CN101282007A - Slot apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a slot device comprising a slot, an judging circuit and an alarming device. The slot is used for providing with an expansion board; the judging circuit is coupled to the slot for judging whether the expansion board is completely monted in the slot; the alarming device is coupled to the judging circuit, when the judging circuit judges that the expansion board is not completely mounted in the slot, the judging circuit controls the alarming device to output alarming information.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of slot apparatus, and particularly relevant for a kind of computer slot apparatus.
Background technology
Usually have many slots on the computer motherboard, be used for installing various expansion board, to increase the usefulness and the function of computer system.When expansion board fully is not installed on the corresponding slot, may cause the system can't normal boot-strap, perhaps corresponding function, usefulness can't increase.
Determine the expansion board installment state on the slot at present, all be whether to assign correctly with the visual examination outward appearance, perhaps can normal boot-strap with whether and basic input output system (Basic input output system, BIOS) whether detecting expansion board is judgment standard.Yet above-mentioned multiple mode, except visual, other method that is detected by system all needs start and installation action repeatedly, could determine the installment state of expansion board.And whether the visual examination outward appearance assigns correctly, and usually because the mounting distance between each expansion board is very narrow and small, perhaps overcrowding space in the computer chassis causes misjudgment, makes expansion board that failure is installed.
Therefore how to develop the slot apparatus that makes new advances and can active detecting go out expansion board and be installed on situation on the slot, and inform the user, avoid the user to repeat the action of starting shooting and installing, the hope of being expected for manufacturer and user now.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is, a kind of slot apparatus is provided, and goes out expansion board in order to active detecting and is installed on situation on the slot, and inform the user.
For achieving the above object, slot apparatus provided by the invention has a slot, a decision circuitry and an alarming device.Slot is used for installing expansion board, and decision circuitry then is coupled to slot, is used for judging whether expansion board fully is installed on slot.Alarming device is coupled to decision circuitry, and when decision circuitry judged that expansion board fully is not installed on slot, decision circuitry can be controlled alarming device and send information warning.
And the slot apparatus among a plurality of embodiment of the present invention has slot, decision circuitry and alarming device.Slot is used for installing expansion board, and this slot has induction installation, and the two ends that induction installation is installed with respect to expansion board at slot are respectively arranged with first sensing points and second sensing points.Decision circuitry is coupled to first sensing points and second sensing points, judges according to the information that sensing points is sent whether expansion board fully is installed on slot.Alarming device then is coupled to decision circuitry, and when decision circuitry judged that expansion board fully is not installed on slot, decision circuitry control alarming device sent information warning.
Induction installation in the slot is coupled to decision circuitry, so decision circuitry can judge the state that expansion board is installed according to the signal that induction installation is exported, and initiatively send information warning for some situation.Therefore whether the user can judge expansion board by information warning and fully be installed on the slot, avoids the user to repeat the action of starting shooting and installing.
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For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, accompanying drawing is described in detail as follows:
Figure 1 shows that the system schematic of the slot apparatus of various embodiments of the present invention;
Figure 2 shows that the slot apparatus schematic diagram of first embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 shows that the slot apparatus schematic diagram of second embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 shows that the slot apparatus schematic diagram of third embodiment of the invention;
Figure 5 shows that the alarming device schematic diagram of the embodiment of the invention;
Figure 6 shows that another form alarming device schematic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
The information that each embodiment of the present invention utilizes the induction installation on the slot to send is judged expansion board and is installed on state on the slot.And under particular state the control alarming device information that gives a warning.Any people who has the knack of this technology, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when selecting suitable induction installation and corresponding judgment mode and warning message for use, to cooperate the consideration in various costs and the practical application.
Please refer to Fig. 1, this is slot apparatus 100 system schematic of various embodiments of the present invention.Slot apparatus 100 has slot 106, decision circuitry 104 and alarming device 102.Slot 106 is used for installing the expansion board (not shown).Decision circuitry 104 is coupled to slot 106, is used for judging that expansion board is installed on the situation of slot 106.102 of alarming devices are coupled to decision circuitry 104, and when decision circuitry 104 judged that expansion board fully is not installed on slot 106, decision circuitry 104 control alarming devices 102 sent information warning.Next will narrate a plurality of embodiment, the reference mode with as practical application the time so is not in order to limit this invention.
First embodiment:
Please refer to Fig. 2, this is slot apparatus 200 schematic diagrames of first embodiment.Slot apparatus 200 has slot 106, decision circuitry 104 and alarming device 102.Slot 106 is in order to the installing expansion board, and slot 106 has induction installation 210.Because most expansion boards fully are not installed on the situation of slot, for an end of expansion board does not insert slot so induction installation 210 is respectively arranged with first sensing points 212 and second sensing points 214 at the two ends that slot 106 is installed with respect to expansion board fully.And under most situation, the length of slot 106 all is provided with corresponding to expansion board, so in the present embodiment, first sensing points 212 and second sensing points 214 are arranged at the two ends of slot 106 respectively.
And decision circuitry 104 is coupled to first sensing points 212 and second sensing points 214, judges that by the information that sensing points 212 and 214 is sent expansion board is installed on the situation of slot 106.102 of alarming devices couple decision circuitry 104, and when decision circuitry 104 judged that expansion board fully is not installed in slot 106, decision circuitry 104 control alarming devices 102 sent information warning.In the present embodiment, first sensing points 212 and second sensing points 214 can be Photo Interrupter.
When expansion board is complete when being installed in the slot 106, two Photo Interrupters are not for detecting the state of light signal.And when slot 106 was not installed expansion board, two Photo Interrupters were all the state that detects light signal.Have an end not insert fully in the slot 106 at expansion board, and the other end is when inserting slot 106 fully, two Photo Interrupters then can be in different states.Decision circuitry 104 just by Photo Interrupter in the signal that different conditions is sent down, judge the installation situation of present expansion board.When judging expansion board and do not insert in the slot 106 fully, decision circuitry 104 control alarming devices 102 send alarm signal.
Second embodiment:
First embodiment is used in and installs photodetector in the slot additional and whether fully be installed on slot as induction installation to detect expansion board.So be not only to have above-mentioned mode to implement.Also can utilize the characteristic of each contact in the slot to use, reach identical effect.
Please refer to Fig. 3, this figure is slot apparatus 300 schematic diagrames of second embodiment.Because this embodiment and the first embodiment basic framework are roughly the same, therefore most assemblies do not repeat to give unnecessary details at this.
All must be connected in the ground plane of substrate by a plurality of earth points that are provided with in the script slot 106, and after expansion board fully is installed on slot 106, all earth points also can form the characteristic of a grounded circuit on expansion board, present embodiment will be positioned at the earth point suspension joint at slot 106 two ends, as first sensing points 312 and second sensing points 314 of induction installation 310.That is, first sensing points 312 and second sensing points 314 are the suspension joint place in the slot 106, when expansion board is not installed, directly do not link to each other with the ground plane of substrate, have only the expansion board of working as fully to be installed on slot 106, just the grounded circuits by expansion board and other place 316,317 and 318 formation form ground state.
In addition, change for decision circuitry 104 enough signals are provided, use the installment state of judging expansion board, first sensing points 312 and second sensing points 314 be series resistor 322 and voltage source 332 respectively.Therefore have completely when being installed on slot 106 in when expansion board, two suspension joint places form ground state by the grounded circuits of expansion board and other earth point 316,317 and 318 formation at this moment.And when slot 106 was not installed expansion board, two suspension joint places all can measure the voltage of voltage source this moment.Have an end not insert fully in the slot 106 at expansion board, and the other end is when inserting in the slot 106 fully, two suspension joint places then can be in different states.Decision circuitry 104 is whether to see through grounded circuit and the state of ground connection by the suspension joint place, judges the installation situation of present expansion board.When judging expansion board and do not insert in the slot 106 fully, decision circuitry 104 control alarming devices 102 send alarm signal.
The 3rd embodiment:
Under some special situation, for example single slot can be installed the expansion board of various different lengths, or has the design of various different length expansion boards under the single specification.If only utilize earth point with its suspension joint and draw high its signal, possibly can't be applied to all situations in the two ends of slot.Can to the definition of each pin position, do special design this moment in the electrical code.For example the adapter of PCI Express specification and slot can solve the problems referred to above through earth point and PRSNT# contact.
Please refer to Fig. 4, this is slot apparatus 400 schematic diagrames of third embodiment of the invention.This moment, slot 402 was a PCI Express slot, and first sensing points 412 in the induction installation 410 is suspension joint place (floatingground), and second sensing points 414 is the PRSNT# contact.Because PCI Express standard has the expansion board of different lengths such as X1, X4 and X16, utilize in the standard, the PRSNT# contact must be positioned at the design of expansion board first contact, and another earth point of arranging in pairs or groups, make first sensing points 412 and second sensing points 414 be arranged at slot 402 and use with respect to the two ends of expansion board installation site and overcome the problem that different expansion board length are brought.
In addition, first sensing points 412 and second sensing points, 414 difference series resistors 422 and voltage source 432.Therefore have completely when being installed on slot 402 when expansion board, two sensing points 412 and 414 are ground state at this moment.And when slot 402 was not installed expansion board, two sensing points 412 and 414 all can measure the voltage of voltage source this moment.Have an end not insert fully in the slot 402 at expansion board, and the other end is when inserting slot 402 fully, two sensing points 412 can be in different states with 414.Whether decision circuitry 104 is the state of ground connection by two sensing points 412 and 414 in, judges the installation situation of present expansion board.When judging expansion board and do not insert in the slot 402 fully, decision circuitry 104 control alarming devices 102 send alarm signal.
And among each embodiment, alarming device also can have the design of various kenels, please refer to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.In Fig. 5, alarming device 502 is a luminescence component, notifies the installing situation of user's expansion board immediately by light signal.Among Fig. 6, alarming device 602 is a buzzer, notifies the installing situation of user's expansion board by voice signal, and can solve for a long time the user in this must just can expect it being the problem of this slot loose contact can't start-up system the time.
Because when slot was not installed expansion board and expansion board and fully is installed in the slot, two sensing points all can be positioned at identical state, therefore two sensing points are sent identical signal simultaneously to decision circuitry.And when expansion board one end fully was not installed in the slot, the state of two sensing points can be inconsistent, thereby send different signals simultaneously to decision circuitry.Therefore the control circuit of mutual exclusion or the door and the alarming device of arranging in pairs or groups can be set in the decision circuitry, by the characteristic of mutual exclusion or door, is benchmark with the signal condition of mutual exclusion or door input, judges expansion board and whether fully is installed on slot.
In addition, the kind of slot can be PCI slot, memory bank, AGP slot or ISA slot, embodiment is applied in the various slots convenience when installing to improve various slot expansion boards.
Each embodiment of the present invention utilizes the induction installation in the slot to be coupled to decision circuitry, so decision circuitry can judge the installment state of expansion board according to the signal that induction installation is exported, and initiatively sends information warning.The user can learn whether expansion board has according to information warning and fully be installed on the slot, avoid the start and the installation action of repetition.
Though the present invention discloses as above with a plurality of embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.
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1. a slot apparatus is characterized in that, comprises at least:
One slot is in order to install an expansion board;
One decision circuitry is coupled to above-mentioned slot, whether fully is installed on above-mentioned slot in order to judge above-mentioned expansion board; And
One alarming device is coupled to above-mentioned decision circuitry, and when above-mentioned decision circuitry judged that above-mentioned expansion board fully is not installed on above-mentioned slot, above-mentioned decision circuitry was controlled above-mentioned alarming device and sent an information warning.
2. slot apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, be provided with an induction installation in the above-mentioned slot, be coupled to above-mentioned decision circuitry, above-mentioned induction installation has one first sensing points and one second sensing points, the two ends of above-mentioned slot are set respectively, and are respectively coupled to above-mentioned detection control circuit.
3. a slot apparatus is characterized in that, comprises at least:
One slot, in order to install an expansion board, above-mentioned slot has an induction installation, and above-mentioned induction installation is respectively arranged with one first sensing points and one second sense side point at the two ends that above-mentioned slot is installed with respect to above-mentioned expansion board;
One decision circuitry is coupled to above-mentioned first sensing points and above-mentioned second sensing points, judges that in order to the information of being sent by above-mentioned these sensing points above-mentioned expansion board is installed on the situation on the above-mentioned slot; And
One alarming device is coupled to above-mentioned decision circuitry, and when above-mentioned decision circuitry judged that above-mentioned expansion board fully is not installed on above-mentioned slot, above-mentioned decision circuitry was controlled above-mentioned alarming device and sent an information warning.
4. slot apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned first sensing points and above-mentioned second sensing points are a Photo Interrupter.
5. slot apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, first sensing points and one second sensing points are a suspension joint place.
6. slot apparatus according to claim 5 is characterized in that, above-mentioned first sensing points is connected in series a voltage source and a resistance respectively with above-mentioned second sensing points.
7. slot apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned slot is a PCIExpress slot, and above-mentioned first sensing points and one second sensing points are a suspension joint place and a PRSNT# contact.
8. slot apparatus according to claim 7 is characterized in that, above-mentioned first sensing points is connected in series a voltage source and a resistance respectively with above-mentioned second sensing points.
9. slot apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned slot is PCI slot, memory bank, AGP slot or ISA slot.
10. slot apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned alarming device is a luminescence component or a buzzer.
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