TESTING SYSTEM AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20080077821A1
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Sutech Trading Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: WEI, CHAO-HUNG, SHAN, HONG, JIA, TIE-SHAN
• Granted Patent: US 7,802,143 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/263 Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences ; with adaptation of the tested hardware for testability with external testers

Abstract

A present testing system (100) for testing electronic products is provided. The testing system includes a processor (10), a preliminary testing apparatus (20), and a final testing apparatus (30). The processor includes an encoding module (15) for generating product codes corresponding to the respective electronic products. The preliminary testing apparatus includes a data acquisition device (22) and a marking device (26). The data acquisition device tests the electronic products, acquires preliminary test data of the electronic products, and transmits the preliminary test data to the processor. The marking device marks the product codes onto the corresponding electronic products. The final testing apparatus includes a read device (32) for reading the product codes marked onto the electronic products and transmitting the product codes to the processor. The processor locates the corresponding preliminary testing data of the electronic products according to the product codes transmitted by the read device.

Claims

1. A testing system for testing electronic products, comprising:

a processor including an encoding module for generating product codes corresponding to the respective electronic products;

a preliminary testing apparatus coupled with the processor, the preliminary testing apparatus including;

a data acquisition device for testing the electronic products, acquiring preliminary test data of the electronic products, and transmitting the preliminary test data to the processor; and

a marking device for generating the respective product codes in conjunction with the corresponding electronic products; and

a final testing apparatus coupled with the processor, the final testing apparatus including a read device for reading the product codes associated with the electronic products and transmitting the read product codes to the processor;

wherein the processor locates the corresponding preliminary testing data of the electronic products according to the product code information transmitted by the read device.

2. The testing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor further comprises a database module for installing at least one testing program and for storing standard product data, product code information, and preliminary test data associated with the electronic products.

3. The testing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processor further comprises a processing module for processing a comparison between the standard product data and the preliminary test data of the electronic products, locating the preliminary testing data according to the product code information, and generating testing results.

4. The testing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processor further comprises a display module for displaying testing results.

5. The testing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor further comprises a remote control module for executing control instructions to remotely control the testing of the preliminary and final testing apparatuses.

6. The testing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the processor further comprises an I/O module for transmitting preliminary test data for the electronic products and control instructions generated and sent by the remote control module between the processor and the testing apparatuses.

7. The testing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor further comprises a network card for interconnecting the preliminary testing apparatus with the processor and interconnecting the final testing apparatus with the processor.

8. The testing system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the preliminary further comprises a first interface device and a second interface device, the first interface device and the second interface device respectively connecting with the network card.

9. A testing method of a testing system for testing electronic products, the testing system including a processor, a preliminary testing apparatus, and a final testing apparatus, the processor including an encoding module, the preliminary testing apparatus including a marking device, the testing method comprising:

operatively associating the electronic products, respectively, with the preliminary testing apparatus and testing the electronic products to acquire preliminary test data via the preliminary testing apparatus;

storing and processing the preliminary test data;

encoding the electronic products to generate product codes, corresponding to the electronic products, via the encoding module;

storing information associated with the product codes into the processor;

marking the product codes in a manner to operatively associate a given product code with a respective electronic product, the marking being performed via the marking device;

operatively associating the electronic products, respectively, with the final testing apparatus and testing the electronic products to acquire the product codes and transmit the product codes to the processor; and

locating the preliminary test data of the electronic products according to the product codes transmitted by the read device, the locating being performed via the processor.

10. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the preliminary testing apparatus further comprises a data acquisition device, the data acquisition device tests the electronic products during the preliminary test to acquire the preliminary test data of the electronic products and then transmits the preliminary test data to the processor.

11. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the final testing apparatus includes a read device, the read device reads the respective product codes in final test of the electronic products and transmits the respective product codes to the processor.

12. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the marking device physically marks the product codes onto the corresponding electronic products.

13. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further comprises a database module, the information associated with the product codes being stored into the database module.

14. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further comprises a database module, the database module checking whether with at least one desired testing program is installed prior to the preliminary testing, the database module setting and storing standard product data for the respective electronic products, the database module storing the preliminary test data.

15. The testing method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the processor further comprises a processing module, the processing module comparing the standard product data and the preliminary test data for the respective electronic devices and generating testing results therefor.

16. The testing method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the processor further comprises a display module, the display module displaying the testing results.

17. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further comprises a processing module, the processing module locating the preliminary testing data according to the product codes and generating testing results.

18. The testing method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the processor further comprises a display module, the display module displaying the testing results.