JPH03160530A - Simulated operation controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate necessity for preparing the data table of forecasted response data in advance by deciding whether the response data are coincident with an operation condition or not, based on the compared result of a response data comparing means. CONSTITUTION:The response data to be notified from a device 10 to be tested are stored in a file 21. The response data stored in the file 21 are compared with the response data, which are notified from the following device 10 to be tested, by a comparing means 20a. While receiving the result of comparison by the comparing means 20a, when the compared result shows coincidence, the possibility deciding means 2b defines the operation of the device 10 to be tested as normal and outputs success as the result of the test. When the compared result shows dissidence, the means 2b defines the operation of the device 10 to be tested as abnormal and outputs the decision of fault as the result of the test. According to this decision, a staff member can recognize whether the device 10 to be tested is normal or abnormal. Thus, since it is not necessary for the staff member to prepare the data table of the forecasted response data in advance, the test can be easily executed even when the items of the test is increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a simulation operation control device for testing various devices installed in financial automation equipment installed in financial institutions and the like.

(Prior Art) Financial automation equipment installed in financial institutions, such as automated teller machines, is equipped with various devices. These various devices include a banknote dispensing device that counts banknotes, a bookkeeping device that records bankbooks, and a card reader that reads magnetic cards. Further, the automatic teller machine is provided with a control device including a processor or the like that centrally controls and manages these various devices.

Now, in order to determine whether these devices are operating normally, we will perform an operation test on each device individually. This test artificially creates a situation where various devices are actually installed in an automatic transaction device and controlled by a control device, and then judges the results. A simulated motion control device is used to perform a type of simulated motion and judge the result. This simulated operation control device can set various operating conditions and easily obtain results based on these operating conditions.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a conventional simulated motion control device.

A display control section 3, an input device control section 4, and a transmission/reception control section 5 are connected to the main control section 2 of the simulated motion control device 1 shown in the figure. A display device (CRT) 6 is connected to the display control section 3 . The input device control unit 4 includes a keyboard 7
is connected. Further, a device under test 10 is connected to the transmission/reception control section 5 via an interface cable 8. The main control unit 2 includes a processor that centrally controls each unit constituting the simulated operation control device 1 and a storage device that stores programs, data, etc. necessary for the operation of this processor. The display control section 3 is composed of a known display control circuit including a frame memory for storing display data to be displayed on the CRT 6. The input device control unit 4 monitors the keys arranged on the keyboard 7 and performs controls such as specifying which keys have been pressed. The transmission/reception control unit 5 is an input/output interface that controls signal transmission with the device under test 10 connected via the interface cable 8.

Device under test 1 connected to interface cable 8
0 corresponds to the banknote dispensing device, bookkeeping device, etc. built into the automated teller machine, as explained above. A procedure for testing the operation of the device under test 10 using the simulated operation control device 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

First, the person in charge of the simulated operation control device 1 needs to perform test pre-processing before conducting the test.

Figure 3 shows a flowchart of test preprocessing. First, the staff member creates operating conditions (command data) for the device under test 10 (step S1). This command data is for operating the device under test 10, and by changing the contents of this command data, the operation of the device under test 10 also changes. After completing the creation of the command data, the staff member creates a data table of the operation results that the device under test IO that operates based on the command data will output, that is, the expected response data (expected response data). Step S2). The above two tasks are test preprocessing.

Figure 4 shows a conventional test flowchart. First, the staff member inputs the test number (Hiro) using the keyboard 7 (step Sll). The main control unit 2 is
It is determined whether or not a file corresponding to the input test file is registered in a storage device (not shown) provided therein (step S12).

If the result is No, that is, the test patient is not registered, use the keyboard 7 to input the previously created command data (step S13), and further store this command data together with the test patient. Register (storage) in the device 't'. (Step S14). FIG. 5 shows a conventional file configuration diagram.

As shown in the figure, the file 11 is composed of two items: a test data item 12 and a command data item l3. Test item 12 is an area for storing test items. The command data item 13 is an area for storing command data created in advance by the staff member.

Returning to FIG. 4 again, when the registration in step S14 is completed, the main control section 2 drives the display control section 3 to display command data on the CRT 6 (step S15).
．． Furthermore, the main control section 2 drives the transmission/reception control section 5 to transmit command data to the device under test 10 (step S16). When the device under test 10 receives command data, it performs an operation based on the command data and outputs the operation result (response data) to the simulated operation control device 1. That is, the transmission/reception control unit 5 receives the response data (step S l
7). When the main control section 2 receives the notification of response data reception from the transmission/reception control section 5, it drives the display control section 3 to display the received response data on the CRT 6 (step S18), and ends the process.

Thereafter, the staff member compares the response data displayed on the CRT 6 with the previously prepared data table of expected response data. If they match, the test is passed and the test is terminated; if they do not match, the test is judged to have failed and the test is performed again after performing repair work on the device under test 10. Note that if the determination is YES in step Sl2, that is, the main control unit 2
If the command data is already stored in the storage device, the command data is taken out from the storage device in order to be used (step S19), and the process moves to step S15.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, the conventional simulated motion control device 1 described above has the following problems:
A data table of expected response data is created in advance, and the contents of this data table of expected response data and the CRT are
The response data displayed in 6 must be visually checked by the staff member. Therefore, when there are many test items (types of command data), it is necessary to create a data table of expected response data corresponding to each item, which is very time-consuming. In addition, since the comparison between response data and expected response data is done visually by the staff, if there is a large amount of data, a long time must be spent on data comparison, and there is also the problem that comparison errors are more likely to occur. was occurring.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and there is no need to create a data table of expected response data in advance.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a simulated motion control device that can easily determine whether or not a test has been passed without visual verification by an attendant.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A simulated operation control device of the present invention operates a device under test according to preset operating conditions, and stores response data notified from the device under test based on the operation result. response data comparing means for mutually comparing the response data repeatedly outputted from the device under test when the device under test is operated under the same operating conditions; and pass/fail determining means for determining whether or not the response data matches the operating conditions based on the comparison result. (Operation) The above device stores response data notified from the device under test in a file. The response data stored in this file is compared with response data subsequently notified from the device under test by a comparing means. The pass/fail judgment means receives the comparison result by the comparison means, and if the comparison result is a match, the operation of the device under test is determined to be normal, and the test result is judged as passing, and if the comparison result is a mismatch, the test result is judged to be a pass. The test result is determined to be failed, assuming that the device is operating abnormally. Through this determination, the staff member can recognize whether the device under test is normal or not.

(Example) FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a simulated motion control device according to the present invention. A display control section 3, an input device control section 4, a transmission/reception control section 5, and a file control section 20 are connected to the main control section 2 of the simulated operation control device 1 shown in the figure.

A display device (CRT) 6 is connected to the display control section 3. A keyboard 7 is connected to the input device control section 4. Further, a device under test 10 is connected to the transmission/reception control section 5 via an interface cable 8 . A file 21 consisting of a magnetic disk or the like is connected to the file control unit 20. The main control unit 2 includes a processor that centrally controls each unit constituting the simulated operation control device 1, and a storage device that stores programs, data, etc. necessary for the operation of this processor. The display control section 3 consists of a known display control circuit including a frame memory for storing display data to be displayed on the CRT 6. The input device control unit 4 monitors the keys arranged on the keyboard 7 and performs controls such as specifying the pressed key. Transmission/reception control section 5
is an input/output interface that controls signal transmission with the device under test 10 connected via the interface cable 8.

The main control unit 2 includes a response data storage control means 2a,
Pass/fail determining means 2b is provided.

The file control unit 20 includes a response data comparison unit 2.
0a is provided. The response data storage control means 2a controls the storage of response data notified from the device under test 10 in the file 2l. The pass/fail determining means 2b determines whether the test has passed or not based on the comparison result notified from the response data comparing means 20a, which will be described later. The response data comparison means 20a stores the 2 data stored in the file 21.
It consists of a comparison circuit, etc. that compares response data of different species.

The operation of the simulated operation control means 1 having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a test according to the present invention.

First, the staff member inputs the test number (Hiro) using the keyboard 7 (step S21).

The main control section 2 drives the file control section 20 and determines whether or not a file corresponding to the input test file is registered in the file 2l (step S22).

If the result is NO, that is, Test Hiro is not registered, operate the keyboard 7 to input the command data previously created in the manner described in FIG. 3 (step S23), and further, This command data is registered (stored) in the file 21 together with Test Hiro (step S
24).

FIG. 7 shows a configuration diagram of a file according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the file 30 includes a test data item 31, a command data item 32, and an expected response data item 33.
, actual response data item 34. The test item 3l is a kind of list for specifying files. The command data item 32 is an area for storing command data created in advance by the staff member. The expected response data item 33 is the device under test 10.
This item stores the response data notified by the staff member to be stored in the file 2l as standard data. The actual response data item 34 is an item for storing response data notified from the device under test 1o that the staff did not perform an operation to store in the file 21 as reference data.

Returning to FIG. 6 again, when the registration in step S24 is completed, the main control section 2 drives the display control section 3 to display the command data on the CRT 6 (step S
25). Furthermore, the main control section 2 drives the transmission/reception control section 5 to transmit the command data stored in the file 21 to the device under test 1o (step 326). When the device under test 10 receives the command data, it performs an operation based on this command data, and the operation result (
response data) is output to the simulated motion control device 1. That is, the transmission/reception control unit 5 receives the response data (step S27). When the main control unit 2 receives the notification of response data reception from the transmission/reception control unit 5, it drives the display control unit 3 to display the received response data on the CRT 6 (step 328), and transfers this response data to the file 21. is registered (stored) in the actual response data item 34 (step 329). When this storage is completed, the response data comparison means 20a of the file control unit 20 operates to compare the contents of the expected response data item 33 and the actual response data item 34 (step S30). If the result is a match (=), this is notified to the pass/fail determining means 2b. When the pass/fail determining means 2b receives the notification of a match, it determines that the test has passed, and displays on the display control unit 3 that the comparison results in a match (step S31). Thereafter, the main control unit 2 drives the display control unit 3 to replace the expected response data item 33, that is, the response data notified from the device under test 10 and stored in the actual response data item 34 is used as the expected reference data. A display prompting an instruction operation as to whether or not to perform so-called replacement, which is stored in the response data item 33, is displayed (step S32).
The main control unit 2 monitors the depression of the keyboard 7 and determines whether a replacement instruction has been given (step S33).
), if this result is YES, the response data storage control means 2a of the main control unit 2 drives the file control unit 20 to copy (replace) the contents of the actual response data item 34 to the expected response data item 33. Control is performed (step S34), and the process ends. In addition, in step S30, if the result is a non-coincidence (≠), this is notified to the pass/fail determining means 2b. Therefore, when the pass/fail determining means 2b receives this notification of mismatch, it makes a decision that the test has failed, and displays on the display control section 3 that the comparison results in a mismatch. Further, if the determination of YES is made in step S22, that is, the file 2
If command data is already stored in file 2l, the command data is extracted from file 2l in order to be used (step S36), and the process moves to step S25. As described above, the simulated operation control device 1 of the present invention operates the device under test 10, and uses the response data notified as a result of the operation as expected response data that is conventionally prepared before the test. Use as. Then, the response data (expected response data) notified from the device under test 10 is automatically compared with the further notified response data (actual response data), and the comparison results are displayed. Note that in a state where the device under test 10 fails the test, that is, when a failure occurs in the device under test 10, even if the device under test IO is operated under the same operating conditions, the operation result (response data) The content of the notification changes each time. In other words, the device under test l
If no failure has occurred in O, the operation results (response data) notified under the same operating conditions will be the same every time. Therefore, by comparing a plurality of operation results, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the device under test 10 is normal. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. In the embodiment, the device under test 10 was explained using a device installed in an automated teller machine as an example, but this is not particularly limited, and if a predetermined operating condition is given, the device under test can be adapted to this operating condition. It can be applied to any device that outputs the results of the operation. (Effects of the Invention) The simulated motion control device of the present invention described above does not require the staff member to create a data table of expected response data in advance, so it can be easily implemented even if the number of test items increases. In addition, since the staff member does not have to visually check and compare the response data, the time and effort involved can be eliminated and the test can be determined more quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a simulated motion control device according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a block diagram of a conventional simulated operation control device, Figure 3 is a flowchart of test preprocessing, Figure 4 is a flowchart of a conventional test, Figure 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional file, and Figure 6 is a flowchart of a test preprocessing process. Flow chart of the test related to the invention, No. 7
The figure is a configuration diagram of a file according to the present invention. 2... Main control unit, 2a... Response data storage control means, 2b...
Pass/fail determination means, 3... Display control section, 4... Input device control section, 5... Transmission/reception control section, 6... Display device (C
RT), 7...Keyboard, 8...Interface cable, IO...Device under test, 20...File control unit,
20a...Response data comparison means, 21...File.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A file for storing response data that is notified from the device under test based on the operation result by operating the device under test under preset operating conditions; response data comparison means for mutually comparing the response data repeatedly output from the device under test when the test device is operated; and based on the comparison result of the response data comparison means,
A simulated motion control device comprising: pass/fail determining means for determining whether or not the response data matches the operating conditions.