Patent ID: 8769314

Claim:
A test fixture, comprising: a first RS-232 connector and a second RS-232 connector; wherein: a data terminal ready (DTR) pin of the first RS-232 connector is connected to a DTR pin of the second RS-232 connector, and a clear to send (CTS) pin of the first RS-232 connector is connected to a CTS pin of the second RS-232 connector; the DTR pin of the first RS-232 connector is further connected to a power pin of each of one or more test computers; the first RS-232 connector communicates with a control computer via a cable, and the second RS-232 connector communicates with the one or more test computers through one or more cables; and the test fixture sets a high level voltage for the connected DTR pins of the first RS-232 connector and the second RS-232 connector, and sets a low level voltage for the connected CTS pins of the first RS-232 connector and the second RS-232 connector according to commands sent by the control computer to turn on the test computers.