WO2020118630A1 - Flexible sensor debugging system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a flexible sensor debugging system, comprising: a flexible sensor (210); a first wireless module (250); a first power supply module (260), grounding terminals of the flexible sensor (210), the first wireless module (250) and the first power supply module (260) being collectively connected to the same first grounding terminal; a second wireless module (270); a debugging module (230); a display module (240) electrically connected to the debugging module; a second power supply module (280), grounding terminals of the second wireless module (270), the debugging module (230), the display module (240) and the second power supply module (280) being collectively connected to a same second grounding terminal. Further disclosed in the present invention is a flexible sensor debugging method. According to the present invention, the flexible sensor has good performance when applied to two grounding terminals isolated from each other, and can realize remote debugging.

Description

Flexible sensor debugging system and method Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of debugging, in particular to a flexible sensor debugging system and method.

Background technique

With the development of flexible electronics, flexible sensing technology has gradually developed into an attractive high-tech intelligent interaction technology for sensing the contact interaction force between flexible contact interfaces, curved surfaces and irregular-shaped contact interfaces , And the dynamic distribution of information has a crucial role. The flexible sensor based on this technology is an ideal device for measuring the size and distribution of contact pressure between a variety of flexible contact interfaces and ultra-narrow gap contact interfaces, showing great application prospects.

In the actual application of the existing flexible sensor, the flexible sensor and the control board are electrically connected by wires, and the flexible sensor is controlled by the control board and data transmission between the two. The ground terminal (GND) of the existing control board has Two connection methods: one is to connect all the ground terminals together, and the other scheme is: there are two ground terminals on the control board, one ground terminal is connected to the ground terminal of the flexible sensor, and the other ground terminal is connected to The ground terminals of the power supply are connected together, and the two ground terminals are isolated.

Before the flexible sensor is actually applied, the flexible sensor needs to be debugged, and the flexible sensor is in a relatively good working state during actual application through debugging. Please refer to FIG. 1 for an existing flexible sensor debugging system. The flexible sensor debugging system includes a flexible sensor 110, an adapter module 120, a debug board 130 and a display 140, and a flexible sensor 110, an adapter module 120, a debug board 130 and a display 140 The specific connection relationship is shown in Figure 1. Through debugging of the debugging board 130, better working parameters of the flexible sensor 110 can be obtained, so that the flexible sensor 110 achieves better performance. However, the debugging system shown in FIG. 1 is only the first solution to simulate the above-mentioned practical application schemes. Through this debugging scheme, the flexible sensor of the above-mentioned first scheme can have better performance in practical applications. However, if the better parameters obtained by the debugging system described in FIG. 1 are applied to the flexible sensor of the second practical application scheme, the grounding mode of the flexible sensor of the second application scheme is the same as the grounding mode of the debugging system of FIG. 1 It is completely different, and the different grounding methods will cause the working parameters of the flexible sensor to be very different, resulting in the poor performance of the flexible sensor debugged by the debugging system of FIG. 1 in actual application. Moreover, the debugging system of FIG. 1 cannot realize remote debugging, which brings inconvenience to debugging.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a flexible sensor debugging system and method. The better working parameters obtained through this debugging system are applied to the flexible sensor. The ground terminal of this flexible sensor is isolated from the ground terminal of the power supply. At this time, the flexible sensor has good working performance and can realize remote debugging.

In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a flexible sensor debugging system, including:

Flexible sensor, which is used to collect data;

A first wireless module, which is electrically connected to the flexible sensor;

A first power supply module that supplies power to the flexible sensor and the first wireless module; wherein the ground terminals of the flexible sensor, the first wireless module, and the first power supply module are commonly connected to the same first ground terminal;

A second wireless module that wirelessly connects with the first wireless module to transmit data and signals;

A debugging module, which is electrically connected to the second wireless module, and the debugging module is used to output a debugging signal and process the received collected data;

A display module, which is electrically connected to the debugging module and used for displaying the data output by the debugging module;

A second power supply module, which supplies power to the second wireless module, the debugging module, and the display module; wherein the ground terminals of the second wireless module, the debugging module, the display module, and the second power supply module are commonly connected to the same second ground terminal , The second ground terminal is different from the first ground terminal.

An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a method for debugging a flexible sensor, including:

The debugging module sends a debugging signal to the second wireless module;

The second wireless module sends a debugging signal to the first wireless module by wireless transmission;

The first wireless module sends a debugging signal to the flexible sensor;

The flexible sensor collects data and sends the collected data to the first wireless module;

The first wireless module sends data to the second wireless module by wireless transmission;

The second wireless module transmits data to the debugging module;

The debugging module processes the data and sends it to the display module for display.

The implementation of the embodiments of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

Because the ground terminal of the flexible sensor, the ground terminal of the first wireless module, and the ground terminal of the first power supply module are connected to the same first ground terminal, the ground terminal of the second wireless module, the ground terminal of the debugging module, and the ground of the display module Terminal and the ground terminal of the second power supply module are connected to the same second ground terminal. The second ground terminal is different from the first ground terminal, so that the ground terminals of the flexible sensor, the first wireless module, and the first power supply module are The ground terminals of the second wireless module, the debugging module, the display module, and the second power supply module are isolated, so that the debugging system of the present invention approximately simulates the grounding method of the flexible sensor in the second practical application scheme in the background technology, thereby passing When the better working parameters debugged by the debugging system of the present invention are applied in the second practical application scheme, the flexible sensor has better working performance. In addition, the debugging system of the present invention transmits data and debugging signals in a wireless manner, so that remote debugging can be performed, which provides convenience for certain occasions that are not conducive to wire connection debugging and expands the debugging scene.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In order to more clearly explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without paying any creative work, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a prior art flexible sensor debugging system;

2 is a block diagram of a flexible sensor debugging system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a method for debugging a flexible sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Graphic label:

110, 210-flexible sensor; 120-adapter module; 130-debug version; 140-display; 230-debug module; 240-display module; 250-first wireless module; 260-first power supply module; 270-second Wireless module; 280-second power supply module.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof appearing in the specification, claims and drawings of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally includes steps or units that are not listed, or optionally also includes Other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a debugging system for a flexible sensor, please refer to FIG. 2, the flexible sensor debugging system includes a flexible sensor 210, a first wireless module 250, a first power supply module 260, a second wireless module 270, and a debugging module 230 , Display module 240, and second power supply module 280.

In this embodiment, the flexible sensor 210 (flexible sensor, abbreviated as FS) is derived from the flexible touch technology and is a comprehensive innovative product integrating new materials, new processes and new designs. The flexible sensor 210 not only has good performance The touch performance also has excellent flexibility. It can be used in combination with flexible displays in wearable electronic products, but also in many fields such as automotive electronics and smart home. In this embodiment, the flexible sensor 210 is used to collect data, and here is to collect data on the capacitance values of many capacitors on the flexible sensor.

In this embodiment, the first wireless module 250 is electrically connected to the flexible sensor 210. The first wireless module 250 can either receive signals and transmit them, or send the received data by wireless transmission Go out. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first wireless module 250 includes a first transmitter and a first receiver, the first transmitter cooperates with a second receiver mentioned later, the first The receiver cooperates with the second transmitter mentioned later. Specifically, the first transmitter transmits the data collected by the flexible sensor 210 to the second receiver through wireless transmission, and the first receiver The transmitter is used to receive the debugging signal transmitted by the second wireless transmitter in a wireless manner.

In this embodiment, the first power supply module 260 is used to supply power to the flexible sensor 210 and the first wireless module 250, and the first power supply module 260 may be directly electrically connected to the flexible sensor 210 or the first wireless module 250 for The power supply may also be indirectly electrically connected to the flexible sensor 210 or the first wireless module 250, for example, the first power supply module 260 is electrically connected to the first wireless module 250 through a wire, and the first wireless module 250 and the flexible sensor 210 is electrically connected so that the first power supply module 260 can supply power to the flexible sensor 210 via the first wireless module 250. In this embodiment, the first power supply module 260 may be a DC power supply, or may be DC power output from other circuits or other forms of power supply units.

In this embodiment, the ground terminal of the flexible sensor 210, the ground terminal of the first wireless module 250, and the ground terminal of the first power supply module 260 are connected to the same first ground terminal for grounding. In this embodiment, the ground terminal of the flexible sensor 210, the ground terminal of the first wireless module 250, and the ground terminal of the first power supply module 260 may be connected to the same first ground terminal through wires, respectively, or a flexible sensor The ground terminal of 210, the ground terminal of the first wireless module 250, and the ground terminal of the first power supply module 260 are connected in series to the same first ground terminal through a wire.

In this embodiment, the second wireless module 270 wirelessly connects with the first wireless module 250 to transmit data and signals. The second wireless module 270 can receive and transmit signals, and can also receive the received data Send it by wireless transmission. Specifically, in this embodiment, the second wireless module 270 includes a second transmitter and a second receiver, the second transmitter transmits a debugging signal by wireless transmission, and the second receiver is used to Receive data transmitted wirelessly. In this embodiment, the second transmitter cooperates with the first receiver, and the debug signal transmitted by the second transmitter wirelessly is received by the first receiver; the second receiver The transmitter cooperates with the first transmitter, and the data transmitted by the first transmitter wirelessly is received by the second receiver. In this embodiment, the wireless connection between the first wireless module 250 and the second wireless module 270 includes but is not limited to Bluetooth, infrared, Zigbee, WI-Fi (WIreless-Fidelity, wireless fidelity), 3G (third generation mobile communication technology), 4G (fourth generation mobile communication technology), 5G (fifth generation mobile communication technology), NFC (near field communication) and other wireless connection methods.

In this embodiment, the debugging module 230 and the second wireless module 270 are electrically connected by wires, and the debugging module 230 is used for debugging and testing the flexible sensor 210. When used for debugging, the debugging module 230 is used to output a debugging signal to the second wireless module 270, and the second wireless module 270 sends a debugging signal to the first wireless module 250 by wireless transmission, and the first wireless module 250 The debugging signal is transmitted to the flexible sensor 210 through the wire, the flexible sensor 210 collects data and sends the collected data to the first wireless module 250, and the first wireless module 250 wirelessly transmits the collected data The second wireless module 270 transmits the collected data to the debugging module 230. After that, the debugging module 230 processes and sends the received collected data to the display module 240. In this way, the flexible sensor 210 is debugged to obtain the best working parameters, so that the flexible sensor 210 works in the best state.

In this embodiment, the display module 240 is electrically connected to the debugging module 230, which is used to display the data output by the debugging module 230 to facilitate the user to view and debug. In this embodiment, the display module 240 may be a liquid crystal display or an OLED display. The display module 240 may or may not integrate a touch function.

In this embodiment, the staff obtains the capacitance value data of the flexible sensor through the display module, and confirms whether the consistency of the capacitance value of the capacitor on the flexible sensor is relatively good. If it is not good, the staff modifies the code and burns to In the flexible sensor, the original code is replaced, and then the debugging is continued until the consistency of the capacitance value of the capacitance of the flexible sensor itself is relatively good. Since this part of the content is a relatively conventional technology in the field, it will not be described in detail here.

In this embodiment, the second power supply module 280 is used to supply power to the second wireless module 270, the debugging module 230, and the display module 240. The second power supply module 280 may directly communicate with the second wireless module 270, the debugging module 230, or the display The module 240 is electrically connected, and may also be indirectly electrically connected to the second wireless module 270, the debugging module 230, or the display module 240. In this embodiment, the second power supply module 280 may be a DC power supply, or may be DC power output from other circuits or other forms of power supply units.

In this embodiment, the ground terminal of the second wireless module 270, the ground terminal of the debugging module 230, the ground terminal of the display module 240, and the ground terminal of the second power supply module 280 are commonly connected to the same second ground terminal for Grounding, the second grounding terminal is different from the first grounding terminal. In this embodiment, the ground terminal of the second wireless module 270, the ground terminal of the debugging module 230, the ground terminal of the display module 240, and the ground terminal of the second power supply module 280 may be connected to the same second ground terminal through wires, respectively Alternatively, the ground terminal of the second wireless module 270, the ground terminal of the debugging module 230, the ground terminal of the display module 240, and the ground terminal of the second power supply module 280 may be connected in series to the same second ground terminal through a wire.

In this embodiment, since the ground terminal of the flexible sensor 210, the ground terminal of the first wireless module 250, and the ground terminal of the first power supply module 260 are connected to the same first ground terminal for grounding, the second wireless module 270 The grounding terminal, the grounding terminal of the debugging module 230, the grounding terminal of the display module 240, and the grounding terminal of the second power supply module 280 are connected to the same second grounding terminal for grounding, and the first grounding terminal is connected to the second grounding terminal The ground terminals of the flexible sensor 210, the first wireless module 250, and the first power supply module 260 are isolated from the ground terminals of the second wireless module 270, the debugging module 230, the display module 240, and the second power supply module 280. The debugging system of the invention approximately simulates the grounding method of the flexible sensor 210 of the second practical application scheme in the background technology, so that the preferred working parameters of the flexible sensor debugged by the debugging system of the present invention are applied when the second practical application scheme is applied The flexible sensor 210 has better working performance. Moreover, the debugging system of the present invention transmits data and signals in a wireless manner, so that remote debugging can be performed, which provides convenience for certain occasions that are not conducive to wire debugging and expands the debugging scene.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the flexible sensor debugging system further includes an adapter module, the adapter module is electrically connected to the flexible sensor and the first wireless module respectively, when the first wireless module interface does not match the flexible sensor interface The adapter module is used to connect the two interfaces correctly. For example, the output interface of the flexible sensor is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from top to bottom, and the input of the first wireless module The interfaces are arranged in the order of 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 from top to bottom. At this time, the first wireless module cannot be directly electrically connected to the flexible sensor, and the first wireless module can be connected to the flexible The sensors are correctly connected, specifically, the arrangement of the interface on the side where the adapter module is connected to the flexible sensor is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the arrangement of the interface on the side where the adapter module is connected to the first wireless module The modes are 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, and 3, so that the flexible sensor interface can be correctly matched with the first wireless module interface through the transfer module. Here, the flexible sensor and the adapter module are electrically connected through a cable, and both ends of the cable are respectively plugged into the interfaces of the flexible sensor and the adapter module, which facilitates the connection of the adapter module and the flexible sensor . Similarly, the conversion module and the first wireless module may also be electrically connected through a flat cable.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the flexible sensor is also electrically connected to the control module, and the control module is electrically connected to the first wireless module. Since the flexible sensor has touch performance, when the user applies the control signal through the flexible sensor, for example, by When a control signal is applied by touch, the control module recognizes the applied control signal and processes it, and then sends the processed control signal to the external terminal via the first wireless module to control the external terminal, such as a lamp , Air conditioners and other home appliances, to achieve remote control of external terminals.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first wireless module further includes a control unit. When the user applies the control signal through the flexible sensor, for example, by touch, the control unit in the first wireless module recognizes the The control signal is applied and processed, and then the processed control signal is sent to the external terminal to remotely control the external terminal.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention also provide a flexible sensor debugging method corresponding to the above flexible sensor debugging system. For ease of description, only parts related to the embodiments of the present invention are shown. For specific technical details not disclosed, please refer to the above Flexible sensor debugging system. Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 together. The debugging method includes the following steps:

S110: The debugging module 230 sends a debugging signal to the second wireless module 270;

S120: The second wireless module 270 sends a debugging signal to the first wireless module 250 by wireless transmission;

S130: The first wireless module 250 sends a debugging signal to the flexible sensor 210;

S140: The flexible sensor 210 collects data and sends the collected data to the first wireless module 250;

S150: The first wireless module 250 sends data to the second wireless module 270 by wireless transmission;

S160: The second wireless module 270 transmits data to the debugging module 230;

S170: The debugging module 230 processes the data, and then sends it to the display module 240 for display.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, step S140 specifically includes:

The flexible sensor collects data and sends the collected data to the transfer module;

The switching module sends the collected data to the first wireless module.

Step S130 specifically includes:

The first wireless module sends a debugging signal to the switching module;

The switching module sends a debugging signal to the flexible sensor.

It should be noted that the embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same and similar parts between the embodiments refer to each other. can. For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant part can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

The above disclosure is only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and of course it cannot be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A flexible sensor debugging system is characterized by including:

   Flexible sensor, which is used to collect data;

   A first wireless module, which is electrically connected to the flexible sensor;

   A first power supply module, which supplies power to the flexible sensor and the first wireless module; wherein, the ground terminals of the flexible sensor, the first wireless module, and the first power supply module are commonly connected to the same first ground terminal;

   A second wireless module, which is wirelessly connected to the first wireless module;

   A debugging module, which is electrically connected to the second wireless module, and the debugging module is used to output a debugging signal and process the received collected data;

   A display module, which is electrically connected to the debugging module and is used for displaying the data output by the debugging module;

   A second power supply module, which supplies power to the second wireless module, the debugging module, and the display module; wherein, the ground terminals of the second wireless module, the debugging module, the display module, and the second power supply module are commonly connected to the same second The ground terminal, the second ground terminal is different from the first ground terminal.
2. The flexible sensor debugging system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless module and the second wireless module are wirelessly connected by Bluetooth, infrared, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, 5G, NFC .
3. The flexible sensor debugging system according to claim 1, wherein the debugging system further comprises an adapter module, and the adapter module is electrically connected to the flexible sensor and the first wireless module, respectively.
4. The flexible sensor debugging system according to claim 3, wherein the adapter module and the flexible sensor are electrically connected by a flat cable.
5. The flexible sensor debugging system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless module includes a first transmitter and a first receiver, and the second wireless module includes a second transmitter and a second receiver, The first transmitter cooperates with the second receiver, and the first receiver cooperates with the second transmitter.
6. The flexible sensor debugging system according to claim 1, wherein the flexible sensor is also electrically connected to a control module, the control module is electrically connected to the first wireless module, and the control module receives The control signal of the flexible sensor is processed and the processed control signal is sent to the external terminal via the first wireless module.
7. The flexible sensor debugging system according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless module includes a control unit, and the control unit of the first wireless module processes the control signal received from the flexible sensor and sends the processing Control signals to external terminals.
8. A method for debugging a flexible sensor, which includes:

   The debugging module sends a debugging signal to the second wireless module;

   The second wireless module sends a debugging signal to the first wireless module by wireless transmission;

   The first wireless module sends a debugging signal to the flexible sensor;

   The flexible sensor collects data and sends the collected data to the first wireless module;

   The first wireless module sends data to the second wireless module by wireless transmission;

   The second wireless module transmits data to the debugging module;

   The debugging module processes the data and sends it to the display module for display.
9. The method for debugging a flexible sensor according to claim 8, wherein the manner in which the first wireless module and the second wireless module are wirelessly connected includes Bluetooth, infrared, Zigbee, WiFi, 3G, 4G, 5G, NFC .
10. The method for debugging a flexible sensor according to claim 8, wherein the step of the flexible sensor collecting data and sending the collected data to the first wireless module specifically includes:

    The flexible sensor collects data and sends the collected data to the transfer module;

    The switching module sends the collected data to the first wireless module;

    The step of the first wireless module sending the debugging signal to the flexible sensor specifically includes:

    The first wireless module sends a debugging signal to the switching module;

    The switching module sends a debugging signal to the flexible sensor.

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