TWM377621U - Interface card with hardware monitor and function extension, computer device and single board - Google Patents

Abstract

An interface card with hardware monitor and function extension is provided. The present invent includes a PCI interface, a PCIe interface, a chipset, a hardware monitor unit and a CPU. The chipset supported with PCI and PCIe function is coupled to the PCI interface and PCIe interface. The hardware monitor is used to detect the interface card and detect temperature and fan status of a case system.. The CPU is used to control the interface card. Whereby the present invention can expend function through the PCIe interface.

Description

M377621 • . , V. New Description: [New Technology Jaw Domain] This creation is an interface card, especially for an interface card and its computer device that supports the transmission specification of pcIe. [Prior Art] - For industrial computers or servers, the design is different from the general - personal computer. As shown in the first figure, it is an interface card 9 used in an industrial computer or a server. The interface card 9 is mainly provided with a central processing unit 92 and a north bridge chip set 94 on a printed circuit board 90. The south bridge chipset 96 and other components, because the interface card 9 has the main computing architecture in the computer, it can also be called a CPU card, and the interface card 9 can integrate other computer components according to the functional design requirements. For example, it is a display unit, a memory unit, a network unit, a communication transmission unit, a sound unit, a peripheral device input unit, and the like.

The Southbridge chipset 96 currently supports transmission specifications such as pCI • (PenPheral Component Interconnect) and PCIe (Peripheral . Component Inter_nect Express). However, the external signal transmission is performed by the interface card 9 in the first figure. The interface used is PCI j-face 98' but for the pCIe transmission specification supported by the Southbridge chipset 96, the interface card 9 is not provided with a pcie "face for transmission and for the south bridge chipset 96 It is not a good idea to use the resources that support PCIe provided by itself. Therefore, how to effectively utilize the PCIe transmission specifications supported by the Southbridge chipset% is also an issue to be overcome. 3 [New Content] The technical problem to be solved by this creation is to provide a interface card and computer device with monitoring indication and interface expansion function to solve the problem that the interface card supporting the use of PCIe transmission specification cannot properly utilize this pcie resource. problem. The purpose of this creation is to enable the interface card to perform hardware monitoring indications, facilitate the entire line and expand the interface card functions through the pCIe interface. In order to solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, an interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function is provided, which is applicable to a chassis system. The interface card includes: a PCI interface, a pcie interface, a chipset, A monitoring unit and a central processing unit. The chipset is coupled to the PCI interface and the PCIe interface and the chipset supports the PCI interface and the PCIe interface. The monitoring unit is coupled to the pcie interface for hardware monitoring of the interface card and the chassis system and is transmitted according to the monitoring result. The PCIe interface outputs at least one indication signal to the chassis system; the central processing unit is coupled to the chipset and the monitoring unit, and is configured to control the operation of the interface card. In the embodiment of the present invention, the chipset defines a configuration pin in the PCIe interface, and sets the transmission configuration of the PCIe interface according to the signal of the configuration pin. In an embodiment of the present invention, the chipset defines an ATX transmission area in the PCIe interface to enable the interface card to support the use of the ATX power supply through the pcie interface. In the embodiment of the present invention, the chipset defines an SMBus signal area in the PCI interface or the PCIe interface, so that the interface card supports the use of the SMBus through the SMBus signal area. Other purposes and advantages of the drawings will be described in the following [Embodiment] The present invention provides a batch _ face card that is mainly used for expansion functions! Cards and other busy workers, ', ' 9 1C ) application expansion features, the human interface as an extension of the function of the card in the card π eight π, rg containment so that the interface card can be through the other In the hardware signal, _ ^, and make Wei private π 仏 的 function to enable the interface ii r to perform other additional expansion functions, so that the "face card binding function can be more diversified in the card There are resources. m butterfly (4), which is one of the creative examples of the interface card with the interface expansion function and the interface expansion function board (this, the face card 1 series can be used with industrial computer or servo One back in the device

The backplane is inserted and joined, and the J-unit 12, the north-piece 主要 主要 mainly includes a centrally-remained - 10 镐 day film group 14, a south bridge chip set 16, and a supervisory statement: interface: f The interface 17 and a PCIe interface 19' are only necessary for the description of the present application for the convenience of the description of the present embodiment. However, it is known to those skilled in the art that the acquisition (CPU card) can still be used. Including the display unit, the memory unit, the network, the communication unit, the sound unit, the peripheral device input unit, etc., the unit 12, the north bridge chip group 14, the south bridge chip group I, the PCI interface and The PCIe interface 19 is set to -

Claims (1)

An interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function, which is applicable to a chassis system, comprising: a board body having a plug portion; a PCI interface disposed at the plug portion; a PCIe interface disposed on the a chip set, disposed on the board and coupled to the ρα interface and the pcie kawasaki, and the chip set supports a transmission function of the ρα interface and the pcie interface; monitoring a unit, disposed on the board And coupled to the pcie interface for hardware monitoring of the 4; face card and side machine system, and according to the monitoring, through the six PCIe interface, at least - indicating signals to the chassis system; and - The central processing unit is configured to set up the board and the flash unit and the monitoring unit. The central processing unit is used to control the operation of the interface card and the phase system. 2. An application card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function as described in Item 1 wherein the chip level defines a configuration pin in the p α e interface, and the chip group is based on the configuration pin Bit signal to set the transmission configuration of the PCIe interface. 3. If the application for a patent, the third party has an interface card with a monitoring instruction and an interface expansion, wherein the chipset defines an ATX transmission area in the pcie interface, so that the interface card passes through the interface. Support for using ATX power. An interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function as described in the first aspect of the patent, wherein the chipset defines an SMBus in one of the PCI interface and the PCIe interface. The signal area enables the interface card to support the use of SMBus through the SMBus signal area. 5. The interface card having the monitoring indication and the interface expansion function as described in the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the chipset defines a USB signal area in one of the PCI interface and the pCIe interface, so that the interface The card supports the use of USB through the USB signal area. 6. An interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function as described in claim 1 wherein the chipset defines an audio signal zone in one of the PCI interface and the pCIe interface to enable the interface The card supports the use of audio through the audio signal zone. 7. An interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function as described in the scope of the patent application, wherein the chipset defines an LPC signal zone in one of the pci interface and the pcIe interface, so that the interface The card supports the use of Lpc through the LPC signal area. 8. The interface card having the monitoring indication and the interface expansion function as described in the scope of the patent application, wherein the chip group defines a panel control area in one of the ρα interface and the pcIe interface, so that the interface The signals of the power switch (PWRBTSW), the reset switch (reSETSW), the power supply indicator (PWRLED), and the hard disk indicator (HDD LED) in the card are transmitted through the panel control area. 9. The interface card having the monitoring indication and the interface expansion function as described in claim 1 of the patent scope. The monitoring unit further receives the hardware working signal in the interface card or the chassis system. . . . 26 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 776 Or temperature detection signal. 11. The interface card with the monitoring indication and the interface expansion function b, as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the chip group is a south bridge chip group. 12. An interface card having a monitoring indication and an interface expansion function as described in the scope of the patent application, wherein the board system is a printed circuit board. 13. The interface card with monitoring indication and interface expansion function as described in claim 1 wherein the PCI interface is a PCI finger, and the PCIe interface is a PCIe gold finger. 14. A computer device comprising: a chassis system having a back plane, the backplane being provided with a PCI slot, a first pcie slot and at least a second PCIe slot, the second PCIe plug The slot is coupled to the first pcie slot; and an interface card, comprising: a board body having a plug portion; a PCI interface disposed at the plug portion, and the pci interface is inserted into the PCI slot; a PCIe interface is disposed in the plug portion, and the pcie interface is inserted into the first PCIe slot; a chip set is disposed on the board and coupled to the PCI interface and the PCIe interface, and the chip set Supporting the transmission function of the PCI interface and the PCIe interface; a monitoring unit is disposed on the board and coupled to the PCIe interface for performing hardware monitoring on the interface card and the chassis system, and The PCIe interface outputs at least one indication 27 M377621 A = number is displayed for the chassis system; ... and is consumed by the chipset card and the operation of the chassis system 7 degrees earlier to control the interface 15, and the unit is further connected as claimed in the application (4) Knowing the device, wherein the monitoring is a signal. The hardware card or the hardware in the chassis system is as claimed in the fifteenth item of the patent scope, wherein the hardware is the fan speed signal, the signal or the temperature detection 14 item. The computer device, wherein the indication signal is output to the indication interface of the cash box system. The computer device according to Item 17, wherein the indication is a temperature sensing indication interface or a fan rotation failure indicating interface. The computer device of claim 17, wherein the indication interface displays the indication signal by a light emitting diode. A single-board computer board includes: - a backplane, a _th transmission slot and a second transmission slot are disposed in parallel on the side, and an interface card, including: - a board body having a plug a PCI interface, not disposed in the plug portion, and the ρα interface is inserted into the first transmission slot; a PCIe interface is disposed at the plug portion, and the pcie interface is plugged into the second transmission a chip set, disposed on the board and coupled to the ρα interface and the 16 17 18 19 20 28 complement. PCIe interface, and the chip set supports the transmission function of the ρα interface and the PCIe interface; A monitoring unit is disposed on the board and coupled to the pcie interface for performing hardware monitoring on the interface card and the chassis system, and outputting at least one indication signal to a chassis through the P CI e interface according to the monitoring result. And a central processing unit disposed on the board and coupled to the chip set and the monitoring unit, the central processing unit is configured to control the operation of the interface card; wherein the δ hai; | face card and the g hai back board Parallel to each other in parallelThe single-board computer board of claim 20, wherein the chipset defines a configuration pin in the PCIe interface, and the chipset sets the pCIe interface according to the signal of the configuration pin. Transmission configuration. 22. The single-board computer board of claim 20, wherein the chipset defines an ATX transmission area in the PCI interface and the PCIe interface to enable the interface card to pass through the ATX. The transfer area supports the use of ATX power. The SMBus signal area is defined in one of the PCI interface and the PCIe interface, so that the interface card transmits the SMBus signal through the SMBus signal. The district supports the use of SMBus. The single-board computer board as described in claim 20, wherein the chipset defines a USB signal area in one of the PCI interface and the PCIe interface for the interface card to transmit the USB signal. The area supports USB. The slab of the computer board of claim 20, wherein the I chip set is defined by one of the PCI interface and the pcie interface. The audio signal area 'to enable the interface card to pass through the audio signal area to support the use of audio. The single-board computer board of claim 20, wherein the chipset defines an LPC signal area in one of the PCI interface and the pcie interface to allow the interface card to pass through the LPC signal. The district supports the use of LPC. 27. The single-board computer board of claim 2, wherein the chipset defines a panel control area in one of the PCI interface and the pcie interface to enable power in the interface card. 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