CN110569180A - A test system and method for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a test system and method for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine. The system includes: a simulation computer, in which a TVM module simulation program is installed to simulate the input and output hardware of the automatic ticket vending machine; A test program is installed in the computer, which is used to run preset test cases and generate test results; the test computer, the simulation computer and the industrial computer of the automatic ticket vending machine are connected in pairs through a TCP/IP network, and the simulation computer It is also connected to the industrial computer through the serial port. Compared with the prior art, the present invention uses a computer to replace manual testing, realizes automation, and can greatly improve the efficiency and completeness of testing.

Description

A test system and method for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine

technical field

The invention relates to the field of automatic ticket vending machine detection, in particular to a testing system and method for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine.

Background technique

Before the automatic ticket vending machine (TVM) of rail transit is put into use on the access line network, a functional test must be carried out to ensure that the function is complete, the transaction is complete, and it can be used normally.

The current test method is to test the integrity of the function and the correctness of the transaction by manually purchasing the ticket. But because the automatic ticket vending machine of a station needs to be able to buy the ticket of every station of Tongtong full-line network, the number of stations can reach hundreds; There are many types of available cash (as 1 yuan coin, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan notes); The number of purchased tickets is different (1, 2, 3...); this forms up to tens of thousands of transaction combinations. Therefore, there are the following problems in testing manually: 1. Time-consuming and labor-intensive. It takes a lot of manpower and time to do it; 2. Missing items. It is almost impossible to complete all the tests. It can only be done selectively, and the wrong test items may be missed; 3. The transaction reconciliation is cumbersome and difficult. In order to check the correctness of the transaction, various transactions need to be reconciled, that is, the cash accepted, the ticket card spit out, and the change found need to be correct. Manual transactions and manual checks are extremely cumbersome and difficult.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a test system and method for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine in order to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.

The purpose of the present invention can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

A test system for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine, including:

A simulation computer, in which a TVM module simulation program is installed to simulate the input and output hardware of the automatic ticket vending machine;

A test computer, with a test program installed in the test computer, used to run preset test cases and generate test results;

The test computer, the simulation computer and the industrial computer of the automatic ticket vending machine are connected in pairs through a TCP/IP network, and the simulation computer is also connected to the industrial computer through a serial port.

Further, the TVM module simulation program includes: a simulated input subroutine for simulating votes; a simulated banknote module subroutine for simulating banknote input; a simulated coin module subroutine for simulating coin input; The program is used to simulate the change of the automatic ticket vending machine; the simulation ticket subroutine is used to simulate the ticket issuance of the automatic ticket vending machine.

Further, the test program includes: a test case running subroutine for running test cases for testing; a result comparison subroutine for comparing and judging test results; a summary subroutine for outputting test results.

Further, a test case generation program is also installed in the test computer, which is used to generate a test case set by setting test parameters.

Further, the test parameters include test times, ticket purchase information, banknote acceptance amount, coin acceptance amount, expected change amount and expected feedback.

Further, each of the input and output hardware includes a touch screen, a banknote validator, a coin validator and a ticket reader.

Further, both the simulation computer and the test computer are portable computers, such as notebook computers.

A method for testing the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine, the specific steps comprising:

S1. The test computer obtains the test case set and sends a test case to the simulation computer;

S2. The simulation computer generates ticket purchase information according to the test case, and inputs it to the industrial computer;

S3. The simulation computer acquires the change data signal and the ticket issuing data signal sent by the industrial computer;

S4, the test computer generates a test case record;

S5. The simulated computer generates a ticket purchase record;

S6, the test computer obtains the ticket purchase record and the transaction record generated by the industrial computer, compares the test case record, the ticket purchase record and the transaction record, if the three data are inconsistent, then mark this test case;

S7. The test computer sends another test case to the simulation computer, and repeats steps S2 to S6 until all test cases are completed;

S8. Summarize the test case records, ticket purchase records and transaction records to generate a test report.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The present invention realizes automation by replacing manual testing with a computer, and can greatly improve the efficiency of testing. The TVM module of the simulation computer is used to simulate the industrial computer connected to the automatic ticket vending machine, which can be applied to different types of automatic ticket vending machines from different manufacturers, and has good versatility; through testing computer calculation test cases, it is possible to complete exhaustive enumeration of various inputs without omission , to test the integrity of transaction functions.

2. The test is carried out by two computers, and the separation of the test program and the simulation program can significantly improve the operation efficiency and calculation speed of the computer, and improve the test efficiency.

3. Both the simulation computer and the test computer are portable computers, and only need to be connected through the network and serial port. The connection method is simple and convenient, and one-key startup completes the test and generates reports, saving a lot of manpower and time.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the system structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of the test method.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. This embodiment is carried out on the premise of the technical solution of the present invention, and detailed implementation and specific operation process are given, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the present embodiment provides a kind of test system of automatic ticket vending machine transaction function, comprises test computer and emulation computer, two computers all use portable computer, as notebook computer, run test program and TVM respectively Module simulation program. There is transaction software running in the industrial computer of the automatic ticket vending machine to be tested.

The data communication between the test computer and the industrial computer is connected through the network, and the data communication between the simulation computer and the industrial computer is also carried out through the network connection. In addition, the serial connection between the industrial computer and the simulation computer is carried out at the same time, because the automatic ticket vending machine host Both the program and the hardware device communicate data through the serial port.

The core of the test method is to use the test computer to automatically generate test cases, execute the test program, run banknote, change, ticket, input and other module simulation subroutines on the module simulation computer, and communicate with the tested computer through the TCP/IP network and RS232 serial port. The automatic ticket vending machine is connected to the industrial computer, and the automated test is completed through the simulation method, and the test results are automatically compared, judged and summarized by the test computer to form a test report.

The test program in the test computer includes: a test case running subroutine for running test cases for testing; a result comparison subroutine for comparing and judging test results; a summary subroutine for outputting test results.

After running the test case running subroutine, the test computer checks the running status of the program through the test case running subroutine, selects the generated test case and sends it to the test case running subroutine, the test case running subroutine receives the test case, and checks Test case is complete, and then execute the use case.

A test case generation program is also installed in the test computer, which is used to generate a test case set by setting test parameters. Before the test, the test case set must be written first, and the test tool should be told what value to test. Each test case in the test case set is the definition of each test item, and the test items include test name, test times, ticket purchase information, banknote acceptance amount, coin acceptance amount, expected change amount, and expected simulation device feedback. According to the receiving currency and change currency supported by the automatic ticket vending machine to be tested, test items of various types of receiving currency and change currency can be combined for multi-directional testing.

The TVM module simulation program in the simulation computer includes: a simulation input subroutine for simulating votes; a simulation banknote module subroutine for simulating banknote insertion; a simulation coin module subroutine for simulating coin insertion; a simulation change subroutine, It is used to simulate the change of the automatic ticket vending machine; the simulated ticket issuing subroutine is used to simulate the ticket issuance of the automatic ticket vending machine. The TVM module simulation program is used to simulate the input and output hardware of the automatic ticket vending machine, including touch screen, banknote validator, coin validator and ticket card reader. Each simulation program is connected to the connection scheduler through the network, and connected to the automatic ticket vending machine through the serial port. During the test, simulate the hardware processing, and after the processing is completed, feed back the information to the automatic ticket vending machine, and at the same time feed back the response to the connection scheduler.

As shown in Figure 3, the specific process of the test method in this embodiment is:

Step S101, the test computer generates a test case set through a test case generation subroutine;

Step S102, the test computer sends a test case to the simulation computer;

Step S203, the simulation computer generates ticket purchase information through the simulation input subroutine according to the test case, and sends it to the industrial computer of the automatic ticket vending machine to be tested;

Step S304, the industrial computer performs ticket purchase processing and sends a coin insertion request;

Step S205, simulating the banknote module subroutine of the simulation computer and then simulating the coin module subroutine to generate coin information according to the test case;

Step S306, the industrial computer performs coin data processing;

Step S307, the industrial computer sends change data;

Step S208, the simulated change subroutine of the simulated computer obtains simulated change information;

Step S309, data processing of the industrial computer, issuing ticket data;

Step S210, the simulated ticket issuing subroutine of the simulated computer simulates and obtains the ticket card data information;

Step S111, the test computer generates a use case record;

Step S212, the simulated computer generates a ticket purchase record;

Step S313, the industrial computer generates transaction records;

Step S114, the comparison subroutine of the test computer obtains the ticket purchase record and the transaction record generated by the industrial computer, compares the test case record, the ticket purchase record and the transaction record, if the three data are inconsistent, then mark this test case;

The test computer sends another test case to the simulation computer, and restarts from step 102;

Step S115, the summary subroutine of the test computer summarizes the test case records, ticket purchase records and transaction records to generate a test report.

The preferred specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make many modifications and changes according to the concept of the present invention without creative effort. Therefore, all technical solutions that can be obtained by those skilled in the art based on the concept of the present invention through logical analysis, reasoning or limited experiments on the basis of the prior art shall be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.

Claims (8)

1. A test system for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine, characterized in that it comprises: A simulation computer, in which a TVM module simulation program is installed to simulate the input and output hardware of the automatic ticket vending machine; A test computer, with a test program installed in the test computer, used to run preset test cases and generate test results; The test computer, the simulation computer and the industrial computer of the automatic ticket vending machine are connected in pairs through a TCP/IP network, and the simulation computer is also connected to the industrial computer through a serial port. 2. the test system of a kind of automatic ticket vending machine transaction function according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described TVM module simulation program comprises: simulation input subroutine, is used for simulating ballot paper; Simulation banknote module subroutine, uses It is used for simulating the insertion of banknotes; the subroutine of the simulation coin module is used for simulating the insertion of coins; the subroutine of the simulation change subroutine is used for simulating the change of the automatic ticket vending machine; 3. the test system of a kind of automatic ticket vending machine transaction function according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described test program comprises: test case runs subroutine, is used for running test case to test; Result compares subroutine , used to compare and judge the test results; the summary subroutine is used to output the test results. 4. The test system of a transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a test case generation program is also installed in the test computer for generating a test case set by setting test parameters. 5. the test system of a kind of automatic ticket vending machine transaction function according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described test parameter comprises test number of times, ticket information, banknote acceptance amount, coin acceptance amount, expected change amount and Anticipate feedback. 6. A test system for transaction functions of an automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said input and output hardware includes a touch screen, a banknote validator, a coin validator and a ticket reader. 7. A test system for the transaction function of an automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, both the simulation computer and the test computer are portable computers. 8. A method for testing the test system of the automatic ticket vending machine transaction function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific steps include: S1. The test computer obtains the test case set and sends a test case to the simulation computer; S2. The simulation computer generates ticket purchase information according to the test case, and inputs it to the industrial computer; S3. The simulation computer acquires the change data signal and the ticket issuing data signal sent by the industrial computer; S4, the test computer generates a test case record; S5. The simulated computer generates a ticket purchase record; S6, the test computer obtains the ticket purchase record and the transaction record generated by the industrial computer, compares the test case record, the ticket purchase record and the transaction record, if the three data are inconsistent, then mark this test case; S7. The test computer sends another test case to the simulation computer, and repeats steps S2 to S6 until all test cases are completed; S8. Summarize the test case records, ticket purchase records and transaction records to generate a test report.