TWI431620B - Burning method - Google Patents

Description

Burning method

The invention relates to a burning method, in particular to a burning method for burning a device to be tested from a host end.

Whether it is a desktop PC, a server or a computer tablet that can be carried with you, you need to burn basic information such as serial number or identification code before leaving the factory. However, the operating system may not be installed in the computer at this time, so it can only be carried out through the extremely limited program instructions provided by the hardware manufacturer of the computer. The user has to manually enter the instructions for specifying all the basic data one by one, and then type the command to burn. However, the method of manually inputting data one by one and issuing instructions is not only inconvenient and time consuming, but also may cause a user to make a mistake in typing or making a burning data failure or even a burning failure.

Moreover, relying on only a very limited program command is not only difficult to know the current programming progress, but also difficult for the user to determine whether there is a typing error. And some models only allow a single burning operation, once the burning error occurs, the manufacturer will pay considerable time and maintenance costs.

In other words, the traditional burning method has problems such as inconvenient operation, high labor cost, error prone, and difficulty in correction or even correction after an error occurs.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a burning method for burning a device under test (DUT) from a host. The burning method includes: connecting the host end and the device to be tested; receiving a media access control address (MAC address) and a sequence number (SN); generating according to the medium access control address and the serial number a plurality of programming parameters; displaying a medium access control address, a serial number, and a burning parameter through a graphical user interface (GUI) on the host side; and receiving the medium when receiving a confirmation command through the graphical user interface The access control address, serial number, and programming parameters are burned into the device under test.

The host end and the device under test can be connected through the Electronic Industry Association Recommended Standard 232 (EIA-RS-232, also referred to as RS-232 or R232). The host side can receive the medium access control address and the serial number through a graphical user interface or a barcode scanner.

According to an embodiment, before the step of “receiving the medium access control address and the serial number”, the burning method may further include: confirming whether the device to be tested is turned on, and correctly connecting with the host end. Before the step of "generating a plurality of programming parameters according to the medium access control address and the serial number", the burning method may further include: confirming, according to a configuration file, whether the medium access control address and the serial number conform to an input specification. Where the configuration file can include input specifications and Multiple programming parameters are generated.

According to an embodiment, the step of "burning the medium access control address, serial number, and programming parameters into the device under test" may include: transmitting a plurality of parameter commands to a programming firmware of the device to be tested, wherein the parameters The instruction includes a medium access control address, a serial number, and a programming parameter; and a programming command is sent to the programming firmware to burn the medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameter into the device to be tested.

In addition, after the step of "burning the medium access control address, the serial number, and the burning parameters into the device to be tested", the burning method may further include: displaying a burning result to the graphical user interface; and restarting the waiting Measuring device. After the step of "burning the medium access control address, serial number, and programming parameters into the device to be tested", the burning method may further include: generating a log file according to the burning process.

In summary, the burning method provides a GUI to display the current burning progress and the like and can provide a user-friendly input interface, and can remind the user when checking the input format error. You can also replace the user typing by brushing in the barcode to avoid manual typing errors. The burning method and maintenance of the configuration file automatically generate other required programming parameters, and automatically issue instructions to the programming firmware, which saves the user the time to type and reduce the possibility of input errors.

10‧‧‧Host side

12‧‧‧Operating system

13‧‧‧ burning program

14‧‧‧Connection procedure

16‧‧‧Profile

20‧‧‧Device under test

22‧‧‧Central processor

24‧‧‧ memory

26‧‧‧Configuration Memory Module

28‧‧‧ Burning firmware

30‧‧‧Main window

32‧‧‧Main message field

34‧‧‧Instruction confirmation field

40‧‧‧ child window

42‧‧‧Sub-message field

44‧‧‧Input field

46‧‧‧ Confirmation button

48‧‧‧Cancel button

1 is a schematic diagram of a host end and a device under test according to an embodiment.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of a burning method of an embodiment.

Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of an embodiment.

Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of an embodiment.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a graphical user interface of an embodiment.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a graphical user interface of an embodiment.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of a burning method of another embodiment.

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The invention provides a burning method for burning a device under test (DUT) from a host. Please refer to "FIG. 1" first, which is a schematic diagram of the host end and the device under test according to an embodiment.

The host terminal 10 can be a server or a personal computer, in which an operating system 12 is installed, and the operating system 12 can run a burning program 13 to execute The method of burning. The programming program 13 controls a connection program 14. For example, the operating system 12 and the connection program 14 can be Microsoft's Windows (Windows) series and Hyper Terminal applications, respectively. The user can maintain a configuration file 16 through the programming program 13, and the connection program 14 can read the configuration file 16 and control the device under test 20 accordingly.

The device under test 20 can be a host computer or a server, or a portable computer such as an Eee PC or an E-BOX. The device under test 20 may have a central processing unit (CPU) 22, a memory 24, a configuration memory module 26, and a programming firmware 28. The configuration memory module 26 is configured to record the most basic data of the device under test 20, such as a sequence number (SN), a media access control address (MAC address, MAC address, MAC address). An identification code (Identifier, ID), a part number, or a version; and the configuration memory module 26 can be, for example, an electronically erasable readable read-only memory (Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only) Memory, EEPROM). The programming firmware 28 can be provided by the hardware manufacturing company of the device under test 20 to the company performing the system installation to burn the above-described basic data into the configuration memory module 26 before leaving the product.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a burning method of an embodiment. Next, the second drawing illustrates how the programming method burns basic data into the configuration memory module 26.

First, the host terminal 10 and the device under test 20 need to be connected (step S100). The connection procedure 14 of the host terminal 10 and the programming firmware 28 of the device under test 20 can pass the Electronic Industry Association Recommended Standard 232 (EIA-RS-232, also referred to as RS-). 232 or R232) connected. Although the host terminal 10 is connected to only one device 20 to be tested in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the connection program 14 of the host terminal 10 can be connected to the programming firmware 28 of the plurality of devices 20 to be tested. The host terminal 10 can also have a plurality of wiring programs 14, each of which is individually connected to the programming firmware 28 of the plurality of devices 20 to be tested. Corresponding to the different programming firmware 28, a general configuration file 16 or a configuration file 16 corresponding to different devices 20 to be tested can be maintained.

Then, the MAC address and the serial number of the device under test 20 are received from the host terminal 10 (step S200), wherein the programming program 13 can receive the MAC address and the serial number through a graphical user interface (GUI). In more detail, the burning method provides a GUI to the user, so that the user can understand the current burning progress or the state of the device under test 20 more conveniently and at a glance.

Please refer to "3A" and "3B", which are schematic diagrams of a graphical user interface of an embodiment. The GUI may include a main window 30, which may include a main message field 32 and an instruction confirmation field 34. The main message field 32 is used to display the status of the device under test 20 and the main programming process, such as between the connection program 14 and the device under test 20 The start time of the connection and the current connection status. The command confirmation field 34 can display an instruction automatically issued through the GUI and the burning method for the user to confirm. In the process of burning, if there is additional information or a part that needs to interact with the user, additional information may be displayed through a pop-up window 40 or received by the user. However, the functions of the sub-window 40 can also be combined and designed in the main window 30, which is not limited thereto.

In order to receive the MAC address input by the user, the GUI of the burning program 13 can pop up the sub-window 40 and display the demand message "Please input the media access control address" in a sub-message field 42 of the sub-window 40, and then through An input field 44 of sub-window 40 receives the MAC address. The burning program 13 can also pop up the sub-window 40 displaying the "please input serial number" by the same method and receive the serial number input by the user.

According to another embodiment, the MAC address and the sequence number may be received by a barcode scanner. The manufacturer can pre-print the MAC address and the serial number of each device 20 to be tested as a barcode on the sticker, and attach the sticker to the outer casing of the device under test 20, the main board or the device to be tested. A process card on the process. When the user knows from the GUI that the MAC address or serial number needs to be input, the bar code scanner can scan the barcode on the sticker instead of the key in the input field 44, and the manual typing error can be avoided.

After obtaining the MAC address and the serial number, the programming program 13 generates a plurality of programming parameters according to the MAC address and the serial number (step S300), wherein the burning The recorded parameter can be the aforementioned identification code, item number or version. The configuration file 16 may include a plurality of programming parameter generation rules to automatically generate other programming parameters based on the MAC address and the serial number. For example, suppose that the received MAC address is 008064000000 and the sequence number is 1009999999. The programming parameter generation rule of the identification code may be, for example, "the same as the MAC address", so the identification code is 008064000000. The firing parameter generation rule of the item number can be, for example, "When the first 3 codes of the serial number are 100, the material number is 010076; when the first 3 codes of the serial number is 200, the material number is 010077", so the material number is 010076. The version of the programming parameter generation rule may be, for example, "When the first 3 codes of the serial number are 100, the version is 4.0; when the first 3 codes of the serial number is 200, the version is 5.0", so the version is 4.0. However, the number and content of the burning parameters are not limited, and the rules for generating each burning parameter are not limited.

The programming program 13 then displays the MAC address, the serial number, and the programming parameters on the GUI of the host terminal 10 (step S400), and confirms whether or not the confirmation command is received (step S500); as shown in FIG. After confirming that the MAC address, serial number and programming parameters to be burned are correct, the user can press a confirmation button 46 of the sub-window 40 to issue a confirmation command. If the user finds that the input is incorrect, a cancel button 48 of the sub-window 40 can be pressed to re-enter the MAC address or serial number.

When receiving the confirmation command through the GUI, the programming program 13 burns the MAC address, the serial number, and the programming parameters into the configuration memory module 26 of the device under test 20 (step S600). In more detail, in step S600, a plurality of parameter commands may be sent to the programming firmware 28 of the device under test 20, wherein The parameter commands include the MAC address, serial number, and programming parameters. After specifying the data to be burned, the burning method sends a programming command to the programming firmware 28 to officially burn the MAC address, serial number and programming parameters into the device under test 20, as shown in Figure 5. "." In other words, the programming program 13 can automatically output a parameter command and a burn command to the programming firmware 28 in one stroke without manual input.

Please refer to "FIG. 6", which is a flowchart of a burning method of another embodiment.

After connecting the host terminal 10 and the device under test 20, the programming program 13 can confirm whether the device under test 20 has been turned on and is properly connected to the host terminal 10 (step S150). If the device under test 20 is not detected, the user can be prompted to check the device under test 20 and the connection through the GUI until it is detected that the device 20 is correctly connected. In addition, the programming program 13 can also maintain a connection timer. If it waits for a certain period of time (for example, 75 seconds) in step S150, it is regarded as a burn failure, and a log file is generated for recording.

After receiving the MAC address and the serial number, the programming program 13 can confirm whether the MAC address and the serial number conform to an input specification according to the configuration file 16 (step S250). Profile 16 can also record input specifications for MAC addresses or serial numbers. For example, it may be specified that the full length of the MAC address is 12 codes, and the first 6 codes need to be 008064; and the full length of the serial number needs to be 10 codes, and the first 3 codes need to be 100 or 200. If the format of the input is not met after the comparison, the user can be reminded and requested to re-enter. Similarly, the programming program 13 can also maintain an input timer to determine if the programming has failed.

In addition, after the programming command is issued to the programming firmware 28, the programming program 13 can display the burning result to the GUI to inform the user (step S700), and restart the device to be tested 20 (step S800), and according to the programming. The process generates a burn-in log file (step S900).

In summary, the burning method provides a GUI to display the current programming progress and other information, and allows the user to easily input the MAC address and the serial number. And the input method can also replace the way the user types by brushing in the barcode to avoid manual typing. Moreover, by maintaining the configuration file, other required programming parameters can be automatically generated from the MAC address and the serial number, thereby reducing the complexity and time spent on data input. And because it can change the format of the data or the parameters of the burning parameters according to the requirements of the device under test or the needs of the customer, it is very flexible. In addition, the burning method can automatically check whether the device under test is properly connected, or confirm that the format of the input data is correct, and can further reduce the error rate.

The above detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is intended to provide a further understanding of the scope of the invention. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims (9)

A burning method for burning a device to be tested from a host end, the programming method comprising: connecting the host end and the device to be tested; receiving a medium access control address and a serial number; a configuration file, confirming whether the medium access control address and the serial number conform to an input specification; generating a plurality of programming parameters according to the medium access control address and the serial number; displaying the medium access control address, the serial number, and The programming parameters are displayed on a graphical user interface of the host; and when receiving a confirmation command through the graphical user interface, the media access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters are burned into the Device to be tested. The method of claim 1, wherein the host device and the device under test are connected through an American Electronic Industry Alliance recommendation standard 232. The method of claim 1, wherein before the step of receiving the medium access control address and the serial number, the method further comprises: confirming whether the device under test is turned on, and correctly connecting with the host end. . The method of claim 1, wherein the host receives the medium access control address and the serial number through the graphical user interface. The method of claim 1, wherein the host receives the medium access control address and the serial number through a code scanner. The burning method of claim 1, wherein the configuration file includes the input specification and a plurality of programming parameter generation rules. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of burning the medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters into the device under test comprises: sending a plurality of parameter commands to a programming firmware of the device under test, wherein the parameter commands include the medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters; and sending a programming command to the programming firmware to The medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters are burned into the device under test. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of burning the medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters into the device under test further comprises: displaying a burn Recording the result in the graphical user interface; and restarting the device under test. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of burning the medium access control address, the serial number, and the programming parameters into the device under test further comprises: The process produces a burn-in log file.