TWM472331U - All-in-one SATA interface storage device - Google Patents

Description

All-in-one SATA interface storage device

The present invention relates to a storage device, and more particularly to an all-in-one SATA interface storage device that utilizes a SATA interface as a data storage or as a boot disk, and which can facilitate the mutual transmission of information between them.

With the development of light and short flash memory technology, it has been widely used as a storage device for various information products. For example, digital cameras, voice recorders, music players, etc. all use flash memory as their main storage. Media, especially CF Card (Compact Flash Card), CFast, CFEX or CF-SATA, which use the SATA interface (or other interface that can be used) as a storage device or as a bootable disc application. Because of its high compatibility, fast access speed, large capacity, low power consumption, small size, dustproof, shockproof, and anti-drop, it is widely used in various information products, and even Replace the traditional hard disk as a system hard drive for the computer.

The configuration and application technology of the conventional CF module (card module) is as shown in FIG. 1 , which includes a CF slot 94 , which is disposed on a motherboard 90 for providing a The CF card 95 is inserted and used, and the motherboard 90 is provided with CPU sockets 91 (for CPU insertion), expansion slots 92 (such as PCI busbars, etc.), and related electronic components and circuits such as the chip 93. Although the conventional CF module can achieve a high-speed, high-stable transmission interface as a general data access, since the conventional CF slot 94 only provides a CF card (ie, a CF module), the function is slightly Single, therefore, in order to use other incompatible storage interfaces (such as CF-SATA card, CFast card or CFEX card, etc.) on the motherboard 90, the CFs are additionally set on the motherboard 90. - Slots for SATA, CFast or CFEX cards, making it possible to use more than two types of memory cards. However, if the mutual data is to be moved on a plurality of memory cards, according to the prior art, the transfer can only be achieved by relying on the separately set storage medium. For example, the data of the storage device A is to be copied. When the storage device B or the storage device C cannot be directly transferred, the processing method is to copy the data of the storage device A to the storage medium in the host first, and then copy the storage device from the storage medium to the storage device B or store. Device C, such a cumbersome operation method and a problem of poor aging, is not an ideal design. Moreover, if the old storage device on the client side is to be replaced by a new storage device, it costs a lot of money to copy the original data from the old storage medium to the new storage medium, and this action will cause the customer to lower. The willingness to adopt new storage media is detrimental to the development and use of new storage media technologies and to effectively improve work efficiency. Therefore, how to improve the lack of the use of the conventional storage interface should be an important direction for the industry or intelligent people to solve and overcome.

Therefore, the creator of this creator has developed a solution based on the fact that the storage interface of the conventional storage interface has its shortcomings in operation, operation, and structural design, and hopes to develop a more convenient use. Sexuality, transmission efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the SATA interface storage device to serve the community and promote the development of this industry.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an all-in-one SATA interface storage device that can use a variety of storage devices through a SATA interface on a host system, thereby enabling the application of the all-in-one storage device in the SATA interface to be greatly improved, and Users are more convenient to adopt new storage devices to create higher service value at a lower cost.

The technical means for achieving the above object includes: an interface carrier, the interface carrier is disposed on a motherboard; and a first storage slot is disposed on the interface carrier. The first storage slot is a CFast slot for providing a CFast card insertion; a second storage slot is disposed on the interface carrier, and the second storage slot is A slot shared by CF-SATA and CFEX for providing a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card.

In order to give your reviewers a better understanding and understanding of the technical features of the creation and the efficacies achieved, please refer to the preferred embodiment diagram and the detailed description to illustrate the following:

10‧‧‧CFEX slot

100‧‧‧ motherboard

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Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional CF Card applied to a motherboard.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the CFEX slot and CFEX card of this creation.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the pin assignments of the terminal pins of the CFEX slot of this creation.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the creation.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the signal connection of this creation.

The creation system provides an all-in-one SATA (SATA is Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, Chinese is a serial advanced technology interface, generally referred to as its SATA) interface storage device, and the all-in-one SATA interface storage device is provided in one. The motherboard includes: a interface carrier disposed on the motherboard, the interface carrier is provided with a first storage slot and a second storage slot, and the first storage slot is a CFast plug The slot is used for providing a CFast card. The second storage slot is a CF-SATA and CFEX shared slot for providing a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card.

The following is a description of the CFEX slot, CF-SATA slot, and CFast slot, respectively, and the definition of the card. Referring to FIG. 2, a CFEX slot 10 (CF Extension slot, CF extension slot, referred to as a CFEX slot) is electrically connected to a motherboard circuit, and the motherboard refers to the CFEX slot 10 The motherboard or circuit board (carrier board) provided in the application is not limited to the foregoing motherboard of the present invention; the CFEX slot 10 has the same appearance as the general CF interface slot, and is associated with the CFEX card 20 (CF Extension card). The CF extension card (CFEX card) is plugged into one body, so that the CFEX card 20 can be stably connected to the circuit of the motherboard through the CFEX slot 10. The CFEX slot 10 of the present invention includes: The CFEX card receiving end 11 and the circuit connecting end 12 are disposed on the inner side and the outer side of the slot 10. The circuit connecting end 12 is electrically connected to the circuit of the motherboard, and the CFEX card receiving end 11 is provided with a terminal pin set. 111. One end of the terminal pin group 111 is respectively connected to the circuit connection end 12 outside the CFEX slot 10.

In more detail, the CFEX card 20 has a interface port 21 connected to the terminal pin group 111. The interface port 21 defines its function according to the actual function of the CFEX card 20. Each of the terminal pin groups 111 The pin definition function is connected to the interface of the CFEX card 20埠 The function defined by 21 is the same. When the CFEX card 20 outputs a signal, it is output to the corresponding CFEX slot 10 terminal pin group 111 via its interface port 21, and then transmitted to the CFEX by the terminal pin group 111. The circuit connection terminal 12 on the outer side of the slot 10 is further input into the motherboard circuit. Otherwise, when the circuit of the motherboard outputs a signal, the circuit connection terminal 12 on the outer side of the CFEX slot 10 is conducted to the inner terminal pin group 111. Then, the terminal pin group 111 is input to the corresponding interface port 21, that is, the input operation of the circuit of the motherboard to the CFEX card 20 is completed.

The number of the pin pins of the terminal pin group 111 in the CFEX card receiving end 11 is set according to actual needs, and is not limited. Please refer to FIG. 3, and the present embodiment is provided with the CFEX card receiving end 11 The terminal pin group 111 has a 50-pin description. The terminal pin group 111 can be divided into at least a ground pin 113, a working power pin 114, and a function pin 115 according to actual functions; when the terminal pin is defined For the grounding pin 113, the circuit connecting end 12 connected to the rear end thereof is connected with the grounding line of the circuit on the main board; when the terminal pin is defined as the function pin 115, the circuit connecting end connected to the rear end thereof The 12 series is connected with various functional lines of the circuit on the motherboard to perform various functions. When the terminal pin is defined as the working power pin 114, the circuit connection terminal 12 connected to the back end thereof is connected to the motherboard. The working power lines of the upper circuit are connected.

The circuit connection end 12 connected to the rear end of the terminal pin group 111 of the CFEX slot 10 can be connected to the PCI line, the PCI Express line, the SATA line or other signal lines of the motherboard to increase various types. Functional use.

The various pins shown in Figure 3, such as the ground pin 113, the working power pin 114, and the function pin 115, are only examples. The connection lines and functions of the pins can be based on actual functions and needs. Adjustments are made and this creation is not limited to the above.

The CFEX card 20 and the CFEX slot 10 of the present invention can be defined by the above description. The terminal pins in the terminal pin group 111 can flexibly define various functions, and the interface port 21 is actually implemented according to the CFEX card 20. The functions define their functions, so that the pin definition functions of the terminal pin group 111 are the same as those defined by the interface interface 21 of the CFEX card 20, so that the CFEX card 20 can be separately installed with a module or installed at the same time. And execute a variety of modules, such as: wireless communication module, remote control module, hardware debugging module, hardware monitoring module, etc. Further, the CFEX card 20 and the CFEX slot 10 are more flexible.

In addition, the CFEX slot 10 has another implementation manner, that is, the circuit connection end 12 outside the CFEX slot 10 is not directly electrically connected to the circuit of the motherboard, but the circuit connection terminal 12 is connected to a SATA. The signal socket and the SATA power socket are electrically connected, so that the SATA signal socket can be connected to a SATA signal cable, and the SATA power socket can be connected with a SATA power cable to allow the CFEX card in the CFEX slot 10 20 can transmit SATA signals.

In addition, the CF-SATA slot and the CF-SATA card are designed to transmit SATA signals using the mechanism of the traditional CF card 50-pin, that is, the 4-pin in the original CF card 50 pin is used to receive the SATA signal, CF- The SATA slot has the same appearance as a normal CF interface slot, and its CF-SATA card has the same appearance as a normal CF card.

The specifications of the CFast card and the CFast slot are specified by the CF Association's CFast standard specification. The CFast slot has the same appearance as the general CF interface slot, and its CFast card appearance is the same as that of the general CF card. The CFast standard is the same. The specification uses the 7-pin of the 50-pin to receive the SATA signal and uses the 17-pin as the power function.

Referring to FIG. 4, the present invention provides an all-in-one SATA interface storage device. The all-in-one SATA interface storage device is disposed on a motherboard 100, and includes: an interface disposed on the motherboard 100. The first storage slot 40 is a CFast slot for providing a first card 45 (the first storage slot 40 is provided with a first storage slot 40 and a second storage slot 50). The first card 45 is a CFast card; the second storage slot 50 is a slot shared by CF-SATA and CFEX for providing a second The card 55 is inserted, and the second card 55 (shown in FIG. 5) is a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card.

A slot space 400 and a card receiving end 44 are disposed on the inner side of the first storage slot 40 (CFast slot). The card receiving end 44 is provided with a plurality of docking terminals (not shown), and the first storage slot The outer side of the 40 is provided with a circuit terminal 43. The circuit terminal 43 is provided with a plurality of first circuit connection terminals 431. The plurality of first circuit connection terminals 431 have at least a plurality of SATA signal terminals and a plurality of power signal terminals, and the card accommodates The mating terminal of the terminal 44 and the first circuit connecting terminal The 431 is electrically connected; wherein the slot 400 is inserted into the first card 45. In this embodiment, the first card 45 is a CFast card, and the first The docking terminal on the inner side of the storage slot 40 (CFast slot) is electrically connected to the first card 45. Further, a first SATA signal connector 41 and a first power connector are disposed on either side of the interface carrier 30. The first SATA signal socket 41 and the first power socket 42 are disposed on the side of the interface carrier 30. The first SATA signal socket 41 and the first power socket 42 are disposed on the side of the interface carrier 30. The first circuit connection terminal 431 is connected to the first circuit connection terminal 431 through the interface circuit of the interface carrier 30, that is, the SATA signal of the plurality of first circuit connection terminals 431 of the first storage slot 40 (CFast slot) The terminal is electrically connected to the first SATA signal connector 41 by the guiding circuit of the interface carrier 30; and the power signal terminal of the plurality of first circuit connection terminals 431 is supported by the interface carrier The guiding circuit of 30 is electrically connected to the first power socket 42.

Referring to FIG. 5, the first SATA signal connector 41 can be plugged into a first SATA signal line 60. The first SATA signal line 60 has SATA signal carrier connectors 61 and SATA signal motherboard connectors at both ends. 62, wherein the SATA signal carrier connector 61 is plugged into the first SATA signal connector 41, and the SATA signal motherboard connector 62 is plugged into one of the SATA signal sockets on the motherboard 100 (not shown) Show) to form an internal SATA signal path. The first power supply connector 42 is plugged into a first power signal line 70. The first power signal line 70 has a power signal carrier connector 71 at one end, and the power signal carrier connector 71 is plugged into the first The power supply terminal 42 is connected to a power supply (not shown) at the other end of the first power signal line 70. The power supply is powered by the first power signal line 70 to form an internal power supply. Signal path.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a slot space 500 and a card receiving end 54 are disposed on the inner side of the second storage slot 50. The card receiving end 54 is provided with a plurality of docking terminals (not shown), and the second A circuit terminal 53 is disposed on the outer side of the storage slot 50. The circuit terminal 53 is provided with a plurality of second circuit connection terminals 531. The plurality of second circuit connection terminals 531 have at least a plurality of SATA signal terminals and a plurality of power signal terminals. The docking terminal of the second storage slot 50 is electrically connected to the second circuit connecting terminal 531; wherein the slot space 500 is for the second card 55 In the embodiment, the second card 55 is a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card, and the docking terminal on the inner side of the second storage slot 50 is electrically connected to the second card 55; A second SATA signal connector 51 and a second power connector 52 are disposed on either side of the interface carrier 30. In this embodiment, a second SATA signal is connected to the side of the interface carrier 30. The second SATA signal connector 51 and the second power connector 52 are connected to the plurality of second circuit connection terminals 531 through the guiding circuit of the interface carrier 30, that is, The SATA signal terminal of the plurality of second circuit connection terminals 531 of the second storage slot 50 is electrically connected to the second SATA signal socket 51 by the guiding circuit of the interface carrier 30; The power signal terminal of the plurality of second circuit connection terminals 531 is electrically connected to the second power socket 52 through the guiding circuit of the interface carrier 30.

The second SATA signal connector 51 can be connected to a second SATA signal line 80. The second SATA signal line 80 has a SATA signal carrier connector 81 and a SATA signal motherboard connector 82 at both ends. The SATA signal carrier connector 81 is plugged into the second SATA signal connector 51, and the SATA signal motherboard connector 82 is plugged into another SATA signal connector (not shown) on the motherboard 100. To form an internal SATA signal path. The second power supply connector 52 is connected to a second power signal line 85. The second power signal line 85 has a power signal carrier connector 86 at one end, and the power signal carrier connector 86 is plugged into the second. The other end of the second power signal line 85 is connected to a power supply (not shown), that is, the power supply is powered by the second power signal line 85 to form an internal power supply. Signal path.

Since the second card 55 is a shared slot (connector) of the CF-SATA card and the CFEX card, a jumper pin (English Jumper, not shown) can be disposed on the interface carrier 30. The CF-SATA card or the CFEX card of the second storage slot 50 can be manually switched by using a jumper pin. A switch chip (English is a Switch chip) can also be disposed on the interface carrier 30. Switching the wafer for automatic switching Using a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card, the switching chip is automatically switched. The method of using a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card can be implemented as follows:

1. Set the switching chip to detect the pin signal of the inserted card, and set a specific resistor (or other component) at a specific pin of the CFEX card (such as the 27pin), so When a CFEX card is inserted into the slot, an identification signal is generated for that particular pin.

2. The switching chip performs the following judgment and automatic switching according to the pin signal of the inserted card: (1). If the specific pin of the inserted card generates the identification signal, the switching chip determines the insertion. The card is a CFEX card and is automatically switched to use a CFEX card. (2). Otherwise, the switching chip determines that the inserted card is a CF-SATA card and automatically switches to use a CF-SATA card.

The method of switching the CF-SATA card or the CFEX card of the second storage slot 50 can also be implemented by other methods that can be used for signal switching, such as operating a control switch with a pre-installed software; The creation can be combined with the application of multiple storage interfaces in the SATA device. By setting the all-in-one SATA interface storage device on the motherboard 100, the customer can exchange information between the three interfaces of the SATA devices (for example, Copy operations, etc.) without additional storage media. Moreover, since the motherboard 100 is provided with a circuit for transmitting SATA signals and peripheral I/O devices (such as connectors) for transmitting SATA signals, the all-in-one SATA interface storage device can also be used with peripheral devices. Use for the transmission of SATA signals.

The reason is that the creation of the all-in-one SATA interface storage device can use a plurality of storage devices through a SATA interface on a host system, thereby enabling the application of the all-in-one storage device in the SATA interface to be greatly improved, and Users are more convenient to adopt new storage devices to create higher service value benefits at a lower cost.

In summary, this creation has indeed met the requirements of the new patent, and filed a patent application in accordance with the law. However, the above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the shape, structure, characteristics and spirit described in the scope of the patent application are equally changed and modified. , should be included in the scope of the patent application of this creation.

100‧‧‧ motherboard

30‧‧‧Interface carrier

40‧‧‧First storage slot

400‧‧‧Slot space

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51‧‧‧Second SATA signal socket

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53‧‧‧circuit termination

531‧‧‧Second circuit connection terminal

54‧‧‧ card receiving end

Claims (12)

An all-in-one SATA interface storage device includes: an interface carrier, the interface carrier is disposed on a motherboard; a first storage slot is disposed on the interface carrier, the first storage The slot is a CFast slot for providing a CFast card; a second storage slot is attached to the interface carrier, and the second storage slot is a CF-SATA and The slot shared by CFEX is used to provide a CF-SATA card or a CFEX card. The multiple-in-one SATA interface storage device of the first aspect of the first storage slot is provided with a plurality of first circuit connection terminals, and a first SATA signal is connected to either side of the interface carrier. The first SATA signal socket and the first power socket are connected to the plurality of first circuit connection terminals through a guiding circuit of the interface carrier. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of first circuit connection terminals of the first storage slot have at least a plurality of SATA signal terminals and a plurality of power signal terminals, and the plurality of first circuit connection terminals The SATA signal terminal is electrically connected to the first SATA signal socket by the guiding circuit of the interface carrier, and the power signal terminal of the plurality of first circuit connection terminals is carried by the interface The guiding circuit of the board is electrically connected to the first power socket. The first SATA signal socket is plugged into a first SATA signal line, and the first SATA signal line has a SATA signal carrier connector at both ends. And the SATA signal board connector, the SATA signal carrier connector is plugged into the first SATA signal connector, and the SATA signal motherboard connector is plugged into one of the SATA signal sockets on the motherboard. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 2, wherein the first power connector is plugged with a first power signal line, and one end of the first power signal line is a power signal carrier connector, the power source The signal carrier connector is plugged into the first power connector, and the other end of the first power signal cable is connected to a power supply. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 1, wherein the second storage slot is provided with a plurality of second circuit connection terminals on the outer side of the second storage slot, and a second SATA signal is connected to either side of the interface carrier The second SATA signal socket and the second power socket are connected to the plurality of second circuit connection terminals through a guiding circuit of the interface carrier. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of second circuit connection terminals of the second storage slot have at least a plurality of SATA signal terminals and a plurality of power signal terminals, and the plurality of second circuit connection terminals The SATA signal terminal is electrically connected to the second SATA signal socket by the guiding circuit of the interface carrier, and the power signal terminal of the plurality of second circuit connection terminals is connected by the interface. The guiding circuit of the carrier is electrically connected to the second power socket. For example, the second SATA signal socket is connected to a second SATA signal line, and the second SATA signal line has SATA signal carrier connectors at both ends. And the SATA signal board connector, the SATA signal board connector is plugged into the second SATA signal socket, and the SATA signal motherboard connector is plugged into one of the SATA signal sockets on the motherboard. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 6, wherein the second power connector is connected to a second power signal line, and one end of the second power signal line is a power signal carrier connector. The power signal carrier board connector is plugged into the second power socket, and the other end of the second power signal line is connected to a power supply. For example, in the multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 1, wherein the interface carrier is provided with a jumper pin to manually switch the use of the second storage slot by using the jumper pin. CF-SATA card or CFEX card. The multi-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 1, wherein the interface carrier is provided with a switching chip, and the switching chip is used to automatically switch the second storage slot using a CF-SATA card or CFEX card. For example, the all-in-one SATA interface storage device of claim 1 is operated by a pre-installed software to control switching of the second storage slot using a CF-SATA card or CFEX. card.