CN110769334A - Combination test method and system for passive optical fiber equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method and a system for merging and testing passive optical fiber equipment, and a test flow corresponding to the method provided by the invention can enable a product test platform to integrate a coupling test station instrument with three test stations of an optical power meter and an error code meter + FWDM wavelength division multiplexer for conventional test through instrument instructions, thereby reducing the number of operators, reducing the manufacturing cost, reducing the number of test flow stations and integrating test items. The simplification of the test flow and the management and control of the manufacturing cost are greatly promoted.
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Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a method and a system for merging and testing passive optical fiber devices.
Background
The precursors of the convergence terminal are an ONU and a wireless route respectively, and are integrated into the ONU + the wireless route at present. The related test items and test processes are relatively complicated. The manpower used is also more than the single ONU and router before, with the rising of the manpower cost in recent years. And the optimization of the merging test posts and the projects is more and more. Fig. 1 shows a production test flow of the current internet access product, and fig. 1 includes a BOB test, a PON test, a 2.4G throughput test, a 5G throughput test, a DDMI test, and a conventional test. The wireless throughput test originally consists of a 2.4G throughput test and a 5G throughput test.
From the current net leads to the product production test flow to see that the test station is respectively too much to lead to the work in process too much, fail in time effectual discovery product unusual, product initialization time overlength in addition, the station is respectively too much also will influence the operating efficiency, and the human cost is also higher.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a method and a system for merging and testing passive optical fiber equipment, which are used for solving the problems that in the prior art, the number of test stations is too large, so that the number of products in production is too large, the product abnormity cannot be timely and effectively found, the operation efficiency is influenced due to too large product initialization time and too large stations, and the labor cost is high.
The specific technical scheme is as follows:
a method of consolidated testing of passive fiber optic equipment, the method comprising:
when the initialization is completed, a long light-emitting instruction is issued to the optical network unit through the switch, wherein the long light-emitting instruction is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light-emitting state;
reading the luminous power of the optical network unit through a port of a multi-channel optical power meter;
judging whether the luminous power meets a first standard value or not;
when the first standard value is met, the light source is received through the error code meter for test comparison;
judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value;
when the test comparison accords with a second standard value, a control instruction is issued to instruct a control instrument to read a display index;
judging whether the read display indexes meet a third standard value or not;
and when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
Optionally, the method further includes:
and when the luminous power does not meet the first standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
Optionally, the method further includes:
and when the test contrast does not meet the second standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
Optionally, the method further includes:
and when the read display index does not accord with the third standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
Optionally, determining whether the read display index meets a third standard value includes:
reading wireless transmitting power of an antenna, and judging whether the wireless transmitting power reaches a set value;
and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
A consolidated test system for passive fiber optic equipment, the system comprising:
the command issuing module is used for issuing a long light emitting command to the optical network unit through the switch when the initialization is completed, wherein the long light emitting command is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light emitting state;
the processing module is used for reading the luminous power of the optical network unit through a port of the multi-channel optical power meter; judging whether the luminous power meets a first standard value or not; when the first standard value is met, the light source is received through the error code meter for test comparison; judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value; when the test comparison accords with a second standard value, a control instruction is issued to instruct a control instrument to read a display index; judging whether the read display indexes meet a third standard value or not; and when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
Optionally, the processing module is further configured to display that the test fails and stop the test when the light emitting power does not meet the first standard value.
Optionally, the processing module is further configured to display that the test fails and stop the test when the test comparison does not meet the second standard value.
Optionally, the processing module is further configured to read a wireless transmission power of an antenna, and determine whether the wireless transmission power reaches a set value; and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
The test flow corresponding to the method provided by the invention can enable the product test platform to integrate the coupling test station instrument WT-208 with three test stations of an optical power meter, an error code meter and a FWDM wavelength division multiplexer which are conventionally tested through instrument instructions, thereby reducing the number of operators, lowering the manufacturing cost, reducing the number of test flow stations and integrating test items. The simplification of the test flow and the management and control of the manufacturing cost are greatly promoted.
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FIG. 1 is a process of testing the production of a network communication product in the prior art;
fig. 2 is a flowchart of a merging test method of passive optical fiber equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a system architecture diagram of a test platform according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a combined production flow of the network communication product in the embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a merged testing system of a passive optical fiber device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments, and it should be understood that the embodiments and the specific technical features in the embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not restrictive, and the embodiments and the specific technical features in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other without conflict.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a merging test method for passive optical fiber devices according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the method is applied to a system architecture shown in fig. 3, where the system may include a PC, and a software program corresponding to the method of the present invention may be run in the PC, and the system further includes a network card 1 and a network card 2, a multi-machine optical power meter, a FWDM wavelength division multiplexer, an optical splitter, each optical network unit, and an error code meter.
The merging test method of the passive optical fiber equipment provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
s1, when the initialization is completed, a long light emitting instruction is issued to the optical network unit through the switch, wherein the long light emitting instruction is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light emitting state;
first, a product test program is opened, and the instrument WT-208 and the JW8124 multi-channel optical power meter are initialized. And when the initialization is completed, sending a long light-emitting instruction to the optical network unit ONU through the switch, wherein the long light-emitting instruction is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light-emitting state.
S2, reading the luminous power of the optical network unit through the port of the multi-channel optical power meter;
after the ONU is instructed to emit long light, the JW8124 multi-channel optical power meter port is controlled by the USB serial port to read the light emission power of a product.
S3, judging whether the luminous power meets the first standard value;
after the acquisition of the light emission power, it is further determined whether or not the acquired light emission power meets a first standard value, which is a parameter set in advance. If the light emission power meets the first criterion, step S4 is executed, and if the light emission power does not meet the first criterion, step S9 is executed.
S4, receiving light source test comparison through an error code meter;
when the Rx Ddmi project passes through the test, the error code meter standard receiving light source tests and contrasts.
S5, judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value;
and after the light source test contrast is obtained, judging whether the light source test contrast meets the second standard value or not based on the second standard value.
If the light source test contrast meets the second criterion, go to step S6, and if the light source test contrast does not meet the second criterion, go to step S9.
S6, the control instrument is instructed to read the display index by issuing a control instruction;
the product test program issues an instruction to the product, and the control instrument reads the index displayed by the product, such as: the wireless transmitting power of the antenna 1 is received by the coupling plate and fed back to the WT-208 to read the value.
S7, judging whether the read display index meets a third standard value;
after the display index is obtained, determining whether the read display index meets a third standard value, if so, executing step S8; if the display index does not meet the third criterion value, step S9 is executed.
And S8, when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
And S9, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, in step S7, the method further includes reading antenna transmission power, and determining whether the wireless transmission power reaches a set value; and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of merged production flows of the internet access products in the embodiment of the present invention, where in fig. 4, the flows include a VoIP semi-finished product function test, an assembly test, a BOB test, a PON traffic test, and a coupling + DDMI + conventional test, and the coupling + DDMI + conventional test includes an antenna power test, a long-time emission test, a check of customized information, and a factory setting restoration. Fig. 4 is a test flow corresponding to the method shown in fig. 1, which enables the product test platform to integrate the coupling test station instruments WT-208 with the three test stations of the optical power meter, the error code meter and the FWDM wavelength division multiplexer in the conventional test through instrument instructions, thereby reducing the number of operators, the manufacturing cost, the number of test flow stations, and the number of test items. The simplification of the test flow and the management and control of the manufacturing cost are greatly promoted.
Corresponding to the method provided by the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a merging test system for passive optical fiber devices, and as shown in fig. 5, the merging test system for passive optical fiber devices in the embodiment of the present invention is a schematic structural diagram, and the system includes:
the instruction issuing module 501 is configured to issue a long light emitting instruction to the optical network unit through the switch when initialization is completed, where the long light emitting instruction is used to indicate that the optical network unit is in a long light emitting state;
a processing module 502, configured to read the light emitting power of the optical network unit through a port of a multi-channel optical power meter; judging whether the luminous power meets a first standard value or not; when the first standard value is met, the light source is received through the error code meter for test comparison; judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value; when the test comparison accords with a second standard value, a control instruction is issued to instruct a control instrument to read a display index; judging whether the read display indexes meet a third standard value or not; and when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
Further, in this embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 502 is further configured to display that the test fails and stop the test when the light emitting power does not meet the first standard value.
Further, in this embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 502 is further configured to, when the test comparison does not meet the second standard value, display that the test fails, and stop the test.
Further, in this embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 502 is further configured to read a wireless transmission power of an antenna, and determine whether the wireless transmission power reaches a set value; and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
While the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. It is therefore intended that the following appended claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiment and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the application, including the use of specific symbols, labels, or other designations to identify the vertices.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is intended to include such modifications and variations as well.
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1. A method for consolidated testing of passive fiber optic equipment, the method comprising:
when the initialization is completed, a long light-emitting instruction is issued to the optical network unit through the switch, wherein the long light-emitting instruction is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light-emitting state;
reading the luminous power of the optical network unit through a port of a multi-channel optical power meter;
judging whether the luminous power meets a first standard value or not;
when the first standard value is met, the light source is received through the error code meter for test comparison;
judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value;
when the test comparison accords with a second standard value, a control instruction is issued to instruct a control instrument to read a display index;
judging whether the read display indexes meet a third standard value or not;
and when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
and when the luminous power does not meet the first standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
and when the test contrast does not meet the second standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
and when the read display index does not accord with the third standard value, displaying that the test fails and stopping the test.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the read display metrics meet a third criterion value comprises:
reading wireless transmitting power of an antenna, and judging whether the wireless transmitting power reaches a set value;
and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
6. A consolidated test system for passive fiber optic equipment, the system comprising:
the command issuing module is used for issuing a long light emitting command to the optical network unit through the switch when the initialization is completed, wherein the long light emitting command is used for indicating that the optical network unit is in a long light emitting state;
the processing module is used for reading the luminous power of the optical network unit through a port of the multi-channel optical power meter; judging whether the luminous power meets a first standard value or not; when the first standard value is met, the light source is received through the error code meter for test comparison; judging whether the test comparison meets a second standard value; when the test comparison accords with a second standard value, a control instruction is issued to instruct a control instrument to read a display index; judging whether the read display indexes meet a third standard value or not; and when the display index meets a third standard value, the factory mode is restored, and the product is in a to-be-packaged state.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module is further configured to display a test failure and stop the test if the light emitting power does not meet a first standard value.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module is further configured to display a test failure and stop the test if the test comparison does not meet a second criterion value.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module is further configured to read a wireless transmission power of an antenna and determine whether the wireless transmission power reaches a set value; and if the wireless transmitting power reaches the set value, checking whether the product customization data is consistent with the set data.
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