CN100377126C - Peripheral device with portable disc storable driver and method for driving same - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a peripheral device and a drive method thereof. The peripheral device is externally connected to an interface connection end on a host computer, and comprises a shell, an application device for executing preset operation, a storage device for storing a drive program of the application device and a line concentration controller electrically connected to the application device and the storage device. When the line concentration controller is electrically connected to the interface connection end, the host computer can read the drive program recorded by the storage device by the line concentration controller, and automatically set up and execute the drive program so as to control the application device to execute the preset operation.
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[technical field]
The invention provides a kind of peripheral device and its driving method, refer to a kind of peripheral device and its driving method that carry-on dish comes the storage drive program that have especially.
[background technology]
For in response to the user for plug and play (plug ﹠amp; Play, PnP) and the demand of high data rate, so new periphery connects interface specification, universal serial bar (universal serial bus for example, USB) interface and IEEE1394 interface replace existing parallel end (parallel port) and sequence end (serial port) gradually.Universal serial bar lies in 1993 by comprising Ying Daier (Intel , Compaq (Compaq ), Digital (Digital ), Microsoft (Microsoft ) and grace benefit happiness (NEC ) are worked out jointly in interior several companies, and as is known in the industry, a universal serial bar link (USB port) can be supported 127 peripheral equipments at most, and all peripheral equipments are shared same frequency range, in addition, peripheral equipment can be at host computer (host) and be connected to universal serial bar link (USB port) under the open state, that is so-called " hot plug " operation.In addition, for the IEEE1394 interface, each IEEE1394 bus-bar can be supported 63 peripheral equipments at most, similarly, this peripheral equipment can also be connected to IEEE1394 bus-bar link under this host computer is in open state, that is this peripheral equipment also can be carried out the operation of " hot plug ".So the user just can utilize USB link or the IEEE1394 connection on the host computer to bring in the installation peripheral device to this host computer easily.
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the function block schematic diagram of existing computer system 10.Computer system 10 includes a host computer 12, and is provided with a central processing unit 14, one north bridge circuits 16, one south bridge circuits 18, one display driver circuits 20, one storeies 22, one CD-ROM device 24, one hard discs 26 in host computer 12, and a screen 28.Central processing unit 14 is to be used for the overall operation of controlling computer system 10, north bridge circuit 16 is the signal transmission that is used for controlling between speeder (for example display driver circuit 20 and storer 22) and the central processing unit 14, south bridge circuit 18 is the signal transmission that is used for controlling between low speed device (for example CD-ROM device 24 and hard disc 26) and the north bridge circuit 16,20 of display driver circuits are to be used for carrying out 2D graphic operation and 3D graphic operation, and the generation signal of video signal drives the corresponding image frame of screen 28 demonstrations.As previously mentioned, the user can bring in via USB link or IEEE1394 connection and peripheral device is installed on host computer 12.With the USB link is example, can be provided with a USB controller (USB host controller) 30 in the south bridge circuit 18, be used for controlling the data transmission on the USB bus-bar, suppose USB controller 30 supports two link 32a, 32b, and the peripheral device of user's desire application more than three is in computer system 10, therefore must utilize a usb hub (USB hub) 33 to supply more link 34a, 34b, 34c, please note, for USB controller 30, link 32a, 32b passes (downstream) link down, be used for connecting peripheral device, similarly, for usb hub 33, link 34b, 34c is also for passing link down, be used for connecting peripheral device, yet, link 34a uploads (upstream) link, be used for connecting link 32a or link 32b, as shown in Figure 1, link 34a system is connected in link 32b, so be installed on link 34b, peripheral device on the 34c just can be via link 34a, 32b comes to carry out the running of data transmission with USB controller 30.Because usb hub 33 provides plural link 34b, 34c, therefore just can reach the purpose that expansion can be installed the quantity of peripheral device, as shown in Figure 1, one keyboard (keyboard) 36 can be connected in link 32a, be used for importing push button signalling to host computer 12 for the user, in addition, via assisting of usb hub 33, one carry-on dish (personal disk) 38 can be connected in link 34c, and one wireless module (WLAN module) 40 just can be connected in link 34b, at this moment, host computer 12 is equipped with three peripheral devices altogether.
Behind the power initiation (power on) of computer system 10, computer system 10 can be carried out a boot program (power on selftest, POST), and then be written into an operating system (operating system, OS), when central processing unit 14 is carried out this operating system, this operating system can be written into corresponding device driver (device driver) to control the running of each hardware element according to institute's installed hardware element in the computer system 10, for example controlling display driver circuit 20 via a display driving software (display driver) carries out graphic operation and produces signal of video signal to drive screen 28, in other words, when computer system 10 was installed new hardware, the user must carry out the installation of corresponding driver and carry out correct running so that this operating system can successfully drive this hardware.For instance, when wireless module 40 via " hot plug " operation and when being connected to link 34b, if wireless module 40 before be not installed in the computer system 10, that is concerning computer system 10, wireless module 40 is a newly-increased new hardware, if this operating system can't search and be applicable to wireless module 40, then this operating system can show that one talks with the position that form is inquired the driver of corresponding wireless module 40 in screen 28, then, this user just need insert writing down the driver of wanting CD-RW discsCD-RW to CD-ROM device 24, this operating system just begins to be written into this driver via this CD-RW discsCD-RW then, and be recorded in the hard disc 26, this operating system can be recorded in the relevent information of this wireless module 40 with its driver in one logfile (registry) simultaneously.Therefore, when same wireless module 40 is follow-up when being connected to host computer 12 again, owing to before finished the fitting operation of driver, that is the logging-in code of recorded relevant wireless module 40 in the logfile that uses of this operating system, so concerning host computer 12, wireless module 40 no longer is new hardware, so this operating system just can directly be written into relevant driver via the information that logfile provided from hard disc 26 and correctly drives wireless module 40.
As mentioned above, when the user to via link 32a, 34b, when 34c installs new hardware (for example wireless module 40) to computer system 10, if the operating system of computer system 10 itself is not supported wireless module 40, then this user must carry out the installment work of driver immediately, that is the manufacturer of wireless module 40 CD-RW discsCD-RW or the disk that must provide the user to store driver, so this user must use CD-RW discsCD-RW or disk to finish the installation of driver, yet, if this user loses CD-RW discsCD-RW or the disk that stores driver, then must after obtaining desired driver again, just can on computer system 10, use wireless module 40, in addition, if this user's desire uses wireless module 40 when the different computers device, then this user must carry the CD-RW discsCD-RW that stores driver or disk so that carry out the installation of driver on the different computers device.Comprehensively above-mentioned, because the driver of peripheral device system is stored on a CD-RW discsCD-RW or the disk in addition, so the user must have simultaneously this peripheral device with and driver just can successfully use this peripheral device on a computer apparatus, yet, for the user, driver carry the ease of use that can influence this peripheral device with preservation further.
[summary of the invention]
Therefore one of purpose of the present invention is in that a kind of peripheral device and its driving method that carry-on dish comes the storage drive program that have is provided, to address the above problem.
The present invention discloses a kind of peripheral device, it can be external in the last interface link of a host computer (host) (interface port), this peripheral device includes a housing (housing), one application apparatus is arranged in this housing, be used for carrying out a scheduled operation, a storage device is arranged in this housing, and a line concentration controller (Hub controller), be arranged in this housing, this line concentration controller system is electrically connected on this application apparatus and this storage device.When this line concentration controller is electrically connected on this interface link, this host computer can read this storage device recorded data via this line concentration controller, and uses this application apparatus to carry out predetermined operation.This storage device can be used to store the driver (driver) of this application apparatus, and this host computer can be carried out this driver and control this application apparatus and carry out this scheduled operation.
The present invention discloses a kind of driving method of peripheral device in addition, this peripheral device can be external in the last interface link of a host computer (host) (interface port), this peripheral device includes an application apparatus, a storage device, and a line concentration controller (Hub controller).This driving method includes and connects this peripheral device and this interface link, start this line concentration controller and control data transmission between this application apparatus and this storage device and this host computer, start this storage device, use this host computer to read the driver (driver) of this stored application apparatus of this storage device, and use this host computer to carry out this driver and carry out a scheduled operation to drive this application apparatus via this line concentration controller.
The present invention discloses a kind of peripheral device in addition, can be connected on the interface link (interface port) of an electronic installation (host), this peripheral device includes a connector, have most pins, be used for being connected with this interface link of this electronic installation, one line concentration controller (Hub controller), be electrically connected to this connector, one application apparatus, be electrically connected to this line concentration controller, be used for carrying out a scheduled operation, and a storage device, be electrically connected to this line concentration controller, be used for storage data (data).
The present invention discloses a kind of peripheral device in addition, can be connected on the interface link (interface port) of an electronic installation (host), this peripheral device includes a connector, have most pins, be used for being connected a line concentration controller (Hub controller) with this interface link of this electronic installation, be electrically connected to this connector, and a storage device, be electrically connected to this line concentration controller, be used for storage data (data).This storage device stores the driver of this peripheral device in advance, and when this peripheral device was connected to this interface link of this electronic installation for the first time, this electronic installation can read this driver automatically from this storage device.
The present invention discloses a kind of peripheral device in addition, it can be external in the last interface link of a host computer (host) (interface port), this peripheral device includes, one housing (housing), one application apparatus, be arranged in this housing, be used for carrying out a scheduled operation, one storage device, be arranged in this housing, be used for storing the driver (driver) of this application apparatus, with can drive this storage device and simulate a firmware that automatically performs (Auto-run) function of a CD-ROM device, one line concentration controller (Hub controller), be arranged in this housing, this line concentration controller system is electrically connected on this application apparatus and this storage device, wherein works as this line concentration controller and is electrically connected on this interface link, this storage device can be carried out this automatic executing function and be written into this driver to this host computer, makes this host computer can carry out this driver and controls this application apparatus and carry out this scheduled operation.
The present invention discloses a kind of driving method of peripheral device in addition, this peripheral device can be external in the last interface link of a host computer (host) (interface port), this peripheral device includes an application apparatus, one storage device, wherein store the driver and a firmware of this application apparatus, an and line concentration controller (Hub controller), this driving method includes, connect this peripheral device and this interface link, start this line concentration controller and control data transmission between this application apparatus and this storage device and this host computer, start this storage device, what this storage device carried out that this firmware drives that this storage device simulates a CD-ROM device automatically performs (Auto-run) function,, use this host computer to carry out this driver and carry out a scheduled operation to this host computer with the driver that is written into this application apparatus to drive this application apparatus.
The carry-on dish of peripheral device system's integration one class of the present invention is arranged in the peripheral device, wherein this carry-on dish stores the driver of this peripheral device, so when a user carries peripheral device of the present invention, also carry simultaneously the driver of this peripheral device, therefore can save the inconvenience on preserving, and reduce the consumption of CD-RW discsCD-RW or disk and reduce the cost further with CD-RW discsCD-RW or disk storage drive program.
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Fig. 1 is the function block schematic diagram of existing computer system.
Fig. 2 is the external view of peripheral device of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the function block schematic diagram of first embodiment of peripheral device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device shown in Figure 3.
Fig. 5 is the function block schematic diagram of second embodiment of peripheral device of the present invention
Fig. 6 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device shown in Figure 5.
Fig. 7 is the function block schematic diagram of the 3rd embodiment of peripheral device of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device shown in Figure 7.
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See also Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, Fig. 2 is the external view of peripheral device 50 of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the function block schematic diagram of first embodiment of peripheral device 50 of the present invention.Peripheral device 50 includes a housing 51 and a link 52; housing 51 is the inner member that is used for protecting peripheral device 50; and link 52 is the interface link (interface port) that is used for being connected on the electronic installation (a for example host computer), peripheral device 50 to be installed in this electronic installation.In addition, for peripheral device 50, link 52 is a male joint, and link 52 is provided with a plurality of pins 53, connection link 52 and this interface link so this interface link is required to be a female joint.As shown in Figure 3, peripheral device 50 includes a link 52, one USB line concentration control circuit (USB hub controller) 54, one carry-on dish (personaldisk) 56, one wireless module (WLAN module), 58, one power supplys supply control circuit 60, one clock pulse generators (clock generator) 61, switch 62a, 62b, and a display module 63.Be provided with a memorizer control circuit (memory controller) 64 and one storer 66 in the dish 56 with oneself
(NAND or NOR Flash memory all can)In the present embodiment; except link 52 exposes to housing 51; remaining circuit component (USB line concentration control circuit 54 for example; carry-on dish 56; wireless module 58; power supply supply control circuit 60, and switch 62a, 62b) all be arranged in the housing 51, therefore just protect the foregoing circuit element to avoid influence such as external stress bump by housing 51.Suppose that peripheral device 50 can be installed on host computer shown in Figure 1 12, therefore as shown in Figure 1, host computer 12 is provided with link 32a, 32b, so in the present embodiment, link 52 is to be used for being connected in link 32a or link 32b peripheral device 50 to be installed on host computer 12, for instance, link 32a, 32b is the female joint that meets the USB specification, link 52 is then for meeting the male joint of USB specification, therefore link 52 can be directly connected in link 32a or link 32b, perhaps in addition connect link 52 with link 32a or be connected link 52 and link 32b via an existing USB extended line, so the link 52 of present embodiment is one and uploads (upstream) link, and be connected in USB line concentration control circuit 54 via a data channel (data channel) 68a.In addition, because link 52 is connected in the link 32b of host computer 12, therefore as is known in the industry, host computer 12 can be exported an operating voltage Vcc to link 52 via link 32b, thus link 52 just the output function voltage vcc to USB line concentration control circuit 54 and power supply supply control circuit 60.USB line concentration control circuit 54 itself is supported a plurality of (downstream) links that pass down, in the present embodiment, USB line concentration control circuit 54 is supported four I/O end C1, C2, C3, C4, wherein I/O end C2 is connected in carry-on dish 56 via a data channel 68b, and I/O end C4 is connected in wireless module 58 via a data channel 68c, and the carry-on dish 56 of USB line concentration control circuit 54 tunables is shared (share) same data channel 68a and transmitted and receive data with wireless module 58.In addition, memorizer control circuit 64 is to be used for the data access of control store 66, and storer 66 is made of non-volatility memorizer (non-volatile memory), for example storer 66 is a flash memory (flash memory), in addition, store the driver 70 of wireless module 58 in storer 66.
In the present embodiment, clock pulse generator 61 is to be used for exporting one to drive clock pulse CLK, and for instance, clock pulse generator 61 is a quartz (controlled) oscillator (crystal oscillator), be used for producing the driving clock pulse CLK of a preset frequency, if peripheral device 50 is to meet USB1.1
/ USB2.0Specification, then the maximum data transfer rate between a peripheral device 50 and the host computer is 12Mbps
/ 480MbpsSo clock pulse generator 61 can be used the quartz (controlled) oscillator that an exportable frequency is the driving clock pulse CLK of 12M, because the driving clock pulse CLK that clock pulse generator 61 is exported system drives USB line concentration control circuit 54 in edge-triggered (edge trigger) mode, for example USB line concentration control circuit 54 is triggered and carries out a scheduled operation in the positive edge (rising edge) that drives clock pulse CLK, therefore when the frequency that drives clock pulse CLK equaled 12M, the maximum data transfer rate of USB line concentration control circuit 54 was 12Mbps
/ 480MbpsAnd can meet USB1.1
/ USB2.0Requirement.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, clock pulse generator 61 is to be electrically connected on USB line concentration control circuit 54 and carry-on dish 56 simultaneously, so same driving clock pulse CLK can drive USB line concentration control circuit 54 and the running of dish 56 with oneself respectively, therefore peripheral device 50 only needs a clock pulse generator 61 can reach the purpose that drives USB line concentration control circuit 54 and carry-on dish 56, in other words, peripheral device 50 can reduce clock pulse generator 61 required area and production cost are set.
In the present embodiment, be provided with two light emitting diodes (light emitting diode in the display module 63, LED) 65a, 65b, be used for informing the mode of operation of at present carry-on dish 56 of user and wireless module 58, for instance, when carry-on dish 56 successfully is connected via data channel 68b with USB line concentration control circuit 54, light emitting diode 65a can start, similarly, when wireless module 58 successfully is connected via data channel 68c with USB line concentration control circuit 54, light emitting diode 65b then can start, so the user just can learn easily whether carry-on dish 56 is normal with the running of wireless module 58 by display module 63.
See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device 50 shown in Figure 3.The operation of peripheral device 50 is described below, peripheral device 50 can be used to be installed on host computer shown in Figure 1 a 12 (desktop computer for example, one notebook computer, an or personal digital assistant) to expand the function of host computer 12, if peripheral device 50 is a new hardware for host computer 12, that is peripheral device 50 be not installed on this host computer, at this moment, a user must start (switch on) switch 62a and switch 62b so that enable signal EN1, EN2 can be passed to power supply supply control circuit (step 100).Then, this user just is mounted to host computer 12 with link 52, as is known in the industry, the link 32a of host computer 12,32b is female joint, and the link 52 of peripheral device 50 is male joint and can directly insert link 32a or link 32b, perhaps the link 52 of peripheral device 50 can be connected to link 32a or link 32b (step 104) via an existing USB extended line, after peripheral device 50 is electrically connected on host computer 12, the USB line concentration control circuit 54 of USB controller 30 exportable operating voltage Vcc (5 volts) in the south bridge circuit 18 to the peripheral device 50 and power supply supply control circuit 60, for USB line concentration control circuit 54, its after operating voltage Vcc input, just can come into operation (step 104), for power supply supply control circuit 60, because USB line concentration control circuit 54 does not trigger enable signal EN1 as yet, EN2, so power supply supply control circuit 60 can not exported power supply V
1, V
2(power supply V
1, V
2Equal operating voltage Vcc), after USB line concentration control circuit 54 power-on, can come communicate information by data channel 68a between itself and the USB controller 30, for example USB line concentration control circuit 54 transfers to USB controller 30 with its related hardware parameter, so host computer 12 performed operating systems can detect the existence of USB line concentration control circuit 54, because present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) have the driver of USB line concentration control circuit 54 in all, therefore can successfully be written into the running (step 106) that corresponding driver is controlled USB line concentration control circuit 54 immediately.Because operating voltage Vcc has imported USB line concentration control circuit 54 and driven USB line concentration control circuit 54,, USB line concentration control circuit 54 comes driving power supply control circuit 60 output supply voltage V so just can triggering enable signal EN1, EN2
1, V
2To carry-on dish 56 and wireless module 58 (step 107), though note that supply voltage V
1, V
2Carry-on dish 56 and wireless module 58 have been imported, yet dish 56 is not set up as yet with the data channel 68b of USB line concentration control circuit 54 with oneself, and the data channel 68c of wireless module 58 and USB line concentration control circuit 54 also sets up as yet, in other words, this moment, USB line concentration control circuit 54 started the I/O end C2 and the I/O end C4 of corresponding dish 56 with oneself and wireless module 58 as yet.
In the present embodiment, USB line concentration control circuit 54 is supported four links that pass down, correspond respectively to I/O end C1, C2, C3, C4, and as is known in the industry, USB line concentration control circuit 54 is the link that passes under the sequential start, in other words, USB line concentration control circuit 54 can start I/O end C1 earlier to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C1, and then start I/O end C2 to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C2, in like manner, USB line concentration control circuit 54 just starts I/O end C4 to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C4 at last, in the present embodiment, dish 56 is to be connected in I/O end C2 with oneself, and wireless module 58 is to be connected in I/O end C4, therefore USB line concentration control circuit 54 startup I/O earlier end C2 sets up the data channel 68b (step 108) between USB line concentration control circuit 54 and the carry-on dish 56, therefore host computer 12 performed operating systems just can detect carry-on dish 56, because present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) all support carry-on dish 56 and in have the driver of carry-on dish 56, so this operating system can successfully be written into the running (step 110) that corresponding driver is controlled carry-on dish 56; Because wireless module 58 is to be connected in I/O end C4, therefore after data channel 68b sets up, USB line concentration control circuit 54 just can start I/O end C4 and set up data channel 68c (step 112) between USB line concentration control circuit 54 and the wireless module 58, at this moment, host computer 12 performed operating systems can detect wireless module 58, because this operating system is not supported wireless module 58, therefore this operating system can't be by finding the driver that is fit to wireless module 58 in the built-in driver, generally speaking, a dialogue form can appear in this operating system provides the driver (step 114) of corresponding wireless module 58 to require the user.Please note, this operating system is successfully carried out the running that the corresponding driver of dish 56 is with oneself controlled carry-on dish 56, generally speaking, this operating system can distribute a disk drive code name to give carry-on dish 56, that is the use of dish 56 is equivalent to hard disc shown in Figure 1 26 or CD-ROM device 24 with oneself, and because the storer 66 in the carry-on dish 56 stores the driver 70 of wireless module 58, therefore this user can inform that this operating system reads driver 70 (step 116) from this carry-on dish 56, for instance, carry-on dish 56 corresponding disk drive code name H in this operating system, therefore when can occurring one, this operating system talks with form when manually providing the driver of corresponding wireless module 58 to require the user, this user can talk with form via this and read this disk drive code name H, and the shelves name of input driver 70 is to inform the position of the desired driver 70 of this operating system, this operating system begins install driver 70 (step 118) then, and storage drive program 70 is on hard disc 26, simultaneously related hardware and the software information of wireless module 58 with its driver is registered in the logfile (registry), after this operating system was written into driver 70, host computer 12 just can drive wireless module 58 and carry out a scheduled operation.
In the present embodiment, because dish 56 is the driver 70 that is used for storing wireless module 58 with oneself, therefore the I/O end of dish 56 must be early than starting before the I/O end of corresponding wireless module 58 with oneself, therefore just can utilize carry-on dish 56 that the driver 70 of wireless module 58 is installed, in other words, if dish 56 is connected in I/O end C1 with oneself, then wireless module 58 can be connected in I/O end C2, I/O end C3 or I/O end C4, all can reach the purpose of utilizing carry-on dish 56 that the driver 70 of wireless module 58 is installed.In addition, dish 56 itself is a memory storage with oneself, so not only can note down outside the driver 70, also can be used to store any file data, for instance, after the aforesaid operations program is finished, host computer 12 just can correctly drive carry-on dish 56 and the wireless module 58 in the peripheral device 50, if this user carries out an application program to capture an archive files on the computer network in host computer 12, then this host computer 12 can capture this document archives by control wireless module 58, therefore this user just can open this document archives operation such as to edit, this user can be with this document dossier in the storer 66 of carry-on dish 56 then, so when this user with " hot plug " after mode interrupts being connected of peripheral device 50 and host computer 12, then can not store this document archives in the host computer 12.
As mentioned above, after step shown in Figure 4 is finished, host computer 12 performed operating systems just can be supported wireless module 58, that is when wireless module 58 was installed on host computer 12, this operating system just was written into suitable driver according to the relevant logging-in code in the logfile from hard disc 26.If this user after a while again with " hot plug " mode connects peripheral device 50 and host computer 12, and this user only will use wireless module 58 to expand the function of host computer 12, therefore but user's starting switch 62a makes enable signal EN1 can be passed to power supply supply control circuit 60, and off switch 62b avoids enable signal EN2 to be passed to power supply supply control circuit 60, so after the link 52 of peripheral device 50 is electrically connected to the link 32a or link 32b of host computer 12, because enable signal EN2 is driving power supply control circuit 60 not, so power supply supply control circuit 60 can not exported supply voltage V
2To carry-on dish 56, in other words, with oneself dish 56 can't successfully operate and can not consume electric power, so can reduce the overall power consumption of peripheral device 50, because in the present embodiment, the operating voltage Vcc system of peripheral device 50 is provided by host computer 12, if host computer 12 is a Portable (portable) computer apparatus (for example notebook computer or a personal digital assistant), then it mainly is to supply required voltage accurate position by a cell apparatus (battery), so, therefore can increase the running time of host computer 12 further because the overall power consumption of peripheral device 50 lowers.Similarly, when this user after a while again with " hot plug " mode connects peripheral device 50 and host computer 12, and this user only will use carry-on dish 56 to expand the function of host computer 12, therefore but user's starting switch 62b makes enable signal EN2 can be passed to power supply supply control circuit 60, and off switch 62a avoids enable signal EN1 to be passed to power supply supply control circuit 60, so after the link 52 of peripheral device 50 is electrically connected to the link 32a or link 32b of host computer 12, because enable signal EN1 is driving power supply control circuit 60 not, so power supply supply control circuit 60 can not exported supply voltage V
1To wireless module 58, in other words, wireless module 58 can't successfully operate and can not consume electric power, so can reduce the overall power consumption of peripheral device 50.
In the present embodiment, peripheral device 50 is provided with switch 62a, whether 62b can control carry-on dish 56 according to user's demand and start with wireless module 58, in other words, when switch 62a is in starting state and switch 62b when keeping closed condition, peripheral device 50 is the wireless module 58 with simple function, similarly, when switch 62b is in starting state and switch 62a when keeping closed condition, peripheral device 50 is the carry-on dish 56 with simple function, yet as switch 62a, when 62b all was in starting state, peripheral device 50 was the device with complex function (data storing and wireless network).In addition, peripheral device 50 itself has a USB line concentration control circuit 54, therefore dish 56 is shared same data channel 68a with wireless module 58 with oneself, so only need to connect one of link 32a, 32b on the host computer 12 via a link 52, in other words, the function that peripheral device 50 can provide carry-on dish 56 and wireless module 58 to expand host computer 12, however only need take a link, so peripheral device of the present invention 50 can be saved the link use amount on the host computer 12 in addition simultaneously.
In addition, the disclosed framework of present embodiment system is applied to the USB bus-bar, yet the disclosed framework of present embodiment also can be applicable to other to be used for connecting on the bus-bar of peripheral device, IEEE1394 bus-bar for example, therefore link 52 replaces with the male joint that meets IEEE1394 bus-bar specification, and USB line concentration control circuit 54 also belongs to the present invention's category with the replacement of IEEE1394 line concentration control circuit.In addition, present embodiment system uses carry-on dish 56 and provides on wireless module 58 and drive the required driver of wireless module 58, yet also can use carry-on dish 56 provides this peripheral device of driving required driver on other peripheral devices, for instance, can use carry-on dish 56 on a printer, that is stored driver 70 is the driver of this printer in the storer 66, have now as industry, present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) all support carry-on dish 56 and in have the driver of carry-on dish 56, so recorded data can successfully be read in the dish 56 with oneself, therefore when host computer 12 performed operating systems detect this printer and are a new hardware, similarly, this operating system can read and be written into driver 70 that should printer from carry-on dish 56, just this printer of may command carries out the operation that file is printd then, also belongs to the present invention's category.
See also Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the function block schematic diagram of second embodiment of peripheral device 50 of the present invention.Peripheral device 50 includes a link 72, one USB line concentration control circuits 74, one carry-on dish 76, one wireless modules 78, one power supplys supply control circuits 80, and a clock pulse generator 81.With oneself be provided with a memorizer control circuit 84 and a storer 86 in the dish 76, in addition, storer 86 stores a pair of driver 90 that should wireless module, the firmware 91 of a pair of dish 76 with oneself, and an installation procedure 92.Note that the element of the same name among Fig. 5 and Fig. 3 has identical functions and running, therefore, no longer repeat to give unnecessary details not influencing under the technology of the present invention exposure.In the present embodiment, for carry-on dish 56, what its firmware 91 can drive that memorizer control circuit 84 simulates a CD-ROM device automatically performs (Auto-run) function, to read the driver 90 that is write down in the storer 86.In addition, when operating voltage Vcc input USB line concentration control circuit 74, USB line concentration control circuit 74 can be exported an activation signal EN2 to power supply supply control circuit 80, in the present embodiment, if power supply supply control circuit 80 only receives enable signal EN2, then it can export power supply V
2Give carry-on dish 76, yet power supply supply control circuit can't be exported power supply V 80 this moments
1Give wireless module 78, that is, only having when power supply supply control circuit 80 receives enable signal EN1 and enable signal EN2, power supply supply control circuit 80 just can be exported power supply V respectively
2Give carry-on dish 76 and output power supply V
1Give wireless module 78.As shown in Figure 5, enable signal EN1 system is exported by carry-on dish 76, and the output timing of enable signal EN1 describes in detail in the back.
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device 50 shown in Figure 5.The operation of the peripheral device 50 of present embodiment is described below, peripheral device 50 can be used to be installed on host computer shown in Figure 1 a 12 (desktop computer for example, one notebook computer, an or personal digital assistant) to expand the function of host computer 12, when peripheral device 50 by link 72 and host computer 12 link 32a or 32b is when being connected (step 200), host computer 12 is that output function voltage vcc to USB line concentration control circuit 74 and power supply supply control circuit 80 supplied control circuit 80 (step 202) with startup USB line concentration control circuit 54 and power supply.For power supply supply control circuit 80, because USB line concentration control circuit 74 does not trigger enable signal EN1, EN2 as yet, so power supply supply control circuit 80 can not exported power supply V
1, V
2(power supply V
1, V
2Equal operating voltage Vcc), and after USB line concentration control circuit 74 power-on, can come communicate information by data channel 88a between itself and the USB controller 30, for example USB line concentration control circuit 74 transfers to USB controller 30 with its related hardware parameter, so host computer 12 performed operating systems can detect the existence of USB line concentration control circuit 74, because present (the Win2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) have the driver of USB line concentration control circuit 74 in all, therefore can successfully be written into the running (step 204) that corresponding driver is controlled USB line concentration control circuit 74 immediately.Because operating voltage Vcc has imported USB line concentration control circuit 74 and driven USB line concentration control circuit 74,, USB line concentration control circuit 74 comes driving power supply control circuit 80 output supply voltage V so just can triggering enable signal EN2
2To carry-on dish 76 (step 206).Note that because carry-on dish 76 output enable signal EN1 not as yet, so operating voltage V
1This fashion does not input to wireless module 78.
Then, dish 76 can be set up (step 208) earlier with its data channel 88b with oneself, therefore host computer 12 performed operating systems just can detect carry-on dish 76, because present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) all support carry-on dish 76 and in have the driver of carry-on dish 76, therefore this operating system can successfully be written into corresponding driver, in addition, because dish 76 has been imported required operating voltage V with oneself
2Therefore firmware 91 just can be carried out to control the operation of carry-on dish 76, as previously mentioned, when carry-on dish 76 comes into operation, firmware 91 can drive carry-on dish 76 and simulate a CD-ROM device automatically perform (Auto-run) function, so host computer 12 just can be carried out installation procedure 92 (step 210) via automatic executing function.Installation procedure 92 can detect the driver (step 212) whether host computer 12 has included wireless module 78 earlier, if after detecting the driver that host computer 12 included wireless module 78, installation procedure 92 can inform that firmware 91 is to drive carry-on dish 76 output enable signal EN1 (step 216).Because power supply supply control circuit 80 receives enable signal EN1 and enable signal EN2 so its just exportable power supply V at this moment
1Give wireless module 78, so wireless module 78 just can come into operation, and host computer 12 just can use the driver that is written into to drive wireless module 78 via data channel 88c to carry out a scheduled operation (step 218).On the other hand, if step 212 detects the driver that host computer 12 does not include wireless module 78 when carrying out, installation procedure 92 can inform that firmware 91 exports driver 90 to host computer 12 to drive carry-on dish 76, so host computer 12 just can successfully be written into the driver 90 (step 214) of corresponding wireless module 78.Then, installation procedure 92 can inform that firmware 91 is to drive carry-on dish 76 output enable signal EN1.Because power supply supply control circuit 80 receives enable signal EN1 and enable signal EN2 so its just exportable power supply V at this moment
1Give wireless module 78 (step 216), so wireless module 78 just can come into operation, and host computer 12 just can use driver 90 that carry-on dish 76 provided to drive wireless module 78 via data channel 88c to carry out a scheduled operation (step 218).
See also Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is the function block schematic diagram of the 3rd embodiment of peripheral device 50 of the present invention.Peripheral device 50 includes a link 102, one USB line concentration control circuits 104, one carry-on dish 106, one wireless modules 108, one power supplys supply control circuits 110, and a clock pulse generator 111.Be provided with a memorizer control circuit 114 and a storer 116 in the dish 106 with oneself, in addition, storer 116 stores driver 120, the one corresponding firmwares 121 of dish 106 with oneself of a corresponding wireless module 108, and an installation procedure 122.Note that the element of the same name among Fig. 7 and Fig. 3 has identical functions and running, therefore, no longer repeat to give unnecessary details not influencing under the technology of the present invention exposure.In the present embodiment, for carry-on dish 106, what its firmware 121 can drive similarly that memorizer control circuit 114 simulates a CD-ROM device automatically performs (Auto-run) function, to read the driver 120 that is write down in the storer 116.
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is the operational flowchart of peripheral device 50 shown in Figure 7.The operation of the peripheral device 50 of present embodiment is described below, peripheral device 50 can be used to be installed on host computer shown in Figure 1 a 12 (desktop computer for example, one notebook computer, an or personal digital assistant) to expand the function of host computer 12, be connected (step 300) when peripheral device 50 passes through link 102 with the link 32a or the 32b of host computer 12, host computer 12 is that output function voltage vcc to USB line concentration control circuit 104 and power supply supply control circuit 110 supplied control circuit 110 (step 302) to start USB line concentration control circuit 104 and power supply.After USB line concentration control circuit 104 power-on, can come communicate information by data channel 118a between itself and the USB controller 30, for example USB line concentration control circuit 104 transfers to USB controller 30 with its related hardware parameter, so host computer 12 performed operating systems can detect the existence of USB line concentration control circuit 104, because present (the Win2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) have the driver of USB line concentration control circuit 104 in all, therefore can successfully be written into the running (step 304) that corresponding driver is controlled USB line concentration control circuit 104 immediately.Note that after power supply supply control circuit 110 starts, promptly begin to export power supply V
1, V
2(power supply V
1, V
2Equal operating voltage Vcc) give carry-on dish 106 and wireless module 108 (step 306), though supply voltage V
1, V
2Carry-on dish 106 and wireless module 108 have been imported, yet dish 106 is not set up as yet with the data channel 118b of USB line concentration control circuit 104 with oneself, and the data channel 118c of wireless module 108 and USB line concentration control circuit 104 also sets up as yet, in other words, USB line concentration control circuit 104 does not still start as yet corresponding to I/O end C2 and the I/O end C4 of carry-on dish 106 with wireless module 108.
In the present embodiment, USB line concentration control circuit 104 is supported four links that pass down, correspond respectively to I/O end C1, C2, C3, C4, and have now as industry, USB line concentration control circuit 104 is the link that passes under the sequential start, in other words, USB line concentration control circuit 104 can start I/O end C1 earlier to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C1, and then start I/O end C2 to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C2, in like manner, USB line concentration control circuit 104 just starts I/O end C4 to set up corresponding data channel with the device that is connected in I/O end C4 at last.In the present embodiment, dish 106 is to be connected in I/O end C2 with oneself, and wireless module 108 is to be connected in I/O end C4, therefore USB line concentration control circuit 104 startup I/O earlier end C2 sets up the data channel 118b (step 308) between USB line concentration control circuit 104 and the carry-on dish 106, so, host computer 12 performed operating systems just can detect carry-on dish 106, because present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) all support carry-on dish 106 and in have the driver of carry-on dish 106, therefore this operating system can successfully be written into corresponding driver, so this operating system can successfully be written into the running that corresponding driver is controlled carry-on dish 106; In addition, because carry-on dish 106 has been imported required operating voltage V
2Therefore firmware 121 just can be carried out to control the operation of carry-on dish 106, as previously mentioned, when carry-on dish 106 comes into operation, firmware 121 can drive carry-on dish 106 and simulate a CD-ROM device automatically perform (Auto-run) function, so host computer 12 just can be carried out installation procedure 122 (step 310) via automatic executing function.Installation procedure 122 can detect the driver (step 312) whether host computer 12 has included wireless module 108 earlier, if after detecting the driver that host computer 12 included wireless module 108, installation procedure 122 can inform that USB line concentration control circuit 104 sets up corresponding data channel (step 316) to start I/O end C4 with the device that is connected in I/O end C4, so wireless module 108 just can come into operation, and host computer 12 just can use the driver that is written into to drive wireless module 108 execution one scheduled operation (step 318).On the other hand, if step 312 detects the driver that host computer 12 does not include wireless module 108 when carrying out, installation procedure 122 can inform that firmware 121 exports driver 120 to host computer 12 to drive carry-on dish 106, so host computer 12 just can successfully be written into the driver 120 (step 314) of corresponding wireless module 108.Then, installation procedure 122 can inform that USB line concentration control circuit 104 is to set up corresponding data channel (step 316) to start I/O end C4 with the device that is connected in I/O end C4, so wireless module 108 just can come into operation, and the driver 120 that host computer 12 just can use carry-on dish 106 to be provided drives wireless module 108 execution one scheduled operation (step 318).
In addition, the disclosed framework of the foregoing description system is applied to the USB bus-bar, yet the disclosed framework of present embodiment also can be applicable to other to be used for connecting on the bus-bar of peripheral device, IEEE1394 bus-bar for example, also or CardBus also applicable, therefore link 52,72,102 replaces with the male joint that meets IEEE1394 bus-bar or CardBus specification, and USB line concentration control circuit 54,74,104 replaced with the bridgt circuit (bridge) of IEEE1394 line concentration control circuit or CardBus bus-bar and USB bus-bar, also belongs to the present invention's category.In addition, present embodiment system uses carry-on dish 56,76,106 in wireless module 58,78, provide on 108 and drive wireless module 58,78,108 required drivers, yet also can use carry-on dish 56,76,106 provide this peripheral device of driving required driver on other peripheral devices, for instance, can use carry-on dish 56,76,106 on a printer, that is storer 66,86, stored driver 70 in 116,90,120 is the driver of this printer, as is known in the industry, present (Win 2000 for example of operating system on the market, Win XP etc.) all support carry-on dish 56,76,106 and in have carry-on dish 56,76,106 driver, so carry-on dish 56,76, recorded data can successfully be read in 106, wireless module in the present embodiment, also be substitutable for any USB of being compatible to interface, the peripheral device of IEEE1394 or CardBus interface, utilize this storage device to be written into the driver of this peripheral device, also belong to the present invention's category.
As mentioned above, carry-on dish 56,76,106 can be considered a storage device, be used for storing the data of any form, the installation shelves of a driver for example, the installation shelves of one application program, and archive files etc., therefore when carry-on dish 56,76, (for example wireless module 58 for 106 and one application apparatus, 78,108 and above-mentioned printer) in conjunction with and when being arranged on the peripheral device 50, for this application apparatus, carry-on dish 56,76,106 can be used to store the required all files of its running, for instance, if this application apparatus is a global location module (GPS module), be used for receiving a plurality of positioning signals, and these a plurality of positioning signals of conversion are a coordinate values, and carry-on dish 56,76,106 except the driver that can note down this GPS module, also can be used to store a map archive, one navigation of electronic map software, and the service manual file shelves of this global location module and this navigation of electronic map software, after peripheral device 50 is installed on host computer shown in Figure 1 12, carry-on dish 56,76, but the 106 driver auxiliary computer main frames that write down 12 drive this global location module, then, host computer 12 can utilize carry-on dish 56,76,106 install this navigation of electronic map software, last host computer 12 can be carried out this navigation of electronic map software, and the coordinate values and this carry-on dish 56 that are provided according to this global location module, 76,106 map archives that provided to show current position via screen shown in Figure 1 28, in addition, the user can upgrade carry-on dish 56 at any time, 76,106 stored map archives.Comprehensively above-mentioned, dish 56 is not only to be used for the storage drive program with oneself, and for the application apparatus on the peripheral device 50, no matter be driver, application program, service manuals etc. all can be recorded in the carry-on dish 56,76,106, so can reduce the consumption of existing CD-RW discsCD-RW, disk and paper significantly.
Compared to prior art, peripheral device of the present invention is to integrate a carry-on dish and a peripheral device, wherein this carry-on dish stores the driver of this peripheral device, so when a user carries peripheral device of the present invention, also carry simultaneously the driver of this peripheral device, therefore when the hardware that increases peripheral device of the present invention newly during in a host computer, this host computer can read and is written into the stored driver of this carry-on dish and correctly drives this peripheral device to carry out a scheduled operation, be recorded in the inconvenience of on CD-RW discsCD-RW or the disk user being used this peripheral device so can solve driver, in addition, this carry-on dish is a storage device, therefore the service manual of this peripheral device or also can be stored on this carry-on dish to application program that should peripheral device, therefore can reduce CD-RW discsCD-RW, the consumption of disk or paper can reduce cost simultaneously.In addition, peripheral device of the present invention utilizes the firmware of carry-on dish to reach in addition and drives the automatic executing function that carry-on dish simulation has CD-ROM device now, therefore can just reach via simple mechanism to be written into the purpose of driver to host computer.Moreover, peripheral device of the present invention is provided with a line concentration control circuit, so this carry-on dish and this peripheral device can shared same links and are reduced the use amount of link, and peripheral device of the present invention can utilize switch to control the power supply supply of this carry-on dish and this peripheral device according to user's demand, so reduce power consumption further.
The above only is the present invention's preferred embodiment, and all equalizations of being done according to the present patent application claim change and modify, and all should belong to the covering scope of patent of the present invention.
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1. peripheral device, it can be external in an interface link on the host computer, and this peripheral device includes:
One housing;
One application apparatus is arranged in this housing, is used for carrying out a scheduled operation;
One storage device is arranged in this housing, is used for storing the driver of this application apparatus, and can drive this storage device and simulates a firmware of the automatic executing function of a CD-ROM device; And
One line concentration controller is arranged in this housing, and this line concentration controller system is electrically connected on this application apparatus and this storage device;
Wherein be electrically connected on this interface link when this line concentration controller, this storage device can be carried out this automatic executing function and be written into this driver to this host computer, makes this host computer can carry out this driver and controls this application apparatus and carry out this scheduled operation.
2. peripheral device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, other includes power supply supply control circuit, be electrically connected on this storage device and this application apparatus, be used for controlling a predetermined voltage and whether transfer to this storage device starting this storage device, and be used for controlling this predetermined voltage and whether transfer to this application apparatus to start this application apparatus.
3. peripheral device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, when this line concentration controller came into operation, this power supply supply control circuit system this predetermined voltage of transmission was to this storage device, and this predetermined voltage of interruption output is to this application apparatus.
4. peripheral device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, if this firmware detects and includes this driver in this host computer, this firmware exportable controls signal to this power supply supply control circuit and exports this predetermined voltage to this application apparatus to drive this power supply supply control circuit.
5. peripheral device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, if this firmware does not detect and includes this driver in this host computer, this firmware can drive this storage device and carry out this automatic executing function so that this driver is loaded into this host computer.
6. peripheral device according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, if this driver is loaded to this host computer, this firmware exportable controls signal to this power supply supply control circuit and exports this predetermined voltage to this application apparatus to drive this power supply supply control circuit.
7. peripheral device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this predetermined voltage system is exported via this interface link by this host computer.
8. peripheral device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this interface link is a CardBus link, and this line concentration controller is a bridgt circuit, is used for bridge joint one a CardBus bus-bar and a USB bus-bar.
9. peripheral device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this interface link is a CardBus link, and this line concentration controller is a bridgt circuit, is used for bridge joint one a CardBus bus-bar and an IEEE1394 bus-bar.
10. the driving method of a peripheral device, this peripheral device can be external in an interface link on the host computer, this peripheral device includes an application apparatus, one storage device, wherein store the driver and a firmware of this application apparatus, and a line concentration controller, this driving method includes:
(a) connect this peripheral device and this interface link;
(b) start this line concentration controller and control data transmission between this application apparatus and this storage device and this host computer;
(c) start this storage device;
(d) this storage device is carried out this firmware and is driven the automatic executing function that this storage device is simulated a CD-ROM device, with the driver that is written into this application apparatus to this host computer; And
(e) use this host computer to carry out this driver and carry out a scheduled operation to drive this application apparatus.
11. driving method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, other includes:
Control a predetermined voltage and whether transfer to this storage device starting this storage device, and control this predetermined voltage and whether transfer to this application apparatus to start this application apparatus.
12. driving method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, this predetermined voltage system is exported via this interface link by this host computer.
13. driving method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, other includes: when this line concentration controller of startup comes into operation, transmit this predetermined voltage to this storage device, and interrupt
Transmit this predetermined voltage to this application apparatus.
14. driving method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, other includes:
In this firmware detect include this driver in this host computer after, begin to transmit this predetermined voltage to this application apparatus.
15. driving method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, other includes:
If this firmware does not detect and includes this driver in this host computer, drive this storage device and carry out this automatic executing function so that this driver is loaded into this host computer.
16. driving method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, other includes:
Loaded to this host computer in this driver, begin to export this predetermined voltage to this application apparatus.
17. driving method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, this interface link is a CardBus link, and this line concentration controller is a bridgt circuit, is used for bridge joint one a CardBus bus-bar and a USB bus-bar.
18. driving method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, this interface link is a CardBus link, and this line concentration controller is a bridgt circuit, is used for bridge joint one a CardBus bus-bar and an IEEE1394 bus-bar.
19. a peripheral device can be connected on the interface link of an electronic installation, this peripheral device includes:
A connector has most pins, is used for being connected with this interface link of this electronic installation;
One line concentration controller is electrically connected to this connector;
One application apparatus is electrically connected to this line concentration controller, is used for carrying out a scheduled operation; And
One storage device is electrically connected to this line concentration controller, is used for storage data; This storage device includes a storage element in addition, and in order to store a firmware, this firmware can drive the automatic executing function that this storage device is simulated a CD-ROM device, is loaded into this host computer with the driver with this application apparatus.
20. a peripheral device can be connected on the interface link of an electronic installation, this peripheral device includes:
A connector has most pins, is used for being connected with this interface link of this electronic installation;
One line concentration controller is electrically connected to this connector; And
One storage device is electrically connected to this line concentration controller, is used for storage data,
Wherein this storage device stores the driver of this peripheral device in advance, and when this peripheral device was connected to this interface link of this electronic installation for the first time, this electronic installation can read this driver automatically from this storage device.
21. peripheral device according to claim 20 is characterized in that, more comprises an application apparatus, this application apparatus is electrically connected to this line concentration controller, is used for carrying out a scheduled operation.
22. peripheral device according to claim 21 is characterized in that, this application apparatus is a wireless module, and this wireless module comprises an antenna.
23. peripheral device according to claim 21, it is characterized in that, more comprise one and use an interface and a storage interface, wherein this application apparatus system is electrically connected to this line concentration controller by this application interface, and this storage device then is to be electrically connected to this line concentration controller by this storage interface.
24. peripheral device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this application apparatus is a wireless module, and this wireless module comprises an antenna.
In order to the startup of controlling this application apparatus whether 25. peripheral device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this application interface more comprises a switch, can be.
26. peripheral device according to claim 25 is characterized in that, this application apparatus is a wireless module, and this wireless module comprises an antenna.
27. peripheral device according to claim 21, it is characterized in that, this interface link is a tandem bus-bar, and this line concentration controller comprises one first end and one second end, and this storage device is connected to this first end and this application apparatus is connected to this second end.
28. peripheral device according to claim 27, it is characterized in that, when this peripheral device is connected to this interface link of this electronic installation, this electronic installation is connected to this storage device by this first end of this line concentration controller in advance, and this second end by this line concentration controller is connected to this application apparatus then.
29. peripheral device according to claim 20, it is characterized in that, this storage device includes a storage element in addition, in order to store a firmware, this firmware can drive the automatic executing function that this storage device is simulated a CD-ROM device, and this electronic installation can read this driver via this automatic executing function automatically from this storage device.
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