Dual power-source communication testing apparatus and communication testing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9529015-B2
Application number	US-201313786719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2013
Priority date	Mar 6, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A dual power-source testing apparatus for testing a communication board and communication testing method thereof are disclosed. The communication testing apparatus comprises a main body, a first power supply module, and a second power supply module. The main body has a communication testing area with a first port and a second port for supplying power, wherein the board is to be placed in the communication testing area. The first power supply module is configured to provide first power to the communication board through the communication testing area while performing a charging operation to the second power supply module. The communication testing method is to be performed similarly in a communication testing apparatus using dual power sources. Using the present invention may keep good qualities of communication testing operations being performed to the communication board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual power-source communication testing apparatus for testing a board to be used for communication, the communication testing apparatus comprising:
a main body, having a communication testing area with a first port and a second port for supplying power, wherein the communication board is to be placed in the communication testing area;
a first power supply module, electrically and detachably connected to the first port; and
a second power supply module, electrically and detachably connected to the second port through a pogo pin connector, the pogo pin connector comprising a grounding circuit, a temperature detecting circuit or a voltage circuit;
wherein the first power supply module, the second power supply module, and the main body are physical independently arranged, and the first power supply module and the second power supply module are separated devices;
wherein the first power supply module is configured to provide first power directly to the communication board through the communication testing area while performing a charging operation to the second power supply module via the main body;
wherein when the first power supply module does not stably provide the first power, the second power supply module provides a second power to the communication board, instead of the first power provided by the first power supply module.

2. The communication testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication board comprises a circuit board.

3. The communication testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second power supply module comprises a capacitor, and said performing a charging operation to the second power supply module comprises performing a charging operation to the capacitor for the capacitor to provide second power to the communication board, instead of the first power provided by the first power supply module, when the first power supply does not stably provide the first power.

4. The communication testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first power supply module includes a USB connector electrically connected to the first port.

5. The communication testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body has a covering to cover the communication testing area.

6. A communication testing method using dual power sources, comprising:
in a communication testing apparatus, placing a board to be used for communication in a communication testing area having a first port and a second port for supplying power;
connecting a first power supply module to the first port for providing first power to the communication board, the first power supply module being electrically and detachably connected to the first port;
connecting a second power supply module to the second port through a pogo pin connector for providing second power to the communication board, the second power supply module being electrically and detachably connected to the second port and the pogo pin connector comprising a grounding circuit, a temperature detecting circuit or a voltage circuit;
performing a communication testing operation to the communication board; and
the first power supply module providing the first power directly to the communication board while performing a charging operation to the second power supply module via a main body of the communication testing apparatus;
wherein the first power supply module, the second power supply module, and the main body are physical independently arranged, and the first power supply module and the second power supply module are separated devices;
wherein when the first power supply module does not stably provide the first power, the second power supply module provides the second power to the communication board, instead of the first power provided by the first power supply module.

7. The communication testing method of claim 6 , wherein said performing a charging operation to the second power supply module comprises performing a charging operation to a capacitor of the second power supply module for the capacitor to provide the second power to the communication board, instead of the first power provided by the first power supply module, when the first power supply does not stably provide the first power.

Assignees

• Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corp
• Inventec Appliances Corp
• Inventec Appliances Shanghai Co Ltd
• Inventec Appliances Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Will

Classifications

• G06F1/266 Primary

  Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips · CPC title

• G01R1/30 Primary

  Structural combination of electric measuring instruments with basic electronic circuits, e.g. with amplifier · CPC title