METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONALITY OF DEVICE UNDER TEST AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA THEREOF

• US 20130158934A1
• Filed: 03/20/2012
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LEE, CHUN-HUAN, CHEN, JYI-YUAN
• Application Number:
  US13/425,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20130158934A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/122
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of present disclosure illustrates a method for automatically testing communication functionality of a device under test (DUT). The method is adapted for driving and controlling at least an instrument to test communication functionality of a DUT through a computing device. The method includes steps described as follows establishing a communication functionality testing system and providing a user interface installed in the computing device, wherein the user interface includes a DUT selection window providing a plurality of DUT module selections; a testing menu window, providing various preset testing item selections; a selected test list displaying configurable sequence for the selected testing items of a specific testing task; a property table provides property and parameter configurations associated with a selected testing item; and a DUT and instrument configuration window for configuring hardware properties of the DUT and instruments as well as the calibration data of the instruments.

Claims

1. A method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with a device under test (DUT), adapted for driving and controlling at least an instrument to test the communication functionality of the DUT through a computing device, comprising:

establishing a communication functionality testing system; and

providing a user interface installed in the computing device, wherein the user interface comprises;

a DUT selection window, providing a plurality of DUT selections for a user to select the type or the model of the DUT so as to load predefined hardware property and parameters associated with the DUT;

a testing menu window, providing various predefined testing items corresponding to a communication protocol for the user to select the testing items to be performed of the DUT;

a selected test list, showing the testing items selected by the user from the testing menu window and allowing the user to configure the sequence of the selected testing items according to testing requirements so as to form a specific testing task;

a property table, providing property and parameter configurations associated with the selected testing item of the selected test list for the user to modify according to the testing requirements; and

a DUT and instrument configuration window, for the user to input a hardware configuration data associated with the DUT, modify calibration data associated with instruments and configure data communication settings among the computing device, the instruments and the DUT.

2. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 1, wherein the user interface further comprises:

at least a menu bar, means for the user to store or load the configurations associated with the testing items of the testing task, the measurements associated with the DUT, to configure the testing task, and to control the testing items to start or stop;

a progress report window, showing a testing status information associated with at least one of the testing items in the testing task, wherein the testing status information comprises at least one of a name, a start testing time, a testing duration, a testing progress, and the measurement of the testing item;

a testing status display window, providing a detail status report regarding the testing progress associated with the testing item; and

a status bar, showing an execution status, a starting time, an overall testing duration, and a testing status of the testing task.

3. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 2, wherein the steps for establishing the communication functionality testing system comprise of having the computing device coupled to both the DUT and the instruments through a signal input/output control module and the DUT coupled to the instruments, the computing device through the signal input/output control module driving and controlling the corresponding instruments to test the DUT according to the testing task and receiving the corresponding measurements outputted by the instruments.

4. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether or not the connection between the DUT and the instruments is properly established at the completion of constructing the communication functionality testing system.

5. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 2, comprising:

determining whether or not to start to execute the testing task when finishing configuring the testing task; and

driving the corresponding instruments to perform the DUT measurements according to the sequence of the testing items in the testing task to generate the corresponding measurements when determining to execute the testing task.

6. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 5, further comprising:

when at least a measurement associated with the testing item falls outside the range of a predefined communication standard, the testing status display window displays the corresponding information to the user and an instant message is transmitted to a communication device of the user through an internet;

wherein the instant message comprises at least one of the testing status and the associated measurement.

7. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 6, further comprising:

when receiving the instant message, the user through a communication functionality testing application program installed in the communication device, transmits a control signal through the internet to control the communication functionality testing system, wherein the control signal is a testing task stop command or a testing task modifying command or a testing condition modification command.

8. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 5, further comprising

regularly transmitting an instant message to a communication device of the user through an internet during the execution of the testing task;

wherein the instant message comprises at least one of the testing progress, the testing status and the associated measurement of the associated testing item.

9. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 5, further comprising:

transmitting an instant message to the communication device through a communication system at completion or termination of the testing task or the testing item;

wherein the instant message comprises at least one of the testing status and the associated measurement.

10. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 1, further comprising of steps for generating the calibration data associated with the instrument, wherein the steps for generating the calibration data associated with the instrument comprising:

establishing a calibration structure associated with the instrument;

performing a calibration process associated with the instrument; and

generating and recording the instrument calibration data associated with the instrument automatically;

wherein the calibration process comprises measuring the signal gain or the signal attenuation of a predefined testing signal in each testing frequency band.

11. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 10, further comprising:

inputting or editing the instrument calibration data in the DUT and instrument configuration window of the user interface to serve as the measurement compensations for the instrument.

12. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 6, wherein the instant message comprises a form of a text message or an e-mail.

13. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 7, wherein the instant message comprises a form of a text message or an e-mail.

14. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 8, wherein the instant message comprises a form of a text message or an e-mail.

15. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 9, wherein the instant message comprises a form of a text message or an e-mail.

16. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 1, wherein the communication protocol being used corresponds to the communication standard of the Bluetooth, the Wi-Fi communication, the global position system, or the AM/FM radio communication.

17. The method used for automatically testing communication functionality associated with the DUT according to claim 1, wherein the DUT is a System in Package (SiP) module having communication capability and placed on a test board having a plurality of connection ports.

18. A computer-readable media, for storing a computer executable program, wherein the computer executable program comprises program codes for executing the method described in claim 1.