Mobile IO interaction detection simulator

By using a mobile IO interactive testing simulator, the signal interaction between the host computer or slave computer and the device under test is simulated using a controller and a display. This solves the problem of low signal interaction efficiency in industrial automation and enables flexible and efficient testing and anomaly detection.

CN224021746UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20FU TAI HUA IND SHENZHEN +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-03-19
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the upstream and downstream signal interaction in the field of industrial automation is inefficient and lacks flexibility, and is limited to the on-site coordination of two machines.

Method used

A mobile IO interactive testing simulator is provided, including a controller, a display, and a connector. It connects to the device under test via the connector, the controller simulates a host computer or slave computer to perform signal interaction, and the display shows the working log, realizing testing without on-site cooperation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and flexibility of signal interaction, allowing users to determine whether the equipment is malfunctioning based on the work log, thus reducing the need for on-site coordination.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a mobile IO interaction detection simulator. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator comprises a shell, a controller, a connector and a display, the controller is connected with the control end of the display and connected with one end of the connector, the other end of the connector is used for being connected with tested equipment, the controller is arranged in the shell, the display is arranged on a first installation position of the shell, the connector is arranged on a second installation position of the shell, and the first installation position is arranged at the top of the shell. The second mounting position is arranged on the side wall of the shell; the controller is used for receiving a first signal sent by the tested equipment and outputting a second signal to the display when the connector is connected with the tested equipment, so that signal interaction information of the tested equipment is displayed through the display, and upstream and downstream signal interaction errors or correctness can be quickly checked. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator provided by the embodiment of the utility model can improve the interaction signal proofreading efficiency and flexibility of equipment.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic equipment detection, and particularly relates to a mobile IO interaction detection simulator. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the current industrial automation field, upstream and downstream signal interaction is a link for ensuring smooth production process and stable product quality. However, the signal interaction process is currently still limited to the traditional mode of cooperation between two machine sites. Specifically, after the upper computer and the lower computer are connected, the signal timing between the upper computer and the lower computer is recorded to determine whether the interaction between the upper computer and the lower computer is abnormal according to the timing between the upper computer and the lower computer. The mode is low in efficiency and poor in flexibility. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] In view of the above, the present application provides a mobile IO interaction detection simulator for solving the problems of low efficiency and poor flexibility of upstream and downstream signal interaction in the field of industrial automation.

[0004] The first aspect of the present application provides a mobile IO interaction detection simulator, comprising a shell, a controller, a connector and a display. The controller is connected to the control end of the display, one end of the controller is connected to the connector, the other end of the connector is used to connect a measured device, the controller is arranged in the shell, the display is arranged on a first mounting position of the shell, and the connector is arranged on a second mounting position of the shell. The controller is used to receive a first signal sent by the measured device and output a second signal to the measured device when the connector is connected to the measured device. The display is used to display the work log of the measured device.

[0005] The mobile IO interaction detection simulator of the present application is adopted, wherein the controller is connected to the measured device through the connector, and the controller simulates the signal interaction of the upper computer or the lower computer on the measured device to receive the first signal sent by the measured device and output the second signal to the measured device to test the measured device, and the controller controls the display to display the work log of the measured device, so that the work log of the measured device can be obtained without cooperation between two machine sites, and the user can judge whether the measured device has interaction abnormality according to the work log, thereby improving the interaction signal correction efficiency and flexibility.

[0006] As an optional implementation manner, the measured device is the upper computer or the lower computer.

[0007] As an optional implementation manner, the controller is configured to control the display to display the work log of the upper computer when the connector is connected to the upper computer.

[0008] As an optional implementation, the controller is configured to control the display to display the working log of the lower computer when the connector is connected to the lower computer.

[0009] As an optional implementation, the connector is an SMEMA connector.

[0010] As an optional implementation, the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a battery pack and a power switch. A first end of the power switch is connected to an output end of the battery pack, a second end of the power switch is connected to a power supply end of the controller and / or a power supply end of the display, the battery pack is arranged in the shell, and the power switch is arranged on the shell.

[0011] As an optional implementation, the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a charging wire. An input end of the battery pack is connected to a power supply seat through the charging wire, so as to receive a charging voltage through the power supply seat.

[0012] As an optional implementation, the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a network interface. The controller is connected to an external device through the network interface, and the network interface is arranged on the shell.

[0013] As an optional implementation, the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a breadboard clamp. The controller is connected to the breadboard clamp, and the breadboard clamp is arranged on the shell.

[0014] As an optional implementation, the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a heat dissipation hole arranged on a side wall of the shell. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0019] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0020] Figure 6 FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 7 is a disassembled schematic view of the mobile IO interaction detection simulator provided by another embodiment of the application.

[0022] Main component symbol explanation: controller 10, display 20, shell 11, all-in-one machine 12, network interface 13, connector 14, first connector 145, second connector 146, USB interface 16, charging port 17, power switch 18, wire passing hole 19, power voltage VCC, battery pack 40, charging wire 41, power supply seat 42, network cable panel adapter 102, breadboard clamp 103, first SMEMA female head 141, first SMEMA male head 142, second SMEMA female head 143, second SMEMA male head 144, first through-hole 131, second through-hole 132, third through-hole 133, heat dissipation hole 134, fourth through-hole 161, fifth through-hole 162, and sixth through-hole 163. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions of the application will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments.

[0024] In the embodiments of the application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only to distinguish different objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, nor can they be understood as indicating or implying order. For example, the first application, the second application, and the like are used to distinguish different applications, and are not used to describe the specific order of the applications. The features with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0025] In the current field of industrial automation, upstream and downstream signal calibration is a link to ensure smooth production process and stable product quality. However, this calibration process is currently still limited to the traditional mode of cooperation between two machine sites. Specifically, after connecting the upper computer and the lower computer, the signal timing between the upper computer and the lower computer is recorded to determine whether the interaction between the upper computer and the lower computer is abnormal according to the timing between the upper computer and the lower computer. This mode is inefficient and limited to the cooperation between the upper computer and the lower computer, and has poor flexibility.

[0026] Therefore, the present application provides a mobile IO interaction detection simulator to solve the problem of low efficiency and poor flexibility of upstream and downstream signal calibration in the field of industrial automation.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 1 is a circuit diagram of the mobile IO interaction detection simulator provided by an embodiment of the application. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator in this embodiment includes a controller 10, a display 20, and a connector 14.

[0028] The first end of the controller 10 is electrically connected with the control end of the display 20, one end of the controller 10 is connected with the connector 14, and the other end of the connector 14 is used for connecting the measured device. The power supply end of the controller 10 and the power supply end of the display 20 are used for receiving the power supply voltage VCC.

[0029] Optionally, the measured device can be an upper computer or a lower computer. Please refer to Figure 2 The power supply end of the controller 10 and the power supply end of the display 20 can be connected with the battery pack 40 to receive the power supply voltage VCC output by the battery pack 40. The battery pack 40 can provide the controller 10 and the display 20 with a 24V power supply voltage VCC. The input end of the battery pack 40 can be connected with the power supply seat 42 through the charging wire 41 to connect an external power supply through the direct current power supply seat 42. In actual application, it is not limited to this, but can be determined according to the actual application environment.

[0030] In an optional implementation, the mobile IO interactive detection simulator includes a plurality of connectors 14, Figure 2 For example, the first connector 145 and the second connector 146 are taken as examples for description. The second end of the controller 10 is connected with one end of the first connector 145, and the other end of the first connector 145 is used for connecting the first measured device. The third end of the controller 10 is connected with one end of the second connector 146, and the other end of the second connector 146 is used for connecting the second measured device. Optionally, the first measured device and the second measured device can be an upper computer or a lower computer.

[0031] In actual application, please refer to Figure 3 The controller 10 and the display 20 can be an all-in-one machine 12 composed of a human machine interface (HMI) and a programmable logic controller (PLC) to integrate the controller 10 and the display 20 together, so as to reduce the volume of the mobile IO interactive detection simulator.

[0032] Optionally, the all-in-one machine 12 can also be connected with external devices through the network interface 13 and the network cable panel adapter 102 to output the work log to the external devices. The RS485 interface of the all-in-one machine 12 can also be connected with the breadboard clamp 103, so that the user can expand the function of the mobile IO interactive detection simulator through the all-in-one machine 12 and the breadboard clamp 103, and the flexibility of the mobile IO interactive detection simulator is improved.

[0033] In an optional implementation, the connector 14 can be an SMEMA connector, so that the controller 10 can realize the communication between the controller 10 and the measured device through the SMEMA connector. Please refer to Figure 4The SMEMA connector can include a SMEMA female head (such as the first SMEMA female head 141 and the second SMEMA female head 143 shown in Figure 4 FIG. 1) and a SMEMA male head (such as the first SMEMA male head 142 and the second SMEMA male head 144 shown in Figure 4 FIG. 1), the SMEMA female head is connected with the all-in-one machine 12, and the all-in-one machine 12 is connected with the SMEMA male head through the SMEMA female head, so that the all-in-one machine 12 can be connected with the device under test through the SMEMA female head and the SMEMA male head.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 FIG. 1 is an application scenario diagram of a mobile IO interaction detection simulator provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0035] As shown in Figure 4 FIG. 1, in another possible application scenario, the first detection end of the all-in-one machine 12 is connected with one end of the first SMEMA male head 142 through the first SMEMA female head 141, and the other end of the first SMEMA male head 142 can be connected with the first device under test (which can be the host computer in this embodiment), the second detection end of the all-in-one machine 12 is connected with one end of the second SMEMA male head 144 through the second SMEMA female head 143, and the other end of the second SMEMA male head 144 can be connected with the second device under test (which can be the slave computer in this embodiment).

[0036] In one working mode, the all-in-one machine 12 can be connected with the host computer through the first SMEMA female head 141 and the first SMEMA male head 142, so that the all-in-one machine 12 can receive the first signal sent by the host computer through the first SMEMA female head 141 and the first SMEMA male head 142 and output the corresponding second signal to the host computer, and the all-in-one machine 12 can be connected with the slave computer through the second SMEMA female head 143 and the second SMEMA male head 144, so that the all-in-one machine 12 can receive the third signal sent by the slave computer through the second SMEMA female head 143 and the second SMEMA male head 144 and output the corresponding fourth signal to the slave computer, and the working log between the all-in-one machine 12 and the host computer and the slave computer can be displayed through the all-in-one machine 12.

[0037] Optionally, the work log may include the following signals from the device under test or the mobile IO interactive testing simulator: mainline material presence signal, COM signal, mainline material request signal, mainline raw material signal, mainline finished product qualified signal, mainline finished product unqualified signal, logistics line material presence signal, logistics line raw material signal, logistics line finished product qualified signal, logistics line finished product unqualified signal, logistics line material request signal, return line material request signal, and return line material presence signal. Taking the work log between the mobile IO interactive testing simulator and the lower-level machine as an example, the work log between the mobile IO interactive testing simulator and the lower-level machine can be shown in Table 1.

[0038] Table 1

[0039]

[0040] Optionally, the working log can also be a signal transmission timing diagram between the controller 10 and the device under test. In actual applications, it is not limited to this and can be determined according to the specific application environment. All of these are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0041] Please see Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a mobile I / O interaction detection simulator provided in an embodiment of this application. In this embodiment, the mobile I / O interaction detection simulator includes a housing 11, an all-in-one unit 12, a network interface 13, and a connector 14. Please refer to... Figure 6 The all-in-one unit 12 is mounted on the mounting position 111 of the housing 11. The first side wall of the housing 11 is provided with a first through hole 131, a second through hole 132, and a third through hole 133. The network interface 13 is disposed in the first through hole 131, and the all-in-one unit 12 can connect to external devices through the network interface 13. Optionally, the network interface 13 can be an Ethernet interface, but it is not limited to this in practical applications; it depends on the specific application environment, and all are within the scope of protection of this application. The mounting position 111 is the first mounting position, and the second through hole 132 and the third through hole 133 are the second mounting positions.

[0042] Please see Figure 6 In an optional implementation, connector 14 includes a first SMEMA female connector 141, a first SMEMA male connector 142, a second SMEMA female connector 143, and a second SMEMA male connector 144. The first SMEMA female connector 141 is disposed within a second through-hole 132 and is used to connect to one end of the first SMEMA male connector 142, the other end of which is used to connect to a first device under test. The second SMEMA female connector 143 is disposed within a third through-hole 133 and is used to connect to one end of the second SMEMA male connector 144, the other end of which is used to connect to a second device under test.

[0043] Optionally, please refer to Figure 7 , the mobile IO interaction detection simulator further comprises a battery pack 40, a USB interface 16, a charging port 17 and a power switch 18. As shown in Figure 7 , the battery pack 40 is arranged in the shell 11, the second side wall of the shell 11 is provided with a fourth through hole 161, a fifth through hole 162 and a sixth through hole 163, the USB interface 16 is arranged in the fourth through hole 161, the charging port 17 is arranged in the fifth through hole 162, and the power switch 18 is arranged in the sixth through hole 163. In practical application, the first end of the power switch 18 is connected to the output end of the battery pack 40, and the second end of the power switch 18 is connected to the power supply end of the controller 10 and / or the power supply end of the display 20. As shown in Figure 7 , the second end of the power switch 18 can be connected to the power supply end of the all-in-one machine 12.

[0044] In practical application, the user can control the power supply state of the power supply voltage VCC through the power switch 18. When the power switch 18 is in the first stroke, the power supply voltage VCC supplies power to the all-in-one machine 12, so that the mobile IO interaction detection simulator can test the device under test. When the power switch 18 is in the second stroke, the power supply voltage VCC stops supplying power to the all-in-one machine 12. The all-in-one machine 12 can connect to an external device through the USB interface 16 to receive the control signal output by the external device, or output the work log to the external device through the USB interface 16, and the battery pack 40 can be connected to the power supply seat 42 through the charging port 17 and the charging wire 41 to charge.

[0045] In an optional implementation, a wire passing hole 19 can be arranged on the shell 11. The wire passing hole 19 is arranged on the third side edge of the shell 11. In practical application, when the user performs function expansion, the corresponding function module can be connected to the all-in-one machine 12 through the wire passing hole 19 to increase the function of the mobile IO interaction detection simulator. Specifically, the wiring on the function module is connected to the all-in-one machine 12 in the shell 11 through the wire passing hole 19 to perform function expansion.

[0046] Optionally, the shell 11 is further provided with a heat dissipation hole 134. When the mobile IO interaction detection simulator is working, the devices in the shell 11 can dissipate heat through the heat dissipation hole 134 to avoid the case of over-temperature protection of the mobile IO interaction detection simulator, thereby improving the safety and reliability of the mobile IO interaction detection simulator.

[0047] The mobile IO interaction detection simulator is adopted, wherein the controller 10 is connected with the device under test through the connector 14, and the controller 10 simulates the host computer or the lower computer to calibrate the device under test, receives the first signal sent by the device under test, and outputs the second signal to the device under test, so as to test the interactive signal of the device under test, and the controller 10 controls the display 20 to display the working log of the device under test, so that the working log of the device under test can be obtained without the cooperation of two machines on site, and then the user can judge whether the device under test has an interactive abnormal condition according to the working log, and the interactive signal calibration efficiency and flexibility are improved.

[0048] It is apparent for those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments, and the present application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, any suitable changes and modifications made to the above embodiments within the spirit and scope of the present application should fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A mobile IO interaction detection simulator, characterized in that, include: Housing, controller, connectors, and display; The controller is connected to the control terminal of the display, the controller is connected to one end of the connector, the other end of the connector is used to connect to the device under test, the controller is disposed inside the housing, the display is disposed at the first mounting position of the housing, and the connector is disposed at the second mounting position of the housing; The controller is used to receive a first signal from the device under test and output a second signal to the device under test when the connector is connected to the device under test; The display is used to show the working log of the device under test.

2. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The device under test is either a host computer or a slave computer.

3. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 2, characterized in that, The controller is configured to control the display to show the host computer's work log when the connector is connected to the host computer.

4. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 2, characterized in that, The controller is configured to control the display to show the working log of the lower-level machine when the lower-level machine is connected to the connector.

5. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connector is a SMEMA connector.

6. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile IO interactive detection simulator also includes a battery pack and a power switch; The first end of the power switch is connected to the output end of the battery pack, and the second end of the power switch is connected to the power supply end of the controller and / or the power supply end of the display. The battery pack is disposed inside the housing, and the power switch is disposed on the housing.

7. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 6, characterized in that, The mobile IO interaction detection simulator also includes a charging cable; The input terminal of the battery pack is connected to the power socket via the charging cable to receive charging voltage through the power socket.

8. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile IO interaction detection simulator also includes a network interface: The controller connects to external devices via the network interface, which is located on the housing.

9. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile IO interactive detection simulator also includes a breadboard clip; The controller is connected to the breadboard clamp, which is mounted on the housing.

10. The mobile IO interaction detection simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile IO interactive detection simulator also includes heat dissipation holes disposed on the side wall of the housing.