Production management system and method and material assembly

Abstract

The invention discloses a production management system and method and a material assembly. The production management system comprises a product life cycle management system, an enterprise resource planning system, a menu system, a board card system, a warehouse management system and a production system. According to the product life cycle management system, a modular bill of materials is constructed, the corresponding relation of the cable, the backboard interface and the mainboard interface is added, the correct cable can be selected according to the interface during configuration, the cable and the backboard interface have the corresponding relation, and therefore the cable and the backboard interface indicator light color are associated. The mainboard interface corresponds to the backboard interface, and the mainboard control module can adjust the indicating lamp of the mainboard control module and the indicating lamp of the corresponding backboard interface to display the same color. During material distribution, the cable can be quickly placed in the material box with the corresponding color according to the color displayed by the interface indicating lamp. In the assembly link, an indicator lamp is used for displaying color identification to guide operation of an assembly station, and cable mistaken assembly is avoided. The problems that the cable installation efficiency is low and errors are prone to occurring are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of computer technology, and particularly to a production management system, method, and material components. Background Art

[0002] Under the same product model, the motherboard interface design allows for adjusting the interface type or position according to different configuration requirements. Due to design or testing requirements, the same component may be connected to different interfaces on the motherboard in different configurations. The differences in the interface layouts of different configurations make it difficult to generalize the cable models. The connection positions of the same component are different in different configurations.

[0003] The current material issuing and assembly method generally selects components according to the modular BOM (Bill of Materials), generates a physical bill of materials, prepares materials on the production line, then queries the process document to determine the cable position during assembly, and then finds the interface on the board for assembly. This requires the BOM, process document, and actual operation information to be consistent. Due to the flexibility of the above interface layout and the non-fixed connection position, when determining the cable position, workers need to query different documents (BOM and process document) multiple times, and each cable needs to be queried separately. Frequent manual queries and operations are inefficient and prone to increasing the error probability. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a production management system, method, and material components to at least solve the problems of low cable assembly efficiency and high error rate in the related art.

[0005] In a first aspect, this application provides a production management system, including:

[0006] A product lifecycle management system for constructing a modular bill of materials, where the modular bill of materials includes the correspondence relationships among cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces;

[0007] An enterprise resource planning system for sending the modular bill of materials to an order selection system and a warehouse management system, sending the correspondence relationships among the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces to a board card system, and generating a physical bill of materials according to the order selection data of the order selection system and sending it to the warehouse management system and a production system;

[0008] An order selection system for generating order selection data according to the modular bill of materials and user order requirements;

[0009] A board card system for sending the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refreshing the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships among the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, and instructing the motherboard control module to control the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding indicator lights of the backplane interface;

[0010] A warehouse management system for issuing materials according to the entity bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface;

[0011] A production system for assembling according to the display color of the indicator lights on the backplane interface, the display color of the indicator lights on the main board interface, and the materials distributed by the warehouse management system.

[0012] In a second aspect, the present application also provides a production management method, including:

[0013] The product life cycle management system constructs a modular bill of materials, and the modular bill of materials includes the corresponding relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces;

[0014] The enterprise resource planning system sends the modular bill of materials constructed by the product life cycle management system to the order selection system and the warehouse management system, and sends the corresponding relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces to the board card system;

[0015] The order selection system generates order selection and matching data according to the modular bill of materials and the user order requirements;

[0016] The enterprise resource planning system generates an entity bill of materials according to the order selection and matching data, and sends it to the warehouse management system and the production system;

[0017] The board card system sends the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refreshes the main board control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the corresponding relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces, instructing the main board control module to control the indicator lights on the main board interface to display the same color as the corresponding indicator lights on the backplane interface;

[0018] The warehouse management system issues materials according to the entity bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface;

[0019] The production system assembles according to the display color of the indicator lights on the backplane interface, the display color of the indicator lights on the main board interface, and the materials distributed by the warehouse management system.

[0020] In a third aspect, the present application also provides a material component, including:

[0021] A backplane; the backplane includes a plurality of backplane interfaces; indicator lights are provided for each of the backplane interfaces in one-to-one correspondence; the indicator lights are used to automatically light up according to the hard disk installation position;

[0022] Main board; the main board includes a main board control module and a plurality of main board interfaces; indicator lights are provided for each of the main board interfaces; the main board control module controls the indicator lights of the main board interfaces to display the same color as the indicator lights of the corresponding backplane interfaces according to the indicator light information of the backplane interfaces and the corresponding relationships among the cables, the backplane interfaces, and the main board interfaces.

[0023] In the present application, interface characteristics are added when constructing a modular bill of materials, that is, the corresponding relationships among cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces are added to the modular bill of materials. For example, different hard disk configurations will trigger different cable part numbers and interface corresponding relationships. Therefore, the cable configuration can be restricted through the interface characteristics. Each backplane interface is configured with an indicator light of a corresponding color, and each main board interface is also configured with an indicator light. The interfaces of the main board and the backplane have different numbers, and the cable options are established according to the characteristics of the backplane interfaces. Therefore, the correct cable can be selected according to the interface during configuration, thereby triggering the display of the corresponding color of the indicator light of the backplane interface. The main board interface and the backplane interface have a corresponding relationship, so that the main board control module can adjust the indicator lights of itself and the corresponding backplane interfaces to display the same color. Through the modular BOM design and the color marking of the indicator light display, during material issuance, the cables can be quickly placed into the material boxes of the corresponding colors according to the color of the indicator light display of the interface, realizing the precise dispensing and binning distribution of the cables according to the color, and reducing the sorting time on the production line. In the assembly process, the color marking of the indicator light display is used to guide the operation of the assembly workstation, and the interface types are distinguished by the color of the indicator light display to avoid incorrect installation of the cables. In summary, the solution provided by the present application does not require multiple manual queries of different documents (BOM and process documents) as in the prior art, so the steps of repeated searching and checking are omitted, and the assembly efficiency is increased. Through the modular BOM, the color marking of the indicator light display, and the precise mapping of physical materials, the present application realizes the full-link visual management from order configuration to material issuance and production, significantly improving the efficiency and reliability of cable management. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a production management system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a cable option characteristic for connecting to the backplane interface J1 provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 3A cable option feature for connecting to the backplane interface J2 provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 4 A corresponding relationship between cable part numbers and quantities provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 5 A corresponding relationship between cable part numbers, cable specifications, and cable option features provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 6 An example record of the indicator light display colors for order numbers, cable part numbers, and backplane interfaces provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 7 A cable option feature for connecting to the motherboard interface J2 provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 8 An example of the binary encoding corresponding to the motherboard interface color provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 9 Another cable option feature for connecting to the backplane interface J1 provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 10 Another example of the binary encoding corresponding to the motherboard interface color provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 11 A schematic flow diagram of a production management method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0036] Figure 12 A schematic structural diagram of a material component provided by an embodiment of this application. Detailed implementation manners

[0037] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0038] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0039] To enable those skilled in the art of this technology to better understand the solution of this application, the following further detailed description of this application will be given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0040] An embodiment of this application provides a production management system. Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of a production management system provided by an embodiment of this application is as Figure 1 shown. The production management system includes a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system 11, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system 12, a menu system 13, a board system 14, a warehouse management system 15, and a production system 16.

[0041] The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system is an integrated information management system used to manage the entire life cycle process of a product from conceptual design, R & D, manufacturing, delivery to service until scrapping, aiming to optimize the product development process, improve collaboration efficiency, control costs, and ensure the consistency and traceability of product data. The embodiment of this application uses PLM to construct a modular Bill of Materials (modular BOM). The modular BOM is a hierarchical BOM different from the flat BOM. The materials constituting the product are divided into several modules, and all modules form a complete modular BOM. Each module contains several different specifications, and different specifications can be selected under different product configurations. When constructing the modular BOM in this application, interface characteristics are added. That is, the corresponding relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces are added to the modular BOM.

[0042] The following introduces a specific example of adding the corresponding relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces in the construction of the modular BOM.

[0043] Specifically, add the characteristic values of the motherboard interface and the backplane interface to the modular BOM. The cable option settings can establish characteristics according to the backplane interface. Exemplarily, the motherboard interfaces include J1 to J8. The backplane interfaces include J1 to J6. When the product has multiple configurations or variants, a Case Table is required to record the BOM structure corresponding to each configuration. The Case Table is a table for managing the bill of materials in different scenarios, configurations, or cases, recording the material compositions corresponding to different versions, configuration options, and variants of the product structure, so as to call the corresponding BOM data according to different cases during design, production, or sales. When creating a Case Table in the modular BOM, interface information is also added, and cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces are bound according to configuration parameters. Figure 2 This is a cable option characteristic for connecting to the backplane interface J1 provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 2 shown, if the cables used for 3 to 10 NVME disks (Non-Volatile Memory Express Disk, solid-state drive based on the non-volatile memory express protocol) are EGV-XXXXX1, the cables used for 1 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) / SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) disk plus 7 NVME disks are EGV-XXXXX2, and the cables used for 1 SAS / SATA disk plus 9 NVME disks are EGV-XXXXX3, the motherboard interface corresponding to EGV-XXXXX1 is J2, the motherboard interface corresponding to EGV-XXXXX2 is J5, and the motherboard interface corresponding to EGV-XXXXX3 is J3. Figure 3 This is a cable option characteristic for connecting to the backplane interface J2 provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 3As shown, if the cable used for 3 - 10 NVMe disks is EGV - XXXXX1, the cable used for 1 - 7 SAS / SATA disks plus 5 - 7 NVMe disks is EGV - XXXXX3, and the cable used for 1 - 9 SAS / SATA disks plus 7 - 9 NVMe disks is EGV - XXXXX4. The motherboard interface corresponding to EGV - XXXXX1 is J4, the motherboard interface corresponding to EGV - XXXXX3 is J6, and the motherboard interface corresponding to EGV - XXXXX3 is J7. Other cables can be set with reference to the above description, and different cables and their corresponding interfaces are restricted according to different configurations. Each cable is connected to a different motherboard interface according to the different backplane interfaces. For example, when EGV - XXXXX1 is at backplane interface J1, it corresponds to motherboard interface J2, and when it is at backplane interface J2, it corresponds to motherboard interface J4. It realizes the dynamic binding of cable selection and interface position. The same cable part number can be used at different interface positions as long as the above - mentioned cable and interface correspondence relationship is satisfied, thereby reducing the number of part numbers, increasing the reuse rate of cables, and reducing the number of part numbers. Since the cable selection and interface position are automatically determined by the system, the time for manual searching of process documents is reduced, and manual intervention and errors can be reduced.

[0044] Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a management system that integrates enterprise resources. After the modular BOM is created in PLM, the complete modular BOM data is sent to ERP. ERP then sends the modular BOM to the menu selection system 13 and the warehouse management system 15.

[0045] The menu selection system 13 can perform selection and matching according to the modular BOM and user orders, generate order selection and matching data and send it to ERP. ERP generates an entity bill of materials according to the order selection and matching data of the menu selection system and sends it to the warehouse management system 15 and the production system 16. ERP is also used to send the correspondence relationship between cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces in the modular BOM to the board card system 14.

[0046] The board card system 14 is used to send the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refresh the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationship between cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, instructing the motherboard control module to control the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights.

[0047] In this application, indicators can be provided beside each interface on the backplane and the main board. The indicators can be, for example, surface mount LEDs. The indicators for each backplane interface can adopt different fixed colors. The indicators for the main board interfaces can adopt RGB indicators, which facilitates the main board control module to adjust the indicator display to the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator. That is, the main board control module can adjust the indicator display color of the main board interfaces according to the interface relationship bound by the cable to match the color of the corresponding backplane interface indicator.

[0048] The warehouse management system 15 issues materials according to the entity bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator information of the backplane interfaces. The warehouse management system 15 can determine the display color of the backplane interface indicator corresponding to the cable part number according to the entity bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator information of the backplane interfaces, and mark the material box with the corresponding display color of the backplane interface indicator. In this way, through the modular BOM design and the indicator display color marking, when issuing materials, the cables can be quickly placed into the material boxes of the corresponding colors according to the display color of the interface indicators, realizing the precise sub-assembly and distribution of the cables by color, and reducing the sorting time on the production line.

[0049] The production system 16 assembles according to the display color of the backplane interface indicators, the display color of the main board interface indicators, and the materials distributed by the warehouse management system. In the assembly process, the color identification can be used to guide the operation of the assembly workstation, and the interface types can be distinguished by the display color of the indicators to avoid incorrect cable installation.

[0050] When constructing the modular bill of materials, the corresponding relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces are added to this application, and the cable configuration can be restricted by the interface characteristics. When configuring, the correct cable can be selected according to the interface, thereby triggering the display of the corresponding backplane interface indicator light color. The motherboard interface has a corresponding relationship with the backplane interface, so that the motherboard control module can adjust its own indicator light and the corresponding backplane interface indicator light to display the same color. When issuing materials, the cables can be quickly placed into the material boxes of the corresponding colors according to the display color of the interface indicator lights, realizing the precise dispensing and binning of cables according to colors, and reducing the sorting time on the production line. In the assembly process, the operation of the assembly workstation is guided by using the display color of the indicator lights. The interface types are distinguished by the display color of the indicator lights to avoid incorrect cable installation. Therefore, through the closed-loop control of "defining the interface - indicator light visualization - production process adaptation", this application transforms the complex assembly problem that traditionally relies on manual experience into a simple operation of matching the display color of the indicator lights. By configuring the color information of the backplane interface and motherboard interface indicator lights, and defining the relationship between the cables and interfaces in the modular BOM, the precise binning and anti-misassembly of cables are realized under the guidance of the motherboard interface indicator lights and backplane interface indicator lights during the material issuing and assembly of components, eliminating the process of searching for process documents in traditional production. From constructing the modular BOM in PLM to the material issuing in the warehouse management system and refreshing the motherboard control module in the board card system, all links rely on the same set of modular BOM data system, which can eliminate the problem of assembly errors easily caused by inconsistent information data verification between different systems. The production management system provided by this application includes the product life cycle management system 11, the enterprise resource planning system 12, the menu system 13, the board card system 14, the warehouse management system 15, and the production system 16. Through the data collaboration between the systems, the problems of low cable installation efficiency and easy errors in traditional production are solved.

[0051] In some embodiments, when the enterprise resource planning system converts from the modular bill of materials to the physical bill of materials, if there are the same cable part numbers, the cable part numbers and quantities are recorded according to the hierarchical structure of the modular bill of materials.

[0052] Under different configurations, cables with the same part number may be connected to different interfaces, and the usage locations need to be distinguished. For example, the same cable part number may be used for the backplane interface J1 and the backplane interface J2. In this case, separate processing is required to avoid confusion of interfaces during assembly due to the merged part numbers. The embodiment of this application sets that the physical bill of materials directly inherits the hierarchical structure of the modular BOM, retaining the part number quantity and the corresponding interface information (such as 20 cables of VXXXXXXXXX001 are required for each of the backplane interface J1 and the backplane interface J2).

[0053] In some embodiments, the warehouse management system is used to map the cable part number in the entity bill of materials to the cable specification level in the modular bill of materials, find the corresponding backplane interface of the cable specification level in the cable option characteristics, determine the indicator light display color of the backplane interface according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface, and use it as the material box color.

[0054] Figure 4 This is a correspondence relationship between cable part numbers and quantities provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 This is a correspondence relationship between cable part numbers, cable specification levels, and cable option characteristics provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 4 shown, if 20 machines are to be produced, several cable part numbers such as VXXXXXXXXX001, VXXXXXXXXX002, VXXXXXXXXX003, and VXXXXXXXXX004 are required. Among them, the cable part number VXXXXXXXXX001 is used in different places, so it appears 2 times. By reverse-checking the specification levels through the modular BOM system hierarchy, they are EGV-XXXXX1, EGV-XXXXX2, EGV-XXXXX3, and EGV-XXXXX4 respectively.

[0055] As Figure 5 shown, then find the corresponding backplane interface of the cable specification level according to the cable option characteristics brought out by the order selection and matching data. The cable option characteristics are:

[0056] S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB1; S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB2; S_XXXX_XXXX X_U2CB3; S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB4; S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB5.

[0057] Taking Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown modular BOM design logic as an example, under the cable option characteristic S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB1, the cable EGV-XXXXX1 corresponds to the backplane interface J1, and under the cable option characteristic S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB, the cable EGV-XXXXX1 corresponds to the backplane interface J2. The indicator light display color of the backplane interface J1 is red, and the indicator light display color of the backplane interface J2 is green. Therefore, mark the material box containing the cable assembled with the backplane interface J1 as red, and mark the material box containing the cable assembled with the backplane interface J2 as green. Therefore, put 20 VXXXXXXXXX001 into the red material box, and put another 20 VXXXXXXXXX001 into the green material box. The other cables are also put into the corresponding color material boxes in the same way and then sent to the assembly workstation on the production line.

[0058] In some embodiments, the warehouse management system can also map the cable part number in the entity bill of materials to the cable specification level and cable substitution level in the modular bill of materials. The substitution level is a set of entity materials that are mutually substitutable (for example, entity part numbers VXXXXXXXXX001 and VXXXXXXXXX005 exist due to different suppliers or batch differences, but have exactly the same functions). The embodiments of the present application support a two - level reverse lookup mechanism (substitution level + specification level), allowing the production side to automatically replace when there is a shortage of materials without affecting the interface connection logic (materials within the substitution level follow the same specification - level rules).

[0059] The material - issuing basis of the embodiments of the present application includes the display color of the backplane interface indicator light and the cable option characteristics. Display color of the backplane interface indicator light: For example, backplane interface J1 corresponds to red, backplane interface J2 corresponds to green, backplane interface J3 corresponds to blue, and backplane interface J4 corresponds to yellow, realizing physical identification through the backplane interface indicator light. Cable option characteristics: According to the cable option characteristics (such as S_XXXX_XXXXX_U2CB1 corresponding to backplane interface J1), the cable is allocated to the material - issuing box corresponding to the color of backplane interface J1. Through the method shown in the embodiments of the present application, the abstract interface logic is transformed into a visual indicator - light display color identification, reducing the dependence on workers' experience, and distributing by color - coded bins, reducing the sorting time on the production line.

[0060] In some embodiments, the warehouse management system and / or the enterprise resource planning system record the order number, the cable part number, and the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present application, the warehouse management system and / or the enterprise resource planning system can also record the order number, the cable part number, and the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface. During subsequent operation and maintenance, the cable part number used can be quickly located according to the color of the indicator light and the order number. Figure 6 The following is an example of recording the order number, the cable part number, and the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface provided by the embodiments of the present application. For example, Figure 6 as shown, VXXXXXXXXX001 corresponds to the indicator - light display colors of red and green, and VXXXXXXXXX002 corresponds to the indicator - light display color of blue. During operation and maintenance, the cable part number used can be directly found through the color of the main - board interface or the backplane - interface indicator light, facilitating maintenance and replacement and shortening the fault - location cycle.

[0062] The following gives a specific example of the indicator - light configuration of the backplane and the main board.

[0063] If a SAS / SATA / NVME backplane that supports 8 disks is used, the main interfaces for transmitting data are 2 Mini SAS HD interfaces and 4 MCIO interfaces. Each Mini SAS HD interface supports 4 SAS / SATA disks. Each MCIO interface supports 2 NVME disks. Taking the NVME disk as an example, the 4 MCIO interfaces of the backplane are named J1, J2, J3, and J4 respectively, and the interfaces of the backplane for inserting disks are named 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Among them, the MCIO interface corresponding to the backplane disk interfaces 1 and 2 is J1, the MCIO interface corresponding to the backplane disk interfaces 3 and 4 is J2, the MCIO interface corresponding to the backplane disk interfaces 5 and 6 is J3, and the MCIO interface corresponding to the backplane disk interfaces 7 and 8 is J4. When the hard disk is installed on the backplane, the type of installed hard disk can be distinguished by the connection of the interfaces. According to the different installation positions of the interfaces, the backplane lights up the indicators at different interfaces. For example, when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 1 and 2, the indicator of the backplane MCIO interface J1 lights up; when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 2 and 3, the indicators of the backplane MCIO interfaces J1 and J2 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the indicators of the backplane MCIO interfaces J1, J2, and J3 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 1, 2, 7, and 8, the indicators of the backplane MCIO interfaces J1 and J4 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 7 and 8, the indicator of the backplane MCIO interface J4 lights up; when the NVME disk is installed at the backplane disk interfaces 6, 7, and 8, the indicators of the backplane MCIO interfaces J3 and J4 light up.

[0064] A motherboard control module is set on the motherboard. According to the logic designed by the modular BOM, the motherboard control module processes the signals of the installed components collected and adjusts the voltage at both ends of the indicator light of the corresponding motherboard interface to make its display color consistent with that of the indicator light of the corresponding backplane interface. Suppose the indicator lights next to the backplane interfaces J1, J2, J3, and J4 are red, green, blue, and yellow respectively. Taking the installation of NVME disks as an example, a total of 4 NVME disks are installed and no SAS / SATA disks are installed. According to the installation rules, they are installed at the backplane disk interfaces 1, 2, 3, and 4 positions, then the corresponding backplane interfaces are J1 and J2. The indicator light next to the backplane interface J1 is red, and the indicator light next to the backplane interface J2 is green. As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, in the above configuration, the backplane interface J1 corresponds to the motherboard interface J2, and the backplane interface J2 corresponds to the motherboard interface J4. Therefore, it is necessary to make the indicator light next to the motherboard interface J2 show red, and the indicator light next to the motherboard interface J4 show green.

[0065] Figure 7This is a cable option feature for connecting to motherboard interface J2 provided by an embodiment of this application. On the motherboard side, still taking NVME as an example, when no SAS / SATA disks are installed, as Figure 7 shown, there are 4 cases in the modular BOM where cables are connected to motherboard interface J2. When the number of NVME disks is 3 - 10, the number of OCP devices is 0 - 1, and the number of M.2 disks is 0, backplane interface J1 is connected to motherboard interface J2; when the number of NVME is 5 - 10, the number of OCP devices is 2, and the number of M.2 disks is 0, backplane interface J2 is connected to motherboard interface J2; when the number of NVME is 7 - 10, the number of OCP devices is 2, and the number of M.2 disks is 0, backplane interface J3 is connected to motherboard interface J2; when the number of NVME is 9 - 10, the number of OCP devices is 2, and the number of M.2 disks is 2, backplane interface J4 is connected to motherboard interface J2.

[0066] In some embodiments, the board card system generates a binary code corresponding to the motherboard interface color based on the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence between the cable, the backplane interface, and the motherboard interface, and writes it into the motherboard control module.

[0067] Optionally, the board card system can generate a binary code corresponding to the motherboard interface color based on the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence between the cable, the backplane interface, and the motherboard interface. For example, according to Figure 7 the logic shown and the indicator lights configured beside backplane interfaces J1, J2, J3, and J4 are red, green, blue, and yellow respectively, generate the binary code corresponding to the motherboard interface color as shown in Figure 8 and write it into the motherboard control module. The motherboard control module processes the signals of the installed components collected. For example, when the motherboard control module detects the signal of the corresponding component, it corresponds to a high level 1, and when it does not detect it, it is a low level 0. According to the logic shown in Figure 7 it can be converted into the binary code corresponding to the motherboard interface color. As shown in Figure 8 when the indicator light beside motherboard interface J2 shows red, there are three cases, which are 1100000, 1100100, and 1100010 respectively. When the indicator light beside motherboard interface J2 shows green, it is 1110110. When the indicator light beside motherboard interface J2 shows blue, it is 1111110. When the indicator light beside motherboard interface J2 shows yellow, it is 1111111.

[0068] In some embodiments, the product lifecycle management system is also used to respond to the engineering change request for material code change and update the modular bill of materials according to the engineering change request.

[0069] In the related art, if a design change is involved, it is necessary to manually update the modular BOM and process documents. The process is complex and data inconsistency is likely to occur. In the product life cycle management system of the present application, in response to an engineering change request for a material code change, the modular bill of materials can be updated according to the engineering change request, and the updated modular bill of materials can be pushed to the enterprise resource planning system in real time. The enterprise resource planning system can then forward it to other systems to support the automatic synchronization of engineering changes, without manually modifying multiple files, ensuring data consistency among various systems.

[0070] In some embodiments, the product life cycle management system is further configured to update the modular bill of materials according to an engineering change request in response to an engineering change request for interface logic change. The enterprise resource planning system sends the corresponding relationships of the updated cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces in the modular bill of materials to the board card system. The board card system reconfigures the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the corresponding relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces.

[0071] When an engineering change is made, if only the material code is updated, the data between systems can be updated only, that is, only the modular bill of materials is updated. If the interface logic is updated, that is, the corresponding relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces are changed, then in addition to updating the data between systems, the logic of the motherboard control module also needs to be updated, that is, the corresponding relationships of the updated cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces in the modular bill of materials are sent to the board card system, and the board card system reconfigures the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the corresponding relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces. When the interface logic is updated, the present application refreshes the motherboard control module again so that the motherboard control module can control the motherboard interface indicator lights and the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights to display matching colors according to the updated logic.

[0072] The present application adopts different strategies for different engineering change requests. If only the material code is updated, such as the cable part number, the modular bill of materials is updated and the data between systems is automatically synchronized; if a logic update change (such as adding an interface) is involved, the motherboard control module is synchronously refreshed to ensure data consistency among various systems.

[0073] Exemplarily, if the judgment logic of X16OCP and M.2 disks is added, resulting in a corresponding change in the motherboard interface, such as Figure 9 shown, the corresponding logic of three motherboard interfaces, J6, J5, and J4, is newly added at the motherboard end. At this time, it is necessary to resend the cable interface logic to the board card system to refresh the motherboard control module at the motherboard end and add the newly added corresponding logic. As Figure 10As shown, the binary code 1100110 which makes the main board interface J6 display red is added, the binary codes 1100001, 1100101, and 1100011 which make the main board interface J5 display red, and the binary code 1100111 which makes the main board interface J4 display red.

[0074] In some embodiments, the production system is used to identify the display colors of the indicator lights of the backplane interface and the main board interface through an image recognition device, and assemble the cables in the material delivery box with the same display colors as those of the indicator lights of the backplane interface and the main board interface to the backplane and the main board through a robotic arm.

[0075] In the assembly process, the display colors of the indicator lights of the backplane interface and the main board interface are collected in real time through an image recognition device, and the cable and interface relationship in the modular BOM is queried (for example, the backplane interface J1 corresponds to the main board interface J2, the corresponding indicator light is red, and the corresponding cable part number is VXXXXXXXXX001). According to the recognized color, the robotic arm is used to locate the material box of the corresponding color for assembly. For example, a robotic arm action instruction is generated ("Take 20 VXXXXXXXXX001 from the red material box and connect the backplane interface J1 and the main board interface J2"), the cable connector is inserted into the backplane interface and the main board interface, and the automated assembly is completed. In this application, the image recognition device replaces manual inspection of the display colors of the indicator lights, and the robotic arm replaces manual material picking and assembly, further improving the automation level, reducing manual intervention, and enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

[0076] This application also provides a production management method, which can be executed by the production management system in any of the above embodiments. Figure 11 It is a schematic flowchart of a production management method provided by an embodiment of this application, as Figure 11 shown, the production management method provided by the embodiment of this application includes:

[0077] S110. The product life cycle management system constructs a modular bill of materials, and the modular bill of materials includes the corresponding relationships between cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces.

[0078] When the PLM constructs the BOM, it is necessary to define the corresponding relationships between cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces. For example, different numbers of NVME disks correspond to different cables and interfaces. The configuration of the cables is restricted by the interface characteristics, and the cable connection logic under different configurations is clarified. When configuring, the correct cables can be selected according to the interface. The PLM system sends the modular BOM to the enterprise resource planning system as the full-process data benchmark.

[0079] S120. The enterprise resource planning system sends the modular bill of materials constructed by the product lifecycle management system to the order selection system and the warehouse management system, and sends the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces to the board card system.

[0080] The enterprise resource planning system sends the modular BOM to the order selection system (for users to select and match) and the warehouse management system, and pushes the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces to the board card system to ensure the consistency of design, production, and warehousing data and support real-time change synchronization.

[0081] S130. The order selection system generates order selection and matching data based on the modular bill of materials and user order requirements.

[0082] The order selection system receives the modular BOM. For example, it can generate a visual configuration interface (such as using a slider to select the number of NVMEs and a drop-down menu to select the number of OCPs). Users can check the configuration options to generate order selection and matching data.

[0083] S140. The enterprise resource planning system generates a physical bill of materials based on the order selection and matching data and sends it to the warehouse management system and the production system.

[0084] The enterprise resource planning system generates a physical bill of materials based on the order selection and matching data, and sends the physical bill of materials to the warehouse management system (for material preparation) and the production system (for assembly guidance).

[0085] S150. The board card system sends the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refreshes the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, instructing the motherboard control module to control the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights.

[0086] The board card system is pre-configured with the indicator light information of the backplane interface. For example, the indicator lights corresponding to backplane interfaces J1, J2, J3, and J4 display red, green, blue, and yellow respectively. The board card system sends the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system so that the warehouse management system can issue materials according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface. There is an indicator light beside each interface on the motherboard. The indicator lights of the motherboard interface can use RGB indicator lights, which is convenient for the motherboard control module to adjust the indicator light display to be the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights. The board card system is also used to refresh the motherboard control module, that is, to refresh the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, so that the motherboard control module can adjust the indicator light display color of the motherboard interface to match the color of the corresponding backplane interface indicator light according to the interface relationship bound by the cable.

[0087] S160. The warehouse management system issues materials according to the entity bill of materials, modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface.

[0088] The warehouse management system 15 can determine the display color of the indicator light corresponding to the backplane interface of the cable part number according to the entity bill of materials, modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface, and mark the material box with the corresponding display color of the backplane interface indicator light. In this way, through the modular BOM design and the indicator light display color marking, when issuing materials, the cable can be quickly placed into the material box of the corresponding color according to the display color of the interface indicator light, and distributed by color bins, realizing the accurate sub - assembly and material preparation of the cable, and reducing the sorting time on the production line.

[0089] S170. The production system assembles according to the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface, the display color of the indicator light of the main board interface, and the materials distributed by the warehouse management system.

[0090] In the assembly process, the color identification can be used to guide the operation of the assembly workstation. The interface types are distinguished by the display color of the indicator light to avoid incorrect installation of cables.

[0091] In traditional hardware production, the cable assembly of multi - configuration products relies on manual access to process documents, with low operation efficiency, and is prone to incorrect installation due to the flexible configuration of interfaces. During operation and maintenance, it is necessary to check one by one, resulting in low efficiency. In view of the above problems, the production management method provided by the embodiments of the present application realizes the full - process automated control from design to assembly through the multi - layer data closed - loop linkage of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Warehouse Management (WMS) system, board - card system and production system. Specifically, the corresponding relationship between cables, backplane interfaces and main board interfaces is introduced in the construction of the modular BOM, and through the indicator light colors of the backplane interface and the main board interface, the interface logic is transformed into a visual color guide, solving the problems of anti - misassembly and efficient traceability in multi - configuration scenarios.

[0092] The embodiments of the present application also provide a material component. Figure 12 As shown in the structural schematic diagram of a material component provided by the embodiments of the present application, Figure 12 the material component includes a backplane 20 and a main board 30.

[0093] Among them, the backplane 20 includes a plurality of backplane interfaces. Figure 12 Exemplarily, 4 backplane interfaces are set, namely backplane interface J1, backplane interface J2, backplane interface J3, and backplane interface J4.

[0094] The backplane interfaces are respectively provided with indicator lights, which are used to automatically light up according to the hard disk installation position. For example, indicator light 21 is provided beside backplane interface J1, indicator light 22 is provided beside backplane interface J2, indicator light 23 is provided beside backplane interface J3, and indicator light 24 is provided beside backplane interface J4.

[0095] The indicator light information of the backplane interfaces can be pre-configured in the board card system. For example, the display colors of the indicator lights corresponding to backplane interfaces J1, J2, J3, and J4 are red, green, blue, and yellow respectively, that is, the display colors of indicator lights 21, 22, 23, and 24 are red, green, blue, and yellow respectively. The indicator lights of the backplane interfaces can be used to automatically light up according to the hard disk installation position. Taking the NVME disk as an example, the 4 MCIO interfaces of the backplane are respectively named J1, J2, J3, and J4, and the interfaces of the backplane plug-in board are named 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Among them, the MCIO interfaces corresponding to interfaces 1 and 2 of the backplane plug-in board are J1, the MCIO interfaces corresponding to interfaces 3 and 4 of the backplane plug-in board are J2, the MCIO interfaces corresponding to interfaces 5 and 6 of the backplane plug-in board are J3, and the MCIO interfaces corresponding to interfaces 7 and 8 of the backplane plug-in board are J4. When the hard disk is installed on the backplane, the type of hard disk installed can be distinguished through the connection of the interfaces. According to the different installation positions of the interfaces, the backplane lights up the indicator lights at different interfaces. For example, when the NVME disk is installed at positions 1 and 2 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator light of backplane MCIO interface J1 lights up; when the NVME disk is installed at positions 2 and 3 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator lights of backplane MCIO interfaces J1 and J2 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator lights of backplane MCIO interfaces J1, J2, and J3 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at positions 1, 2, 7, and 8 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator lights of backplane MCIO interfaces J1 and J4 light up; when the NVME disk is installed at positions 7 and 8 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator light of backplane MCIO interface J4 lights up; when the NVME disk is installed at positions 6, 7, and 8 of the backplane plug-in board, the indicator lights of backplane MCIO interfaces J3 and J4 light up. In the embodiment of the present application, by detecting the hard disk installation position, the corresponding interface indicator light is triggered to light up.

[0096] The main board 30 includes a main board control module 31 and a plurality of main board interfaces. The main board interfaces are respectively provided with indicator lights. Figure 12 Exemplarily, 2 main board interfaces are provided, namely main board interface J1 and main board interface J2. Indicator light 32 is provided beside main board interface J1, and indicator light 33 is provided beside main board interface J2.

[0097] The main board control module controls the indicator lights on the main board interfaces to display the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights according to the indicator light information of the backplane interfaces and the correspondence between the cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces. The indicator lights on the main board interfaces can use RGB indicator lights, which is convenient for the main board control module to adjust the indicator light display to be the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights. That is, the main board control module can adjust the display color of the indicator lights on the main board interfaces to match the color of the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights according to the interface relationship bound by the cables.

[0098] The main board control module can be programmed through the board card system. The main board control module adjusts the voltage across the indicator lights at both ends of the corresponding main board interfaces according to the programmed firmware by detecting the signals of the installed components (such as the number of hard disks, the number of OCPs, and the number of M.2s), so that the display color is the same as that of the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights. That is, the main board control module receives the indicator light information of the backplane interfaces and the correspondence between the cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces sent by the board card system, and adjusts the display color of the indicator lights on the main board interfaces to be synchronized with the display color of the backplane interface indicator lights according to the detected signals of the installed components (such as the number of hard disks, the number of OCP cards, and the number of M.2 disks).

[0099] In the material components provided by the embodiments of the present application, indicator lights are provided in one-to-one correspondence beside the interfaces of the main board and the backplane. The main board control module receives the indicator light information of the backplane interfaces and the correspondence between the cables, backplane interfaces, and main board interfaces sent by the board card system, and adjusts the display color of the indicator lights on the main board interfaces to be synchronized with the display color of the backplane interface indicator lights according to the detected signals of the installed components (such as the number of hard disks, the number of OCP cards, and the number of M.2 disks), converting the abstract interface logic into a visual indicator light display color identifier, reducing the dependence on the experience of workers. During material distribution, the components are distributed into bins according to colors, reducing the sorting time on the production line. During assembly, the interfaces can be quickly located through the display color of the indicator lights, without referring to process documents, avoiding incorrect cable installation.

[0100] Those skilled in the art can further realize that the modules and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. To clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the composition and steps of each example have been generally described according to functions in the above description. Whether these functions are executed in a hardware or software manner depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Skilled professionals can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of this application.

[0101] The above has introduced in detail the production management method provided by this application. Specific examples are used in this article to elaborate on the principle and implementation manner of this application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and its core idea of this application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of this application, several improvements and modifications can be made to this application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A production management system, characterized in that, Including: A product life cycle management system for constructing a modular bill of materials, where the modular bill of materials includes the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces; An enterprise resource planning system for sending the modular bill of materials to a menu selection system and a warehouse management system, sending the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces to a board card system, and generating a physical bill of materials according to the order selection and matching data of the menu selection system and sending it to the warehouse management system and the production system; A menu selection system for generating order selection and matching data according to the modular bill of materials and user order requirements; A board card system for sending the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refreshing the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, instructing the motherboard control module to control the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding indicator lights of the backplane interface; A warehouse management system for issuing materials according to the physical bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface; A production system for assembling according to the display color of the indicator lights of the backplane interface, the display color of the indicator lights of the motherboard interface, and the delivered materials of the warehouse management system.

2. The production management system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The product life cycle management system is further configured to change the material code in response to an engineering change request and update the modular bill of materials according to the engineering change request.

3. The production management system according to claim 1, wherein The product life cycle management system is further configured to change the interface logic in response to an engineering change request and update the modular bill of materials according to the engineering change request; The enterprise resource planning system sends the updated correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces in the modular bill of materials to the board card system; The board card system reconfigures the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces.

4. The production management system according to claim 1, characterized in that, When converting from the modular bill of materials to the physical bill of materials, if there are the same cable part numbers, the enterprise resource planning system records the cable part numbers and quantities according to the hierarchical structure of the modular bill of materials.

5. The production management system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The warehouse management system is configured to map the cable part number in the physical bill of materials to the cable specification level in the modular bill of materials, find the corresponding backplane interface of the cable specification level in the cable option characteristics, determine the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface, and use it as the material box color.

6. The production management system according to claim 5, wherein, The warehouse management system and / or the enterprise resource planning system record the order number, cable part number, and the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface.

7. The production management system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The production system is configured to identify the display color of the indicator light of the backplane interface and the display color of the indicator light of the motherboard interface through an image recognition device, and assemble the cables in the material box with the same display color as the indicator lights of the backplane interface and the motherboard interface with the backplane and the motherboard through a robotic arm.

8. The production management system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The board card system generates a binary code corresponding to the motherboard interface color according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, and writes it into the motherboard control module.

9. A production management method, characterized in that, Comprising: The product lifecycle management system constructs a modular bill of materials, and the modular bill of materials includes the correspondence relationships of cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces; The enterprise resource planning system sends the modular bill of materials constructed by the product lifecycle management system to the order selection system and the warehouse management system, and sends the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces to the board card system; The order selection system generates order selection and matching data according to the modular bill of materials and the user order requirements; The enterprise resource planning system generates a physical bill of materials according to the order selection and matching data, and sends it to the warehouse management system and the production system; The board card system sends the indicator light information of the backplane interface to the warehouse management system, and refreshes the motherboard control module according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces, instructing the motherboard control module to control the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights; The warehouse management system issues materials according to the physical bill of materials, the modular bill of materials, and the indicator light information of the backplane interface; The production system assembles according to the display color of the indicator lights of the backplane interface, the display color of the indicator lights of the motherboard interface, and the materials distributed by the warehouse management system.

10. A material component, characterized in that, Comprising: A backplane; the backplane includes a plurality of backplane interfaces; indicator lights are provided for each of the backplane interfaces in one-to-one correspondence; the indicator lights are used to automatically light up according to the hard disk installation position; A motherboard; the motherboard includes a motherboard control module and a plurality of motherboard interfaces; indicator lights are provided for each of the motherboard interfaces in one-to-one correspondence; the motherboard control module controls the indicator lights of the motherboard interface to display the same color as the corresponding backplane interface indicator lights according to the indicator light information of the backplane interface and the correspondence relationships of the cables, backplane interfaces, and motherboard interfaces.

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