CN102243520A - Method for controlling fan - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a method for controlling a fan. In the method, a base board management controller controls a rotating speed of the fan, so that the corresponding heat dissipation of a motherboard is performed. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, establishing and storing a plurality of sums of fan speed control table data and a plurality of sums of performance index data corresponding to the fan speed control table data, and defining one of the plurality of sums of fan speed control table data as default fan speed control table data; secondly, judging whether a trigger signal is received; if the trigger signal is not received, selecting the defined default fan speed control table data, and if the trigger signal is received, providing a fan speed control table setting interface through which a user can select the required fan speed control table data; and finally, loading the selected fan speed control table data according to a selected result and making the base board management controller control the rotating speed of the fan according to the selected fan speed control table data, so that the motherboards in the same type have higher use flexibility to simultaneously meet the requirements of different users.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of fan control technology, more detailed it, relate to and a kind ofly be used to utilize the rotating speed of baseboard management controller (BMC) control fan motherboard is carried out the control method for fan of corresponding radiating treatment.
Background technology
In server, fan control speed function is an important function, usually in being equipped with the server of baseboard management controller, be to carry out fan control speed by the baseboard management controller on the motherboard, it is to come the interior rotation speed of the fan of Control Server according to the temperature-sensitive sticker institute sensed temperature that is preset in the fan control speed table in the baseboard management controller and be located on the motherboard.
In addition, the setting of fan control speed table need be weighed following key element simultaneously: at first be the heat radiation requirement that will satisfy certain level, promptly behind startup of server, can not make that the central processing unit or other equipment that are disposed in the server can't operate as normal because of temperature overheating.Next is to reduce noise, promptly reduces the noise that the quick rotation owing to fan produces.Moreover for reducing the required power consumption of drive fan operation.
Yet above-mentioned each key element is a mutual restriction, and is too high if heat dispersion requires, and must improve rotation speed of the fan, so, then can cause the raising of noise and the increase of power consumption; If too high to reducing the noise requirement, then must reduce rotation speed of the fan, so, then can influence heat dispersion.And in baseboard management controller, only provide a fan control speed to show at present usually, so, then need between above-mentioned each key element, to seek an equilibrium point, but this equilibrium point is indefinite, it can require according to user's difference to change, that is each user can have own different demand, and the user who has may bias toward the heat dispersion aspect, and the user who has then may bias toward and reduce noise or power consumption aspect.Therefore, after one type of motherboard configuration finishes, can only provide a kind of fan control speed table to control speed, can't satisfy requirements of different users simultaneously.
Therefore, how a kind of control method for fan that solves the defective of above-mentioned prior art is proposed, to satisfy requirements of different users, real for desiring most ardently the technical matters of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
In view of the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, a purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of control method for fan, to carry out corresponding fan control at user's different demands.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose and other purposes, the invention provides a kind of control method for fan, rotating speed by baseboard management controller control fan, motherboard is carried out corresponding radiating treatment, this control method for fan comprises the following steps: 1 at least) set up and store many fan controls speed table data, and corresponding respectively many performance index data of these fan control speed table data, and definition wherein fan control speed table data be default fan control speed table data; 2) judge whether this baseboard management controller receives trigger pip, if not, then select these the default fan control speed table data in the stored data, and enter step 4), if then enter step 3); 3) provide fan control speed table to set the interface, the fast table of this fan control is set the corresponding relation that interface display comprises described fan control speed table data and described performance index data, selectes required fan control speed table data for the user according to this corresponding relation; And 4) be written into chosen fan control speed table data, and make this baseboard management controller the rotating speed of this fan be controlled according to these chosen fan control speed table data.
Preferably, in step 2) further comprising the steps of before: user interface is provided, shows order to transmit change fan control speed by this user interface, and after this order transmits, produce this trigger pip.In step 2) further comprising the steps of before: first variable provided, when producing this trigger pip, with this first specification of variables value that is non-zero.Further comprising the steps of in step 3): as after selected required fan control speed table data, to be zero value with this first specification of variables.
Preferably, further comprising the steps of before step 4): second variable is provided, and this second variable is for pointing to the global variable of these chosen fan control speed table data.Be to be written into this second variable fan control speed table data pointed in step 4).Further comprising the steps of in step 4): as to redefine these chosen fan control speed table data and be these default fan control speed table data.
In addition, respectively these performance index data comprise heat radiation index, noise index and power consumption index.Respectively this fan control speed table data comprise temperature parameter, to fan control speed parameter that should temperature parameter.
Than prior art, control method for fan of the present invention, rotating speed by baseboard management controller control fan, motherboard is carried out corresponding radiating treatment, at first set up and store many fan control speed table data, and corresponding respectively many performance index data of these fan control speed table data, and definition wherein fan control speed table data is default fan control speed table data, then, judged whether to receive trigger pip, when not receiving this trigger pip, selected defined these default fan control speed table data, and when receiving this trigger pip, provide fan control speed table to set the interface, for the selected required fan control speed of user table data, last, according to selected result, be written into chosen fan control speed table data, and make this baseboard management controller the rotating speed of this fan be controlled according to these chosen fan control speed table data, and make same type motherboard have bigger use elasticity, to satisfy requirements of different users simultaneously.
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Fig. 1 is the operational flowchart of control method for fan of the present invention.
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Below by specific instantiation explanation embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand other advantages of the present invention and effect easily by the content that this instructions disclosed.
See also Fig. 1, for drawing the operational flowchart of control method for fan of the present invention.Control method for fan of the present invention is used to utilize the rotating speed of baseboard management controller control fan, motherboard is carried out corresponding radiating treatment.This motherboard is provided with the temperature-sensitive sticker in order to its running temperature of sensing, this fan is carried out the control of rotating speed for this baseboard management controller according to this temperature-sensitive sticker institute sensed temperature.Below promptly each step of control method for fan of the present invention is elaborated.
At first enter step S100, to set up and to store many fan control speed table data, and corresponding respectively many performance index data of these fan control speed table data, and definition wherein fan control speed table data is default fan control speed table data, in one embodiment of the invention, these performance index data comprise heat radiation index, noise index and power consumption index, and this fan control speed table data comprise temperature parameter, to fan control speed parameter that should temperature parameter, but not as limit.Then enter step S110.
In step S110, judge whether this baseboard management controller receives trigger pip, if represent that then the user disagrees with that showing data with defined default fan control speed carries out the control speed of fan, thereby need enter step S130; If not, represent that then the user agrees to carry out the control speed of fan with defined default fan control speed table data, thereby need enter step S120.
Preferably, further comprising the steps of before entering step S110: that user interface is provided, transmit the order of change fan control speed table by this user interface, and after transmitting, this order produces this trigger pip, therefore, control method for fan of the present invention can be carried out the fan control speed of different schemes according to user's request.
In addition, further comprising the steps of in entering before the step S110: first variable is provided, when producing this trigger pip, with this first specification of variables value that is non-zero, but not as limit.It should be noted that this first variable is to use to discern this trigger pip for this fan control system and whether produce.
In step S120, defined default fan control speed table data in the stored data of selected this storage module 11.Then carry out step S140.
In step S130, provide in order to the fan control speed table of selected fan control speed table data and set the interface, this fan control speed table setting interface display comprises the corresponding relation of described fan control speed table data and described performance index data, shows data for the user according to the selected required fan control speed of this corresponding relation.Then carry out step S140.
In step S140, be written into chosen fan control speed table data, and make this baseboard management controller the rotating speed of this fan be controlled according to these chosen fan control speed table data.
Preferably, further comprising the steps of before step S140: that one second variable is provided, this second variable wherein, is to be written into this second variable fan control speed table data pointed in step S140 for pointing to the global variable of these chosen fan control speed table data.In addition, further comprising the steps of in step S140: as to redefine these chosen fan control speed table data and be these default fan control speed table data.It should be noted that this second variable is to use for this fan control system to point to the required fan control speed table data that are written into of identification according to it.
In sum, control method for fan of the present invention, rotating speed by baseboard management controller control fan, motherboard is carried out corresponding radiating treatment, at first set up and store many fan control speed table data, and corresponding respectively many performance index data of these fan control speed table data, and definition wherein fan control speed table data is default fan control speed table data, then, judged whether to receive trigger pip, when not receiving this trigger pip, selected defined these default fan control speed table data, and when receiving this trigger pip, provide fan control speed table to set the interface, for the selected required fan control speed of user table data, last, according to selected result, be written into chosen fan control speed table data, and make this baseboard management controller the rotating speed of this fan be controlled according to these chosen fan control speed table data, and make same type motherboard have bigger use elasticity, to satisfy requirements of different users simultaneously.
The foregoing description is illustrative principle of the present invention and effect thereof only, but not is used to limit the present invention.Any those skilled in the art all can be under spirit of the present invention and category, and the foregoing description is modified and changed.Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be listed as claims.
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1. a control method for fan is characterized in that, by the rotating speed of baseboard management controller control fan, motherboard is carried out corresponding radiating treatment, this control method for fan comprises the following steps: at least
1) set up and store many fan controls speed table data, and corresponding respectively many performance index data of these fan control speed table data, and definition wherein fan control speed table data be default fan control speed table data;
2) judge whether this baseboard management controller receives trigger pip, if not, then select these the default fan control speed table data in the stored data, and enter step 4), if then enter step 3);
3) provide fan control speed table to set the interface, the fast table of this fan control is set the corresponding relation that interface display comprises described fan control speed table data and described performance index data, selectes required fan control speed table data for the user according to this corresponding relation; And
4) be written into chosen fan control speed table data, and make this baseboard management controller the rotating speed of this fan be controlled according to these chosen fan control speed table data.
2. control method for fan according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in step 2) further comprising the steps of before: user interface is provided, shows order to transmit change fan control speed by this user interface, and after this order transmits, produce this trigger pip.
3. control method for fan according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in step 2) further comprising the steps of before: first variable provided, when producing this trigger pip, with this first specification of variables value that is non-zero.
4. control method for fan according to claim 3 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of in step 3): after selected required fan control speed table data, be zero value with this first specification of variables.
5. control method for fan according to claim 1 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of before step 4): second variable is provided, and this second variable is for pointing to the global variable of these chosen fan control speed table data.
6. control method for fan according to claim 5 is characterized in that, loaded fan control speed table data are this second variable fan control speed table data pointed in step 4).
7. control method for fan according to claim 5 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of in step 4): redefine these chosen fan control speed table data and be these default fan control speed table data.
8. control method for fan according to claim 1 is characterized in that, respectively these performance index data comprise heat radiation index, noise index and power consumption index.
9. control method for fan according to claim 1 is characterized in that, respectively this fan control speed table data comprise temperature parameter, to fan control speed parameter that should temperature parameter.
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