Optical fiber connector testing method, optical fiber connector testing device, and storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of optical fiber connector test method, optical fiber connector test equipment and storage medium, the method includes determining the first connector identification corresponding to each motion position on motion device in optical fiber connector test equipment;Obtain the polarity information of optical fiber connector to be tested;When receiving test start instruction, determine the target channel to be tested according to polarity information;According to target channel, determine the first connector identification of corresponding target first connector;Control motion device to drive target first connector of the first connector identification to move to the test site of optical fiber connector test equipment;Test target channel, obtain the test result parameter of target channel.The application drives target first connector of the first connector identification by controlling motion device to move to the test site of optical fiber connector test equipment, without frequently plugging the connector of optical fiber connector when continuously testing multiple channels of optical fiber connector, so as to greatly reduce test time.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application 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

[0002] As an important carrier of information transmission, optical fibers are widely used in many scenarios such as data centers, communication networks, and channels to households. An optical fiber connector is a device that detachably connects optical fibers to optical fibers. The optical fiber connector butts the two end faces of the optical fibers together so that the light energy output by the transmitting optical fiber can be maximally coupled into the receiving optical fiber, and the impact on the system due to the intervention of the optical fiber connector is minimized. In order to ensure the quality of the optical fiber connector, it is necessary to test the optical fiber connector.

[0003] At present, the testing method for optical fiber connectors is mainly carried out by manual or semi-automatic means. The specific operation is as follows: the tester inserts the connector of the optical fiber connector into the optical fiber connector testing device, and then starts the test program to detect the performance parameters of the channels of the optical fiber connector. One channel of the optical fiber connector is used to couple the light energy output by one transmitting optical fiber into one receiving optical fiber. An optical fiber connector often includes multiple connectors, and after testing all the channels included in one connector, the tester needs to manually pull out the connector and insert the next connector for testing. This testing method meets the needs of optical fiber connector testing to some extent.

[0004] However, using the existing testing method, when continuously testing multiple channels of the optical fiber connector, the tester needs to frequently insert and pull out the connector of the optical fiber connector, which is tedious and time-consuming. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides an optical fiber connector testing method, an optical fiber connector testing device and a storage medium, which move the target first connector of the first connector identification to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device by controlling the motion device, so that the connector of the optical fiber connector does not need to be frequently inserted and pulled out when continuously testing multiple channels of the optical fiber connector, thereby greatly reducing the test time.

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

[0007] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide an optical fiber connector testing method, comprising: applied to an optical fiber connector testing device, the optical fiber connector testing method comprises:

[0008] determining a first connector identifier of a receiving end of a fiber connector corresponding to each motion position on a motion device in the fiber connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the fiber connector comprises a plurality of first connectors, each of the first connectors corresponding to a first connector identifier;

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

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

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

[0012] controlling the motion device to move the target first connector with the first connector identifier to a test position of the fiber connector testing device;

[0013] testing the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel.

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

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

[0016] if there is an untested channel, returning to determine 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, the controlling the motion device to move the target first connector with the first connector identifier to the test position of the fiber connector testing device comprises:

[0018] determining a target motion position corresponding to the first connector identifier of the target first connector as a target motion position;

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

[0020] controlling the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position, thereby moving the target first connector to the test position according to the distance;

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

[0022] determining a number of motion positions between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position.

[0023] The movement of the target movement position to the test position by the movement device is controlled according to the distance, thereby moving the target first connector to the test position, including:

[0024] Obtaining the total number of pulses of the driving device used to control the movement of the movement position of the movement device by a preset distance;

[0025] According to the number of movement positions and the total number of pulses, determining the number of pulse sub-divisions of the driving device used to control the movement of the target movement position to the test position by the movement device;

[0026] Sending the number of pulse sub-divisions of the pulses to the driving device, so that the driving device controls the movement of the target movement position to the test position by the movement device, thereby moving the target first connector to the test position.

[0027] In some embodiments, the position of the test position is fixed, and when one of the movement positions moves, all the remaining movement positions move synchronously.

[0028] In some embodiments, the fiber connector further comprises a sending end, the sending end comprises a plurality of second connectors, each of the second connectors corresponds to a second connector identifier, the fiber connector testing device comprises a first testing end and a second testing end, the first testing end comprises the movement device and an optical receiving device, the second testing end comprises a plurality of testing interfaces,

[0029] The method further comprises:

[0030] Determining the second connector identifier of the second connector of the sending end of the fiber connector corresponding to each testing interface of the second testing end;

[0031] The testing of the target channel to obtain the test result parameter of the target channel, including:

[0032] According to the target channel, determining the second connector identifier of the corresponding target second connector;

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

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

[0035] Based on the power of the test light, or the power of the test light and the power of the outgoing light, calculating the test result parameter of the target channel.

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

[0037] obtaining test parameters corresponding to the fiber connector, the test parameters comprising channel scanning time and light pulse interval time;

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

[0039] The controlling the second test end to emit test light to the target channel from the corresponding test interface of the second connector identifier of the target second connector comprises:

[0040] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a fiber connector testing device, which comprises:

[0041] at least one processor; and

[0042] a memory in communication with the at least one processor; wherein

[0043] The memory stores instructions executable 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 fiber connector testing method according to the first aspect.

[0044] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable storage medium, which stores an executable program, and the executable program is executed by a processor to implement the fiber connector testing method according to the first aspect.

[0045] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a fiber connector testing device for implementing the fiber connector testing method according to the first aspect, which comprises a first test end and a second test end,

[0046] The first test end comprises a motion device and a light receiving device, the motion device comprises a plurality of motion positions, the second test end comprises a plurality of test interfaces, one motion position is used for connecting with one first connector of a receiving end of a fiber connector, and one test interface is used for connecting with one second connector of a sending end of the fiber connector;

[0047] The second test end is used for emitting test light to a target channel of the fiber connector, and the light receiving device is used for receiving emergent light conducted through the target channel.

[0048] This application provides a fiber optic connector testing method, fiber optic connector testing equipment, and storage medium. This application controls a motion device to move the target first connector marked with a first connector to the test position of the fiber optic connector testing equipment. When continuously testing multiple channels of a fiber optic connector, it is not necessary to frequently plug and unplug the connector of the fiber optic connector, thereby greatly reducing the testing time. Attached Figure Description

[0049] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating the first embodiment of the fiber optic connector testing method provided in this application.

[0050] Figure 2 This is a front view structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the fiber optic connector testing equipment provided in this application.

[0051] Figure 3 This is a front view structural schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the fiber optic connector testing equipment provided in this application.

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

[0053] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A detailed flowchart of step S600.

[0054] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating the second embodiment of the fiber optic connector testing method provided in this application.

[0055] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a fiber optic connector testing device provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0056] Figure 8 This is a structural block diagram of a computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0057] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0058] In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or an indicated number of technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second", etc. can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.

[0059] The present application provides a fiber connector testing method, a fiber connector testing device and a storage medium. The first connector identification target is moved to the test position of the fiber connector testing device by controlling the motion device, and the connection head of the fiber connector does not need to be frequently plugged and unplugged when multiple channels of the fiber connector are continuously tested, thereby greatly reducing the test time. In addition, the risk of damage to the fiber connector can be reduced.

[0060] The fiber connector testing method provided by the present application is applied to a fiber connector testing device.

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

[0062] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a flowchart of the first embodiment of the fiber connector testing method provided by the present application. As Figure 1 shown, the fiber connector testing method includes steps S100 to S600.

[0063] Step S100: Determine the first connector identification of the receiving end of the fiber connector corresponding to each motion position on the motion device in the fiber connector testing device.

[0064] In some embodiments, the receiving end of the fiber connector includes a plurality of first connection heads, and each first connection head corresponds to a first connection head identification.

[0065] In some embodiments, the fiber connector further includes a sending end, and the sending end includes a plurality of second connection heads, and each second connection head corresponds to a second connection head identification.

[0066] In some embodiments, the fiber connector includes a plurality of channels, and the sending end of each channel is located at a second connection head, and the receiving end of the channel is located at a first connection head. One channel of the fiber connector is used to couple the optical energy output by one transmitting optical fiber into one receiving optical fiber. In the use process of the fiber connector, the optical signal is transmitted from the sending end of the channel to the receiving end of the channel, thereby realizing communication.

[0067] In some embodiments, the types of the first connectors or the second connectors include FC, SC, ST, PC, APC, LC, MT, MPO, MU, SMA, FDDI, E2000, and D4, etc. For example, the first connectors are of MPO type and the second connectors are of MT type. The present application does not limit the types of the connectors.

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

[0069] For example, when the fiber connector includes 32 channels, the fiber connector includes 4 first connectors and 2 second connectors. Each of the first connectors includes 8 channels, and each of the second connectors includes 16 channels.

[0070] For example, when the fiber connector includes 64 channels, the fiber connector includes 8 first connectors and 4 second connectors. Each of the first connectors includes 8 channels, and each of the second connectors includes 16 channels.

[0071] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a front view structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the fiber connector testing device provided by the present application. As shown in Figure 2 In some embodiments, the fiber connector testing device 1 includes a first testing end 10 and a second testing end 20. The first testing 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 testing end 20 includes a plurality of testing interfaces 21. One moving position 111 is used to connect with one first connector of the receiving end of the fiber connector, and one testing interface 21 is used to connect with one second connector of the sending end of the fiber connector. The second testing end 20 is used to emit testing light to the target channel of the fiber connector, and the light receiving device 12 is used to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel.

[0072] As shown in Figure 2 Optionally, the light receiving device 12 is arranged behind the moving device 11 and is used to receive the outgoing light emitted by the channel at the testing position 30.

[0073] Optionally, the connection mode of the first connector and the moving position 111 includes plug-in connection and busbar connection, etc.

[0074] Optionally, the connection mode of the second connector and the testing interface 21 includes plug-in connection and busbar connection, etc.

[0075] As shown in Figure 2As shown, each second connecting head is connected with a test interface 21 through a busbar 40. The busbar 40 is not a device belonging to the fiber connector testing apparatus 1.

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

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

[0078] As shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 is a front view structural schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the fiber connector testing apparatus provided by the present application. As shown in Figure 3

[0079] In some embodiments, before step S100 is performed, each first connecting head of the fiber connector receiving end has been connected with a motion position 111, and each second connecting head of the fiber connector sending end has been connected with a test interface 21, then the fiber connector testing apparatus 1 can start testing the channels in the fiber connector.

[0080] When the motion device 11 moves a motion position 111 to the test position 30, because the motion position 111 is connected with a first connecting head of the fiber connector receiving end, the first connecting head is driven to move to the test position 30. In testing the target channel, the second test end 20 emits testing light to the target channel of the fiber connector, and the light receiving device 12 receives the outgoing light conducted by the target channel from the test position 30, thereby completing a test.

[0081] It can be understood that the testing light is emitted from the sending end of the target channel, and the outgoing light is emitted from the receiving end of the target channel after being conducted by the target channel. Therefore, in testing the target channel, it is necessary to determine which motion position the target first connecting head located in the sending end of the target channel is connected with, and then control the motion device to drive the target first connecting head to move to the test position.

[0082] In some embodiments, each first connecting head corresponds to a first connecting head identifier, that is, the first connecting head and the first connecting head identifier are in one-to-one correspondence. Therefore, after the first connecting head identifier corresponding to each motion position is determined, the first connecting head connected with each motion position is determined, thereby providing a preparation condition for the following test steps.

[0083] In some embodiments, the first connecting head identifier corresponding to each motion position on the motion device is pre-set. ​​​

[0084] In some embodiments, each movement position corresponds to a movement position identifier.

[0085] In some embodiments, before the test starts, the operator connects each first connector to the corresponding movement position according to the preset correspondence between the movement position identifier and the first connector identifier and the correspondence between each first connector identifier and the first connector. At this time, step S100 comprises: obtaining the preset correspondence information between each movement position and the first connector identifier, and then determining the first connector identifier of the receiving end of the fiber connector corresponding to each movement position on the movement device in the fiber connector testing device according to the correspondence information.

[0086] In other embodiments, after the operator connects each first connector to a movement position, the operator inputs the correspondence information between the movement position identifier and the first connector identifier according to the connection relationship. At this time, step S100 comprises: when the first control instruction is received, obtaining the correspondence information between each movement 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 fiber connector corresponding to each movement position on the movement device in the fiber connector testing device according to the correspondence information.

[0087] In some embodiments, each first connector comprises an electronic identification tag, such as an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tag, for recording the first connector identifier. The movement device comprises a first electronic tag identification device for identifying the electronic identification tag on the first connector connected to each movement position to obtain the information of the first connector identifier corresponding to the first connector.

[0088] In some embodiments, each time a first connector is connected to a movement position, the first electronic tag identification device is controlled to identify the electronic identification tag on the first connector to determine the first connector identifier corresponding to the movement position. In this way, the fiber connector testing device can automatically determine the first connector identifier corresponding to the movement position, and the operator can connect any first connector to the movement position without having to connect each first connector to the corresponding movement position according to the preset correspondence or manually input the correspondence information between the movement position identifier and the first connector identifier, thereby simplifying the operation and reducing the test time.

[0089] In some embodiments, the fiber connector testing device further comprises a fiber connector connecting device, which comprises 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 fiber optic 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 robotic arm to connect each first connector to its corresponding motion position according to a preset correspondence between motion position identifiers and first connector identifiers, and a correspondence between each first connector identifier and a first connector. In this way, the first connectors are not manually connected to the motion positions, further simplifying the operation and reducing testing 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 motion position 111 moves, all other motion positions 111 move synchronously. When one motion position 111 moves to the test position 30, the other motion positions 111 are not located at the test position 30.

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

[0093] In some implementations, the polarity information of the fiber optic connector includes matching information for the transmitting and receiving ends of each channel in the fiber optic connector.

[0094] In some implementations, the polarity information also includes information about the first connector identifier of the first connector where the receiver of each channel is located.

[0095] In some implementations, the polarity information also includes information about the second connector identifier of the second connector where the transmitter of each channel is located.

[0096] Step S300: Upon receiving the test start command, determine the target channel to be tested based on the polarity information.

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

[0098] Optionally, the preset test order is to determine the target channels to be tested according to the numerical values ​​of the channel identifiers from smallest to largest.

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

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

[0101] Preferably, the number of target channels is 1. In this way, only 1 channel is tested each time, and interference to the test result of the target channel when other channels are tested can be avoided.

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

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

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

[0105] In other embodiments, the information of the first connector identifier of the first connector where the receiving end of each channel is located is acquired first, 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 information of the first connector identifier of the target channel.

[0106] Step S500: controlling the motion device to drive the target first connector with the first connector identifier to the test position of the fiber connector testing device.

[0107] In some embodiments, the positions of the test positions are fixed, and when one motion position is moved, all the other motion positions are moved synchronously.

[0108] Optionally, when one motion position is moved to the test position, the other motion positions are not located at the test position.

[0109] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is Figure 1 the detailed flowchart of step S500 in FIG. 4. As shown in Figure 4 , in some embodiments, step S500 includes step S510 to step S530.

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

[0111] Step S520: determining the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position.

[0112] In some embodiments, before testing, one motion position is located at the test 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 rotating 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. The distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is measured by the unit distance. For example, when the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position are separated by two motion positions, the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is three unit distances.

[0116] In some embodiments, step S520 comprises determining the number of motion positions between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position. After the number of motion positions is determined, the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position is also determined, which is the number of motion positions + 1 unit distances.

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

[0118] In some embodiments, step S530 comprises steps S531 to S533.

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

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

[0121] Optionally, the preset distance is measured by the 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. As shown in the following table, for example, when the motion position 111 is 8, the preset distance is 8 unit distances. Figure 2

[0123] Optionally, when the motion device is a stepping motion device, the preset distance is the maximum distance of single movement of the stepping motion device in one direction. As shown in the following table, for example, when the motion position 111 is 5, the preset distance is 4 unit distances. Figure 3

[0124] Step S532: determining the number of pulse sub-divisions of the driving device used to control the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position according to the number of motion positions and the total number of pulses.

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

[0126] For example, when the number of motion positions between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion 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 the number of pulse subdivisions of pulses to the driving device to control the driving device to drive the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position, thereby driving the target first connector to move to the test position.

[0128] After sending the number of pulse subdivisions of pulses to the driving device, the driving device controls the motion device to move the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position, thereby driving the target motion position to move to the test position. Since the target first connector has been connected to the target motion position, when the target motion position moves to the test position, the target first connector also moves to the test position. By the above method of driving the target motion position according to the distance and the total number of pulses, the target motion position can be accurately moved to the test position for subsequent testing steps.

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

[0130] As described above, in some embodiments, the fiber connector further includes a sending end, and the sending end includes a plurality of second connectors, each second connector corresponding to a second connector identifier. The fiber connector testing device includes a first testing end and a second testing end, the first testing end including a motion device and a light receiving device, and the second testing end including a plurality of testing interfaces.

[0131] In some embodiments, before step S600, the method further includes: determining the second connector identifier of the second connector of the sending end corresponding to each testing interface of the second testing end.

[0132] In some embodiments, each testing interface corresponds to a testing 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 identifiers and the second connector identifiers and the correspondence between each second connector identifier and the second connector. At this time, the preset correspondence between each test interface and the second connector identifier is obtained, and then the second connector identifier of the sending end of the optical fiber connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end is determined according to the correspondence.

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

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

[0136] In some embodiments, each time 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 to determine the second connector identifier corresponding to the test interface. In this way, the optical fiber connector test equipment 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 having to connect each second connector to the corresponding test interface according to the preset correspondence or manually input the correspondence between the test interface identifiers and the second connector identifiers, thereby simplifying the operation and reducing the test time.

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

[0138] In some embodiments, the method further comprises: controlling the image processing device to acquire an image of the fiber connector, identifying the electronic identification tag on each second connector to obtain a second connector identifier corresponding to each second connector, and controlling the robot to connect each second connector to a corresponding test interface according to a preset correspondence between the test interface identifier and the second connector identifier and a correspondence between each second connector identifier and the second connector. In this way, the second connector is connected to the test interface without manual operation, further simplifying the operation and reducing the test time.

[0139] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 5 is Figure 1 a detailed flowchart of step S600. As shown in Figure 5 some embodiments, step S600 includes steps S610-S640.

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

[0141] As described above, in some embodiments, the polarity information further includes information of the second connector identifier of the second connector where the sending 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 the polarity information of the target channel.

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

[0144] Step S620: 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.

[0145] In some embodiments, before step S620, the method further comprises: acquiring test parameters corresponding to the fiber connector. The test parameters include channel scanning time and optical pulse interval time.

[0146] In some embodiments, step S620 includes: 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 based on the test parameters.

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

[0148] Step S630: Control the light receiving device to receive the emergent light conducted through the target channel at the test site.

[0149] Step S640: Calculate a 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 emergent light.

[0150] Optionally, the test result parameter comprises an insertion loss parameter and a return loss parameter.

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

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

[0153] The calculation formula of the insertion loss parameter and the return loss parameter is prior art, which is not described herein.

[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 power of the multiple sets of test light, or the average value of the power of the multiple sets of test light and the average value of the power of the multiple sets of emergent light.

[0155] In some embodiments, when one test result parameter of the target channel is not located in the corresponding preset numerical interval, it is determined that the test of the target channel fails.

[0156] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the test fails according to the test result parameter of the target channel, the test is paused, and a prompt signal indicating that the test fails is sent out.

[0157] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the optical fiber connector test method provided by the embodiments of the present application. As shown in Figure 6 , in some embodiments, after step S600, the optical fiber connector test method further comprises steps S700 to S800.

[0158] Step S700: Determine 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 execute the step of determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information.

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

[0161] In some embodiments, if there is an untested channel, the method returns to determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then performs the steps S400-S600 to test the target channel as described above.

[0162] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the test fails according to the test result parameter of the target channel, upon receiving a test continuation instruction, the method returns to determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then performs the steps S400-S600 to test the target channel as described above.

[0163] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the test fails according to the test result parameter of the target channel, upon receiving a test cancellation instruction, the method cancels the test.

[0164] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the test passes according to the test result parameter of the target channel, the method returns to determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then performs the steps S400-S600 to test a new target channel until all channels in the fiber optic connector are tested.

[0165] In some embodiments, when it is determined that the test passes according to the test result parameter of the target channel, the method sends a prompt signal indicating that the test passes. Upon receiving a test continuation instruction, the method returns to determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information, and then performs the steps S400-S600 to test a new target channel until all channels in the fiber optic connector are tested.

[0166] In some embodiments, the method further comprises, when all channels in the fiber optic connector are tested, controlling the motion device to move to an initial position. In the initial position, one of the motion positions of the motion device is located at the test position, which can be a preset motion position.

[0167] In summary, the fiber optic connector testing method provided by the embodiments of the present application has the following advantages:

[0168] 1. By controlling the motion device to move the target first connector of the first connector identification to the test position of the fiber optic connector testing device, the connection of the fiber optic connector does not need to be frequently plugged and unplugged when testing multiple channels of the fiber optic connector, thereby greatly reducing the testing time. In addition, the risk of damage to the fiber optic connector can be reduced.

[0169] 2. By testing only one channel at a time, the test result of the target channel can be avoided from being disturbed by the testing of other channels.

[0170] 3. By driving the target motion bit to move to the test bit in the manner of the distance and the total number of pulses, the target motion bit can be accurately moved to the test bit for subsequent testing steps.

[0171] Referring to Figure 7 , Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of an optical fiber connector testing device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 7 , the optical fiber connector testing device 400 includes one or more processors 410 and a memory 420, Figure 7 , the processor 410 is taken as an example.

[0172] In some embodiments, the processor 410 and the memory 420 can be connected through a bus or other means, Figure 7 , the connection through the bus is taken as an example.

[0173] In some embodiments, the processor 410 is configured to determine a first connector head identifier of a receiving end of an optical fiber connector corresponding to each motion bit on a motion device in the optical fiber connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the optical fiber connector includes a plurality of first connector heads, each first connector head corresponding to a first connector head identifier; obtain polarity information of an optical fiber connector to be tested; when a test start instruction is received, determine a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; determine a first connector head identifier of a target first connector head corresponding to the target channel according to the target channel; control the motion device to drive the target first connector head with the first connector head identifier to move to a test bit of the optical fiber connector testing device; and test the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel.

[0174] In some embodiments, the memory 420 serves as a non-volatile computer readable storage medium and 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 testing method in the embodiments of the present application. The processor 410 executes the non-volatile software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory 420 to perform various functional applications and data processing of the optical fiber connector testing device 400, that is, to implement the optical fiber connector testing method of the above method embodiments.

[0175] In some embodiments, the memory 420 can include a program storage and a data storage. The program storage can store programs required by the operating system and at least one function. The data storage can store data created by the use of the fiber connector testing device 400, etc. In addition, the memory 420 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can further include a nonvolatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other nonvolatile solid-state memory device. In some embodiments, the memory 420 can optionally include a memory disposed remotely from the processor 410, which can be connected to the controller through a network. Examples of the network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and a combination thereof.

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

[0177] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 is a structural block diagram of a computer readable storage medium provided by an embodiment of the present application. The computer readable storage medium 500 stores program code 510 therein, which can be invoked by a processor to perform the fiber connector testing method described in the above method embodiments.

[0178] The computer readable storage medium 500 can 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. Alternatively, the computer readable storage medium includes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium 500 has a storage space for program code to perform any of the method steps of the above fiber connector testing method. These program codes can be read from or written into one or more computer program products. The program codes can be compressed in an appropriate form, for example.

[0179] In some embodiments, the present application further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the above fiber connector testing method.

[0180] ​Those skilled 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. The computer program can be stored in the computer readable storage medium 500, and when executed, can include the processes of the above-mentioned embodiments of each method. Any reference to memory, database or other medium used in each embodiment provided by the present application can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical storage, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. The volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. As an illustration but not limitation, the RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM), etc. The database involved in each embodiment provided by the present application can include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. The non-relational database can include a distributed database based on a block chain, etc., without limitation. The processor involved in each embodiment provided by the present application can be a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic device, a data processing logic device based on quantum computing, etc., without limitation.

[0181] In summary, the application provides a fiber connector testing method, a fiber connector testing device and a storage medium. The fiber connector testing method comprises the following steps: determining the first connector head identifier of the receiving end of the fiber connector corresponding to each motion position on the motion device in the fiber connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the fiber connector comprises a plurality of first connector heads, and each first connector head corresponds to a first connector head identifier; obtaining the polarity information of the fiber connector to be tested; when a test start instruction is received, determining the target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; determining the first connector head identifier of the target first connector head corresponding to the target channel; controlling the motion device to drive the target first connector head with the first connector head identifier to move to the test position of the fiber connector testing device; and testing the target channel to obtain the test result parameter of the target channel. The application drives the target first connector head with the first connector head identifier to move to the test position of the fiber connector testing device by controlling the motion device, so that the connector head of the fiber connector does not need to be frequently plugged in and unplugged when multiple channels of the fiber connector are continuously tested, thereby greatly reducing the test time. In addition, the risk of damage to the 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 application, and not to limit them; although the application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not drive the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application.

Claims

1. A method of testing fiber optic connectors, the method comprising: The optical fiber connector testing method is applied to an optical fiber connector testing device, and the optical fiber connector testing method comprises the following steps: determining a first connector identifier of a receiving end of an optical fiber connector corresponding to each motion position of a motion device in the optical fiber connector testing device, wherein the receiving end of the optical fiber connector comprises a plurality of first connectors, and each first connector corresponds to a first connector identifier; obtaining polarity information of an optical fiber connector to be tested; when a test start instruction is received, determining a target channel to be tested according to the polarity information; determining a first connector identifier of a target first connector corresponding to the target channel; controlling the motion device to move the target first connector with the first connector identifier to a test position of the optical fiber connector testing device; testing the target channel to obtain a test result parameter of the target channel; the control of the motion device to move the target first connector with the first connector identifier to the test position of the optical fiber connector testing device comprises the following steps: determining a target motion position corresponding to the first connector identifier of the target first connector; determining a distance between a motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position; controlling the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position, so as to move the target first connector to the test position according to the distance; the determination of the distance between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position comprises the following steps: determining the number of motion positions between the motion position currently located at the test position and the target motion position; the control of the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position, so as to move the target first connector to the test position according to the distance comprises the following steps: obtaining the total number of pulses of a driving device used for controlling the motion of the motion position of the motion device by a preset distance; determining the number of pulse sub-divisions of the driving device used for controlling the motion of the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position according to the number of motion positions and the total number of pulses; sending the number of pulse sub-divisions of the pulses to the driving device, so that the driving device controls the motion device to move the target motion position to the test position, thereby moving the target first connector to the test position; the optical fiber connector further comprises a sending end, the sending end comprises a plurality of second connectors, each second connector corresponds to a second connector identifier, the optical fiber connector testing device comprises a first test end and a second test end, the first test end comprises the motion device and an optical receiving device, the second test end comprises a plurality of test interfaces, the method further comprises: determining a second connector identifier of a sending end of an optical fiber connector corresponding to each test interface of the second test end; the testing of the target channel to obtain the test result parameter of the target channel comprises the following steps: determining a second connector identifier of a target second connector corresponding to the target channel; 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; controlling the light receiving device to receive the outgoing light conducted through the target channel at the test site; calculating a 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 outgoing light; one of the movement sites is configured to be connected with a first connector of a receiving end of the fiber connector, and one of the test interfaces is configured to be connected with a second connector of a sending end of the fiber connector.

2. The fiber optic connector testing method of claim 1, wherein, After testing the target channel and obtaining the test result parameter of the target channel, the method further comprises: determining whether there is an untested channel in the fiber connector according to the polarity information; if there is an untested channel, returning to execute the step of determining the 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 fiber connector testing method of any one of claims 1-2, wherein: the positions of the test sites are fixed, and when one of the movement sites moves, all the other movement sites move synchronously.

4. The fiber connector testing method of claim 1, wherein: before the step of 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 comprises: obtaining corresponding test parameters of the fiber connector, wherein the test parameters include channel scanning time and light pulse interval time; the step of 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 comprises: 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 based on the test parameters.

5. An optical fiber connector testing apparatus, characterized by, The fiber connector testing device comprises: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable 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 execute the fiber connector testing method of any one of claims 1-4.

6. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium stores an executable program, and the executable program is executed by the processor to implement the fiber connector testing method of any one of claims 1-4.

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