The invention discloses a test instrument sharing usage method and a test
system in an automatic
optical module test. The
system comprises a plurality of testing
machine platforms, optical modules to be tested,
optical module testing instruments, servers, switchboards and optical switches, wherein the testing
machine platforms are connected with the switchboards, the switchboards are connected with the servers, the servers are connected with all the
optical module testing instruments, and the optical module testing instruments are with the optical modules to be tested which are arranged on the testing
machine platforms through the optical switches. Control is achieved through servers, when a testing machine platform requires an optical module testing instrument, the testing machine platform applies for resources of the instrument for a
server, when the instrument idles, the
server distributes the resources of the instrument to the testing machine platform, at the same time, the instrument is remarked to be occupied until the testing machine platform releases the usage of the platform, and if one instrument is occupied by one of the testing machine platforms , the other testing machine platform can apply for the usage of other instruments. According to the method and the
system, by the aid of the
server, testing resources are coordinated, a plurality of optical modules can be detected, and the
utilization rate of the instruments can be improved.