Virtually-integrated wire harness design and automated production systems and methods that achieve completely integrated data management by automatically producing scripts to dynamically propagate production commands and data to various subsystems for handling assembling necessary circuits and wire harness layout boards to produce corresponding batches of wire harnesses while script-based methods control configuring, testing, and using wire harness layout boards, and assembling, testing, reworking, and delivering wire harnesses. Augmented reality is used to assist in the assembly of layout boards and wire harnesses.

Virtually-integrated wire harness design and automated production systems and methods that achieve completely integrated data management by automatically producing scripts to dynamically propagate production commands and data to various subsystems for handling assembling necessary circuits and wire harness layout boards to produce corresponding batches of wire harnesses while script-based methods control configuring, testing, and using wire harness layout boards, and assembling, testing, reworking, and delivering wire harnesses. Augmented reality is used to assist in the assembly of layout boards and wire harnesses.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed detection circuitry including an inductor and a capacitor; and controller circuitry coupled to the detection circuitry, the controller circuitry configured to: generate a voltage pulse; supply the voltage pulse to the detection circuitry; monitor a characteristic of a detection output of the detection circuitry in response to the voltage pulse; determine a variation in the detection output based on a comparison of the characteristic of the detection output to a threshold value; and determine a type of connector in proximity to the detection circuitry based on the variation.

A connector detecting device for a connector includes a test vehicle, including a plurality of detecting points, to assemble with the connector; and a function module, formed an electrical connection with the test vehicle, configured to determine a conduction status between the connector and the test vehicle according to a loop of the plurality of detecting points and the connector.

A detection device for detecting an insertion depth of a terminal of a cable connector inside a housing of the cable connector includes a positioning assembly and a detection assembly. The positioning assembly positions the housing of the cable connector. The detection assembly includes a first driving device, a sensing element mounted on the first driving device and movable by the first driving device, and a displacement sensor mounted on the first driving device and movable in a moving direction of the sensing element by the first driving device. The displacement sensor is connected to the sensing element and senses a displacement of the sensing element.

A detection device for detecting an insertion depth of a terminal of a cable connector inside a housing of the cable connector includes a positioning assembly and a detection assembly. The positioning assembly positions the housing of the cable connector. The detection assembly includes a first driving device, a sensing element mounted on the first driving device and movable by the first driving device, and a displacement sensor mounted on the first driving device and movable in a moving direction of the sensing element by the first driving device. The displacement sensor is connected to the sensing element and senses a displacement of the sensing element.

A testing device including a main housing, and a probe housing, wherein the probe housing is rotatably coupled to the main housing. The testing device further includes a first test probe and a second test probe. The first test probe may be configured to be inserted into an alternating-current receptacle. The second test probe is coupled to the probe housing. The second test probe may be configured to be inserted into a universal serial bus receptacle.

A test apparatus detects the presence of a connector such as a body clip within a holder of a wiring harness assembly board and is configured to confirm at least one characteristic of the connector defined by a positional relationship between two features of the connector. The holder has a receiving section for receiving the connector, and first and second contact elements that are engaged by the first and second features of the connector when it is inserted in the holder. The first and second contact elements are operative to activate a signal generator. The first and second contact elements have a positional relationship corresponding to the desired characteristic of the connector and are configured such that the signal generator is only operated when the first and second contact elements are contacted simultaneously by the first and second features of the connector.

A testing device including a main housing, and a probe housing, wherein the probe housing is rotatably coupled to the main housing. The testing device further includes a first test probe and a second test probe. The first test probe may be configured to be inserted into an alternating-current receptacle. The second test probe is coupled to the probe housing. The second test probe may be configured to be inserted into a universal serial bus receptacle.

A device for detecting a leakage current generation condition in a universal serial bus (USB) interface including at least one pull-up circuit connected to the at least one power pin, and a port controller configured to detect at least one impedance between a ground pin and at least one power pin, detect a leakage current generation condition in the at least one power pin based on the at least one impedance detected, and activate a detection signal in response to the leakage current generation condition being detected, the port controller configured to detect the at least one impedance by controlling the at least one pull-up circuit to pull up the at least one power pin and detecting a voltage of the at least one power pin may be provided.