Patent ID: 7586312

Claim:
A power cycle test method for testing an electronic equipment, the method comprising: providing a hardware configuration consisting of a host computer, a single chip processor, a relay, and a power supply; predefining a total test count, and resetting a current test count; updating the current test count by incrementing the current test count by a value; checking whether the electronic equipment passes an alternating current (AC) test under a first AC control signal, the first AC control signal being transmitted to the single chip processor; powering off the electronic equipment under a first direct current (DC) control signal if the electronic equipment passes the AC test, the first DC control signal being transmitted to the single chip processor; checking whether the electronic equipment passes a DC test under a second DC control signal, the second DC control signal being transmitted to the single chip processor; checking whether the electronic equipment passes a reboot test under a reboot control signal if the electronic equipment passes the DC test, the reboot control signal being transmitted to the single chip processor; powering off the electronic equipment under a second AC control signal if the electronic equipment passes the reboot test, the second AC control signal being transmitted to the single chip processor; determining whether the current test count is equal to the total test count; and displaying a result message if the current test count is equal to the total test count.