TWI449929B - Method and device for automatically measuring a cable - Google Patents

Description

Connection line automatic measuring method and device

The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring a connecting line, in particular to a method and a device for automatically measuring a connecting line.

Generally, in order to judge the quality of the connecting line, a plurality of parameters of each pair of wires in the connecting line are measured, and the quality of the connecting line is judged according to the measurement result.

The traditional measurement method is a manual manual measurement device for measuring a plurality of pairs of wires in a connection line. However, this measurement method has a long measurement time and a low measurement efficiency, and is not suitable for product measurement of a large-scale production line. For example, if a cable contains 5 pairs of wires, each pair of wires needs to measure 7 parameters, and the measurement is performed in a conventional manner. One connection line takes at least 1 hour to measure the end of energy, and one line per day. The calculation of the 4000 production amount takes 208 days to complete the measurement.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for automatically measuring a connecting line, which can measure the connecting line fully automatically.

Corresponding to the measuring method, another object of the present invention is to provide a connecting line automatic measuring device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for automatically measuring a connection line, comprising the steps of: S1, setting parameters of a loading measurement device and a measurement specification corresponding to the connection line; S2, receiving start Measuring the trigger signal; S3, automatically controlling the measurement signal according to the set parameter, measuring a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, and determining whether the connecting line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the “setting parameter of the loading measurement device” is specifically: loading the setting parameter by using a measurement program running in the measuring device, wherein the measurement program and the The set parameters are stored separately.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes: S21, electrically connecting the plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line; S22. Obtain identity information of the connection line. S23. Start measuring the connection line.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the step S3 specifically includes: S31, automatically controlling the measurement switch, and measuring each parameter of each pair of wires one by one, each pair of wires obtaining a plurality of quantities corresponding to the plurality of parameters Measuring data; S32, storing the measurement data, and determining, according to the measurement specification, whether the measurement data conforms to a specification to obtain a measurement result.

As a further improvement of the present invention, before the step S1, the method further includes: acquiring identity information of the connection line; querying the information database of the identity information; and confirming the type of the connection line according to the query result, Enter the measurement parameters of the measuring device and the corresponding measurement specifications.

In order to achieve another object of the present invention, the present invention provides a connection line automatic measuring device, including: a loading module, a setting parameter for loading a measuring device, and a measurement specification corresponding to the connecting line. a triggering module, configured to receive a trigger signal for starting measurement, and a measuring module, configured to automatically control the measuring signal according to the setting parameter, and measure a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, according to the The measurement specification determines whether the connection line conforms to the specification.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the loading module is configured to load the setting parameter through a measurement program running in the measuring device, wherein the measurement program and the setting parameter are separately stored.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the triggering module is configured to: electrically connect a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line; acquire identity information of the connecting line; and start measuring the connecting line.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the measurement module automatically controls the measurement switch through the switching module, and measures each parameter of each pair of wires one by one, and each pair of wires is corresponding to multiple parameters. Measuring data; and the measurement module further stores the measurement data and the storage module, and determines, according to the measurement specification, whether the measurement data meets Specification to get the measurement results.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the measuring device further includes an identification module, wherein the identification module is configured to: obtain identity information of the connection line; query the information database of the identity information; and according to the query result Confirm the type of the connecting line to load the setting parameters of the measuring device and the corresponding measurement specifications.

Compared with the prior art, the invention can realize automatic measurement of the automatic connection line, thereby greatly shortening the measurement time and improving the working efficiency of the production line, so as to meet the product measurement requirements of the large-scale production line.

As shown in the first figure, an automatic measurement method for a connecting line according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

S1, a setting parameter of the loading measurement device and a measurement specification corresponding to the connection line; preferably, the setting parameter of the measuring device may direct the measuring device to perform the connection line according to a specified program Measurements, such as Impedance, Intra-Pair Skew, Insertion Loss, Return Loss, Near-End Crosstalk, etc.; The specification may be a Criteria that meets the requirements of the standard, such as limit values, intervals, etc., which can be used to compare with the measured data to determine whether the quality of the connecting line conforms to the standard, of course, according to the connection to be measured. The criteria for the measurement specifications (Criteria) will vary depending on the type of line.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the “setting parameter of the loading measurement device” is specifically: loading the setting parameter through a measurement program running in the measurement device. The basic measuring program is preset in the measuring device, and the measuring program can automatically load the setting parameter, wherein the measuring program and the setting parameter are separately stored, that is, the measuring program is And the setting parameters can be stored in the same or different storage devices respectively, and the storage device can be a database or a disk file. Through such settings, the setting parameters can be modified or adjusted separately without The measurement program affects the convenience of the measuring device.

S2. The trigger signal for receiving the measurement is received. As shown in the second figure, in an embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 may specifically include: S21. connecting the plurality of pairs of wires in the connection line to the measurement. Device; preferably, Automatically connecting the plurality of pairs of the wires to be measured to the measuring device, it is pointed out that the system automatically starts after the automatic measuring operation of a certain connecting line is completed. Disconnecting the electrical connection between the connecting line and the measuring device to ensure that the other connecting lines are automatically measured, so that the entire process is automated; S22, the measuring device obtains the identity information of the connecting line Preferably, each connection line is provided with a unique identifier corresponding to the connection line, and in this step, the measuring device can automatically scan the identifier of the connection connection line to represent its identity information to automatically obtain the connection. The identity information of the line, specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identifier may be in the form of barcode or RFID, the identity information is the ID information of the connection line; S23, the measurement of the connection line is started. . After the identification of the identity information is completed as a trigger signal, the measuring device can start measuring the connection line after receiving the trigger signal.

S3. Automatically control the measurement signal according to the setting parameter, measure a plurality of pairs of wires in the connection line one by one, and determine whether the connection line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification. As shown in the third figure, in an embodiment of the present invention, the step S3 specifically includes:

S31. Automatically control the measuring switch, and measure each parameter of each pair of wires one by one, and each pair of wires obtains a plurality of measurement data corresponding to the plurality of parameters. Wherein, the measuring device automatically controls the measuring switch required for the measurement according to the set parameter, for example, a high frequency switch, etc., that is, first inputting a measuring signal to a pair of wires in the connecting line, and measuring the pair of wires. Various parameters, such as: Impedance, Intra-Pair Skew, Insertion Loss, Return Loss, Near-End Crosstalk, etc. After the measurement of each parameter of the wire is completed, the measurement switch is automatically switched to another pair of wires, and a measurement signal is input, and the parameters of the pair of wires are measured... until the measurement completes each of the last pair of wires. parameter. It avoids the burden of manually switching measurements, which in turn significantly reduces the measurement time.

S32. Store the measurement data, and determine, according to the measurement specification, whether the measurement data meets a specification to obtain a measurement result. After measuring the corresponding measurement data of a connection line, the measurement data is automatically saved in a memory and compared with the loaded measurement specification to determine whether the connection line conforms to the specification, for example The criterion for determining a certain parameter in the measurement specification may be set as an interval, if the measured data are in the area In the meantime, it is determined that the parameter conforms to the specification; conversely, if the measurement data is outside the interval, it can be determined that the parameter does not conform to the specification. After all the parameters of the currently measured connection line are determined, only all the parameters are in compliance with the specification, and the connection line is considered to be a product conforming to the specification. Preferably, after determining whether the connection line meets the specification, the measurement report and/or the statistical data are automatically generated, and the measurement report and/or the statistical data are stored and/or sent for review by a manager or a technician. Analysis, so as to instantly grasp the product qualification rate and non-conformity factors.

As shown in the fourth figure, before step S1, the method further includes the following steps: acquiring identity information of the connection line; preferably, each connection line is provided with a unique identifier corresponding to the connection line, in this step, The measuring device can automatically scan the identifier of the connection line on the link to be automatically obtained to obtain the identity information of the connection line. Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identifier can be barcode or RFID. The ID information is the ID information of the connection line; the identity information is used to query the information database; and the type of the connection line is confirmed according to the query result, and the setting parameters of the measurement device are loaded accordingly. Measurement specifications. Preferably, an index of the type of the connection line through the connection line identity information is stored in the information database, and by querying the index, the type of the connection line corresponding to the acquired connection line identity information can be matched, for example, obtained. The connection status information is 01. If the index is queried through 01, the connection type corresponding to 01 can be obtained: USB.

This step can automatically confirm the type of the connection line to be measured, so that the measurement specification corresponding to the type of the connection line is loaded in the step S1.

It should be noted that the above steps are all automatically controlled by the system, and no manual operation is required.

As shown in FIG. 5, the automatic measurement device for a connecting line according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a loading module 101: setting parameters for loading the measuring device and a measurement specification corresponding to the connecting line; The setting parameter of the measuring device can guide the measuring device to measure the connecting line according to a specified program, such as impedance (Insulating), Intra-Pair Skew, and insertion loss ( Insertion Loss), Return Loss, Near-End Crosstalk, etc.; the measurement specification can be a Criteria that meets the standard requirements, such as limit values, intervals, etc., which can be used for The measured data is compared to determine whether the quality of the connecting line conforms to the standard. Of course, depending on the type of connecting line to be measured, the corresponding Criteria of the measurement specification may also be different.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the “setting parameter of the loading measurement device” is specifically: loading the setting parameter through a measurement program running in the measurement device. The basic measuring program is preset in the measuring device, and the measuring program can automatically load the setting parameter, wherein the measuring program and the setting parameter are separately stored, that is, the measuring program is And the setting parameters can be stored in the same or different storage devices respectively, and the storage device can be a database or a disk file. Through such settings, the setting parameters can be modified or adjusted separately without The measurement program affects the convenience of the measuring device.

The trigger module 102 is configured to receive a trigger signal for starting measurement. Preferably, the triggering module is specifically configured to: connect multiple pairs of wires in the connecting line to the measuring device; preferably, automatically switch multiple pairs of wires in the connecting line to be measured Connected to the measuring device, it should be pointed out that after the automatic measurement of a certain connection line is completed, the system also automatically disconnects the electrical connection between the connecting line and the measuring device. To ensure subsequent automatic measurement of other connection lines, so that the entire process is automated; the measurement device acquires the identity information of the connection line; preferably, each connection line has a unique identifier corresponding to the connection line In this step, the measuring device can automatically scan the identifier of the connection line on the connection to be automatically obtained to obtain the identity information of the connection line. Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, The identifier may be in the form of a barcode or an RFID, and the identity information is ID information of the connection line; the connection line is measured. After the identification of the identity information is completed as a trigger signal, the measuring device can start measuring the connection line after receiving the trigger signal.

The measuring module 103 is configured to automatically control the measuring signal according to the setting parameter, measure a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, and determine whether the connecting line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification.

The measurement module 103 can automatically control the measurement switch through the switching module 104, and perform measurement of multiple parameters for each pair of wires one by one, and each pair of wires obtains multiple quantities corresponding to multiple parameters. Measuring data. Wherein, the measuring device automatically controls the measuring switch required for the measurement according to the set parameter, for example, a high frequency switch, etc., that is, first inputting a measuring signal to a pair of wires in the connecting line, and measuring the pair of wires. Various parameters, such as: Impedance, Intra-Pair Skew, Insertion Loss, Return Loss, Near-End Crosstalk, etc. After the measurement of each parameter of the wire is completed, Through the measuring switch, the switch is automatically switched to another pair of wires, and a measuring signal is input, and the parameters of the pair of wires are measured... until the parameters of the last pair of wires are measured. It avoids the burden of manually switching measurements, which in turn significantly reduces the measurement time.

Moreover, the measurement module may further store the measurement data in the storage module 105, and determine whether the measurement data conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification to obtain a measurement result. After measuring the corresponding measurement data of a connection line, the measurement data is automatically saved in a memory and compared with the loaded measurement specification to determine whether the connection line conforms to the specification, for example The criterion for determining a certain parameter in the measurement specification may be set as an interval, and if the measured data is all within the interval, determining that the parameter conforms to the specification; conversely, if the measured data is in the Outside the interval, it can be determined that the parameter does not meet the specification. After all the parameters of the currently measured connection line are determined, only all the parameters are in compliance with the specification, and the connection line is considered to be a product conforming to the specification. Preferably, after determining whether the connection line meets the specification, the measurement report and/or the statistical data are automatically generated, and the measurement report and/or the statistical data are stored and/or sent for review by a manager or a technician. Analysis, so as to instantly grasp the product qualification rate and non-conformity factors.

It should be noted that the above steps are all automatically controlled by the system, and no manual operation is required.

The measuring device further includes an identification module 100: acquiring identity information of the connection line; preferably, each connection line is provided with a unique identifier corresponding to the connection line, and the measuring device can automatically scan for The identifier of the connection information is automatically obtained on the connection line to automatically obtain the identity information of the connection line. Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identifier may be in the form of bar code or RFID, and the identity information is Describe the ID information of the connection line; query the information database of the identity information; and confirm the type of the connection line according to the query result, according to the setting of the measurement device and the corresponding measurement specification. Preferably, an index of the type of the connection line through the connection line identity information is stored in the information database, and by querying the index, the type of the connection line corresponding to the acquired connection line identity information can be matched, for example, obtained. The connection status information is 01. If the index is queried through 01, the connection type corresponding to 01 can be obtained: USB.

The module can automatically confirm the type of the connection cable to be measured, so that the loading module loads a measurement specification corresponding to the type of the connection line.

It should be noted that the above steps are all automatically controlled by the system, and no manual operation is required. In summary, the automatic measuring method and device for connecting lines provided by the present invention can realize the automatic quality measurement of the connecting wires, thereby greatly shortening the measuring time and improving the working efficiency of the production line, so as to adapt to the large-scale production line. Product measurement needs.

The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules. It can be located in one place, or it can be distributed to multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without any creative effort.

For the convenience of description, the above devices are described as being separately divided into various modules by function. Of course, the functions of each module can be implemented in the same software or software and/or hardware in the implementation of the present application.

As can be seen from the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the present application can be implemented by means of a software plus a necessary universal hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product that can be stored in a storage medium such as a ROM/RAM, a disk, Optical disks, etc., include instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present application or portions of the embodiments.

This application can be used in a variety of general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. For example: PCs, server computers, handheld or portable devices, tablet devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set-top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, small computers , large computers, decentralized computing environments including any of the above systems or devices, and so on.

The application can be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer, such as a program module. Generally, a program module includes routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, and the like that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Also available at The present application is practiced in a decentralized computing environment in which tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are connected through a communication network. In a decentralized computing environment, the program modules can be located in local and remote computer storage media including storage devices.

It is to be understood that the description is not to be construed as limited to The technical solutions in the various embodiments may also be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Changes are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

S1‧‧‧Loading measurement device setting parameters and measurement specifications corresponding to the connecting line

S2‧‧‧ Receive trigger signal for start measurement

S3‧‧‧ automatically controlling the measurement signal according to the set parameter, measuring a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, and judging whether the connecting line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification

S21‧‧‧Connecting a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line to the measuring device

S22‧‧‧ The measuring device acquires the identity information of the connecting line

S23‧‧‧ began measuring the connecting line

S31‧‧‧Automatically control the measuring switch, one by one for each pair of wires

S32‧‧‧ measuring, each pair of wires is obtained by collecting a plurality of measurement data corresponding to a plurality of parameters, and determining whether the measurement data conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification to obtain a measurement result

100‧‧‧identification module

101‧‧‧Loading module

102‧‧‧ Trigger Module

103‧‧‧Measurement module

104‧‧‧Switching module

105‧‧‧Storage module

The first figure is a flow chart of a method for automatically measuring a connecting line in an embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is a flow chart of the step S2 in the first figure.

The third figure is a flow chart of the step S3 in the first figure.

The fourth figure is the flow chart before the step S1 in the first figure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of each module of the automatic measurement device for a connecting wire according to an embodiment of the present invention.

S1‧‧‧Loading measurement device setting parameters and measurement specifications corresponding to the connecting line

S2‧‧‧ Receive trigger signal for start measurement

S3‧‧‧ automatically controlling the measurement signal according to the set parameter, measuring a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, and judging whether the connecting line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification

Claims (10)

A method for automatically measuring a connecting line, the measuring method comprising the steps of: S1, loading a setting parameter of the measuring device and a measuring specification corresponding to the connecting line; S2, receiving a trigger signal for starting measurement; S3 And automatically controlling the measurement signal according to the setting parameter, measuring a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line one by one, and determining whether the connecting line conforms to the specification according to the measurement specification. The measurement method of claim 1, wherein the “setting parameter of the loading measurement device” is specifically: loading the setting parameter by using a measurement program running in the measurement device, wherein The measurement program and the setting parameters are stored separately. The measuring method of claim 1, wherein the step S2 specifically includes: S21, connecting a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line to the measuring device; S22, the measuring device acquiring The identity information of the connection line is set; S23, the measurement of the connection line is started. The measuring method of claim 1 or 3, wherein the step S3 specifically comprises: S31, automatically controlling the measuring switch, and measuring each parameter of each pair of wires one by one, each pair of wires Each of the plurality of measurement data corresponding to the plurality of parameters is obtained; S32, storing the measurement data, and determining, according to the measurement specification, whether the measurement data conforms to a specification to obtain a measurement result. The measuring method of claim 1, wherein before the step S1, the method further comprises: obtaining identity information of the connecting line; querying the information database of the identity information; and confirming the information according to the query result The type of connection line is used to load the setting parameters of the measuring device and the corresponding measurement specifications. A connection line automatic measuring device, the measuring device comprising: a loading module, configured to load a setting parameter of the measuring device and a measurement specification corresponding to the connecting line; and a triggering module, configured to receive the start The measurement trigger signal is used to automatically control the measurement signal according to the set parameter, and measure the measurement one by one A plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting line are described, and whether the connecting line conforms to the specification is determined according to the measurement specification. The measuring device of claim 6, wherein the loading module is configured to load the setting parameter through a measuring program running in the measuring device, wherein the measuring program and The setting parameters are stored separately. The measuring device of claim 6, wherein the triggering module is configured to: connect a plurality of pairs of wires in the connecting wire to the measuring device; and the measuring device acquires the connecting wire Identity information; start measuring the connection line. The measuring device according to claim 6 or 8, wherein the measuring module automatically controls the measuring switch through the switching module, and performs measurement of each parameter on each pair of wires one by one, each pair Each of the wires obtains a plurality of measurement data corresponding to the plurality of parameters; and the measurement module further stores the measurement data and the storage module, and determines whether the measurement data is based on the measurement specification Meet the specifications to get the measurement results. The measuring device of claim 6, wherein the measuring device further comprises an identification module, wherein the identification module is configured to: acquire identity information of the connection line; and query the identity information The information database; and confirming the type of the connection line according to the query result, according to the setting of the measuring device and the corresponding measurement specification.