System and method for reducing power consumption of optical fiber fusion splicer

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer, and relates to the technical field of power consumption reduction of optical fiber fusion splicers. The method for reducing the power consumption of the optical fiber fusion splicer comprises the following steps: S1, on the premise of not increasing hardware devices, designing low-power-consumption control software independent of a normal software version; s2, turning off unused devices and functions in the low-power-consumption control software, wherein the unused devices and functions include but are not limited to an LCD, an external storage device and an SDRAM / DDR device; and S3, in the low-power-consumption control software, reducing the working frequency of the MCU / CPU of the main controller, and closing the unused peripheral clock. Compared with the prior art, an independent MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) for reducing power consumption control and communication processing is not needed; compared with the prior art, the power consumption is lower, and the control is simpler.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of reducing power consumption of optical fiber fusion splicers, and in particular to a system and method for reducing power consumption of optical fiber fusion splicers. Background Art

[0002] Optical fiber is a slender structure used to transmit optical signals, usually made of high-purity glass or plastic materials. It is an optical fiber that transmits optical signals from one end to the other through the principle of total reflection of light. Fiber fusion splicing is a technology that connects the end faces of two optical fibers together to achieve the transmission of optical signals. The fiber fusion splicer is a high-tech instrument that combines optics, electronic technology and precision machinery. The principle is to use the optical imaging system to extract the optical fiber image and display it on the screen in real time, and use the CPU to calculate and analyze the optical fiber image to give relevant data and prompt information, and then control the fiber alignment system to align the two sections of optical fiber in three dimensions. The fiber fusion splicer then uses the discharge electrode to stimulate a high-temperature arc to melt the optical fiber to obtain low-loss, low-reflection, high-mechanical strength, and long-term stable and reliable optical fiber fusion joints, and finally give an accurate loss assessment.

[0003] There are two existing technical solutions for the control of power consumption of fiber fusion splicer shutdown communication. The first solution: the communication module is placed in another separate MCU for communication control, and the main MCU is turned off. The second solution: in the normal function software, the LCD screen, high-voltage package, electrode rod and other devices are turned off, and the communication function is retained; the first solution has the disadvantages of requiring an additional MCU and its peripheral devices to increase costs; the second solution has the disadvantages of: the normal function software is usually complex, and the shutdown and recovery of power-consuming devices and non-communication related functions are complex to implement, and the power consumption control effect is poor. Summary of the invention

[0004] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a system and method for reducing the power consumption of a fiber fusion splicer, thereby solving the problem that an additional MCU and its peripheral devices are required to increase costs; normal functional software is usually complex in functions, and the shutdown and restoration of power-consuming devices and non-communication related functions are complex to implement, and the power consumption control effect is poor.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented by the following technical scheme: a method for reducing the power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer, the method comprising the following steps:

[0008] S1. Design a low-power control software independently of the normal software version without adding hardware devices;

[0009] S2. Turn off unused devices and functions in the low-power control software, including but not limited to LCD, external storage devices, and SDRAM / DDR devices;

[0010] S3. In the low-power control software, reduce the operating frequency of the main controller MCU / CPU and turn off unused peripheral clocks.

[0011] Preferably, the method also includes a switching mechanism between the normal software version and the low power control software version, including switching from the normal software version to the low power control software version, and switching from the low power control software version to the normal software version.

[0012] Preferably, the process of switching from the normal software version to the low power consumption control software version is as follows:

[0013] 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the normal software version to the low power control software version is met;

[0014] 2) If the switching conditions are met, the low power consumption function is turned on and unused devices and functions are turned off;

[0015] 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response;

[0016] 4) The switch is successful, switching to the low power control software version.

[0017] Preferably, the process of switching the low power consumption control software version to the normal software version is as follows:

[0018] 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the low power control software version to the normal software version is met;

[0019] 2) If the switching conditions are met, the normal power consumption function is turned on, and related devices and functions are turned on;

[0020] 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response;

[0021] 4) The switch is successful and switches to the normal software version.

[0022] Preferably, the switching conditions when the normal software version switches to the low-power control software version are as follows: turning on the low-power control function, triggering the switch by pressing a button or other means, and the switching conditions when the low-power control software version switches to the normal software version are as follows: triggering the switch by pressing a button or other means.

[0023] Preferably, the low-power control software module is used to switch from a normal software version to a low-power control software version, enable a low-power function, and turn off unused devices and functions;

[0024] A supporting system for a method of reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer. The system comprises a normal software control module of the optical fiber fusion splicer and a low power consumption control software module. The control modules are both arranged on a control mainboard of the optical fiber fusion splicer.

[0025] Preferably, the low-power control software module is used to switch from a normal software version to a low-power control software version, enable a low-power function, and turn off unused devices and functions;

[0026] (III) Beneficial effects

[0027] The present invention provides a system and method for reducing the power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer. It has the following beneficial effects:

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the present invention does not require a separate MCU for power consumption reduction control and communication processing; compared with the prior art, the power consumption is lower and the control is simpler. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 A flow chart for switching from a normal software version to a low power consumption control software version;

[0030] Figure 2 The flowchart is for switching from the low power consumption control software version to the normal software version. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0032] Example:

[0033] like Figure 1-2 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer, the method comprising the following steps:

[0034] S1. Design a low-power control software independently of the normal software version without adding hardware devices;

[0035] S2. Turn off unused devices and functions in the low-power control software, including but not limited to LCD, external storage devices, and SDRAM / DDR devices;

[0036] S3. In the low-power control software, reduce the operating frequency of the main controller MCU / CPU and turn off unused peripheral clocks.

[0037] The method also includes a switching mechanism between a normal software version and a low power control software version, including switching the normal software version to the low power control software version, and switching the low power control software version to the normal software version;

[0038] The process of switching from the normal software version to the low power control software version is as follows:

[0039] 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the normal software version to the low power control software version is met;

[0040] 2) If the switching conditions are met, the low power consumption function is turned on and unused devices and functions are turned off;

[0041] 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response;

[0042] 4) The switch is successful and switches to the low power consumption control software version;

[0043] The process of switching from the low power control software version to the normal software version is as follows:

[0044] 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the low power control software version to the normal software version is met;

[0045] 2) If the switching conditions are met, the normal power consumption function is turned on, and related devices and functions are turned on;

[0046] 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response;

[0047] 4) The switch is successful and switches to the normal software version;

[0048] The switching conditions when switching from the normal software version to the low-power control software version are as follows: turn on the low-power control function, trigger the switch by pressing a button or other means. The switching conditions when switching from the low-power control software version to the normal software version are as follows: trigger the switch by pressing a button or other means. Compared with the existing technology, a separate MCU is not required for reducing power consumption control and communication processing; compared with the existing technology, the power consumption is lower and the control is simpler.

[0049] A system for reducing the power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer, the system comprising a normal software control module of the optical fiber fusion splicer and a low power consumption control software module, wherein the control modules are both loaded on a control mainboard of the optical fiber fusion splicer.

[0050] The low-power control software module is used to switch the normal software version to the low-power control software version, turn on the low-power function, and turn off unused devices and functions;

[0051] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the statement "comprising a reference structure" do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0052] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: S1. Design a low-power control software independently of the normal software version without adding hardware devices; S2. Turn off unused devices and functions in the low-power control software, including but not limited to LCD, external storage devices, and SDRAM / DDR devices; S3. In the low-power control software, reduce the operating frequency of the main controller MCU / CPU and turn off unused peripheral clocks.

2. A method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method also includes a switching mechanism between a normal software version and a low power consumption control software version, including switching from a normal software version to a low power consumption control software version, and switching from a low power consumption control software version to a normal software version.

3. A method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The process of switching from the normal software version to the low power consumption control software version is as follows: 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the normal software version to the low power control software version is met; 2) If the switching conditions are met, the low power consumption function is turned on and unused devices and functions are turned off; 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response; 4) The switch is successful, switching to the low power control software version.

4. A method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The process of switching the low power consumption control software version to the normal software version is as follows: 1) Determine whether the trigger condition is met, that is, whether the condition for switching from the low power control software version to the normal software version is met; 2) If the switching conditions are met, the normal power consumption function is turned on, and related devices and functions are turned on; 3) Enter the switching preparation and wait for the program response; 4) The switch is successful and switches to the normal software version.

5. A method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The switching conditions when the normal software version switches to the low-power control software version are as follows: turn on the low-power control function, trigger the switch by pressing a button or other means. The switching conditions when the low-power control software version switches to the normal software version are as follows: trigger the switch by pressing a button or other means.

6. The supporting system of the method for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The system includes a fiber fusion splicer including a normal software control module and a low power consumption control software module, and the control modules are all loaded on a control mainboard of the fiber fusion splicer.

7. A system for reducing power consumption of an optical fiber fusion splicer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The low power consumption control software module is used to switch the normal software version to the low power consumption control software version, enable the low power consumption function, and turn off unused devices and functions.

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