Standard test platform architecture for updating computer mainboard firmware and method

Abstract

The invention provides a standard test platform architecture for updating computer mainboard firmware which is modular, high in compatibility, convenient to upgrade and extremely low in upgrading cost, and a method. The platform architecture comprises an upper computer (1), a core board (2), an electric control board (3), a horizontal detection board (4) and at least one test channel (6); the testchannel comprises a signal adapter plate (7), a computer firmware updating communication plate (8), a test point adapter plate (9) and a power supply; the signal adapter board is connected with the core board, the computer firmware updating communication board is connected with the upper computer and the signal adapter board, the test point adapter board is connected with the signal adapter board, the computer mainboard to be tested is connected with the computer firmware updating communication board and the test point adapter board through probes, and the power supply is connected with the signal adapter board. The method comprises the steps of position detection, scanning gun scanning confirmation, power-on test, firmware updating, power-off simulation power-on test and ending. The method is applied to the field of mainboard testing.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of mainboard testing, in particular to a standard test platform architecture for computer mainboard firmware update and a method for performing firmware update test on computer mainboard by using the platform architecture. Background technique [0002] With the development of science and technology, computers have become a necessity in people's work and life. When mass-producing computers, how to ensure the quality of each computer is extremely important. However, with the current development of science and technology, the integration of computer motherboards is getting higher and higher, more and more complex, and the upgrading of computers is getting faster and faster, so the updating of testing equipment for computer motherboards is also getting faster and faster. If the computer motherboard test equipment is upgraded synchronously according to the upgrade of the computer motherboard, and the equipment of the prev...

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Problems solved by technology

This greatly increases the cost of testing, which is unaffordable for many computer manufacturers.

In addition, the existing computer motherboard firmware update tests are generally designed according to a certain type or several similar computer motherboards, which have poor compatibility, low reusability when the computer motherboard is upgraded, and the upgrade cost High, long upgrade cycle, long debugging cycle

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