DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING CONNECTOR

• US 20140361788A1
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, CHO-HAO, WU, CHIH-HUANG
• Application Number:
  US14/297,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20140361788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/538
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/70 Testing of connections between components and printed circuit boards G01R31/68 takes precedence

Abstract

A detection system and method are provided. The detection system connects to a connector, and the connector includes a plurality of detection pins. The detection system includes a pin detection circuit and a detection device. The pin detection circuit connects to the plurality of detection pins and obtains output voltages of the detection pins. The pin detection circuit issues a determination voltage signal corresponding to the output voltages of the detection pins. The detection device determines whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal and issues a command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal.

Claims

1. A detection system for testing a connector, the connector comprises a plurality of detection pins, the detection system comprising:

a pin detection circuit configured to detect output voltages of the plurality of detection pins and issues a determination voltage signal according to the output voltages of the detection pins, and

a detection device configured to determine whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal and issue a command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal.

2. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the pin detection circuit comprises:

a first converting circuit configured to convert the output voltages of the detection pins to voltage signals, and

a second converting circuit configured to convert the voltage signals of the first converting circuit to the determination voltage signal.

3. The detection system of claim 2, wherein the first converting circuit comprises a plurality of branch converting circuits, each of the plurality of branch converting circuits connects to one of the detection pins, the first converting circuit connected to the detection pin obtains a low-level output voltage when the detection pin is coupled to ground, and the converting circuit further convert the low-level output voltage to a low-level voltage signal, the converting circuit obtains a high-level output voltage when the detection pin is not coupled to ground, and the converting circuit further convert the high-level output voltage to a high-level voltage signal.

4. The detection system of claim 3, wherein the second converting circuit connects to the plurality of branch converting circuits, when all the voltage signals of the first converting circuit are low-level signals, the second converting circuit converts the voltage signals to a high-level determination voltage signal;

when one of the voltage signals of the first converting circuit is a high-level signal, the second converting circuit converts the voltage signals to a low-level determination voltage signal.

5. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the detection device comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal; and

a caution unit configured to issue the command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal.

6. The detection system of claim 5, wherein the caution unit is a display panel configured to output the command in a text message format.

7. The detection system of claim 5, wherein the caution unit is a LED light configured to output the command in a light shining format.

8. The detection system of claim 5, wherein the caution unit is a loudspeaker configured to output the command in an audio format.

9. A detection method for testing a connector, the connector comprises a plurality of detection pins, the detection method comprising:

detecting output voltages of the plurality of the detection pins and issuing a determination voltage signal according to the output voltages of the detection pins, and

determining whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal and issuing a command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal.

10. The detection method of claim 9, wherein detecting output voltages of the plurality of the detection pins and issuing a determination voltage signal according to the output voltages of the detection pins comprises:

converting the output voltages of the detection pins to voltage signals, and

converting the voltage signals to the determination voltage signal.

11. The detection method of claim 10, wherein converting the output voltages of the detection pins to voltage signals comprises:

obtaining a low-level output voltage when one of the detection pins is coupled to ground normally and converting the low-level output voltage to a low-level voltage signal, and obtaining a high-level output voltage when one of the detection pins is not coupled to ground and converting the high-level output voltage to a high-level voltage signal.

12. The detection method of claim 11, wherein converting the voltage signals to the determination voltage signal comprises:

converting the voltage signals to a high-level determination voltage signal when all the voltage signals are low-level signals, and converting the voltage signals to a low-level determination voltage signal when one of the voltage signals is a high-level signal.

13. The detection method of claim 9, wherein determining whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal and issuing a command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal comprises:

determining whether the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal, and

issuing the command when the determination voltage signal is a low-level signal.