contrast corresponding content in this production procedure card and this configuration components database, find out mistake by checking.
Manufacturing verification method of the present invention, be to make verification system by one to be applied on the assembly line of an electronic product manufacturing and production, and can cooperate the production procedure card to carry out streamline production checking, guarantee that whole assembling production run is able to correct execution, this method may further comprise the steps at least: (1) makes the main element information for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on this manufacturing verification system record production line; (2) the electronic equipment part information inventory that makes this manufacturing verification system record be provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier; (3) make this manufacturing verification system according to the corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database of the included main element information extraction of assembling electronic equipment for the treatment of that is write down, and select wherein to specify the element of model and specification requirement; And (4) make this manufacturing verification system obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card, and contrast whether this production information meets this manufacturing verification system record and this model corresponding hardware Component List reaches the software version information corresponding with computer hardware, then enter successive process and corresponding informance is kept in the product information database if be consistent by checking, then can't and not compare if do not conform to, find out mistake by checking.
Compare with streamline assembling production technology commonly used, use hardware element and the version that manufacturing verification system of the present invention and method can prevent the appointment of non-manufacturer and enter production procedure, avoid because of hardware or software loading error, and the relevant information that can directly inquire about contained each hardware element of electronic equipment at any time, can not produce man-hour or cause the situation that the client complains, and then can improve efficient and the accuracy rate that the streamline assembling is produced because of assembly problem delays.
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Fig. 1 is a calcspar, shows the basic structure signal of manufacturing verification system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an operational flow diagram, shows the basic operation procedure of manufacturing verification method of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the action pane synoptic diagram, shows an implementation of configuration element data display interface of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the action pane synoptic diagram, shows that element supplier of the present invention contrasts a display mode of tabulation;
Fig. 5 is the operation-interface sectional drawing, shows the display mode of summary information interface of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the operation-interface sectional drawing, shows the display mode of main element configuration information interface of the present invention; And
Fig. 7 is the operation-interface sectional drawing, shows the display mode of product information database of the present invention.
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In following examples, the present invention is the assembling manufacture process by a laptop computer, describe the feature of manufacturing verification system of the present invention and method in detail, manufacturing verification system of the present invention and method are not the production and assembly process that only can be applicable to laptop computer, it also can be applicable in the production and assembly process of any electronic equipment, as notebook computer, personal digital assistant etc.
Fig. 1 is a calcspar, is used to illustrate the basic structure synoptic diagram of manufacturing verification system of the present invention.As shown in the figure, manufacturing verification system 1 of the present invention is to be applied on the assembly line of a laptop computer (not marking) manufacturing and production, cooperate and produce traveler 2 execution one streamline production checking all one's life, wherein, this production procedure card 2 is to follow the data memory unit of waiting to assemble laptop computer synchronous operation on the production line, for example wireless data storage card.
This manufacturing verification system 1 comprises at least: configuration components database 10, manufacturer's components database 11, component information database 12 and authentication module 14.
This configuration components database 10 is used to write down the classification model for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on the production line, hardware element inventory and the main element information such as software version information corresponding with hardware device to should the model electronic equipment assembling.The assembling and the manufacturing process of the laptop computer of using corresponding to present embodiment, the information of record can be that the type of (1) this laptop computer is encoded in this configuration components database 10; (2) type of the element that laptop computer that should model is had, as necessary members such as mainboard, power supply adaptor, hard disk, battery, CDs, and counter element coding, number of applications and classification are described, these element models and specification are the client's appointments by assembling manufacturer, and this configuration components database 10 shows with listings format by a configuration element data display interface 100.
This manufacturer's components database 11 is the electronic equipment part information inventories that provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier by different classes of record.In the present embodiment, this manufacturer's components database 11 is to be set up by assembling factory, and 110 forms with minute field of tabulating show to provide an element supplier to contrast according to above-mentioned each component classification, as each element title, production procedure sequence number, assembly information, version information, element supplier and simple declaration etc. for information about.
12 of this component information databases are according to the main element information that assembling electronic equipment comprises for the treatment of that is write down in this configuration components database 10, extract corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database 11, and select wherein to specify the element of model and specification requirement.In the present embodiment, these main element information show by a main element configuration information interface 120.
This authentication module 14 is used to obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card 2, and contrast this production information and whether meet record and this model corresponding hardware Component List and the software version information corresponding in this configuration components database 10 with hardware device, then enter successive process and preserve corresponding informance in a product information database 140 if be consistent by checking, then can't be if inconsistent by checking, immediately and contrast corresponding content in this production procedure card 2 and this configuration components database 10, find out wrong place.
Fig. 2 is an operation workflow figure, shows the basic operation procedure of manufacturing verification method of the present invention.As shown in the figure, execution in step S20 at first, the type configuration requirement project that makes this configuration components database 10 records be provided by the client of production and assembly factory, as treat classification model, the hardware element inventory and the software version information corresponding of assembling electronic equipment with hardware device to should the model electronic equipment assembling.In the present embodiment, even wait to assemble the classification model of laptop computer on this manufacturing verification system 2 record production lines, to should model hardware element inventory and the software version information corresponding, and generate one and dispose element data display interface 100 (the following Fig. 3 that will cooperate explains) with hardware device.Then, execution in step S21.
In step S21, the electronic equipment part information inventory that makes this manufacturer's components database 11 be provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier according to different classes of record.This manufacturer's components database 11 is set up by assembling factory, and provide an element supplier to contrast tabulation 110 and show with the form of minute field according to above-mentioned each component classification, as each element title, production procedure sequence number, assembly information, version information, element supplier and simple declaration etc. (the following Fig. 4 that will cooperate explains) for information about.Then, execution in step S22.
In step S22, make this component information database 12 according to the main element information that assembling electronic equipment is included for the treatment of that is write down, extracting corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database 11, is to provide a summary information interface 4 for line management person's management and control (the following Fig. 5 that will cooperate explains) in this step.Then, execution in step S23.
In step S23, the selection client specifies the element of model and specification requirement, and shows (the following Fig. 6 that will cooperate explains) via a main element configuration information interface 120.Then, execution in step S24.
In step S24, make this authentication module 14 obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card 2.This production procedure card 2 is to follow the data memory unit for the treatment of the completed knocked down products synchronous operation on the production line, by the bar code information of record on the scanning production procedure card 2, can wait to assemble each element bar code information that laptop computer is installed at assembling process by synchronous recording.Say that for example when laptop computer to be assembled on the line was installed hard disc apparatus, this authentication module 14 scanned label on this hard disk immediately,, comprise capacity, producer etc. so as to obtaining and this hard disk relevant information.In addition, also can adopt the technology execution in step S24 of radio-frequency card, this is a common technology, no longer describes.Then, execution in step S25.
In step S25, make production information on this authentication module 14 these production procedure cards 2 of contrast whether meet these configuration components database 10 records by the client requirement, and with this model corresponding hardware Component List and the software version information corresponding with computer hardware, as if conforming to then execution in step S26; Otherwise, execution in step S27.
In step S26, be kept in the product information database 140 by checking and with corresponding informance, so that subsequent query (following cooperation Fig. 7 explains).
In step S27, can't whether meet desired each hardware element of this configuration components database 10 client that is recorded as and software version information by the production information that checking then contrasts on this production procedure card 2, to find out mistake.
Fig. 3 is an operating window synoptic diagram, shows an implementation of configuration element data display interface of the present invention.At least have a classification on this Bill of Material (BOM) operation-interface 3 and select a block 30 and a product Component List 31.Wherein, this classification selects block 30 to provide the line management, and the person inquires about product information by the mode of pull-down menu, this product information is meant the type configuration requirement that the client by production and assembly factory provides, as shown in the figure, to be numbered the 141HDE350000 capacity be 40G hard disc apparatus etc. in the personal computer product needed configuration one that is numbered TC7606CAEABA at inquiry one type.By this Bill of Material (BOM) operation-interface 3, can understand the demand of client easily to type, be convenient to carry out management and control.
Fig. 4 is another operating window synoptic diagram, shows that element supplier of the present invention contrasts a display mode of tabulation.This element supplier contrasts a plurality of field formats that comprise at least in the tabulation 110 as shown in the figure, 14 inches LCD Panel that wherein show assembling factory are the provided as one homogeneous element that provided by the different elements supplier, and each equipment all has the different serial numbers of factory's distribution to show difference, this serial number is the foundation of available correct element, just the information that bar code included on the component equipment can be recorded in the production procedure card by bar code scanning.
Fig. 5 is an action pane synoptic diagram, shows a display mode of summary information interface of the present invention.This summary information interface 4 comprises that at least an element classification shows block 40, together type element shows that block 41 and details show block 42, it is that classification on above-mentioned Bill of Material (BOM) operation-interface 3 is selected to select in block 30 pull-down menu after the element of a certain model, in this component information database 12, extract the display interface of corresponding informance, as shown in the figure, be that code displaying is that the 40G hard disk of 141HDE350000 comprises that son is encoded to 201110 to 2011500 similar elements of the same type, line management person can click wherein arbitrary element, and its details can appear at corresponding details and show in the block 42.
Fig. 6 is an operating window synoptic diagram, wherein shows a display mode of main element configuration information interface of the present invention.At least comprise that product information shows block 50 and component information display list 51 on this manufacturing checking interface 5, line management person promptly by the product Component List 31 on this component information display list 51 of contrast and this Bill of Material (BOM) operation-interface 3, determines whether to occur the production loading error.Wherein, this component information display list 51 comprises that at least number of elements, serial number and type simply describe.
Fig. 7 is an operating window synoptic diagram, wherein shows the display mode of product information database of the present invention.As shown in the figure, comprise at least in this product information database 140 that product type coding 60, component type explanation 61, component numbering 62, administrator information 63 and writing time 64 etc. are so that follow-up tracking production procedure.

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1. make verification system for one kind, be suitable on the assembly line of the electronic product manufacturing, cooperate produce traveler all one's life, carry out streamline production checking, it is characterized in that this system comprises at least:
The configuration components database writes down the main element information for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on the production line;
Manufacturer's components database, the electronic equipment part information inventory that record is provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier;
The component information database according to the main element information that assembling electronic equipment is included for the treatment of that is write down in this configuration components database, extracts corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database, and selects wherein to specify the element of model and specification requirement; And
Authentication module, obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card, and contrast this production information and whether meet the main element information that is write down in this configuration components database, if be consistent then by checking, enter successive process and corresponding informance is kept in the product information database, if inconsistently then can't and contrast corresponding content in this production procedure card and this configuration components database, find out mistake by checking.
2. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this production procedure card is to follow the data memory unit for the treatment of completed knocked down products synchronous operation on the production line.
3. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this production procedure card is used for each element bar code information that synchronous recording is treated assembling electronic equipment assembling process and installation.
4. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that the main element information for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on this production line comprises the classification model at least, to one in the hardware element inventory that should the model electronic equipment should assemble and the software version corresponding with computer hardware.
5. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this main element information is the type configuration requirement that the client provided by production and assembly factory.
6. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the electronic equipment part information inventory that these distinct electronic apparatuses element suppliers are provided is to contrast tabulation by an element supplier to show.
7. manufacturing verification system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this main element information is to show by a main element configuration information interface.
8. make verification method for one kind, make verification system by one and be applied on the assembly line of electronic product manufacturing and production, can cooperate produce traveler all one's life, carry out streamline production checking, it is characterized in that this method comprises at least:
(1) makes the main element information for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on this manufacturing verification system record production line;
(2) the electronic equipment part information inventory that makes this manufacturing verification system record be provided by distinct electronic apparatuses element supplier;
(3) make this manufacturing verification system according to the corresponding component information in this manufacturer's components database of the included main element information extraction of assembling electronic equipment for the treatment of that is write down, and select wherein to specify the element of model and specification requirement; And
(4) make this manufacturing verification system obtain the production information that is write down on the production procedure card, and contrast whether this production information meets this manufacturing verification system record and this model corresponding hardware Component List reaches the software version information corresponding with computer hardware, then enter successive process and corresponding informance is kept in the product information database if be consistent by checking, then can't and not compare if do not conform to, find out mistake by checking.
9. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this production procedure card is to follow the data memory unit for the treatment of completed knocked down products synchronous operation on the production line.
10. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this production procedure card synchronous recording is treated the bar code information of assembling electronic equipment assembling process and installation elements.
11. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that the main element information for the treatment of assembling electronic equipment on this production line comprises the classification model at least, to one in the hardware element inventory that should the model electronic equipment should assemble and the software version information corresponding with computer hardware.
12. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, the electronic equipment part information inventory that these distinct electronic apparatuses element suppliers are provided is to contrast tabulation by an element supplier to show.
13. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, these main element information are to show by a main element configuration information interface.
14. manufacturing verification method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this manufacturing verification system is the bar code information that writes down by on the scanning production procedure card, obtains the production information that is write down on the production procedure card.
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