Production Line PCB Serial Programming and Testing Method and System

1 . A method for testing a wireless earpiece, the method comprising:

initiating automated testing of one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) of the wireless earpiece, wherein (1) component sets of the PCBs are tested for energy consumption and (2) a battery within the component sets is tested for charging capabilities;

testing the wireless earpiece, wherein the wireless earpiece is semi-assembled;

performing end-of-line functional testing, wherein the wireless earpiece is light insulated for testing LEDs of the wireless earpiece; and

performing final acoustic testing of the wireless earpiece, wherein the final acoustic testing is performed in an acoustically isolated chamber.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining voltage and current utilized to charge the battery.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of determining the capacity of the battery when fully charged.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining whether the energy consumption is determined to be within designated tolerances.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the step of generating alarms in response to any of the PCBs failing any of the tests.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a database is utilized to track the testing results for subsequent analysis.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a serial number, a bar code, a radio frequency tag, or other assigned identifier may be utilized to associate the PCBs or components with the test results and measurements.

8 . A system for testing a wireless earpiece, the system comprising:

a computing device connected to the wireless earpiece;

a reference wireless earpiece connected to the computing device;

wherein the computing device is configured to:

initiate automated testing of one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) of the wireless earpiece;

test the wireless earpiece, wherein the wireless earpiece is semi-assembled;

test battery voltage and current utilized to charge the battery to determine a capacity of the battery when fully charged;

testing the wireless earpiece, wherein the wireless earpiece is semi-assembled;

perform end-of-line functional testing including detecting light generated by LEDs of the wireless earpiece; and

perform final acoustic testing of the wireless earpiece, wherein the final acoustic testing is performed in an acoustically isolated chamber; and

wherein the reference wireless earpiece is used to test a connection range of a communication element and a processor associated with the communication element within the semi-assembled wireless earpiece.

9 . The system according to claim 8 , further comprising a rework station for receiving a failed semi-assembly from the computing device; and

a monitor operably coupled to the rework station providing data regarding the reason for the semi-assembly failing; wherein the failed semi-assembly is rejected if the second rework station cannot repair the failed semi-assembly and the failed semi-assembly is returned to the computing device for semi-assembly testing if the failed semi-assembly can be repaired.

10 . The system according to claim 9 , wherein the computing device performs end-of-line functional testing.

11 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the wireless earpiece is rejected if a failure is detected during end-of-line functional testing.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the computing device performs final acoustic testing of the wireless earpiece and rejects any failed wireless earpiece.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the wireless earpiece is packaged.

14 . A method for testing a wireless earpiece, the method comprising:

initiating an automated production panel, having a plurality of PCB (printed circuit boards) produced thereon for testing,

verifing the PCB utilizes power within a specified range when drawing power from an internal battery connection;

verifying a microcontroller of the PCB can connect to a touch sensor, an accelerometer and a memory;

performing semi-assembly testing of the wireless earpiece;

performing end-of-line functional testing, wherein the wireless earpiece is light insulated for testing LEDs of the wireless earpiece; and

performing final acoustic testing of the wireless earpiece, wherein the final acoustic testing is performed in an acoustically isolated chamber.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising the step of rejecting the wireless earpiece if a failure is detected during end-of-line functional testing.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising the step of rejecting the wireless earpiece if a failure is detected during final acoustic testing.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising the step of packaging the wireless earpiece.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , further comprising the step of testing component sets of a PCB for energy consumption.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , further comprising the step of testing an NFMI antenna to test the limits of the NFMI antenna.

20 . The method according to claim 19 , further comprising the step of testing red green and blue (RGB) light emitting diodes (LEDs).