JP3641441B2 - Insertion / extraction test system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an insertion / extraction test system, for example, an insertion / extraction test system that performs an insertion / extraction function test between a medium storing predetermined data and a main body device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an insertion / extraction test system is generally composed of a medium and a device to be inserted / extracted from the medium.
[0003]
A conventional insertion / extraction test system will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional insertion / extraction test system.
[0004]
The conventional insertion / extraction test system shown in FIG. 3 includes a medium 5, a medium reader 4, a main body device 1, a display 2, and an input device 3. The medium 5 stores data, and the medium reader 4 is used as an auxiliary device for the main device 1 to read the data of the medium 5. The application 6 controls the medium reader 4 and the main device 1. The application 6 is operated with the input device 3 and the result is displayed with the display 2.
[0005]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the conventional insertion / extraction test system. An example of the operation of the conventional insertion / extraction test system will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
[0006]
After the medium 5 is inserted into the medium reader 4 in the operation step B1, the application 6 is executed in the operation step B2. In the operation step B3, the end of the application 6 is checked. If the process ends abnormally, the processes of the operation steps B1 to B7 are ended. If the process ends normally, the medium removal operation step B4 is executed. In operation step B4, the medium 5 is removed from the medium reader 4, and the number of tests is counted in operation step B5. A request for ending or continuing the test is confirmed in operation step B6, and a test continuation check is performed in operation step B7. If completed, the operation steps B1 to B7 are terminated. If continuing, the operation from operation step B1 is performed. Run the process again. It should be noted that manual intervention is required for each processing of the operation steps B1, B4 to B7.
[0007]
As a prior invention example 1 similar to the present invention in the technical field, there is "Automatic insertion / extraction life tester" disclosed in JP-A-6-208779. The first invention example of the present application aims to automate an evaluation test (life test) for a floppy (registered trademark) disk device (FDD) and to obtain highly accurate test result data.
[0008]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-157256 of “Conventional Example 2” describes that “the test mode activation method of the medium processing apparatus and the test method of the medium processing apparatus” is the test mode regardless of the operation from the operation panel or the host apparatus. It aims to provide a way to start.
[0009]
The "insertion / extraction test apparatus" of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-315063 of Conventional Example 3 is related to an optical fiber connector insertion / extraction test apparatus, a mechanism capable of giving a sense and flexibility when inserting / extracting by a human hand, An object of the present invention is to provide an insertion / extraction test apparatus equipped with a mechanism capable of repeatedly controlling force and speed under the same conditions.
[0010]
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-56851 discloses a technique relating to a card inspection apparatus capable of performing a batch of processes from card supply to inspection / discharge in the case of electrical inspection. doing.
[0011]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-313579, “PC Card Test Device” of Conventional Example 5 discloses a test device that is mounted between a PC card and a card slot so that a received signal can be observed.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, further pursuit is required for each of the conventional techniques described above, such as pursuing reduction of man-hours and eliminating factors that hinder the execution of the original operation verification.
[0013]
An object of the present invention is to provide an insertion / removal test system that simplifies man-hour reduction and system evaluation by automating a system test involving insertion / removal of a PC card medium or the like.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the insertion / extraction test system of the present invention includes a main body device that reads the data of a medium that holds predetermined data, and an auxiliary device that reads the data for the main body device to read the data. A medium reading unit; an adapter unit that is installed between the medium and the medium reading unit and that turns on / off a connection between the medium and the medium reading unit; and a connection unit that controls ON / OFF. The connection means is connected to the adapter means and the main body apparatus, executes supply / disconnection of power to the adapter means, and performs connection / disconnection of the medium by executing supply / disconnection of the power. ON / OFF is changed to enable repeated insertion / extraction operation tests between the medium and the medium reading means.
[0016]
Further, the connection means includes a power supply control means for executing power supply / disconnection to the adapter means, a connection detection means for monitoring the connection status, reads information of the connection detection means, Control means for controlling the operation of changing the connection status of the power supply control means may be further provided, and the main body device may include an application and a test program that operate on the main body device.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of an insertion / extraction test system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, one embodiment of the insertion / extraction test system of the present invention is shown.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The insertion / extraction test system shown in FIG. 1 includes a medium 5, a connector 7, a medium reader 4, a main body device 1, a display 2, and an input device 3.
[0019]
The medium 5 stores predetermined data.
The medium reader 4 is an auxiliary device for the main device 1 to read data on the medium 5.
[0020]
The adapter unit 8 is installed between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4, and the connection state between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 is controlled by the connector 7.
The connector 7 includes a control unit 9, a connection detection unit 10, and a power supply control unit 11.
The control unit 9 reads the information of the connection detector 4 according to an instruction from the test program 12 and controls the power supply control unit 11.
[0021]
The connection detection unit 10 monitors the connection status of the medium 5, the adapter unit 8, and the medium reader 4.
The power supply control unit 11 changes the connection state between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 by executing power supply / disconnection to the adapter unit 8. That is, the connection / disconnection state between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 is changed by executing power supply / disconnection.
[0022]
The application 6 and the test program 12 operate on the main device 1.
The application 6 has a function of causing the medium reader 4 to transfer data on the medium 5 to the main body device 1.
The test program 12 manages the execution of the application 6 and controls the connector 7. The test program 12 stores the number of test executions in the cumulative counter 14.
[0023]
The input device 3 inputs a target test number of tests, and the input data is stored in the target number memory 13.
The display 2 displays the target test count and the cumulative test count stored in the target count memory 13 and the cumulative counter 14. Also, the message of the application 6 is displayed.
[0024]
(Description of operation)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the insertion / extraction test system according to the present invention. An example of the operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In operation step S 1, a target value for the number of tests is input by the input device 3, and the input data is stored in the target number memory 13.
[0025]
In operation step S2, information of the connection detection unit 10 is read (read), and in operation step S3, the connection status of the medium 5, the adapter 2, and the medium reader 4 is checked. If it is connected, operation step S4 is executed. If it is not connected, it is considered that the medium 5, the adapter 2, and the medium reader 4 are not connected, so this test is terminated.
[0026]
In operation step S <b> 4, the control unit 9 instructs the power supply control unit 11 to supply power to the medium 5. In operation step S5, the information of the connection detection unit 10 is read, and in operation step S6, it is checked whether or not power is supplied to the medium. If the power is supplied (DC ON), operation step S7 is executed. If the power is not supplied (DC OFF), this process is terminated. In operation step S7, the test program 12 causes the application 6 to be executed. In the operation step S8, the end state of the application 6 is checked. If the application 6 is completed normally, the operation step S9 is executed, and if it is abnormally ended, this process is terminated.
[0027]
In operation step S9, the control unit 9 controls the power supply control unit 11 to cut off the power supply to the medium 5 (DC OFF). In operation step S10, the information of the connection detection unit 10 is read, and in operation step S11, it is confirmed whether or not the power to the medium 5 has been cut off. If the power is cut off (DC OFF), operation step S12 is executed. If the power is not cut off (DC ON), this process is terminated.
[0028]
In operation step S12, the test program 12 counts the number of tests and stores the data in the cumulative counter 14. At this time, the cumulative number of tests is displayed on the display 2. In operation step S13, the target test number input in operation step S1 is read from the target number memory 13, and compared with the test cumulative number stored in the cumulative counter 14 in operation step S14. If the compared data do not match, operation step S4 is executed. If they match, the test ends.
[0029]
According to the above embodiment, the adapter unit 8 is installed between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4. By inserting / removing the power of the adapter unit 8 by the power supply control unit 11 of the connector 7 for inserting / extracting the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 with manual intervention, the medium device 5 and the medium reader are supplied from the main unit 1. It implements by the pseudo insertion / extraction which 4 seems to have inserted / extracted. System evaluation is automated by linking the application 6 and the test program 12 together.
[0030]
(Effect of embodiment)
The first effect of the insertion / extraction test system of the present invention is that the main unit 1 can control the operation of connecting / disconnecting the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 by adding the adapter unit 8 and the connector 7. The man-hour can be reduced.
[0031]
The second effect is that the original operation of the application 6 can be easily verified. The reason is that physical factors such as poor connection between the medium 5 and the medium reader 4 can be removed from the operation of the application 6 by performing pseudo insertion / extraction.
[0032]
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the insertion / extraction test system of the present invention includes an adapter unit that reads data on a medium holding predetermined data and turns on / off the connection between the medium and the medium reader. It is installed and the repeated insertion / extraction operation test between the medium and the medium reader is possible. Thereby, man-hours can be reduced and the operation can be easily verified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an insertion / extraction test system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the insertion / extraction test system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional insertion / extraction test system.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a conventional insertion / extraction test system.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body apparatus 2 Display 3 Input device 4 Medium reader 5 Medium 6 Application 7 Connector 8 Adapter part 9 Control part 10 Connection detection part 11 Power supply control part 12 Test program 13 Target frequency memory 14 Cumulative counter

Claims (6)

A main device that reads the data of a medium holding predetermined data;
Medium reading means which is an auxiliary device for reading the data for the main device to read the data;
Adapter means installed between the medium and the medium reading means to turn ON / OFF the connection between the medium and the medium reading means;
Connection means for controlling the ON / OFF,
The connection means is connected to the adapter means and the main body device, performs supply / disconnection of power to the adapter means, and supplies / disconnects the power to thereby execute the medium and the medium reading means. An insertion / extraction test system characterized in that ON / OFF of connection between the medium and the medium is changed to enable repeated insertion / extraction operation tests between the medium and the medium reading means. It said connection means, insertion testing system according to claim 1, characterized by including the power supply control means for executing the supply / cut of the power supply to said adapter means. The insertion / removal test system according to claim 1, wherein the connection means further comprises connection detection means for monitoring the connection status. The insertion / removal test system according to claim 2 , wherein the connection means further comprises connection detection means for monitoring the connection status.   5. The insertion / extraction test system according to claim 4, wherein the connection means further comprises a control means for controlling an operation of reading information of the connection detection means and changing a connection status of the power supply control means.   The insertion / extraction test system according to claim 1, wherein the main body device includes an application and a test program that operate on the main body device.

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