CN101339528A - Computer energy supply periodic switch testing status monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

Computer energy supply periodic switch testing status monitoring apparatus Download PDF

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CN101339528A
CN101339528A CNA2007100289280A CN200710028928A CN101339528A CN 101339528 A CN101339528 A CN 101339528A CN A2007100289280 A CNA2007100289280 A CN A2007100289280A CN 200710028928 A CN200710028928 A CN 200710028928A CN 101339528 A CN101339528 A CN 101339528A
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The invention discloses a state monitoring device; wherein, a microprocessor is used for outputting a control signal periodically; a power supply control circuit is used for controlling the opening and closing of a computer awaiting test by the control signal which is output periodically; an analog circuit is used for receiving an opening completion signal which is output by the computer awaiting test and for outputting the opening completion signal; a decoding circuit is used for receiving the opening completion signal, decoding the signal and outputting a decoding signal; an judging circuit is used for receiving a power signal from the computer awaiting test, a power signal from the analog circuit, a closing signal from the microprocessor and the decoding signal output by the decoding circuit and for outputting an judging signal so as to judge if the computer awaiting test is opened or closed normally in a testing program.

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The state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing
Technical field
The invention relates to the state monitoring device of a kind of state monitoring device, particularly a kind of computer energy supply periodic switch testing.
Background technology
Along with scientific and technical information constantly develops and consumer demand constantly increases, computer equipment seeking change and innovation constantly on function, therefore the nextport hardware component NextPort in the computer equipment is more and more abundant, quantitatively also more and more many, the validation test of the spare part fiduciary level before a computing machine dispatches from the factory also is tending towards loaded down with trivial details.
With regard to the energy supply periodic switch (Power On-Off) of computing machine, it is just as the key at the gate of desiring to enter computer system, thus the test of energy supply periodic switch real be computer manufacturing main validation test one.When computer product before volume production, computer maker all can carry out thousands of time energy supply periodic switch testings to each computing machine board, to guarantee the quality of product.
Above-mentioned energy supply periodic switch testing each time mainly comprises four steps: 1. AC power start (AC-Power On) test, import computing machine with the load that computer system can bear, to open computer system; 2. selftest (Power On Self Test starts shooting; POST), behind computer booting, firmware-Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/Output System that computer system is built-in; BIOS) can carry out the POST program, the fault detect in the POST program comprises that the various test procedures of startup are to determine for example whether computer equipment nextport hardware component NextPort functions such as Memory Controller Hub, Video Controller, series connection communication controller, communication controller in parallel, keyboard controller, Floppy Disk Controller and hard disk controller are correct; 3. booting operating system (Boot O/S) test, after the POST program was finished, BIOS can carry out a boot (Booting) to enter the function of object computer equipment in the operating system; 4. system closedown (System Shutdown) test, i.e. the test of energy supply periodic switch shutdown.
Because the above-mentioned flow process of finishing whole energy supply periodic switch testing often needed continuity and test night and day about three to seven days, therefore be difficult to the monitoring in real time at the scene of artificial mode.When so the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch all needs have bad situation to take place any step of above-mentioned energy supply periodic switch testing, can effectively monitor out unusual condition, and write down its undesirable condition or keep its undesirable condition, be only and meet the required state monitoring device of industry.
Yet; when the state monitoring device of known computer energy supply periodic switch is carried out the 4th step-system closedown test when energy supply periodic switch testing each time; can't find immediately and write down or keep the data message that is produced when the machine situation as the situation of machine and tester if take place; when the executive system shutdown is tested once more; known supervising device can be avoided the original data message that the machine situation is produced that takes place to work as; and do not go this data message is carried out test; and each the generation can not be stored when the data message of machine situation; so; when the data message that is produced when the machine situation is accumulated to a certain degree; the phenomenon that regular meeting causes whole computer system to start shooting; make computer system need large-scale maintenance or need all fillings more again of the mounted software of computer system are caused the waste of consumer's resource and the burden of cost.
Therefore how a kind of state monitoring device that can the whole computer energy supply periodic switch testing flow process of overall monitor of output, effectively each step of the energy supply periodic switch testing of whole computing machine board to be measured monitored out the data message of unusual condition and recording exceptional situation or to keep the data of unusual condition, will be the problem that industry is desired most ardently solution.
Summary of the invention
The present invention discloses a kind of state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing.
According to the state monitoring device of disclosed computer energy supply periodic switch testing, formed by microprocessor, power control circuit, mimic channel, decoding scheme and decision circuitry.Microprocessor wherein is in order to periodically to export a control signal; Power control circuit in order to periodically output control signal to control the open and close of computing machine to be measured; Mimic channel is finished signal in order to the start that receives computing machine to be measured and export, and signal is finished in the output start; Decoding scheme is finished signal in order to the reception start and signal is deciphered, with the output decoded signal; And decision circuitry in order to receive a power supply signal from computing machine to be measured, from a power supply signal of mimic channel, from an off signal of microprocessor and the decoded signal of decoding scheme output, and export one according to this and judge signal, whether in a test procedure, normally start shooting and shutdown to judge computing machine to be measured; Wherein when decision circuitry was exported a normal signal, computing machine to be measured is start normally and shutdown in a test procedure; When decoding scheme was exported a undesired signal, computing machine then to be measured was started shooting undesiredly or is shut down in a test procedure, if when not receiving normal signal, did not just send control signal when microprocessor.
Disclosed state monitoring device be except can periodically opening and closing the control computing machine to be measured, and behind the repeatable checking computer on/off to be measured, but normal operation whether also.When computing machine to be measured breaks down, can write down testing time and retention fault state.In addition, for computing machine to be measured in the test process each time of test process, in AC power start (AC-Power On) test, start selftest (Power On Self Test; POST), when booting operating system (Boot O/S) test and the wherein arbitrary step of system closedown (System Shutdown) test have bad situation to take place, all can monitor out unusual condition effectively or keep its undesirable condition.
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Fig. 1 is the calcspar for the state monitoring device of disclosed computer energy supply periodic switch testing.
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Below in embodiment, be described in detail detailed features of the present invention and advantage, its content is enough to make any related art techniques person of haveing the knack of to understand technology contents of the present invention and implements according to this, and according to content, the claim and graphic that this instructions disclosed, any related art techniques person of haveing the knack of can understand purpose and the advantage that the present invention is correlated with easily.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it is the calcspar for the state monitoring device of disclosed computer energy supply periodic switch testing.The state of the test procedure of state monitoring device 100 when monitoring the periodic switch testing of a computing machine 200 to be measured.
As shown in Figure 1, state monitoring device 100 is made up of microprocessor 110, power control circuit 120, mimic channel 130, decoding scheme 140 and decision circuitry 150.
Power control circuit 120 is to electrically connect with microprocessor 110, in order to receive the control signal that microprocessor 110 transmits, with the current supply circuit between conducting or powered-down 400 and the computing machine to be measured 200, so that computing machine is started shooting or shut down.
Microprocessor 110 is to be subjected to a control interface 300 controls, and periodically to export control signal, this control signal includes start signal and off signal, periodically computing machine is started shooting or shut down.
Mimic channel 130 is and computing machine to be measured 200 electrically connects, and finishes signal in order to receive the start that computing machine 200 to be measured transmitted, and exports this start and finish signal and give decoding scheme 140.In one embodiment, mimic channel 130 is in order to emulation one USB device, makes state monitoring device 100 can see through transmission and the communication of USB port to carry out signal of computing machine to be measured.Mimic channel 130 is to see through connecting line 131 to be connected with computing machine 200 to be measured, and when mimic channel 130 emulation one USB device, connecting line 131 is to be a USB connecting line.
Decoding scheme 140, be and mimic channel 130 electrically connects, to finish signal deciphering in order to receive start that mimic channel 130 exported, and export a decoded signal, it is to finish signal for the start after the decoding.
Decision circuitry 150 is to electrically connect with computing machine 200 to be measured with decoding scheme 140, microprocessor 110 respectively, in order to the power supply signal USB_VCC that receives power supply signal PC_VCC from computing machine 200 to be measured, mimic channel 130, from an off signal of microprocessor 110 and the decoded signal of decoding scheme 140 outputs, and export one according to this and judge signal, whether in a test procedure, normally start shooting and shutdown to judge computing machine 200 to be measured.
When decoding scheme 140 outputs one normal signal, computing machine 200 to be measured is start normally and shutdown in a test procedure; If during the undesired signal of decoding scheme 140 output one, computing machine 200 then to be measured is started shooting or is shut down in a test procedure undesiredly.
State monitoring device 100 more includes a flip-flop 160, during decoding scheme 140 outputs one normal signal, exports the signal of a noble potential and gives decision circuitry 150.
Decision circuitry 150 includes one first logic gate 151, second logic gate 152 and the 3rd logic gate 153.In one embodiment, first logic gate 151 be for one or the door, second logic gate 152 is to be a Sheffer stroke gate, the 3rd logic gate 153 be for one with the door.
When decoding scheme 140 outputs one decoded signal, represent computing machine 200 to be measured normally to be started shooting, the signal of flip-flop 160 outputs this moment one noble potential is given decision circuitry 150.Because this moment, computing machine 200 to be measured was finished start, therefore the power supply signal PC_VCC of computing machine 200 to be measured is a noble potential, and the power supply signal USB_VCC of mimic channel 130 also is a noble potential, and first logic gate 151 will be exported a high potential signal according to this.And because test period not end as yet, so microprocessor 110 is not exported off signal as yet.Therefore, second logic gate 152 will be exported a high potential signal, cooperate the high potential signal of flip-flop 160 outputs, and the 3rd logic gate 153 will be exported a high potential signal.At this moment, represent decision circuitry 150 outputs one normal boot-strap signal.
When a test period finishes, microprocessor 110 will be exported an off signal, make power control circuit 120 powered-downs, in order to do computing machine 200 to be measured is shut down.After computing machine 200 shutdown to be measured, the power supply signal PC_VCC of computing machine 200 to be measured and the power supply signal USB_VCC of mimic channel 130 are electronegative potential, at this moment, second logic gate 152 will be exported a high potential signal, cooperate the high potential signal of flip-flop 160 outputs, the 3rd logic gate 153 will be exported a high potential signal.At this moment, represent decision circuitry 150 outputs one normal shutdown signal.
If decision circuitry 150 output one undesired signal,, all represent computing machine 300 undesired switching on and shutting down to be measured no matter then which type of signal first logic gate 151 or second logic gate 152 receive.Therefore, microprocessor 110 is not if receive normal signal, and then microprocessor is just no longer sent an off signal, so that computing machine to be measured maintains the state of electric power starting always, is in which kind of unfavorable condition so that the tester inspects computing machine to be measured.
In addition, microprocessor 110 can be given mimic channel 130 and flip-flop 160 by output one clear signal CLR.In one embodiment, an impact damper 170 can be set, make clear signal CLR import again in mimic channel 130 and the flip-flop 160 through impact damper 170.
Microprocessor 110 is to be subjected to a control interface 300 controls, and this user interface 300 can use the mode of software, hardware or firmware to finish.When implementing with software mode, be can an application program kenel be arranged in the computing machine, and see through the RS232 Port to carry out the transmission and the communication of signal with state monitoring device 100, in order to do with state of a control supervising device 100, simultaneously can be from the test status and the test result of observation state supervising device 100 on the computer screen.But the time or the number of times of these 300 elasticity configuration switch machine times of user interface, total test, when tester table during when machine, the operation of lockable switching on and shutting down.
In addition, when computing machine to be measured broke down, control interface 300 can write down testing time and retention fault state.In addition, for computing machine to be measured in the test process each time of test process, in AC power start (AC-Power On) test, start selftest (Power On Self Test, POST), when booting operating system (Boot O/S) test and the wherein arbitrary step of system closedown (System Shutdown) test have bad situation to take place, all can monitor out unusual condition effectively or keep its undesirable condition.
According to disclosed state monitoring device, enter after operating system finishes at the electric power starting each time of computing machine to be measured in test process, after carrying out a test procedure, and export a start and finish signal, and signal is finished in this start sent to mimic channel and decoding scheme, correctly be opened into operating system to judge whether computing machine to be measured has, and then the program that makes computer execution system to be measured shut down, again via the power supply signal of system for computer power supply signal to be measured and mimic channel, be sent to microprocessor, in order to do making microprocessor and decoding scheme do complete monitoring for the switching on and shutting down each time of computing machine to be measured according to time and program.
After computing machine to be measured is started shooting each time, just carry out test procedure, and then make the program of computer execution system shutdown to be measured by computing machine to be measured.If can't finish whole procedure in the process, then microprocessor can't receive start that mimic channel and decoding scheme transmit when finishing signal, microprocessor is just no longer sent an off signal, so that computing machine to be measured maintains the state of electric power starting always,, the tester is in which kind of unfavorable condition so that inspecting computing machine to be measured.

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1. the state monitoring device of a computer energy supply periodic switch testing, it is the test mode when monitoring the periodic switch testing of a computing machine to be measured, it is characterized in that this state monitoring device includes:
One microprocessor is in order to periodically to export a control signal;
One power control circuit is connected with this microprocessor and this computing machine to be measured, in order to periodically output control signal to control the open and close of this computing machine to be measured;
One mimic channel is connected with this computing machine to be measured, finishes signal in order to receive the start that this computing machine to be measured exports, and exports this start and finish signal;
One decoding scheme is connected with this mimic channel, finishes signal and this signal is deciphered in order to receive this start, with the output decoded signal;
One decision circuitry, be to electrically connect with this computing machine to be measured with this decoding scheme, this microprocessor respectively, in order to receive a power supply signal from this computing machine to be measured, from a power supply signal of this mimic channel, from an off signal of microprocessor and this decoded signal of this decoding scheme output, and export one according to this and judge signal, whether in a test procedure, normally start shooting and shutdown to judge computing machine to be measured;
Wherein when this decision circuitry was exported a normal signal, this computing machine to be measured is start normally and shutdown in a test procedure; When this decoding scheme was exported a undesired signal, then this computing machine to be measured was started shooting undesiredly or is shut down in a test procedure, if when not receiving this normal signal, did not just send this control signal when this microprocessor.
2. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, more includes a connecting line, connects this mimic channel and this computing machine to be measured.
3. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this mimic channel is emulation one a universal serial device.
4. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 3 is characterized in that, more includes a connecting line, connects this mimic channel and this computing machine to be measured.
5. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this connecting line is to be a universal serial connecting line.
6. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this decision circuitry includes one first logic gate, one second logic gate and one the 3rd logic gate.
7. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, more include a flip-flop, be electrically connected between this decoding scheme and this decision circuitry, when this decoding scheme is exported a normal signal, export the signal of a noble potential and give this decision circuitry.
8. the state monitoring device of computer energy supply periodic switch testing according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, more include an impact damper, export a clear signal, and export this clear signal and give this flip-flop and this mimic channel in order to receive this microprocessor.
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