Optical fiber connector test method, optical fiber connector test equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses an optical fiber connector test method, optical fiber connector test equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: determining a first connector identifier corresponding to each motion position on a motion device in the optical fiber connector test equipment; obtaining polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested; when a test start instruction is received, determining a to-be-tested target channel according to the polarity information; determining a first connector identifier of a corresponding target first connector according to the target channel; controlling a motion device to drive a target first connector of the first connector identifier to move to a test position of the optical fiber connector test equipment; and testing the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel. According to the invention, the motion device is controlled to drive the target first connector of the first connector identifier to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector test equipment, and the connectors of the optical fiber connector do not need to be frequently plugged and unplugged when a plurality of channels of the optical fiber connector are continuously tested, so that the test time is greatly shortened.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of optical fiber connector testing, and in particular to an optical fiber connector testing method, an optical fiber connector testing device and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] As an important carrier of information transmission, optical fiber is widely used in many scenarios such as data centers, communication networks, and access to homes. Optical fiber connectors are devices that enable detachable connections between optical fibers. Optical fiber connectors connect the two end faces of optical fibers so that the light energy output by the transmitting optical fiber can be coupled to the receiving optical fiber to the maximum extent possible, and the impact on the system caused by its involvement in the optical link is minimized. In order to ensure the quality of optical fiber connectors, testing of optical fiber connectors is an essential step.

[0003] At present, the testing method for optical fiber connectors is mainly carried out manually or semi-automatically. The specific operation is: the tester inserts the connector of the optical fiber connector into the optical fiber connector testing equipment, and then starts the test program to detect the performance parameters of the channel of the optical fiber connector. Among them, a channel of the optical fiber connector is used to couple the light energy output by a transmitting optical fiber to a receiving optical fiber. An optical fiber connector often includes multiple connectors. After testing all the channels included in a connector, the tester needs to manually unplug the connector and then insert the next connector for testing. This testing method meets the needs of optical fiber connector testing to a certain extent.

[0004] However, using the existing testing method, when continuously testing multiple channels of the optical fiber connector, the tester needs to frequently plug and unplug the connector of the optical fiber connector, which is cumbersome and time-consuming. Summary of the invention

[0005] In response to the shortcomings of the prior art, the present application provides a fiber optic connector testing method, a fiber optic connector testing device and a storage medium. By controlling a motion device to drive a target first connector identified by a first connector to move to a test position of the fiber optic connector testing device, there is no need to frequently plug and unplug the connectors of the fiber optic connector when continuously testing multiple channels of the fiber optic connector, thereby greatly reducing the testing time.

[0006] To solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for testing an optical fiber connector, including: being applied to an optical fiber connector testing device, the optical fiber connector testing method includes:

[0008] Determine a first connector identifier of a receiving end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each moving position on a moving device in the fiber optic connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the fiber optic connector includes a plurality of first connectors, and each of the first connectors corresponds to one first connector identifier;

[0009] Obtaining polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested;

[0010] When receiving a test start instruction, determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information;

[0011] Determine a first connector identifier of a corresponding target first connector according to the target channel;

[0012] Control the moving device to drive the target first connector marked by the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing equipment;

[0013] The target channel is tested to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel.

[0014] In some implementations, after testing the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel, the method further includes:

[0015] determining whether there is an untested channel in the optical fiber connector according to the polarity information;

[0016] If there is an untested channel, the process returns to executing determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, wherein the target channel to be tested is at least one of the untested channels.

[0017] In some embodiments, controlling the motion device to drive the target first connector identified by the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device includes:

[0018] Determine the movement position corresponding to the first connector identifier of the target first connector as the target movement position;

[0019] Determine the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position;

[0020] The moving device is controlled according to the distance to drive the target moving position to the testing position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the testing position.

[0021] In some embodiments, determining the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position includes:

[0022] Determine the number of motion bits currently located between the test bit and the target motion bit;

[0023] The method of controlling the motion device according to the distance to drive the target motion position to move to the test position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the test position, includes:

[0024] Obtaining a total number of pulses of a driving device for controlling a moving position of the moving device to move a preset distance;

[0025] Determine the pulse subdivision number of the driving device used to control the moving device to drive the target moving position to the test position according to the number of moving positions and the total number of pulses;

[0026] The pulses of the pulse subdivision number are sent to the driving device, so that the driving device controls the moving device to drive the target moving position to the testing position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the testing position.

[0027] In some implementations, the position of the test bit is fixed, and when one of the moving bits moves, all other moving bits move synchronously.

[0028] In some embodiments, the optical fiber connector further comprises a transmitting end, the transmitting end comprises a plurality of second connectors, each of the second connectors corresponds to a second connector identifier, the optical fiber connector test device comprises a first test end and a second test end, the first test end comprises the motion device and the light receiving device, the second test end comprises a plurality of test interfaces,

[0029] The method further comprises:

[0030] Determine a second connector identifier of a transmitting end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end;

[0031] The testing of the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel includes:

[0032] Determine a second connector identifier of a corresponding target second connector according to the target channel;

[0033] Control the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from the test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector;

[0034] Control the light receiving device to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel at the test position;

[0035] A test result parameter of the target channel is calculated based on the power of the test light, or the power of the test light and the power of the output light.

[0036] In some embodiments, before controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector, the method further includes:

[0037] Acquire test parameters corresponding to the optical fiber connector, wherein the test parameters include channel scanning time and optical pulse interval time;

[0038] The controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector includes:

[0039] Based on the test parameter, the second test end is controlled to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector.

[0040] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a fiber optic connector testing device, the fiber optic connector testing device comprising:

[0041] at least one processor; and,

[0042] a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein,

[0043] The memory stores instructions that can be executed by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can perform the optical fiber connector testing method as described in the first aspect.

[0044] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an executable program, and the executable program is executed by a processor to implement the optical fiber connector testing method as described in the first aspect.

[0045] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a fiber optic connector testing device, which is used to implement the fiber optic connector testing method as described in the first aspect, wherein the fiber optic connector testing device includes a first test end and a second test end.

[0046] The first test end includes a moving device and a light receiving device, the moving device includes a plurality of moving positions, the second test end includes a plurality of test interfaces, one of the moving positions is used to connect to a first connector at the receiving end of the optical fiber connector, and one of the test interfaces is used to connect to a second connector at the transmitting end of the optical fiber connector;

[0047] The second test end is used to emit test light to a target channel of the optical fiber connector, and the light receiving device is used to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel.

[0048] The present application provides a fiber optic connector testing method, a fiber optic connector testing device and a storage medium. The present application controls a motion device to drive a target first connector identified by a first connector to move to a test position of the fiber optic connector testing device. When continuously testing multiple channels of the fiber optic connector, there is no need to frequently plug and unplug the connectors of the fiber optic connector, thereby greatly reducing the testing time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the first implementation method of the optical fiber connector testing method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0050] Figure 2 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of the first implementation mode of the optical fiber connector testing device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0051] Figure 3 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of the second implementation mode of the optical fiber connector testing device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0052] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Detailed flowchart of step S500.

[0053] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 Detailed flowchart of step S600 in FIG.

[0054] Figure 6 It is a flow chart of the second implementation mode of the optical fiber connector testing method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0055] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of an optical fiber connector testing device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0056] Figure 8 It is a structural block diagram of a computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0058] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0059] The present application provides a fiber optic connector testing method, a fiber optic connector testing device, and a storage medium, which controls a motion device to drive a target first connector identified by a first connector to move to a test position of a fiber optic connector testing device, so that when continuously testing multiple channels of a fiber optic connector, the connector of the fiber optic connector does not need to be frequently plugged in and out, thereby greatly reducing the testing time. In addition, the risk of damage to the fiber optic connector can also be reduced.

[0060] The optical fiber connector testing method provided in the present application is applied to an optical fiber connector testing device.

[0061] The optical fiber connector testing method provided by the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0062] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of the first implementation method of the optical fiber connector testing method provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the optical fiber connector testing method includes: step S100 to step S600.

[0063] Step S100: determining a first connector identifier of a receiving end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each moving position on a moving device in a fiber optic connector testing device.

[0064] The receiving end of the optical fiber connector includes a plurality of first connectors, and each first connector corresponds to a first connector identifier.

[0065] In some embodiments, the optical fiber connector further includes a transmitting end, the transmitting end includes a plurality of second connectors, and each second connector corresponds to a second connector identifier.

[0066] In some embodiments, the optical fiber connector includes a plurality of channels, the transmitting end of each channel is located at a second connector, and the receiving end of the channel is located at a first connector. A channel of the optical fiber connector is used to couple the optical energy output by a transmitting optical fiber to a receiving optical fiber. During the use of the optical fiber connector, the optical signal is transmitted from the transmitting end of the channel to the receiving end of the channel, thereby achieving communication.

[0067] In some embodiments, the type of the first connector or the second connector includes various types such as FC, SC, ST, PC, APC, LC, MT, MPO, MU, SMA, FDDI, E2000 and D4. For example, the first connector is of MPO type and the second connector is of MT type. The present application does not limit the type of connector.

[0068] In some embodiments, the number of the first connectors of the optical fiber connector may be multiple, and the number of the second connectors may be multiple. The number of the first connectors and the number of the second connectors may be the same or different. The present application does not limit the number of the first connectors or the second connectors.

[0069] Exemplarily, when the optical fiber connector includes 32 channels, the optical fiber connector includes 4 first connectors and 2 second connectors, each of which includes 8 channels, and each of which includes 16 channels.

[0070] Exemplarily, when the optical fiber connector includes 64 channels, the optical fiber connector includes 8 first connectors and 4 second connectors, each of which includes 8 channels, and each of which includes 16 channels.

[0071] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a front view of the structure of the first embodiment of the optical fiber connector test device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the optical fiber connector test device 1 includes a first test end 10 and a second test end 20. The first test end 10 includes a moving device 11 and a light receiving device 12, and the moving device 11 includes a plurality of moving positions 111. The second test end 20 includes a plurality of test interfaces 21. One moving position 111 is used to connect to a first connector at the receiving end of the optical fiber connector, and one test interface 21 is used to connect to a second connector at the transmitting end of the optical fiber connector. The second test end 20 is used to emit test light to the target channel of the optical fiber connector, and the light receiving device 12 is used to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel.

[0072] like Figure 2 As shown, optionally, the light receiving device 12 is disposed behind the moving device 11 to receive the outgoing light emitted by the channel at the test position 30 .

[0073] Optionally, the connection method between the first connector and the moving position 111 includes plug-in connection and connection through a busbar.

[0074] Optionally, the connection between the second connector and the test interface 21 includes plugging, connection through a bus bar, and the like.

[0075] like Figure 2As shown, exemplarily, each second connector is connected to a test interface 21 via a bus bar 40. The bus bar 40 is not a device belonging to the optical fiber connector test device 1.

[0076] like Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the motion device 11 is a rotating device.

[0077] Optionally, the number of the motion positions 111 is greater than 1, for example, the number of the motion positions 111 is 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 or 30, etc., which is not limited here.

[0078] See also Figure 3 , Figure 3 FIG. 2 is a front view of the structure of the second embodiment of the optical fiber connector test device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the motion device 11 is a stepping motion device.

[0079] In some embodiments, before executing step S100, each first connector at the receiving end of the optical fiber connector has been connected to a moving position 111, and each second connector at the sending end of the optical fiber connector has been connected to a test interface 21, and then the optical fiber connector testing device 1 can start testing the channel in the optical fiber connector.

[0080] When the moving device 11 moves a moving position 111 to the test position 30, because the moving position 111 is connected to a first connector of the receiving end of the optical fiber connector, the first connector is driven to move to the test position 30. When testing the target channel, the second test end 20 emits test light to the target channel of the optical fiber connector, and the light receiving device 12 receives the outgoing light transmitted through the target channel from the test position 30, thereby completing a test.

[0081] It is understandable that the test light is emitted from the transmitting end of the target channel, and the outgoing light is emitted from the receiving end of the target channel after being conducted through the target channel. Therefore, when testing the target channel, it is first necessary to determine which moving position the target first connector at the transmitting end of the target channel is connected to, and then the moving device can be controlled to drive the target first connector to move to the test position.

[0082] In some embodiments, each first connector corresponds to a first connector identifier, that is, the first connector corresponds to the first connector identifier one by one. Therefore, after determining the first connector identifier corresponding to each motion position, the first connector corresponding to each motion position is also determined, thereby providing preparation conditions for the subsequent test steps.

[0083] In some embodiments, the first connector identifier corresponding to each movement position on the movement device is preset.

[0084] In some implementations, each motion bit corresponds to a motion bit identifier.

[0085] In some embodiments, before the test begins, the operator connects each first connector to the corresponding motion position according to the correspondence between the preset motion position identifier and the first connector identifier and the correspondence between each first connector identifier and the first connector. In this case, step S100 includes: obtaining the correspondence information between each preset motion position and the first connector identifier, and then determining the first connector identifier of the receiving end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each motion position on the motion device in the optical fiber connector test device according to the correspondence information.

[0086] In other embodiments, after the operator connects each first connector to a motion position, the operator inputs the correspondence information between the motion position identifier and the first connector identifier according to the connection relationship. In this case, step S100 includes: when receiving the first control instruction, obtaining the correspondence information between each motion position and the first connector identifier according to the first control instruction, and then determining the first connector identifier of the receiving end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each motion position on the motion device in the optical fiber connector testing device according to the correspondence information.

[0087] In some embodiments, each first connector includes an electronic identification tag for recording the first connector identification, such as an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tag. The motion device includes a first electronic tag identification device, which is used to identify the electronic identification tag on the first connector connected to each motion position and obtain the information of the first connector identification corresponding to the first connector.

[0088] In some embodiments, whenever a first connector is connected to a moving position, the first electronic tag identification device is controlled to identify the electronic identification tag on the first connector, thereby determining the first connector identifier corresponding to the moving position. In this way, the optical fiber connector test equipment can automatically determine the first connector identifier corresponding to the moving position, and the operator can connect any first connector to the moving position without connecting each first connector to the corresponding moving position according to a preset corresponding relationship or manually inputting the corresponding relationship information between the moving position identifier and the first connector identifier, thereby simplifying the operation and reducing the test time.

[0089] In some embodiments, the optical fiber connector testing equipment further includes an optical fiber connector connecting device, and the optical fiber connector connecting device includes an image processing device and a mechanical arm.

[0090] In some embodiments, the method further includes: controlling an image processing device to acquire an image of the optical fiber connector, identifying an electronic identification tag on each first connector in the image to obtain a first connector identifier corresponding to each first connector, and controlling a mechanical arm to connect each first connector to a corresponding motion position according to a preset correspondence between a motion position identifier and a first connector identifier and a correspondence between each first connector identifier and a first connector. In this way, there is no need to manually connect the first connector to the motion position, which further simplifies the operation and reduces the test time.

[0091] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the position of the test position 30 is fixed, and when one moving position 111 moves, all other moving positions 111 move synchronously. When one moving position 111 moves to the test position 30, the other moving positions 111 are not located at the test position 30.

[0092] Step S200: Obtain polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested.

[0093] In some embodiments, the polarity information of the optical fiber connector includes matching relationship information between a transmitting end and a receiving end of each channel in the optical fiber connector.

[0094] In some implementations, the polarity information further includes information of a first connector identifier of a first connector where a receiving end of each channel is located.

[0095] In some implementations, the polarity information further includes information about a second connector identifier of a second connector where a transmitting end of each channel is located.

[0096] Step S300: upon receiving a test start instruction, determining a target channel to be tested according to polarity information.

[0097] In some implementations, the polarity information includes a unique channel identifier of each channel in the optical fiber connector. In step S300, the target channel to be tested is determined according to the channel identifier in the polarity information and in a preset test order.

[0098] Optionally, the preset test order is to determine the target channels to be tested in ascending order of the values ​​of the channel identifiers.

[0099] Optionally, in step S300 , a target channel to be tested is determined from untested channels each time according to a preset test sequence.

[0100] Optionally, the number of target channels is greater than 1, for example, the number of target channels is 1, 2, or 3.

[0101] Preferably, the number of target channels is 1. In this way, only one channel is tested each time, which can avoid interference with the test result of the target channel when other channels are tested.

[0102] Step S400: determining a first connector identifier of a corresponding target first connector according to a target channel.

[0103] As described above, in some implementations, the polarity information further includes information on a first connector identifier of a first connector where the receiving end of each channel is located.

[0104] Optionally, the first connector identifier of the corresponding target first connector is determined according to the channel identifier and polarity information of the target channel.

[0105] In other implementations, the first connector identifier information of the first connector where the receiving end of each channel is located is first obtained, and then the first connector identifier of the target first connector corresponding to the target channel is determined according to the channel identifier and the first connector identifier information of the target channel.

[0106] Step S500: Control the motion device to drive the target first connector marked with the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing equipment.

[0107] In some implementations, the position of the test bit is fixed, and when one motion bit moves, all other motion bits move synchronously.

[0108] Optionally, when one moving position moves to the testing position, the other moving positions are not located at the testing position.

[0109] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Detailed flow chart of step S500 in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, in some implementations, step S500 includes steps S510 to S530.

[0110] Step S510: Determine the motion bit corresponding to the first connector identifier of the target first connector as the target motion bit.

[0111] Step S520: Determine the distance between the current motion position at the test position and the target motion position.

[0112] In some embodiments, prior to testing, a motion position is positioned at a testing position.

[0113] In some embodiments, when the motion device is a rotating device, the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is the rotation distance of the rotating device.

[0114] In some embodiments, when the motion device is a stepping motion device, the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is the moving distance of the stepping motion device.

[0115] In some embodiments, the distance between any two adjacent motion positions is the same, and the distance between the two adjacent motion positions is defined as a unit distance, and the unit distance is used to measure the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position. For example, when the motion position currently located at the test position is separated from the target motion position by 2 motion positions, the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is 3 unit distances.

[0116] In some embodiments, step S520 includes: determining the number of moving bits between the moving bit currently located at the test bit and the target moving bit. After the number of moving bits is determined, the distance between the moving bit currently located at the test bit and the target moving bit is also determined, which is the number of moving bits + 1 unit distance.

[0117] Step S530: controlling the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position according to the distance, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the test position.

[0118] In some implementations, step S530 includes steps S531 to S533.

[0119] Step S531: Obtain the total number of pulses of the driving device used to control the moving position of the moving device to move a preset distance.

[0120] In some embodiments, when the total number of pulses is sent to the driving device, the driving device controls the moving device to move a preset distance.

[0121] Optionally, the preset distance is measured using a unit distance as described above.

[0122] Optionally, when the motion device is a rotating device, the preset distance is the distance of one rotation of the rotating device. Figure 2 As shown, for example, when the number of moving positions 111 is 8, the preset distance is 8 unit distances.

[0123] Optionally, when the motion device is a stepping motion device, the preset distance is the maximum distance that the stepping motion device can move in one direction in a single movement. Figure 3 As shown, for example, when the number of moving positions 111 is 5, the preset distance is 4 unit distances.

[0124] Step S532: Determine the pulse subdivision number of the driving device for controlling the moving device to drive the target moving position to move to the test position according to the number of moving positions and the total number of pulses.

[0125] In some embodiments, the pulse subdivision number is determined according to the number of moving positions between the moving position currently located at the test position and the target moving position, the preset distance, and the total number of pulses. Specifically, the pulse subdivision number = the total number of pulses × [(the number of moving positions + 1) ÷ the preset distance], wherein the preset distance is expressed in unit distance.

[0126] Exemplarily, when the number of moving positions between the moving position currently located at the test position and the target moving position is 2, the preset distance is 8 unit distances, and the total number of pulses is 1600, the number of pulse subdivisions is 1600×(3÷8)=600.

[0127] Step S533: sending pulses of the pulse subdivision number to the driving device, so that the driving device controls the moving device to drive the target moving position to the test position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the test position.

[0128] After sending the pulse of the pulse subdivision number to the driving device, the driving device will control the moving device to move the distance between the moving position currently located at the test position and the target moving position, thereby driving the target moving position to move to the test position. Because the target first connector is connected to the target moving position, when the target moving position moves to the test position, the target first connector also moves to the test position. By the above-mentioned method of driving the target moving position to move according to the distance and the total number of pulses, the target moving position can be accurately moved to the test position so as to perform subsequent test steps.

[0129] Step S600: testing the target channel to obtain test result parameters of the target channel.

[0130] As described above, in some embodiments, the optical fiber connector further comprises a transmitting end, the transmitting end comprises a plurality of second connectors, each second connector corresponds to a second connector identifier. The optical fiber connector test device comprises a first test end and a second test end, the first test end comprises a moving device and a light receiving device, and the second test end comprises a plurality of test interfaces.

[0131] In some implementations, before step S600, the method further includes: determining a second connector identifier of a transmitting end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end.

[0132] In some implementations, each test interface corresponds to a test interface identifier.

[0133] In some embodiments, before the test starts, the operator connects each second connector to the corresponding test interface according to the preset correspondence between the test interface identifier and the second connector identifier and the correspondence between each second connector identifier and the second connector. At this time, the preset correspondence information between each test interface and the second connector identifier is obtained, and then the second connector identifier of the transmitting end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end is determined according to the correspondence information.

[0134] In other embodiments, after the operator connects each second connector to a test interface, the operator inputs the correspondence information between the test interface identifier and the second connector identifier according to the connection relationship. At this time, when the second control instruction is received, the correspondence information between each test interface and the second connector identifier is obtained according to the second control instruction, and then the second connector identifier of the transmitting end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end is determined according to the correspondence information.

[0135] In some embodiments, each second connector includes an electronic identification tag for recording the second connector identification, such as an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tag. The second test end includes a second electronic tag identification device, which is used to identify the electronic identification tag on the second connector connected to each test interface and obtain the information of the second connector identification corresponding to the second connector.

[0136] In some embodiments, whenever a second connector is connected to a test interface, the second electronic tag identification device is controlled to identify the electronic identification tag on the second connector, thereby determining the second connector identifier corresponding to the test interface. In this way, the optical fiber connector test device can automatically determine the second connector identifier corresponding to the test interface, and the operator can connect any second connector to the test interface without connecting each second connector to the corresponding test interface according to a preset correspondence or manually inputting the correspondence information between the test interface identifier and the second connector identifier, thereby simplifying the operation and reducing the test time.

[0137] In some embodiments, the optical fiber connector testing equipment further includes an optical fiber connector connecting device, and the optical fiber connector connecting device includes an image processing device and a mechanical arm.

[0138] In some embodiments, the method further includes: controlling the image processing device to obtain an image of the optical fiber connector, identifying the electronic identification tag on each second connector in the image to obtain a second connector identifier corresponding to each second connector, and controlling the mechanical arm to connect each second connector to the corresponding test interface according to the correspondence between the preset test interface identifier and the second connector identifier and the correspondence between each second connector identifier and the second connector. In this way, there is no need to manually connect the second connector to the test interface, which further simplifies the operation and reduces the test time.

[0139] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 yes Figure 1 Detailed flow chart of step S600 in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, in some implementations, step S600 includes steps S610 to S640.

[0140] Step S610: Determine the second connector identifier of the corresponding target second connector according to the target channel.

[0141] As described above, in some implementations, the polarity information further includes information on a second connector identifier of a second connector where the transmitting end of each channel is located.

[0142] Optionally, the second connector identifier of the corresponding target second connector is determined according to the channel identifier and polarity information of the target channel.

[0143] In other implementations, the second connector identifier information of the second connector where the sending end of each channel is located is first obtained, and then the second connector identifier of the target second connector corresponding to the target channel is determined according to the channel identifier and the second connector identifier information of the target channel.

[0144] Step S620: Control the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from the test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector.

[0145] In some implementations, before step S620, the method further includes: obtaining test parameters corresponding to the optical fiber connector, wherein the test parameters include channel scanning time and optical pulse interval time.

[0146] In some implementations, step S620 includes: controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector based on the test parameter.

[0147] In some implementations, the test time of the target channel is determined based on the channel scanning time, and the test light is emitted to the target channel at every light pulse interval time during the test time.

[0148] Step S630: Control the light receiving device to receive the outgoing light transmitted through the target channel at the test position.

[0149] Step S640: Calculate the test result parameter of the target channel based on the power of the test light, or the power of the test light and the power of the output light.

[0150] Optionally, the test result parameters include insertion loss parameters and return loss parameters.

[0151] In some implementations, the insertion loss parameter of the target channel is calculated based on the power of the test light and the power of the output light.

[0152] In some implementations, the return loss parameter of the target channel is calculated based on the power of the test light and the power of the reflection reflected from the target channel back to the second test end.

[0153] The calculation formulas for the insertion loss parameter and the return loss parameter are prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0154] In some embodiments, when the test light is emitted multiple times, the test result parameter of the target channel is calculated based on the average value of the powers of multiple groups of test lights, or the average value of the powers of multiple groups of test lights and the average value of the powers of multiple groups of exit lights.

[0155] In some implementations, when a test result parameter of a target channel is not within a corresponding preset value interval, it is determined that the target channel test has failed.

[0156] In some implementations, when it is determined that the test fails according to the test result parameters of the target channel, the test is paused and a prompt signal indicating that the test fails is issued.

[0157] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the second implementation method of the optical fiber connector testing method provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 As shown, in some implementations, after step S600, the optical fiber connector testing method further includes steps S700 to S800.

[0158] Step S700: judging whether there is an untested channel in the optical fiber connector according to the polarity information.

[0159] Step S800: If there is an untested channel, return to determine the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information.

[0160] The target channel to be tested is at least one of the untested channels.

[0161] In some implementations, if there are untested channels, the process automatically returns to determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then executes steps S400 to S600 as described above to test the target channel.

[0162] In some embodiments, when the test fails according to the test result parameters of the target channel, upon receiving a test continuation instruction, the execution returns to determine the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then executes steps S400 to S600 as described above to test the target channel.

[0163] In some implementations, when it is determined that the test fails according to the test result parameters of the target channel, the test is canceled upon receiving a test cancel instruction.

[0164] In some embodiments, when the test is judged to be passed based on the test result parameters of the target channel, the process returns to determine the target channel to be tested based on the polarity information, and then executes steps S400 to S600 as described above to test the new target channel until all channels in the optical fiber connector are tested.

[0165] In some embodiments, when the test is judged to be passed according to the test result parameters of the target channel, a prompt signal indicating that the test is passed is issued. When a test continuation instruction is received, the execution returns to determine the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then executes the above-mentioned steps S400 to S600 to test the new target channel until all channels in the optical fiber connector are tested.

[0166] In some embodiments, the method further includes: when all channels in the optical fiber connector are tested, controlling the motion device to move to an initial position, wherein at the initial position, a motion position of the motion device is located at a test position, and the motion position may be a preset motion position.

[0167] In summary, the optical fiber connector testing method provided in the embodiment of the present application has the following advantages:

[0168] 1. By controlling the motion device to drive the target first connector marked by the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector test equipment, it is not necessary to frequently plug and unplug the connector of the optical fiber connector when continuously testing multiple channels of the optical fiber connector, thereby greatly reducing the test time. In addition, it can also reduce the risk of damage to the optical fiber connector.

[0169] 2. By testing only one channel at a time, it is possible to avoid interference with the test results of the target channel when other channels are tested.

[0170] 3. By driving the target moving position to move according to the distance and the total number of pulses, the target moving position can be accurately moved to the test position for subsequent test steps.

[0171] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of a fiber optic connector test device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 As shown, the optical fiber connector testing device 400 includes: one or more processors 410 and a memory 420, Figure 7 A processor 410 is taken as an example.

[0172] In some implementations, the processor 410 and the memory 420 may be connected via a bus or other means. Figure 7 The example of connecting through bus is taken in the following.

[0173] In some embodiments, the processor 410 is used to determine the first connector identifier of the receiving end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each moving position on the moving device in the optical fiber connector testing equipment, wherein the receiving end of the optical fiber connector includes multiple first connectors, and each first connector corresponds to a first connector identifier; obtain polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested; when receiving a test start instruction, determine the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; determine the first connector identifier of the corresponding target first connector according to the target channel; control the moving device to drive the target first connector with the first connector identifier to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing equipment; test the target channel to obtain the test result parameters of the target channel.

[0174] In some embodiments, the memory 420 is a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium that can be used to store non-volatile software programs, non-volatile computer executable programs and modules, such as program instructions / modules of the optical fiber connector test method in the embodiment of the present application. The processor 410 executes various functional applications and data processing of the optical fiber connector test device 400 by running the non-volatile software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory 420, that is, the optical fiber connector test method of the above method embodiment is implemented.

[0175] In some embodiments, the memory 420 may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system and an application required by at least one function; the data storage area may store data created according to the use of the optical fiber connector test device 400, etc. In addition, the memory 420 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device. In some embodiments, the memory 420 may optionally include a memory remotely arranged relative to the processor 410, and these remote memories may be connected to the controller via a network. Examples of the above-mentioned network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0176] In some embodiments, one or more modules are stored in the memory 420, and when executed by one or more processors 410, the optical fiber connector testing method in any of the above method embodiments is executed, for example, the optical fiber connector testing method described above is executed. Figure 1 The method comprises steps S100 to S600.

[0177] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 The computer-readable storage medium 500 stores a program code 510, which can be called by a processor to execute the optical fiber connector testing method described in the above method embodiment.

[0178] The computer readable storage medium 500 may be an electronic memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), an EPROM, a hard disk, or a ROM. Optionally, the computer readable storage medium includes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium 500 has storage space for program codes for executing any method steps in the above-mentioned optical fiber connector testing method. These program codes may be read from or written to one or more computer program products. The program codes may be compressed, for example, in an appropriate form.

[0179] In some implementations, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product, including a computer program, which implements the above-mentioned optical fiber connector testing method when executed by a processor.

[0180] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program, and the computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium 500. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. Among them, any reference to the memory, database or other medium used in the embodiments provided in the present application can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. As an illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The database involved in each embodiment provided in this application may include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. Non-relational databases may include distributed databases based on blockchains, etc., but are not limited thereto. The processor involved in each embodiment provided in this application may be a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processor, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic device, a data processing logic device based on quantum computing, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0181] In summary, the present application provides a method for testing optical fiber connectors, an optical fiber connector testing device, and a storage medium. The optical fiber connector testing method includes: determining the first connector identifier of the receiving end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each moving position on the moving device in the optical fiber connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the optical fiber connector includes multiple first connectors, and each first connector corresponds to a first connector identifier; obtaining the polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested; upon receiving the test start instruction, determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; determining the first connector identifier of the corresponding target first connector according to the target channel; controlling the moving device to drive the target first connector of the first connector identifier to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device; testing the target channel to obtain the test result parameters of the target channel. The present application controls the moving device to drive the target first connector of the first connector identifier to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device, so that when continuously testing multiple channels of the optical fiber connector, there is no need to frequently plug and unplug the connector of the optical fiber connector, thereby greatly reducing the test time. In addition, the risk of damage to the optical fiber connector can also be reduced.

[0182] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for testing an optical fiber connector, characterized in that: Applied to optical fiber connector testing equipment, the optical fiber connector testing method comprises: Determine a first connector identifier of a receiving end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each moving position on a moving device in the fiber optic connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the fiber optic connector includes a plurality of first connectors, and each of the first connectors corresponds to one first connector identifier; Obtaining polarity information of the optical fiber connector to be tested; When receiving a test start instruction, determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; Determine a first connector identifier of a corresponding target first connector according to the target channel; Control the moving device to drive the target first connector marked by the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing equipment; The target channel is tested to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel.

2. The optical fiber connector testing method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After testing the target channel and obtaining the test result parameters of the target channel, the method further includes: determining whether there is an untested channel in the optical fiber connector according to the polarity information; If there is an untested channel, the process returns to executing determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, wherein the target channel to be tested is at least one of the untested channels.

3. The optical fiber connector testing method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controlling the moving device to drive the target first connector marked by the first connector to move to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device includes: Determine the movement position corresponding to the first connector identifier of the target first connector as the target movement position; Determine the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position; The moving device is controlled according to the distance to drive the target moving position to the testing position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the testing position.

4. The optical fiber connector testing method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The determining of the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position includes: Determine the number of motion bits currently located between the test bit and the target motion bit; The method of controlling the motion device according to the distance to drive the target motion position to move to the test position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the test position, includes: Obtaining a total number of pulses of a driving device for controlling a moving position of the moving device to move a preset distance; Determine the pulse subdivision number of the driving device used to control the moving device to drive the target moving position to the test position according to the number of moving positions and the total number of pulses; The pulses of the pulse subdivision number are sent to the driving device, so that the driving device controls the moving device to drive the target moving position to the testing position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the testing position.

5. The optical fiber connector testing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The position of the test bit is fixed, and when one of the moving bits moves, all the other moving bits move synchronously.

6. The optical fiber connector testing method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical fiber connector also includes a transmitting end, the transmitting end includes a plurality of second connectors, each of the second connectors corresponds to a second connector identifier, the optical fiber connector test equipment includes a first test end and a second test end, the first test end includes the motion device and the light receiving device, the second test end includes a plurality of test interfaces, The method further comprises: Determine a second connector identifier of a transmitting end of a fiber optic connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end; The testing of the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel includes: Determine a second connector identifier of a corresponding target second connector according to the target channel; Control the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from the test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector; Control the light receiving device to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel at the test position; A test result parameter of the target channel is calculated based on the power of the test light, or the power of the test light and the power of the output light.

7. The optical fiber connector testing method according to claim 6, characterized in that: Before controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from the test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector, the method further includes: Acquire test parameters corresponding to the optical fiber connector, wherein the test parameters include channel scanning time and optical pulse interval time; The controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector includes: Based on the test parameter, the second test end is controlled to emit test light to the target channel from a test interface corresponding to the second connector identifier of the target second connector.

8. An optical fiber connector testing device, characterized in that: The optical fiber connector testing equipment comprises: at least one processor; and, a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein, The memory stores instructions that can be executed by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the optical fiber connector testing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores an executable program, and the executable program is executed by a processor to implement the optical fiber connector testing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. An optical fiber connector testing device, used to implement the optical fiber connector testing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The optical fiber connector testing device comprises a first testing end and a second testing end. The first test end includes a moving device and a light receiving device, the moving device includes a plurality of moving positions, the second test end includes a plurality of test interfaces, one of the moving positions is used to connect to a first connector at the receiving end of the optical fiber connector, and one of the test interfaces is used to connect to a second connector at the transmitting end of the optical fiber connector; The second test end is used to emit test light to a target channel of the optical fiber connector, and the light receiving device is used to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel.

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