Systems and methods for automated testing of power supply units

1. An automated testing system for power supply units, the system comprising:

a frame;

automated test equipment supported by the frame;

a test jig supported by the frame and coupled with the automated test equipment;

multiple power supply interfaces each adapted to interface the automated test equipment with a different power supply unit model; and

a robotic arm coupled to the frame, the robotic arm configured to move a power supply unit onto the test jig to interface with the automated test equipment;

wherein the automated test equipment is configured to identify a model of the power supply unit to be moved onto the test jig, select one of the multiple power supply interfaces that corresponds to the identified model of the power supply unit, and perform one or more tests on the power supply unit when the power supply unit is interfaced with the automated test equipment via the selected one of the multiple power supply interfaces; and

wherein the robotic arm is configured to move the power supply unit onto the test jig to interface with the selected power supply interface and to move the power supply unit off of the test jig after the one or more tests are completed.

2. The automated testing system of claim 1 , wherein the test jig is a first test jig and the power supply unit is a first power supply unit, the system further comprising a second test jig, the robotic arm configured to move a second power supply unit to the second jig while the first power supply unit is interfaced with the automated test equipment, the automated test equipment configured to perform the one or more tests on the second power supply unit after completing the one or more tests on the first power supply unit.

3. The automated testing system of claim 2 , wherein the robotic arm is configured to replace the first power supply unit in the first jig with a third power supply unit while the second power supply unit is interfaced with the automated test equipment, and the automated test equipment is configured to perform the one or more tests on the third power supply unit after completing the one or more tests on the second power supply unit.

4. The automated testing system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple power supply interfaces include at least four power supply interfaces to interface at least four different power supply unit models with the automated test equipment.

5. The automated testing system of claim 1 , further comprising an elevator supported by the frame, each of the power supply interface supported by the elevator, the elevator configured to align a corresponding one of the power supply interfaces between the automated test equipment and the power supply unit in response to an identified model of the power supply unit.

6. The automated testing system of claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit is associated with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the automated test equipment is configured to identify the model of the power supply unit via the RFID tag and obtain a test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit.

7. The automated testing system of claim 6 , wherein the automated test equipment is configured to obtain the test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit by downloading the test script from a server.

8. The automated testing system of claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit is one of multiple power supply units along a conveyor belt, the robotic arm is configured to move the multiple power supply units from the conveyor belt to the test jig one at a time, and the robotic arm is configured to move each power supply unit back to the conveyor belt after the one or more tests are completed for said power supply unit.

9. The automated testing system of claim 1 , wherein the test jig includes a pallet adapted to receive the power supply unit while the power supply unit is interfaced with the automated test equipment.

10. An automated testing system for power supply units, the system comprising:

automated test equipment configured to perform one or more tests on a power supply unit;

multiple power supply interfaces for interfacing the power supply unit with the automated test equipment, each of the power supply interfaces adapted to interface a different power supply unit model with the automated test equipment; and

a robotic arm;

wherein the automated test equipment is configured to:

identify a model of the power supply unit to be interfaced with the automated test equipment; and

select a corresponding one of the power supply interfaces to interface with the identified model of the power supply unit; and

wherein the robotic arm is configured to interface the corresponding one of the power supply interfaces with the identified model of the power supply unit.

11. The automated testing system of claim 10 , wherein the multiple power supply interfaces include at least four power supply interfaces to interface at least four different power supply unit models with the automated test equipment.

12. The automated testing system of claim 10 , further comprising an elevator, each of the power supply interfaces coupled to the elevator, the elevator configured to align the corresponding one of the power supply interfaces between the automated test equipment and the power supply unit in response to the identified model of the power supply unit.

13. The automated testing system of claim 10 , wherein the power supply unit is associated with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the automated test equipment is configured to identify the model of the power supply unit via the RFID tag.

14. The automated testing system of claim 13 , wherein the automated test equipment is configured to obtain a test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit.

15. The automated testing system of claim 14 , wherein the automated test equipment is configured to obtain the test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit by downloading the test script from a server.

16. A method of performing automated testing for power supply units, the method comprising:

identifying a model of a power supply unit in response to an RFID tag associated with the power supply unit;

obtaining, by automated test equipment, a test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit;

selecting, by the automated test equipment, one of multiple power supply interfaces that corresponds to the identified model of the power supply unit, each of the multiple power supply interfaces adapted to interface the automated test equipment with a different power supply unit model;

controlling a robotic arm to interface the automated test equipment with the power supply unit via the selected corresponding one of the multiple power supply interfaces; and

performing, by the automated test equipment, one or more tests on the power supply unit as defined by the obtained test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein obtaining the test script corresponding to the identified model of the power supply unit includes downloading the test script from a server.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the multiple power supply interfaces include at least four power supply interfaces to interface at least four different power supply unit models with the automated test equipment.