TW201423386A - Keyboard detecting system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A keyboard detecting system is provided. The system is used to detect a keyboard. The system includes a detecting host and a keyboard press unit. The detecting host generates a detecting signal and receives a press signal generated when a key in the keyboard is pressed. The keyboard press unit is connected to the detecting host. The keyboard press unit presses the keys in the keyboard according to the detecting signal.

Description

Keyboard test system and method

The present invention relates to a test system and method of operation thereof, and more particularly to a keyboard test system and method of operation thereof.

The keyboard is widely used in various electronic devices as a peripheral device for controlling commands or data input of electronic devices. Therefore, whether the quality of the keyboard and its functions can be operated normally will directly affect the operational stability of the electronic device.

Traditionally, keyboard keys have been manually tested, that is, each button in the keyboard is manually pressed one by one, tested by a test program, and manually judged by the test program. Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also the test method of manually pressing the buttons one by one. Because the force of the pressing force is different, or the pressing force on the surface of the button and the key is uneven, the test program may be misjudged or even retested. Moreover, the test method of manually pressing the keyboard may also cause damage to the keyboard due to improper application of the tester, which seriously affects the quality control of the keyboard product.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard testing system and an operating method thereof for improving keyboard testing quality.

One aspect of the present invention provides a keyboard testing system for testing a keyboard to be tested. This keyboard test system includes: a test host to And a keyboard pressing device. The test host is provided with a keyboard to be tested having a plurality of buttons to be tested. The keyboard pressing device is electrically connected to the test host, and the keyboard pressing device comprises a control unit and a pressing unit. The pressing unit is provided with a plurality of buttons that match the running of the buttons to be tested at the same time. The test host generates a test command, and after receiving the test command, the control unit controls the pressing unit, and the pressing unit presses the buttons according to the test command, thereby testing the button to be tested on the keyboard to be tested that matches the buttons, and A compression signal is generated and transmitted back to the test host.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the test host further has a judgment function module and a test function module. The function module is determined to determine whether the button to be tested is normally pressed. The test function module has a button test sequence and a button parameter of the keyboard to be tested. The test command includes at least the key test sequence. The test function module can control the keyboard pressing device to sequentially press the buttons of the pressing unit according to the button test sequence to test the matched button to be tested to generate a pressing signal. After the function module determines that the button to be tested matched with the buttons is normally pressed, the test function module compares the pressing signal with the button parameters to determine whether the output of the button to be tested matching the buttons is the expected output. .

According to an embodiment of the invention, the keyboard pressing device further includes a reminding device, and according to the test result of the keyboard to be tested, a corresponding signal is sent.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a keyboard testing method for testing a keyboard to be tested. The method includes first connecting a test host to a keyboard pressing device, wherein the test host includes a keyboard to be tested provided with a plurality of buttons to be tested, and the keyboard pressing device includes a control unit and a pressing unit, and the pressing unit includes The buttons to be tested simultaneously run a number of matching buttons. Then, a test life is generated by the test host. Send to the keyboard press device. When the control unit of the keyboard pressing device receives the test command, the buttons of the pressing unit are automatically pressed according to the test command, and then the button to be tested on the keyboard to be tested matching the button is tested. Then, it is determined whether the buttons to be tested matched by the buttons are normally pressed. . When the button to be tested is normally pressed, it is determined whether the output of the button to be tested is the expected output. When the output of the button to be tested is the expected output, then it is determined whether all the buttons to be tested have completed the test. If all the buttons to be tested have completed the test, a test result is issued.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises regenerating a test command when the button to be tested is pressed abnormally.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes: when the output of the button to be tested is unintended, outputting a test failure result, and when all the buttons to be tested are tested, and the output of the button to be tested is A test pass result is issued when the output is expected.

In summary, the keyboard testing system and method of the present invention can automatically perform pressing and detecting of the keyboard to be tested, thereby greatly reducing the time-consuming and labor-intensive situation of the conventional manual detection, and manually detecting possible human error.

The following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is in the

1 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard testing system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard testing system 100 includes a test host 101 and a keyboard pressing device 102. Wherein, when performing a keyboard test, the test host 101 The keyboard pressing device 102 is electrically connected to transmit a corresponding test command to the keyboard pressing device 102 to test the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested. In one embodiment, the test host 101 is electrically coupled to the keyboard press device 102, such as through a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Test host 101 has a microprocessor 1011. The microprocessor 1011 has at least two function modules, a test function module 1012 and a judgment function module 1013. The test function module 1012 has a test sequence of the button to be tested and a button parameter of the keyboard 103 to be tested. When the microprocessor 1011 executes the test function module 1012, the test function module 1012 controls the keyboard pressing device 102 according to the built-in test button test sequence, and accordingly presses the test to be tested according to the test sequence of the button to be tested. The button to be tested on the keyboard 103 is tested, and the pressing signal generated after pressing the button to be tested is compared with the built-in button parameter to determine whether the pressed button to be tested is normal. The determining function module 1013 is configured to determine whether the button to be tested pressed on the keyboard 103 to be tested is normally pressed. Because the abnormal pressing will cause the test function module 1012 to misjudge, therefore, the present invention first performs the judgment function module 1013 by the microprocessor 1011 to determine whether the button to be tested is normally pressed before the button parameter comparison is performed, thereby avoiding misjudgment. The situation happened. In other words, when the function module 1013 determines that a button is normally pressed, the test function module 1012 determines whether the corresponding output of the button is the expected button output according to the built-in button parameter. In addition, since the buttons arranged on the keyboard can include digital buttons, function buttons, and special symbol buttons, a user can test a specific button by adjusting the button test sequence built in the test function module 1012, for example, , only for features Press the button to test.

The keyboard pressing device 102 has a control unit 1021, a pressing unit 1022, and a reminding device 1023. The pressing unit 1022 has a number of buttons that match the ones to be tested at the same time. The control unit 1021 is configured to control the pressing unit 1022 to sequentially press the button according to the test sequence according to the test sequence of the test button to be tested when the test function module 1012 is executed, and then test the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested that matches the button. . The pressing unit also returns the pressing signal generated by the pressing of the button to be tested to the test host 101, and the determining function module 1013 and the testing function module 1012 perform the state determination of the button to be tested that matches the button. The reminding device 1023 sends a corresponding signal to alert the engineering personnel to test the result according to the judgment result of the test host 101. In an embodiment, the pressing unit 1022 is, for example, an electromagnetic telescopic module having an action rod, and the driving rod is telescopically moved by the electromagnetic driving force to contact the keyboard 103 to be tested or not to touch the keyboard 103 to be tested. In other words, the keyboard 103 to be tested is pressed. The control unit 1021 can be, for example, a single chip of the 8051 series, and controls the operation of the electromagnetic expansion module by using matrix control. The reminder device 1023, for example, an illumination system, alerts the engineer to test the test result of the keyboard 103 by displaying the lights of different colors. In another embodiment, the reminding device 1023 can also be a sounding system, and the sound signal is used to remind the engineering staff of the test result of the keyboard 103 to be tested.

2 is a flow chart showing testing of a keyboard to be tested using a keyboard test system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 1. First in step 201, the test flow 200 of the present invention begins. Before starting, the functional module used to drive the keyboard test system 100 for testing, The judgment function module 1013 and the test function module 1012 can be stored in the test host 101 and executed by the microprocessor 1011. Next, in step 202, the test host 101 is electrically connected to the keyboard pressing device 102 to detect the state of the keyboard pressing device 102, thereby ensuring that the keyboard pressing device 102 can operate normally. In one embodiment, the test host 101 is electrically coupled to the keyboard press device 102, such as through a Universal Serial Bus (USB). In step 203, the test host 101 detects the state of the keyboard pressing device 102 through the universal sequence bus pair. In step 204, it is determined whether the state of the keyboard pressing device 102 is normal. In one embodiment, the function of the keyboard pressing device 102 is detected by the test function module 1012 in an electrical connection manner.

If it is determined in step 204 that the state of the keyboard pressing device 102 is not normal, for example, it is not properly connected to the test host 101. Then, returning to step 203, it is detected whether the connection between the test host 101 and the keyboard pressing device 102 is wrong, and the state of the keyboard pressing device 102 is detected again by the test function module 1012. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 204 that the state of the keyboard pressing device 102 is normal, for example, it has been properly connected to the test host 101. Then, step 205 can be performed, and the test host 101 transmits a test command to the keyboard pressing device 102 to test the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested. After the keyboard pressing device 102 receives the test command, in step 206, the button on the pressing unit 1022 that matches the button to be tested is pressed to press the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested for testing. In an embodiment, the pressing unit 1022 has a plurality of buttons that match one of the simultaneous operations of the button to be tested. When the control unit 1021 in the keyboard pressing device 102 receives the test command transmitted by the test host 101, the test function module is 1012 The built-in button test sequence automatically presses a button on the pressing unit 1022 that matches the button to be tested, and then tests the button to match the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested.

Next, in step 207, the test host 101 determines the pressed state of the button to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested, that is, whether the button to be tested matched with the buttons is normally pressed. In an embodiment, because the abnormal pressing causes the test function module 1012 to be misjudged, the present invention first executes the determining function module by the microprocessor 1011 before the test function module 1012 performs the test of the button to be tested. 1013 determines whether the button is normally pressed to avoid a misjudgment. If it is determined in step 208 that the function of the function module 1013 is that the button of the keyboard 103 to be tested is abnormally pressed, step 209 is executed, and the test host sends a retest command to the keyboard pressing device 102, and the keyboard 103 is to be tested. The button is pressed again, and in step 208, the determination of the button press state is performed again. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 208 that the function of the function module 1013 is that the button of the keyboard 103 to be tested is a normal pressing condition, then step 210 is performed to determine whether all the buttons to be tested have completed the test. In an embodiment, it is determined by the test function module 1012 whether the set key test sequence has been executed.

If it is determined in step 210 that the test button 103 has not yet completed the test, the test host 101 transmits the corresponding test command to the keyboard pressing device 102 to continue testing the keyboard 103. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 210, the test button on the keyboard 103 to be tested has been tested. Then, step 211 is executed to determine whether all the buttons to be tested pass the test. In an embodiment, the test function module 1012 is executed by the microprocessor 101 to perform a button test result, for example, according to The built-in button parameters determine whether the pressed button is pressed or not, and the corresponding output is the expected button output. If it is determined in step 211, all the buttons to be tested on the keyboard 103 to be tested pass the test. Then, in step 212, the verification qualification information is transmitted to the test host 101. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 211, it is determined that some of the buttons to be tested of the keyboard 103 to be tested have not passed the test. Then, in step 213, the verification failure information is transmitted to the test host 101. In an embodiment, the result of the inspection can be notified to the engineer at the same time by the reminding device 1023 provided on the keyboard pressing device 102. For example, if the reminder device 1023 is a lighting system, the engineer is informed by the green color light to indicate that the test result of the keyboard 103 to be tested is qualified, and the engineer is informed of the test of the keyboard 103 by displaying the red color light. The result was unqualified. Finally at step 214, the test flow is ended.

In summary, the keyboard test system of the present invention can automatically perform pressing and detecting of the keyboard to be tested, thereby greatly reducing the time-consuming and labor-intensive situation of the conventional manual detection, and manually detecting possible human error. In the process of testing, engineers can perform other tasks at the same time, greatly improving work efficiency. Moreover, with the reminder device of the peripheral device, the engineering personnel can immediately know the result of the detection for immediate processing.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧Keyboard Test System

101‧‧‧Test host

102‧‧‧Keyboard pressing device

103‧‧‧Test keyboard

1011‧‧‧Microprocessor

1012‧‧‧Test function module

1013‧‧‧ judgment function module

1021‧‧‧Control unit

1022‧‧‧ Press unit

1023‧‧‧ reminder device

200‧‧‧Test procedure

201~214‧‧‧Steps

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention are made. Can be more obvious and easy to understand, the description of the drawing is as follows:

1 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard testing system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing testing of a keyboard to be tested using a keyboard test system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Keyboard Test System

101‧‧‧Test host

102‧‧‧Keyboard pressing device

103‧‧‧Test keyboard

1011‧‧‧Microprocessor

1012‧‧‧Test function module

1013‧‧‧ judgment function module

1021‧‧‧Control unit

1022‧‧‧ Press unit

1023‧‧‧ reminder device

Claims (10)

A keyboard test system for testing a keyboard to be tested, comprising: a test host, comprising: a keyboard to be tested provided with a plurality of buttons to be tested; and a keyboard pressing device electrically connected to the test host, The keyboard pressing device further includes: a control unit; and a pressing unit, the pressing unit includes a plurality of buttons that are matched with the ones to be tested at the same time; wherein the testing host is configured to generate a test command, and the control unit receives The test command controls the pressing unit, and the pressing unit presses the buttons according to the test command, and then tests the button to be tested on the keyboard to be tested that matches the buttons, and generates a pressing signal to be transmitted back to the test host. The keyboard test system of claim 1, wherein the test host further comprises: a judgment function module for determining whether the button to be tested is normally pressed; and a test function module, wherein the test function The module has a button test sequence of the keyboard to be tested and a button parameter; wherein the test command includes at least the button test sequence, the test The function module controls the keyboard pressing device to sequentially press the buttons of the pressing unit according to the button testing sequence to test the matched buttons to be tested and generate the pressing signal, and determine that the buttons match in the determining function module. After the buttons to be tested are normally pressed, the pressing signal is compared with the button parameters to determine whether the outputs of the buttons to be tested matched by the buttons are expected outputs. The keyboard testing system of claim 1, wherein the keyboard pressing device further comprises: a reminding device, and sending a corresponding signal according to the test result of the keyboard to be tested. The keyboard testing system of claim 3, wherein the reminding device is a light signal system or a sounding system. The keyboard testing system of claim 1, wherein the pressing unit is an electromagnetic telescopic module. A keyboard testing method for testing a keyboard to be tested, comprising: a test host connected to a keyboard pressing device, wherein the testing host comprises a keyboard to be tested provided with a plurality of buttons to be tested, the keyboard pressing device The utility model comprises: a control unit and a pressing unit, wherein the pressing unit comprises a plurality of buttons that are matched with the ones to be tested at the same time; Generating a test command from the test host to the keyboard pressing device; the control unit of the keyboard pressing device receives the test command, and automatically pressing the buttons of the pressing unit according to the test command, thereby testing the button matching the buttons a button to be tested on the keyboard to be tested; determining whether the buttons to be tested matched by the buttons are normally pressed; and when the button to be tested is normally pressed, determining whether the output of the button to be tested is an expected output; When the output of the button to be tested is the expected output, it is judged whether all the buttons to be tested have completed the test; and if all the buttons to be tested have completed the test, a test result is issued. The keyboard testing method of claim 6, further comprising: regenerating a test command when the button to be tested is pressed abnormally. The keyboard testing method as described in claim 6 further includes: when the output of the button to be tested is unexpectedly outputted, a test failure result is issued. For example, the keyboard testing method described in claim 6 further includes: when all the buttons to be tested are tested, and the output of the buttons to be tested is the expected output, a test qualified result is issued. For example, the keyboard testing method described in claim 6 of the patent scope further includes: The test host includes: a judgment function module for determining whether the button to be tested is normally pressed; and a test function module, wherein the test function module has a button test sequence of the keyboard to be tested and a test a button parameter; wherein the test command includes at least a button test sequence, the test function module controls the keyboard pressing device to sequentially press the buttons of the pressing unit according to the button test sequence to test the matched buttons to be tested and The pressing signal is generated, and after the determining function module determines that the buttons to be tested matched by the buttons are normally pressed, comparing the pressing signal with the button parameter to determine whether the output of the button to be tested is expected The output.