Test data management system and method

1. Technical Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to data management technologies, and particularly to a test data management system and method.

2. Description of Related Art

Tests of electronic signals of electronic devices, such as bus signals and power signals of computers, are very important during the research and manufacturing of the electronic devices. Test results of the electronic signals may include a large amount of test data, such as test values and test graphs (e.g., oscillograms of the electronic signals). The test data may be manually transcribed into a predefined file to generate a test report. Such transcription is not only time-consuming but also prone to error.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a computing device including a test data management system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of functional modules of the test data management system of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a test data management method using the system of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a detailed flowchart of a block S 12 of FIG. 2 .

The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a computing device 1 including a test data management system 10 . The computing device 1 further includes a storage system 11 , a processor 12 , an input device 13 , and a display device 14 . It is understood that FIG. 1 is only one example of the computing device 1 that can include more or fewer components than those shown in the embodiment, or a different configuration of the various components.

The storage system 11 stores one or more programs, such as programs of a firmware or other applications of the computing device 1 , and executed by the processor 12 to provide functions of the computing device 1 . In one embodiment, the storage system 11 may be a random access memory (RAM) for temporary storage of information, and/or a read only memory (ROM) for permanent storage of information. In other embodiments, the storage system 11 may also be an external storage device, such as a hard disk, a storage card, or a data storage medium.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of functional modules of the test data management system 10 . In one embodiment, the test data management system 10 may include a plurality of software programs in the form of one or more computerized instructions stored in the storage system 11 , and executed by the processor 12 , to perform operations of the computing device 1 . In the embodiment, the test data management system 10 includes a selection 100 , a template generation module 101 , a data inserting module 102 , a determination module 103 , a notification module 104 , and a report generation module 105 . In general, the word “module”, as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, such as, Java, C, or assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as in an EPROM. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of non-transitory computer-readable medium or other storage device. Some non-limiting examples of non-transitory computer-readable medium include CDs, DVDs, BLU-RAY, flash memory, and hard disk drives.

The selection 100 selects an electronic signal that needs to be tested of an electronic device. The electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a notebook. In the embodiment, the electronic signal may be, for example, a digital visual interface (DVI) signal, a universal serial bus (USB) signal, a local area network (LAN) signal, or a video graphics array (VGA) signal of the electronic device. A test file is generated and stored in the storage system 11 after the electronic signal is tested. The test file includes a large amount of test data, such as test values and test graphs of the electronic signal. In one example, the test data may include a maximum value and a minimum value of an output voltage of a power supply of the electronic device. The test graphs may include one or more images of waveforms of the output voltage. The test file may be a hypertext markup language (HTML) file.

The template generation module 101 generates a predefined template file used for generating a test report of the electronic signal. In the embodiment, the template file may be an EXCEL file.

The data inserting module 102 obtains test data of the electronic signal from the test file, and inserts the test data into predetermined locations of the template file. Details of obtaining the test data and inserting the test data are described as the following descriptions of FIG. 4 .

The determination module 103 determines whether the test data is successfully inserted into the template file. If the test data is successfully inserted into the template file, the notification module 104 generates messages indicating that the test data has been inserted into the template file. If the test data fails to be inserted into the template file, the notification module 104 generates messages indicating that the test data has not been inserted into the template file.

The report generation module 105 generates a test report of the electronic signal according to the template file when the test data has been inserted into the template file. When the test report is generated, the report generation module 105 stores the test report into the storage system 11 , and displays the test report on the display device 13 .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a test data management method using the system 10 of FIG. 1 . Depending on the embodiment, additional blocks may be added, others removed, and the ordering of the blocks may be changed.

In block S 10 , the selection 100 selects an electronic signal to be tested of an electronic device. The electronic device may be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook, or other hardware device to be tested. In the embodiment, the electronic signal may be, for example, a digital visual interface (DVI) signal, a universal serial bus (USB) signal, a local area network (LAN) signal, or a video graphics array (VGA) signal of the electronic device.

In block S 11 , the template generation module 101 generates a predefined template file used for generating a test report of the electronic signal.

In block S 12 , the data inserting module 102 obtains test data of the electronic signal from a test file that is generated after the electronic signal is tested, and inserts the test data into predetermined locations of the template file. Details of obtaining the test data and inserting the test data are described as following descriptions of FIG. 4 . The test file may be a HTML file that is stored in the storage system 11 .

In block S 13 , the determination module 103 determines whether the test data is successfully inserted into the template file. If the test data is successfully inserted into the template file, block S 15 is implemented. If the test data fails to be inserted into the template file, block S 14 is implemented.

In block S 14 , the notification module 104 generates a message indicating that the test data fails to be inserted into the template file, and ends the procedure.

In block S 15 , the notification module 104 generates a message indicating that the test data is successfully inserted into the template file.

In block S 16 , the report generation module 105 generates a test report of the electronic signal according to the template file and the inserted test data. When the test report is generated, the report generation module 105 stores the test report into the storage system 11 , and displays the test report on the display device 13 .

FIG. 4 is a detailed flowchart of block S 12 of FIG. 2 . In block S 120 , the data inserting module 102 obtains keywords of the test values of the electronic signal from the test file. For example, the data inserting module 102 may extract a keyword “MAX” of a maximum value of the electronic signal from the text file.

In block S 121 , the data inserting module 102 extracts test values of the electronic signal from the test file according to the keywords of the test values. For example, the data inserting module 102 may extract a test value after the keyword “MAX” which may be a maximum value of the electronic signal from the text file.

In block S 122 , the data inserting module 102 inserts the extracted test values into predetermined locations of the template file. For example, the extracted maximum value may be inserted into a column named “MAX” of the template file.

In block S 123 , the data inserting module 102 determines whether each of the inserted test values is within a predetermined specification range. In block S 124 , if the test value is within the predetermined specification range, the data inserting module 102 marks the test value as a valid value using a first color, such as a green color. Otherwise, if the test value is not within the predetermined specification range, in block S 125 , the data inserting module 102 marks the test value as an invalid value using a second color, such as a red color.

In block S 126 , the data inserting module 102 counts a number of the valid values and a number of the invalid values, and records the number of the valid values and the number of the invalid values into the template file.

In block S 127 , the data inserting module 102 obtains keywords of the test graphs of the electronic signal from the test file, such as “fig 1” and “fig 2”.

In block S 128 , the data inserting module 102 extracts the test graphs of the electronic signal from the test file according to the keywords of the test graphs. For example, the data inserting module 102 may extract a first test graph according to the keyword “fig 1”, and a second test graph according to the keyword “fig 2”, from the test file.

In block S 129 , the data inserting module 102 inserts the extracted test graphs into predetermined locations of the template file. For example, the first test graph may be inserted into a column named “fig 1” of the template file, and the second test picture may be inserted into a column named “fig 2” of the template file.

All of the processes described above may be embodied in, and fully automated by means of, functional code modules executed by one or more general purpose processors of the computing device 1 . The code modules may be stored in any type of non-transitory computer-readable medium or other storage device. Some or all of the methods may alternatively be embodied in specialized hardware. Depending on the embodiment, the non-transitory computer-readable medium may be a hard disk drive, a compact disc, a digital video disc, a tape drive or other suitable storage medium.

Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure have been specifically described, the present disclosure is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various changes or modifications may be made to the present disclosure without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.