CN204578558U - Gateway with various communication modules pluggable - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a but gateway of plug multiple communication module, it including: the module body is internally provided with at least one module groove, and the front end of the module groove is provided with an open window; the module circuit device is arranged in the module body and comprises a circuit board part, and a processor and a microcontroller are arranged on the circuit board part; the module slot is correspondingly provided with a plug connector which is electrically connected with the processor, the microcontroller or the circuit board part; therefore, the multi-module application space can be provided for multifunctional elastic selection application, a user can easily replace various communication modules in a plug-in mode without disassembling the shell, the application and setting operation can be selected automatically according to the requirement, the upgrading and replacing operation of the network transmission performance is facilitated, the multi-module application space can be suitable for different Internet of things systems, and the multi-module application space has excellent application elasticity and use economic benefits.

Description

Gateway with various communication modules pluggable

technical field

The utility model relates to a gateway structure, in particular to a pluggable variety of communication modules with modular application functions for IP sharers or routers to achieve multi-functional flexible selection applications, convenient upgrades and economic benefits gateway.

Background technique

Due to the popularization and application of Internet broadband connection, the use of network to transmit data has become a part of people's daily life or work; Network communication devices (such as mobile phones, notebook computers or desktop computers, etc.) are connected to the Internet in order to achieve the purpose of browsing data, uploading data, downloading data or performing network communication through the Internet. Set up an IP sharer (or router/Router) to achieve the purpose of resource sharing. As shown in Figure 1, it is a schematic diagram of the existing local area network architecture. The ADSL line 82 is connected to an IP sharer 80 through a modem 81 (Moden). The IP sharer 80 can be wired to a computer 83, and the IP sharer 80 can also be A computer 84 and a notebook 85 are connected wirelessly (such as WiFi), so that multiple hardware devices such as the computer 83, the computer 84, and the notebook 85 use an IP to access the Internet for information transmission.

Existing IP sharer structure (or router structure) as shown in Figure 2, Figure 3, this IP sharer 80 comprises a main circuit board 90, there is central processing unit 87 on it, and built-in (designed in central processing unit ) or externally (designed on the main circuit board) more than one Internet chip, this Internet chip includes wired or wireless Internet chip 84 two kinds.

Another design is to make the wireless Internet chip 84 flexible in production or design. The wireless Internet chip and circuit are made into modules, and connected with internal high-speed communication interfaces such as PCI-E (but not limited to). In addition, through the internal high-speed transmission interface, The specific wireless Internet line 86 is built in or externally connected to the main circuit board 90 in a modular form (external connection may be in the form of a detachable socket or direct soldering). Finally, the casing is packaged and sold to customers.

Although the above-mentioned existing IP sharer structure can reach the communication sharing of its wired and wireless local area network connections, it still has its shortcomings. Welding is fixed on this circuit board 90, makes original IP sharer 80 hardware, software all can't be changed, if this wireless Internet chip 84 is tool IEEE 802.1b communication chip module (11Mbit/s, broadcasts at 2.4GHz), and When wanting to upgrade the IP sharer 80 to use the IEEE 802.1g communication chip (54Mbit/s, broadcasting at 2.4GHz), the user cannot directly replace the IEEE 802.1b communication chip with an IEEE 802.1g communication chip. The entire IP sharer 80 is replaced, which does not have the flexibility to adjust the use effect and does not meet the economic benefits, which is not an ideal design. Also, another existing IP sharer structure is to solder or fix the chip and firmware on the circuit board 90 in the production process as a single built-in module, which also has the disadvantage that the user cannot directly replace it from the outside. , even if the user forcibly replaces it, it cannot be used.

Furthermore, the deeper application of the Internet is the Internet of Things (IoT) developed by using the concept of Semantic Web technology. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the Internet that connects things. Important industrial development route, its application can paste micro-sensing chips on specific objects: including radio frequency identification (RFID), sensors, wireless communication chips, etc., through various wireless and wired communication network connections to achieve communication and dialogue (things and communication between things, dialogue between things and people, and dialogue between people), endowing objects with intelligence and ubiquitous equipment and facilities to provide management and service functions to achieve a perfect integrated application link. The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) currently has four camps unified, including: AllSeen, HomeKit, Thread Group and OIC and other alliances, that is to say, the international standards for the Internet of Things have not yet been unified at this stage, which may lead to different systems. , The risk of hardware incompatibility. Since the current IP sharer/router does not have such a composition suitable for the Internet of Things (IoT), it is also necessary to improve or configure it together, and it must be able to meet the design requirements of the transformation application as mentioned above. Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned missing problems of the existing IP sharer/router (gateway) should be an important direction that the industry should strive to solve and overcome.

For this reason, in view of existing IP sharer/router (gateway) its shortcoming in its use and the unsatisfactory fact of structural design, promptly set about researching and developing its solution, hope can develop a kind of more multifunctional Flexible choice of applications, convenient upgrades and cost-effective gateways that can plug and unplug various communication modules to serve the public and promote the development of this industry. After a long time of conception, this utility model is produced.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a gateway with various pluggable communication modules, which can provide multiple module application spaces for multi-functional flexible selection applications, allowing users to choose applications and set operations according to their needs , and facilitate the upgrade and replacement of network transmission performance, which has excellent application flexibility and economic benefits.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a gateway with various pluggable communication modules, which can enable the gateway to have the functional application of the Internet of Things (Internet of Things, IoT) or other network systems, and can be applied to different Internet of Things (IoT) system transformation uses reserve contingency functions, thereby enhancing its product application fields and advantages.

The technical means adopted by the utility model to achieve the above purpose include: a module body, at least one module groove is arranged in the module body, and an open window is arranged at the front end of the module groove; a module circuit device is arranged on the module In the body, the module circuit device includes a circuit board part, on which a processor and a microcontroller are arranged; the module slot is correspondingly provided with a connector, and the connector is connected to the processor, the microcontroller or The circuit board part is electrically connected.

Wherein the module body includes a front panel, and the window is arranged on the front panel.

Wherein the circuit board portion includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board with telecommunication connections, the first circuit board is on a bottom panel of the module body, and the second circuit board is on a rear panel of the module body , the first circuit board is used to set the processor and the microcontroller, and the second circuit board is used to set the connector.

It further includes a power supply module electrically connected with the processor.

Wherein the module slot is inserted with a communication module.

The communication module is a wireless local area network module, a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, a mobile communication module, a wired communication module, an NFC module, an RFID module, a Z-wave module or an infrared module.

Wherein the wireless local area network module is listed by the wireless network communication IEEE 802.11 standard or revised standard defined by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE).

Wherein the communication module is provided with at least one antenna.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

The gateway of the utility model, which can plug and unplug various communication modules, can provide a plurality of module application spaces for flexible selection and application of multiple functions through the above-mentioned structure, allowing users to choose applications and setting operations according to their needs, and it is convenient The upgrade and replacement operation of network transmission performance has excellent application flexibility and economic benefits; and at the same time, the utility model can enable the gateway to have the functional application of the Internet of Things or other network systems, and can be used for different Internet of Things systems. Reserve contingency function, and then enhance its product application fields and advantages.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an existing local area network architecture.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an existing IP sharer circuit system.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another existing IP sharer system.

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the circuit system of the present utility model.

Description of reference signs: 1-modular gateway; 10-module body; 11-module slot; 111-first module slot; 112-second module slot; 113-third module slot; 114-fourth module slot; 115-fifth module slot; 12-window; 121-first window; 122-second window; 123-third window; 124-fourth window; 125-fifth window; 13-front panel; 14-bottom Panel; 15-rear panel; 20-module circuit device; 20A-first circuit board; 20B-second circuit board; 21-processor; 22-microcontroller; 23-connector part; 231-first plug Connector; 232-second connector; 233-third connector; 234-fourth connector; 235-fifth connector; 30-communication module; 31-wireless local area network module; 32-Bluetooth module; 33-Zigbee module; 34-mobile communication module; 35-wired communication module; 40-power supply module.

Detailed ways

Please refer to Fig. 4, Fig. 5, the gateway of the utility model that can pluggable various communication modules includes a modular gateway 1, and this modular gateway 1 includes a module body 10 and a module circuit device 20; This module body 10 is provided with a The module slot part 11, the module slot part 11 includes at least one module slot, in this embodiment, the module slot part 11 includes a first module slot 111, a second module slot 112, a third module slot 113, a fourth module slot There are 5 module slots such as the module slot 114 and the fifth module slot 115, but the number is not limited; the front end of the module slot 11 (according to the direction shown in the figure/the same below) is provided with an open window portion 12, in other words, The front ends of the first module slot 111, the second module slot 112, the third module slot 113, the fourth module slot 114 and the fifth module slot 115 are respectively provided with a first window 121, a second window 122, and a third window 123. , the fourth window 124 and the fifth window 125, in a preferred embodiment, the first window 121, the second window 122, the third window 123, the fourth window 124 and the fifth window 125 are located on the module body 10 13 on the front panel.

The module circuit device 20 is arranged in the module body 10, and the module circuit device 20 includes a circuit board part. In this embodiment, the circuit board part includes a first circuit board 20A and a second circuit board with electrical connections. Board 20B, wherein, the first circuit board 20A is on the bottom panel 14 of the module body 10, and the second circuit board 20B is on the rear panel 15 of the module body 10, and the first circuit board 20A is provided with a processing 21 (CPU) and microcontroller 22, the second circuit board 20B is provided with a connector part 23, the connector part is electrically connected to the processor 21, microcontroller 22, the connector part 23 Including the first plug connector 231, the second plug connector 232, the second module slot 115 respectively corresponding to the first module slot 111, the second module slot 112, the third module slot 113, the fourth module slot 114 and the fifth module slot 115. The third socket 233 , the fourth socket 234 and the fifth socket 235 .

Furthermore, a communication module 30 is provided with a chip for being inserted into the module slot 11. In this embodiment, the communication module 30 includes a wireless local area network module 31 (WiFi), a bluetooth module 32 (Blue teeth), Zigbee module 33 (ZigBee), mobile communication module 34 and wired communication module 35 (Ethernet); wherein, the wireless local area network module 31 is defined by the wireless network communication IEEE IEEE 802.11 standards or revised standards, such as IEEE 802.11g, etc., also known as WiFi, are used for communication applications of wireless local area networks; the Bluetooth module 32 (Blue teeth) is a wireless personal area network established by the Bluetooth Technology Alliance The technical standard is used for short-distance data wireless transmission applications; the ZigBee module 33 (ZigBee) is used for a low-speed short-distance wireless network application; the mobile communication module 34 is used for mobile phone network applications, Such as LTE 4G, etc.; the wired communication module 35 (Ethernet) is a computer local area network networking application through Ethernet (Ethernet); the various specific module applications of the aforementioned communication module 30 may sometimes be required on this module Set at least one antenna, such as a wireless local area network module 31 (WiFi), as shown in FIG. 4 .

The various modules of the communication module 30 of the present utility model are just examples, and the present utility model is not limited to the various modules mentioned above, such as NFC module, RFID module, Z-wave module, infrared module or other communication modules Module etc., all can be implemented in the utility model. Moreover, the modular gateway 1 also includes a power supply module 40, the power supply module 40 is electrically connected with the processor 21 (CPU) and the microcontroller 22 for supplying power, and makes the processor 21 (CPU) ), the microcontroller 22, the connector part 23 and the communication module 30 integrally form an electrical connection channel.

Please also refer to Fig. 5, the wireless local area network module 31 (WiFi), the Bluetooth module 32 (Blue teeth), the Zigbee module 33 (ZigBee), the mobile communication module 34 and the wired communication module 35 (Ethernet) through the first The window 121, the second window 122, the third window 123, the fourth window 124 and the fifth window 125 are inserted in the first module slot 111, the second module slot 112, the third module slot 113, and the fourth module slot. 114 and the fifth module slot 115, and make the wireless local area network module 31 (WiFi), Bluetooth module 32 (Blue teeth), Zigbee module 33 (ZigBee), mobile communication module 34 and wired communication module 35 (Ethernet) respectively Connect with the first connector 231 , the second connector 232 , the third connector 233 , the fourth connector 234 and the fifth connector 235 to generate telecommunication communication for respective modularization. Function works.

When the utility model is used as a gateway with various pluggable communication modules, for example, the wireless local area network module 31 is an IEEE 802.1b communication chip module, if you want to upgrade the modular gateway 1 (IP sharer or router) to use IEEE 802.1 g communication chip, the wireless local area network module 31 of this tool IEEE 802.1b communication chip module is replaced and inserted into a wireless local area network module 31 of an IEEE 802.1g communication chip module, and the replacement and upgrading can be completed without replacing the entire gateway (IP sharer or router) are all replaced, and can be replaced without dismantling the casing, which has the function of simple and flexible adjustment and is economical.

And because the module slot 11 of the modular gateway 1 can have multiple module slots, it can produce great networking application effects when applied to the Internet of Things. There are different Internet of Things in the market. Each system has different types of communication protocols or communication modules. The utility model can easily replace various communication modules by plugging and unplugging without dismantling the casing. According to the needs of users, different IoT systems can be Different communication modules are included, so the utility model is not only applicable to various IoT systems in the present and future, but also makes the utility model compatible with various objects in different IoT systems through the utility model become possible.

The gateway of the utility model, which can plug and unplug various communication modules, can provide a plurality of module application spaces for flexible selection and application of multiple functions, allowing users to select applications and set operations according to their needs, and It facilitates the upgrade and replacement of network transmission performance, and has excellent application flexibility and economic benefits; and at the same time, the utility model enables the gateway device to have the functional application of the Internet of Things or other network systems, and can be applied to different Internet of Things system transformations The reserve contingency function is used to enhance its product application fields and advantages.

The above description is only illustrative of the utility model, rather than restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art understand that many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope defined by the appended claims of the utility model , change, or equivalent, but all will fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (6)

1. a gateway for pluggable multiple communication module, is characterized in that, comprise:

One module body, is provided with at least one module slot in this module body, and this module slot is inserted with a communication module, and this module slot front end is provided with an open window;

One modular circuit device, is located in this module body, and this modular circuit device includes a circuit board portion, and this circuit board portion is provided with a processor and microcontroller;

This module slot correspondence is provided with a plug connector, and this plug connector and this processor, microcontroller or circuit board portion are electrically connected.

2. the gateway of pluggable multiple communication module according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this module body includes a front panel, and this window is located on this front panel.

3. the gateway of pluggable multiple communication module according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this circuit board portion includes a first circuit board and the second circuit board of telecommunications connection, this first circuit board is on a bottom panel of this module body, this second circuit board is on a rear board of this module body, this first circuit board is in order to arrange this processor and this microcontroller, and this second circuit board is in order to arrange this plug connector.

4. the gateway of pluggable multiple communication module according to claim 1, is characterized in that, include a power supply module further, and this power supply module and this processor are electrically connected.

5. the gateway of pluggable multiple communication module according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this communication module is a wireless local area network module, bluetooth module, zifeng modular, mobile communication module, wire communication module, NFC module, RFID module, Z-wave module or infrared module.

6. the gateway of pluggable multiple communication module according to claim 5, is characterized in that, this communication module is provided with at least one antenna.