Debugging method and apparatus for production line devices and production line system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12259718-B2
Application number	US-202318131373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2023
Priority date	Jul 6, 2022
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

A debugging method for production line devices may include: receiving control commands for a plurality of first devices in a production line, where respective control programs may be configured for the plurality of first devices; and calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to debug the plurality of first devices.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A debugging method for production line devices, comprising:
receiving control commands for a plurality of first devices disposed at different environments in a production line, wherein respective control programs are configured for the plurality of first devices;
calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to debug individually the plurality of first devices to enable the plurality of first devices to meet requirements of the different environments respectively in the production line;
receiving first function control commands for the plurality of first devices; and
calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the first function control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to execute a first function on each of the plurality of first devices,
wherein the plurality of first devices comprise a first target device, and the first function control command comprises a connect command and a disconnect command; and
wherein the calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the first function control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to execute a first function on each of the plurality of first devices comprises:
calling a control program for the first target device according to a connect command for the first target device so as to connect the first target device via a connect function interface, the connect function interface configured to receive connect commands for the plurality of first devices;
calling the control program for the first target device according to a disconnect command for the first target device so as to disconnect the first target device via a disconnect function interface, the disconnect function interface configured to receive disconnect commands for the plurality of first devices; and
wherein the plurality of first devices comprise a plurality of image acquisition devices, and the first function control command comprises a trigger command; wherein the calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the first function control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to execute a first function on each of the plurality of first devices comprises: calling, according to a trigger command for a target image acquisition device in the plurality of image acquisition devices, a control program for the target image acquisition device so as to trigger the target image acquisition device to acquire an image.

2. The debugging method according to claim 1 , wherein the first function control command further comprises a hardware trigger mode setting command and/or a software trigger mode setting command; and
before the calling, according to a trigger command for a target image acquisition device, a control program for the target image acquisition device so as to trigger the target image acquisition device to acquire an image, the triggering method further comprises:
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to a hardware trigger mode setting command for the target image acquisition device so as to set a trigger mode of the target image acquisition device to a hardware trigger mode; and/or
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to a software trigger mode setting command for the target image acquisition device so as to set a trigger mode of the target image acquisition device to a software trigger mode.

3. The debugging method according to claim 1 , wherein the first function control command further comprises an acquisition parameter setting command, and the acquisition parameter setting command comprises an acquisition parameter; and
before the calling, according to a trigger command for a target image acquisition device, a control program for the target image acquisition device so as to trigger the target image acquisition device to acquire an image, the debugging method further comprises:
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to an acquisition parameter setting command for the target image acquisition device so as to set the acquisition parameter of the target image acquisition device.

4. The debugging method according to claim 3 , wherein the acquisition parameter comprises a gain parameter and/or an exposure time.

5. The debugging method according to claim 1 , wherein the first function control command further comprises an image acquisition start command and/or a trigger mode enable command; and
before the calling, according to a trigger command for a target image acquisition device, a control program for the target image acquisition device so as to trigger the target image acquisition device to acquire an image, the debugging method further comprises:
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to an image acquisition start command for the target image acquisition device so as to control the target image acquisition device to start an image acquisition function; and/or
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to a trigger mode enable command for the target image acquisition device so as to control the target image acquisition device to start a trigger mode function.

6. The debugging method according to claim 1 , wherein after the calling, according to a trigger command for a target image acquisition device, a control program for the target image acquisition device so as to trigger the target image acquisition device to acquire an image, the debugging method further comprises:
receiving an algorithm inspection command for the image; and
calling, according to the algorithm inspection command, an algorithm program to examine the image so as to determine whether quality of the image meets a preset condition.

7. The debugging method according to claim 6 , wherein under the condition that the quality of the image does not meet the preset condition, the debugging method further comprises:
receiving an acquisition parameter setting command for the target image acquisition device; and
calling the control program for the target image acquisition device according to the acquisition parameter setting command for the target image acquisition device so as to set the acquisition parameter of the target image acquisition device.

8. The debugging method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first devices comprise a plurality of light source control devices, wherein each of the light source control devices is connected to at least one light source, and the first function control command comprises a light source on command and/or a light source off command;
wherein the calling the control programs for the plurality of first devices according to the first function control commands for the plurality of first devices respectively so as to execute a first function on each of the plurality of first devices comprises:
calling, according to a light source on command for a target light source control device in the plurality of light source control devices, a control program for the target light source control device so as to control a light source corresponding to the target light source control device to turn on; and/or
calling, according to a light source off command for a target light source control device in the plurality of light source control devices, the control program for the target light source control device so as to control the light source corresponding to the target light source control device to turn off.

9. The debugging method acc

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Jiwei
• Jiang Guannan

Classifications

• G05B19/41865

  characterised by job scheduling, process planning, material flow · CPC title

• G06T7/0004

  Industrial image inspection · CPC title

• G06F11/3698

  Environments for analysis, debugging or testing of software · CPC title

• G06F11/362

  Debugging of software · CPC title

• G05B2219/31467

  Display of operating conditions of machines, workcells, selected programs · CPC title