TW202024912A - Test positioning system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A test positioning system and a method thereof are provided. After a plurality of devices to be tested disposed in a rack on a test station are connected to switches supporting different transmission speeds on the test station according to their test requirements, a test host sends a detection signal to each device to be tested to receive a response signal corresponding thereto; the test host obtains configuration data mapping the connection relationship between ports included in the switches and the devices to be tested based on the response signals; and the test host calculates and obtains which test location in the rack each device to be tested is disposed on according to the configuration data and disposition data. Therefore, multiple switches with different transmission speeds can be disposed in a rack on the single test station to test on different batches of devices to be tested without wasting labor and time on setting the association of the switches and the test station.

Description

Testing positioning system and method

The invention relates to a positioning system and a method thereof, in particular to a testing positioning system and a method thereof.

The test of the machine under test on the production line is connected to the network for testing. Each test station is connected to the network according to its configured switch. At the same time, the test positioning system also depends on the connection status between the switch and the network card of the machine under test. Position the machine to be tested. Among them, the switch and the test station are bound in a one-to-one relationship.

However, when a machine under test (that is, a new model) that requires switches with different network speeds for testing appears, the switch at the current test station may not meet the test requirements. If the test area is expanded, the production cost and the consumption of production space and time will increase. If the line test is performed based on the new and old models, it will cause a waste of test stations. If the test area of the factory is limited, it is necessary to manually modify the binding relationship between the test station and the switch before testing different batches of machines to be tested (ie, new and old models), which will waste manpower and time.

To sum up, it can be seen that in the prior art, the machine under test with different test requirements due to the one-to-one binding of the switch and the test station requires manpower to replace the switch and modify the binding test station and the switch before testing. The problem of wasting manpower and time due to correlation, increasing the production cost due to the need to expand the test area, or wasting the test station due to the need to conduct branch testing, so it is really necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

The invention discloses a test positioning system and method thereof.

First, the present invention discloses a test positioning system, which includes: two or more switches, a plurality of machines to be tested, and a test host. The switches are arranged in a test station, the switches are used to support different transmission speeds, and each switch includes a plurality of connection ports. The machines to be tested are arranged on the rack at the test station, and are connected to the ports in a one-to-one manner according to their corresponding test requirements. The test host is electrically connected to the switches. The test host includes a processing unit, a connection positioning program and a storage unit. The storage unit stores the connection positioning program, and the processing unit is used for executing the connection positioning program. Wherein, the connection positioning procedure includes the following steps: the processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal is respectively transmitted to the machines under test through the ports; the processing unit receives a response signal from each machine under test to the detection signal; The processing unit identifies the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal; the processing unit obtains configuration data, and the configuration data maps the ports to the machine under test And the processing unit calculates and obtains which test position on the rack each machine to be tested is configured on according to the configuration data and the configuration data.

In addition, the present invention discloses a test positioning method, the steps of which include: providing a test positioning system, which includes two or more switches, a plurality of machines to be tested, and a test host, wherein the test host includes a processing unit, a connection positioning program, and Storage unit, the storage unit stores the connection positioning program; the switches are arranged on a test station and support different transmission speeds, wherein each switch includes multiple ports; the machines under test are arranged in It is located on the rack of the test station and is connected to the ports in a one-to-one manner according to the corresponding test requirements; the test host is electrically connected to the switches; and the processing unit executes the connection positioning procedure to connect The positioning procedure includes the following steps: the processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal is respectively transmitted to the machines under test through the ports; the processing unit receives the response signal from each machine under test to the detection signal; the processing unit is based on The response signal is used to identify the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test; the processing unit obtains configuration data, and the configuration data maps the connections between the ports and the machines under test Relationship; and the processing unit calculates and obtains which test position on the rack each machine to be tested is configured on according to the configuration data and the configuration data.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above. The difference from the prior art is that the present invention connects a plurality of machines to be tested on the frame of the test station to the test station according to their corresponding test requirements. After multiple switches with different transmission speeds, the test host sends detection signals to the machines under test to receive corresponding response signals; the test host obtains the corresponding ports included in the switches based on the response signals The configuration data of the connection relationship with the machines under test; and the test host calculates and obtains which test position on the rack each machine under test is configured according to the configuration data and the configuration data.

Through the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention can deploy new switches under the condition that the number of existing test stations remains unchanged, so that the new and old switches exist in the same test station at the same time, regardless of whether the machine to be tested is an old model or For the new model, a switch can be selected according to its corresponding test requirements, so that the test host can obtain the connection relationship between each machine under test and the switch and which test is located on the rack through the connection positioning program Position, and then achieve the technical effect of saving space and improving the utilization of test stations.

Hereinafter, the implementation of the present invention will be described in detail with the drawings and embodiments, so as to fully understand and implement the implementation process of how the present invention uses technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects.

Please refer to "Figure 1" and "Figure 2", "Figure 1" is a system block diagram of an embodiment of the test positioning system of the present invention, and "Figure 2" is the execution of the test positioning system of "Figure 1" A method flowchart of an embodiment of the test positioning method. In this embodiment, the test positioning system 100 includes: two or more switches 110, a plurality of machines to be tested 120, and a test host 130, where the test host 130 includes a processing unit 50, a connection positioning program 60, and a storage unit 70 , The storage unit 70 stores the connection positioning program 60 (step 210). The number of the switch 110 may be but not limited to two, and the number of the machine under test 120 may be but not limited to eight, but this embodiment is not used to limit the present invention, and can be adjusted according to actual needs.

The switch 110, the machine under test 120, the test host 130, the processing unit 50, the connection positioning program 60, and the storage unit 70 can be implemented in various ways, including software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. The software or firmware used by the technology proposed in the embodiment can be stored on a machine-readable storage medium, such as: read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), disk storage media, optical storage media, Flash memory devices, etc., and can be executed by one or more general-purpose or special-purpose programmable microprocessors. The switch 110, the machine under test 120, and the test host 130 can be connected to each other in a wireless or wired manner to transmit signals and data.

The switches 110 are arranged in a test station and support different transmission speeds, wherein each switch 110 includes a plurality of connection ports (step 220). In other words, the two switches 110 of this embodiment can support 1G and 10G transmission speeds, and each switch 110 can include eight ports. However, this embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and can be implemented according to actual needs. Adjustment. The number of ports included in each switch 110 may be equal to the number of test locations included in the rack at the test station.

The machines under test 120 are arranged on the rack at the test station, and are connected to the ports in a one-to-one manner according to their corresponding test requirements (step 230). In more detail, after the machines under test 120 on the assembly line have been assembled, the on-site operator will configure them in the corresponding test position according to the test location data corresponding to each machine under test 120 output by the intelligent test station management system. On the rack, and move it to the corresponding test station according to the test station data output by the intelligent test station management system that is fully loaded with the machine under test 120, and then according to each machine under test The test requirement 120 corresponds to the connection port of the corresponding switch 110 (that is, the machine under test 120 of different models is connected to the switch 110 to which it is adapted).

The test host 130 is electrically connected to the switches 110 (step 240), and the processing unit 50 is used to execute the connection location procedure 60 (step 250). In other words, after the machines under test 120 of different models are connected to the switches 110 to which they are adapted, the test host 130 is electrically connected to the switches 110, so that the processing unit 50 of the test host 130 performs connection positioning Procedure 60.

Please refer to "Figure 1" and "Figure 3". "Figure 3" is a flowchart of one embodiment of the connection positioning procedure executed by the processing unit of "Figure 1". In this embodiment, the connection positioning procedure includes the following steps: the processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal is respectively transmitted to the machines under test through the ports (step 310); the processing unit receives signals from each machine under test A response signal to the detection signal (step 320); the processing unit identifies the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal (step 330); the processing unit obtains configuration data, The state data is to map the connection relationship between the ports and the machines under test (step 340); and the processing unit calculates and obtains the configuration data of each machine under test on the rack according to the configuration data and configuration data. Which test location (step 350).

In more detail, the processing unit 50 transmits the detection signal to the machine under test 120 connected to the corresponding port through the port of each switch 110 (step 310). When any port is connected to the machine under test 120 , The machine under test 120 will receive the detection signal, and will correspondingly generate a response signal, and then transmit the response signal to the processing unit 50 through the corresponding connection port (ie, step 320). Through step 310 to step 320, the processing unit 50 can be used to detect whether each port corresponds to the machine under test 120. If the port has a corresponding machine under test 120, it will receive the machine under test 120 to request a return. If the port does not correspond to the connected machine under test 120, it means that the port is empty. Among them, the response signal returned by each machine under test 120 corresponding to the detection signal may include the identification information of each machine under test 120. In this embodiment, the identification information may be, but is limited to, the Media Access Control (MAC) information of the network card of the machine under test 120. However, this embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and can be performed according to actual needs. Adjustment.

In step 330, since each media access control information is bound to the model of the machine under test 120, when the processing unit 50 receives the response signal from each machine under test 120 corresponding to the detection signal (which has After the identification information), the connection relationship between the ports currently connected to the machine under test 120 and the model of the machine under test 120 can be identified based on the response signal, and configuration data can be obtained (ie, step 340) .

Before the racks full of the machines under test 120 are moved to the corresponding test stations, the intelligent test station management system can output the test position data corresponding to each machine under test 120 so that the on-site operators can use the Some machines under test 120 are configured on corresponding racks. Therefore, the processing unit 50 can calculate and obtain each machine under test based on the configuration data (including the test position data corresponding to each machine under test 120) and the configuration data. Which test position on the rack 120 is configured. Among them, each test position is a position where each machine under test 120 can be arranged on the rack. In this embodiment, the number of test positions on the rack can be but not limited to eight, but this embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and can be adjusted according to actual needs.

Through the above steps, you can allow multiple switches to be configured in a test station. No matter which switch port is connected to the machine under test, you can determine the connection relationship between the machine under test and the switch and the location of the machine under test. Which test position on the rack to achieve the technical effect of positioning each machine to be tested before the test program.

In addition, referring to "Figure 1", the test host 130 may also include a verification program 80, the storage unit 70 stores the verification program 80, and the processing unit 50 is used to execute the verification program 80. The verification program 80 may include the following steps: The configuration data and the test script corresponding to each machine under test 120 determine whether the switch 110 connected to each machine under test 120 is wrong. Since the on-site operator connects each machine under test 120 to the corresponding port of the switch 110 according to the corresponding test requirements, but in order to avoid mistakes by the on-site operator, the test host 130 can check each machine under test The verification program 80 is executed before 120 performing the test program. In more detail, since the test script can be, but is not limited to, a script planned by a maintenance engineer according to the test requirements of the customer, that is, a script planned according to the test requirements corresponding to each machine under test 120, the processing unit 50 can Obtain the connection relationship between each machine under test 120 and the switch 110 according to the configuration data, and compare each machine under test 120 with the test script corresponding to each machine under test 120 according to the connection relationship between each machine under test 120 and the switch 110. Check whether the switch 110 connected to the machine 120 is wrong. When the processing unit 50 finds an error in the switch 110 connected to a certain machine under test 120, it can remind the on-site operator to make adjustments through audio or video.

Furthermore, referring to "Figure 1", the test host 130 may also include a test program 90, the storage unit 70 stores the test program 90, and the processing unit 50 is used to execute the test program 90. The test program 90 may include the following steps: The switch 110 is set in the master mode, and each machine under test 120 is set in the slave mode (slave); the test host 130 passes through each port according to the configuration data and the test script corresponding to each machine under test Send a test signal to the correspondingly connected machine under test 120 to test the correspondingly connected machine under test 120; and each switch 110 records the test result of each machine under test 120 and responds to the test host 130. In other words, the test host 130 can generate test signals corresponding to each machine under test 120 according to the configuration data and the test script corresponding to each machine under test 120, and transmit the test signals to each of the test signals through the ports. The corresponding machines 120 to be tested are to be tested respectively. When the test of each machine under test 120 is completed, the test result can be sent back to the corresponding connected switch 110, so that the switches 110 can record all the test results, and reply all the test results to the test host 130, so that The processing unit 50 executes the completion test program 90.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that by connecting a plurality of machines to be tested on the frame of the test station to the test station to support different transmission speeds according to their corresponding test requirements. After a plurality of switches, the test host sends detection signals to the machines under test to receive corresponding response signals; based on the response signals, the test host obtains a mapping between the ports included in the switches and the The configuration data of the connection relationship between the machines to be tested; and the test host obtains which test position on the rack each machine to be tested is configured on according to the configuration data. This technical method can solve the problems of the prior art , Furthermore, under the circumstance that the number of existing test stations remains unchanged, multiple switches can be correspondingly configured in one test station. No matter which model of the machine to be tested is, one switch can be selected according to its corresponding test requirements Access, so that the test host can obtain the connection relationship between each machine under test and the switch and which test position on the rack is located through the connection positioning program, thereby saving space and improving the utilization of test stations. effect.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

50: processing unit 60: connection positioning program 70: storage unit 80: verification program 90: test program 100: test positioning system 110: switch 120: machine to be tested 130: test host Step 210: provide a test positioning system, which includes Two or more switches, a plurality of machines to be tested and a test host, where the test host includes a processing unit, a connection positioning program, and a storage unit. The storage unit stores the connection positioning program. Step 220: Set the switches in one The test station supports different transmission speeds, where each switch includes a plurality of ports. Step 230: The machines to be tested are arranged on the rack at the test station and the test requirements are performed according to their corresponding test requirements. Connect the ports in a one-to-one manner. Step 240: Electrically connect the test host to the switches. Step 250: The processing unit executes a connection positioning procedure. Step 310: The processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal passes through the connections The ports are respectively sent to the machines under test. Step 320: The processing unit receives the response signal from each machine under test to the detection signal. Step 330: The processing unit identifies the exchanges currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal. Step 340: The processing unit obtains configuration data, and the configuration data maps the connection relationship between the ports and the machines under test. Step 350: The processing unit calculates based on the configuration data and the configuration data. And get the test position of each machine to be tested on the rack

Figure 1 is a system block diagram of an embodiment of the test positioning system of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the test positioning method performed by the test positioning system of Figure 1. Fig. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the connection positioning procedure executed by the processing unit of Fig. 1.

Step 310: The processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal is respectively sent to the machines under test through the ports

Step 320: The processing unit receives the response signal from each machine under test to the detection signal

Step 330: The processing unit identifies the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal

Step 340: The processing unit obtains configuration data, which maps the connection relationships between the ports and the machines under test

Step 350: The processing unit calculates according to the configuration data and the configuration data and obtains which test position on the rack each machine to be tested is configured on

Claims (10)

A test positioning system, comprising: two or more switches (switch) arranged in a test station, the switches are used to support different transmission speeds, each switch includes a plurality of connection ports; The test machine is arranged on a rack at the test station, and is connected to the ports in a one-to-one manner according to the corresponding test requirements; and a test host is electrically connected to the switches, The test host includes a processing unit, a connection positioning program, and a storage unit. The storage unit stores the connection positioning program. The processing unit is used to execute the connection positioning program. The connection positioning program includes the following steps: The processing unit sends a detection signal, and the detection signal is respectively sent to the machines under test through the ports; the processing unit receives a response signal from each machine under test to the detection signal; the processing unit Identify the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal; the processing unit obtains a configuration data that maps the ports and the ports to be tested The connection relationship between the test machines; and the processing unit calculates and obtains which test position on the rack each machine to be tested is disposed on according to a configuration data and the configuration data. According to the test positioning system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, the test host further includes a verification program, the storage unit stores the verification program, the processing unit is used for executing the verification program, and the verification program includes the following steps: the processing Based on the configuration data and a test script corresponding to each machine under test, the unit determines whether the switch connected to each machine under test is wrong. According to the test positioning system according to item 1 of the patent application, the test host further includes a test program, the storage unit stores the test program, and the processing unit is used to execute the test program. The test program includes the following steps: A switch is set to master mode (master), and each machine under test is set to slave mode (slave); the test host uses the configuration data and a test script corresponding to each machine under test through Each of the ports sends a test signal to the correspondingly connected machine to be tested to test the correspondingly connected machine to be tested; and each of the switches records the test results of each of the tested machines and responds to the test Host. According to the first test positioning system of the scope of patent application, the response signal of each machine under test to the detection signal includes identification information of each machine under test. According to the test positioning system of item 4 of the scope of patent application, the identification information is a media access control (MAC) information. A test positioning method, the steps include: providing a test positioning system, which includes two or more switches, a plurality of machines to be tested and a test host, wherein the test host includes a processing unit, a connection positioning program and A storage unit, the storage unit stores the connection positioning program; the switches are arranged on a test station and support different transmission speeds, wherein each of the switches includes a plurality of connection ports; The test machine is arranged on a rack at the test station and is connected to the ports in a one-to-one manner according to the corresponding test requirements; the test host is electrically connected to the switches; and the processing unit executes The connection positioning procedure, the connection positioning procedure includes the following steps: the processing unit sends a detection signal, the detection signal is respectively sent to the machines under test through the ports; the processing unit receives from each of the A response signal of the machine under test to the detection signal; the processing unit identifies the ports of the switches currently connected to each machine under test based on the response signal; the processing unit obtains a configuration data , The configuration data maps the connection relationships between the ports and the machines under test; and the processing unit calculates and obtains the configuration of each machine under test based on a configuration data and the configuration data. Which test location on the shelf. According to the test positioning method according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, the test host further includes a verification program, the storage unit stores the verification program, the processing unit is used to execute the verification program, and the verification program includes the following steps: the processing Based on the configuration data and a test script corresponding to each machine under test, the unit determines whether the switch connected to each machine under test is wrong. According to the test positioning method according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, the test host further includes a test program, the storage unit stores the test program, the processing unit is used to execute the test program, and the test program includes the following steps: A switch is set to master mode, and each machine under test is set to slave mode; the test host sends a test script corresponding to each machine under test according to the configuration data through each port A test signal is sent to the correspondingly connected machine to be tested to test the correspondingly connected machine to be tested; and each of the switches records the test result of each of the tested machines and replies to the test host. According to the test positioning method according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, the response signal of each machine under test to the detection signal includes identification information of each machine under test. According to the test positioning method according to item 9 of the scope of patent application, the identification information is media access control information.

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