CN111722149A - A cable detection device, method, system and computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses a cable detection device and method, system, and computer-readable storage medium. The device includes: an FPGA, a prompter connected to the FPGA; the first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the output interface of the target cable; wherein the FPGA sends a target instruction to the target cable through the first IO interface, and determines whether the target instruction is received through the second IO interface. If the target instruction is received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected. If the target instruction is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is broken. In the present application, the detection of the target cable can be achieved by simply sending an instruction, with fast detection speed and high accuracy. In addition, the detection diversity of the cable detection can be improved.

Description

A cable detection device, method, system and computer-readable storage medium

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of cable detection, and more particularly, to a cable detection device, method, system, and computer-readable storage medium.

Background technique

With the advent of the era of big data, various network data have exploded, and the server application environment has become diverse. At the same time, the server needs to support more and more configurations, such as expanding different IO and storage modules. . In order to achieve flexible configuration, different types of cables are required inside the server to interconnect the motherboard and various modules to form a complete system.

In order to ensure that the cable can be used normally, it is necessary to measure the cable sample in the early stage of server design to confirm whether the cable is manufactured according to the design requirements. The existing cable detection method is to manually detect whether the cable is connected by means of a multimeter.

However, the number of cables and cable pins used in the server design is large. If a multimeter is used for path detection, the process is cumbersome and the workload is heavy, which is time-consuming and easy to be missed and confused; the applicability is low.

To sum up, how to provide the applicability of cable detection is an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present application is to provide a cable detection device, which can solve the technical problem of how to improve the applicability of cable detection to a certain extent. The present application also provides a cable detection method, system and computer-readable storage medium.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the application provides the following technical solutions:

A cable detection device, comprising: an FPGA, a prompter connected to the FPGA;

The first IO interface of the FPGA is connected with the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface of the FPGA is connected with the output interface of the target cable;

Wherein, the FPGA sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, if the target command is received through the second IO interface If the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected. A message indicating that there is an open circuit in the cable.

Preferably, the interface types of the first IO interface and the second IO interface include a slimlineX8 cable interface, a MiniSAS cable interface, an oculink cable interface, and a slimlineX4 cable interface.

Preferably, the pins of the target cable are connected in one-to-one correspondence with the IO interfaces of the FPGA;

The FPGA sends a target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, if the target command is received through the second IO interface command, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected, and if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a message indicating the existence of the target cable Broken circuit prompt information, including:

The FPGA determines the current pin to be detected in the pins of the target cable, generates the target instruction for detecting the current to-be-detected pin, and sends it to the target cable through the first IO interface the target command, and determine whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, and if the target command is received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a pin representing the current to-be-detected pin Connected prompt information, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue prompt information indicating that the current to-be-detected pin has an open circuit; all pipes of the target cable are to be completed. After the detection of the feet, it is judged whether all the pins of the target cable are connected, and if all the pins of the target cable are connected, the prompter is controlled to issue the prompt indicating that the target cable is connected If all pins of the target cable are not connected, the prompter is controlled to issue the prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected.

Preferably, it also includes: a controller connected to the FPGA;

The controller is configured to transmit a control instruction of whether the cable is detected or not to the FPGA, so as to control whether the FPGA performs the cable detection operation.

Preferably, it also includes: a power supply connected to the FPGA and the prompter, for supplying power to the FPGA and the prompter.

Preferably, the prompter includes an LED light.

A cable detection method, applied to an FPGA, includes:

Send the target command to the target cable through its own first IO interface, the first IO interface is connected to the input interface of the target cable;

Determine whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, the second IO interface is connected to the output interface of the target cable;

If the target instruction is received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected is issued;

If the target command is not received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is disconnected is sent out.

Preferably, the pins of the target cable are connected in one-to-one correspondence with the IO interfaces of the FPGA;

After sending out the prompt information indicating that the target cable has an open circuit, the method further includes:

record the pin information of the target cable connected to the first IO interface;

The pin information of the target cable connected to the second IO interface is recorded.

A cable detection system, applied to an FPGA, includes:

a first sending module, configured to send a target command to a target cable through its own first IO interface, where the first IO interface is connected to an input interface of the target cable;

The first judgment module is used for judging whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, the second IO interface is connected with the output interface of the target cable; if the second IO interface is received through the second IO interface When the target command is reached, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected is sent; if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is disconnected is sent.

A computer-readable storage medium is applied to an FPGA, and a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, any one of the above-mentioned cable detection methods is implemented.

A cable detection device provided by the present application includes: an FPGA and a prompter connected to the FPGA; a first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to an input interface of a target cable, and a second IO interface of the FPGA is connected to an output of the target cable. The interfaces are connected; wherein, the FPGA sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, and if the target command is received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends out a token The prompt information indicating that the target cable is connected, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected. In this application, the first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface is connected to the output interface of the target cable. In this way, the FPGA can transmit the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface. and the target cable will transmit the target command to the second IO interface, and the FPGA can judge whether the target cable is connected through the second IO interface by judging whether the target command is received, that is, the target cable can be realized only by sending the command. Cable detection has fast detection speed and high accuracy. In addition, no matter how the type of the target cable changes, the IO interface on the FPGA is connected to the interface of the target cable, so the application can also improve the detection of cable detection. Diversity. The cable detection method, system and computer-readable storage medium provided by the present application also solve the corresponding technical problems.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the provided drawings without any creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cable detection device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a cable detection method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a cable detection system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a cable detection device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

A cable detection device provided by an embodiment of the present application includes: an FPGA (Field Programmable GateArray, Field Programmable Gate Array) 1, and a prompter 2 connected to the FPGA1;

The first IO interface of FPGA1 is connected with the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface of FPGA1 is connected with the output interface of the target cable;

Among them, FPGA1 sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface. If the target command is received through the second IO interface, the control prompter 2 sends out a signal representing the target cable. For the connected prompt information, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter 2 is controlled to issue a prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected.

That is to say, in this application, the first IO interface of the FPGA can be connected to the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface can be connected to the output interface of the target cable. In this way, the first IO interface of the FPGA can pass through the target cable. The cable is connected to the second IO interface, so as to provide a communication link for the subsequent FPGA to test whether the target cable is connected by means of the target command. It should be pointed out that the IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the interface of the target cable, which means that the port type of the IO interface of the FPGA matches the port type of the target cable in this application, and the port type of the IO interface of the FPGA can be based on the target cable. In addition, this application does not limit the type of target cable, for example, the target cable can be slimlineX8 cable, MiniSAS cable, oculink cable, slimlineX4 cable, slimlineX8 to 2 slimlineX4 cables, etc. .

In practical applications, the first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the input interface of the target cable, and after the second IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the output interface of the target cable, the FPGA can determine whether the target cable is not by sending the target command. connected, and control the prompter to issue corresponding prompt information so that the user can view the judgment result. For example, the FPGA can send the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judge whether the target command is received through the second IO interface. When the second IO interface receives the target command, the control prompter sends a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected. If the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends a prompt message indicating that the target cable is disconnected.

A cable detection device provided by the present application includes: an FPGA and a prompter connected to the FPGA; a first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to an input interface of a target cable, and a second IO interface of the FPGA is connected to an output of the target cable. The interfaces are connected; wherein, the FPGA sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, and if the target command is received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends out a token The prompt information indicating that the target cable is connected, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected. In this application, the first IO interface of the FPGA is connected to the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface is connected to the output interface of the target cable. In this way, the FPGA can transmit the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface. and the target cable will transmit the target command to the second IO interface, and the FPGA can judge whether the target cable is connected through the second IO interface by judging whether the target command is received, that is, the target cable can be realized only by sending the command. Cable detection has fast detection speed and high accuracy. In addition, no matter how the type of the target cable changes, the IO interface on the FPGA is connected to the interface of the target cable, so the application can also improve the detection of cable detection. Diversity.

In the cable detection device provided by the embodiment of the present application, the interface types of the first IO interface and the second IO interface may include a slimlineX8 cable interface, a MiniSAS cable interface, an oculink cable interface, a slimlineX4 cable interface, and the like.

It should be pointed out that in practical applications, the interface type of the IO interface of the FPGA can be directly set to the type matching the target cable, or the IO interface of the FPGA can be connected with the interface of the target cable by means of a connector, such as in Fig. In 1, CON_1, CON_2, CON_3, CON_4, CON_5, CON_6, CON_7 and CON_8 are all corresponding connectors, and CON_1, CON_2 are used to connect the IO interface and slimlineX8 type cable, CON_3, CON_4 are used to connect the IO The interface is connected to the MiniSAS type cable, CON_5 and CON_6 are used to connect the IO interface to the OuclinkX8 type cable, and CON_7 and CON_8 are used to connect the IO interface to the slimlineX4 type cable. For each connector, MN in the connector represents the pin corresponding to the pin of the target cable on the connector, for example, A1 in CON_1 represents the pin corresponding to the A1 pin of slimlineX8, and in the FPGA IO_x_y represents the corresponding IO interface.

In the cable detection device provided by the embodiment of the present application, the pins of the target cable are connected to the IO interfaces of the FPGA in a one-to-one correspondence;

Correspondingly, the FPGA sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface. Connected prompt information, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends out prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected, including:

The FPGA determines the current pin to be detected in the pins of the target cable, generates a target command to detect the current pin to be detected, sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges through the second IO interface Whether the target command is received, if the target command is received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends out a prompt message indicating that the current pin to be detected is connected, and if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the control prompter sends out Indicates the prompt information that the current pin to be detected has an open circuit; after the detection of all pins of the target cable is completed, it is judged whether all the pins of the target cable are connected, and if all the pins of the target cable are connected, control The prompter sends out prompt information indicating that the target cable is connected, and if all pins of the target cable are not all connected, the prompter is controlled to send out prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected.

That is, a pin of the target cable corresponds to an IO interface of the FPGA. At this time, the connectivity between each pair of pins of the target cable can be detected. The target cable is a slimlineX4 cable and the cable is The result of the detection device is shown in Figure 1 as an example. The target cable is connected to the IO interface of the FPGA through CON_7 and CON_8. Suppose the pin correspondence of the slimlineX4 cable is shown in Table 1, and the A1 pin on the CON_7 end corresponds to CON_8 If the FPGA sends the target command through the IO interface IO_7_1, it should receive the target command from the IO interface IO_8_20. Therefore, the FPGA can send the target command to the IO interface IO_7_1 to determine whether it can receive the target command through the IO interface IO_8_20. If the target command can be received through the IO interface IO_8_20, it can be determined that the A1 pin of the target cable is connected to the B1 pin. If the target command cannot be received through the IO interface IO_8_20, it can be determined that the A1 pin of the target cable is connected to the An open circuit has occurred between the B1 pins.

Table 1 Correspondence table of slimlineX4 cable pins

In practical applications, the type of the target instruction can be determined according to actual needs. For example, the target instruction can include an instruction composed of logic 1 and logic 0, and the FPGA sends a logic 1 to the current to-be-detected pin through the first IO interface, and sends it to other pins. Logic 0, that is, when testing the connectivity between the pins of the target cable, the FPGA can only send logic 1 to the IO connected to the current pin to be detected in the target cable, and send logic 1 to other pins in the target cable. The connected IO sends a logic 0, so that as long as the FPGA can receive a logic 1, it can determine that the current pin to be detected in the target cable is connected. Of course, there may also be other testing methods, which are not specifically limited in this application.

In a specific application scenario, in order to accurately know the information of the unconnected pins in the target cable, after the control prompter sends out the prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected, the pipe of the target cable connected to the first IO interface can also be recorded. Pin information; record the pin information of the target cable connected to the second IO interface

In the cable detection device provided by the embodiment of the present application, in order to facilitate the control of the detection process, a controller connected to the FPGA may also be included; the controller is used to transmit a control command of whether the cable is detected or not to the FPGA, so as to control the FPGA Whether to perform the cable detection operation.

It should be pointed out that the BUTTON in FIG. 1 of this application is the controller shown in this application, and its type is a switch. The controller can find corresponding control instructions from the FPGA by changing the level changes detected by the FPGA. For example, when the controller enables the FPGA to receive a high level, the FPGA can be set to perform a cable detection operation, and when the controller enables the FPGA to receive a low level, the FPGA can be set to not perform a cable detection operation, etc. Of course, the type of the controller can be determined according to actual needs, which is not specifically limited in this application.

In the cable detection device provided by the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the cable detection device can work anytime and anywhere, a power supply connected to the FPGA and the prompter may also be set in the cable detection device provided by the present application. It is used to power devices such as FPGA and prompter, that is, power supply for cable detection equipment.

In the cable detection device provided by the embodiment of the present application, in order to reduce the complexity of the cable detection device as much as possible, the prompter can be set as LED lights, and the number and type of the LED lights can be determined according to actual needs.

Correspondingly, the FPGA can send out corresponding prompt information by controlling the LED lights. For example, it can control the on and off of the LED lights to represent different prompt information. For example, it can control the LED lights to light up to indicate the target cable is connected, and can control the LED lights to turn off. to indicate that the target cable has an open circuit, etc. Of course, different prompt information and the like can also be represented by the luminous color of the LED lamp, which is not limited in this application.

In the specific application scenario, in the cable detection device shown in FIG. 1 of the present application, the corresponding relationship between the switch buttons that control various cables and the LED lights indicating whether the cable has passed the detection can be shown in Table 2. Of course, There may also be other correspondences.

Table 2 Cable types and corresponding switch buttons and LED lights

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flowchart of a cable detection method provided by an embodiment of the present application.

A cable detection method provided by an embodiment of the present application, applied to an FPGA, may include the following steps:

Step S101: Send a target command to a target cable through its own first IO interface, where the first IO interface is connected to an input interface of the target cable.

Step S102: Determine whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, and the second IO interface is connected to the output interface of the target cable; if the target command is received through the second IO interface, then perform step S103; After the second IO interface receives the target instruction, step S104 is executed.

Step S103: Send out a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected;

Step S104: Send out prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected.

In the cable detection method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the pins of the target cable may be connected to the IO interfaces of the FPGA in a one-to-one correspondence;

After the FPGA sends out the prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected, it can also record the pin information of the target cable connected to the first IO interface; and record the pin information of the target cable connected to the second IO interface.

For the corresponding description of each step in the cable detection method provided by the embodiment of the present application, please refer to the corresponding description in the foregoing embodiment, and details are not repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a cable detection system according to an embodiment of the present application.

A cable detection system provided by an embodiment of the present application, applied to an FPGA, may include:

The first sending module 101 is configured to send the target command to the target cable through its own first IO interface, and the first IO interface is connected with the input interface of the target cable;

The first judging module 102 is used for judging whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, the second IO interface is connected with the output interface of the target cable; if the target command is received through the second IO interface, it issues a token The prompt information that the target cable is connected; if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompt information indicating that the target cable is disconnected is issued.

For the corresponding description of each module in the cable detection system provided by the embodiment of the present application, please refer to the corresponding description in the foregoing embodiment, and details are not repeated here.

An embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the cable detection method described in the above embodiments are implemented.

The computer-readable storage medium referred to in this application includes random access memory (RAM), internal memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disks, removable disks, CD-ROMs , or any other form of storage medium known in the art.

For the description of the relevant parts in the cable detection method, system, and computer-readable storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present application, please refer to the detailed description of the corresponding parts in the cable detection device provided by the embodiments of the present application, and details are not repeated here. In addition, parts of the above technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application that are consistent with the implementation principles of the corresponding technical solutions in the prior art are not described in detail, so as to avoid redundant descriptions.

It should also be noted that in this document, relational terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply those entities or operations There is no such actual relationship or order between them. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or device comprising a list of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes not explicitly listed or other elements inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, this application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. A cable detection device, comprising: an FPGA, a prompter connected with the FPGA; The first IO interface of the FPGA is connected with the input interface of the target cable, and the second IO interface of the FPGA is connected with the output interface of the target cable; Wherein, the FPGA sends the target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, if the target command is received through the second IO interface If the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected. A message indicating that there is an open circuit in the cable. 2. The cable detection device according to claim 1, wherein the interface types of the first IO interface and the second IO interface include slimlineX8 cable interface, MiniSAS cable interface, oculink cable interface, slimlineX4 cable interface. 3. The cable detection device according to claim 1, wherein the pins of the target cable are connected in one-to-one correspondence with the IO interfaces of the FPGA; The FPGA sends a target command to the target cable through the first IO interface, and judges whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, if the target command is received through the second IO interface command, the prompter is controlled to issue a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected, and if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a message indicating the existence of the target cable Broken circuit prompt information, including: The FPGA determines the current pin to be detected in the pins of the target cable, generates the target instruction for detecting the current to-be-detected pin, and sends it to the target cable through the first IO interface the target command, and determine whether the target command is received through the second IO interface, and if the target command is received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue a pin representing the current to-be-detected pin Connected prompt information, if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, the prompter is controlled to issue prompt information indicating that the current to-be-detected pin has an open circuit; all pipes of the target cable are to be completed. After the detection of the feet, it is judged whether all the pins of the target cable are connected, and if all the pins of the target cable are connected, the prompter is controlled to issue the prompt indicating that the target cable is connected information, if all pins of the target cable are not all connected, control the prompter to issue the prompt information indicating that the target cable has an open circuit; The target instruction includes an instruction composed of a logic 1 and a logic 0, and the FPGA sends a logic 1 to the current to-be-detected pin and sends a logic 0 to other pins through the first IO interface. 4. The cable detection device according to claim 1, further comprising: a controller connected to the FPGA; The controller is configured to transmit a control instruction of whether the cable is detected or not to the FPGA, so as to control whether the FPGA performs the cable detection operation. 5 . The cable detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a power supply connected to the FPGA and the prompter, and configured to supply power to the FPGA and the prompter. 6 . 6. The cable detection device of claim 1, wherein the prompter comprises an LED light. 7. A cable detection method, characterized in that, applied to FPGA, comprising: Send the target command to the target cable through its own first IO interface, the first IO interface is connected to the input interface of the target cable; Determine whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, the second IO interface is connected to the output interface of the target cable; If the target instruction is received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected is issued; If the target command is not received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is disconnected is sent. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the pins of the target cable are connected in one-to-one correspondence with the IO interfaces of the FPGA; After sending out the prompt information indicating that the target cable has an open circuit, the method further includes: record the pin information of the target cable connected to the first IO interface; The pin information of the target cable connected to the second IO interface is recorded. 9. A cable detection system, characterized in that, applied to FPGA, comprising: a first sending module, configured to send a target command to a target cable through its own first IO interface, where the first IO interface is connected to an input interface of the target cable; The first judgment module is used for judging whether the target command is received through its own second IO interface, the second IO interface is connected with the output interface of the target cable; if the second IO interface is received through the second IO interface When the target command is reached, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is connected is sent; if the target command is not received through the second IO interface, a prompt message indicating that the target cable is disconnected is sent. 10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, applied to an FPGA, a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program is implemented by a processor when the computer program is executed as claimed in claim 7 or 8 Cable detection method.

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