Wireless module switching device
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of switching device, particularly about a kind of wireless module switching device.
Background technology
In order to cooperate the day by day compact trend of notebook, and the household desk computer pursues under the support of consumer electronics day by day, and the mini card is developed.Wherein, PCI-E (high-speed peripheral interconnection, Peripheral Component Inter-connect Express) the mini card is the mini card that uses the PCI-E interface specification, compare with general PCI-E card, both are except the apparent size difference, and its basic pin and electrical characteristic are then identical.PCI-E mini card also possesses USB interface (USB2.0) simultaneously except containing the PCI-E interface, and both can be for selecting one.
And the wireless module of using at present PCI-E mini card has 3G mini card (its actual interface that uses is USB2.0), wireless network mini card (3945 ABG802.11a/b/g of Intel for example, its actual interface that uses is the MN54G802.11b/g of PCI-E, MSI, and its actual interface that uses is USB2.0) and remote controller (TV-Tuner) mini card etc.
General mobile computer will use the wireless module mini card of these PCI-E interfaces, must in have the slot (connector) of mini card and the antenna that cooperates these wireless modules mini card, the function of competence exertion wireless module mini card transmitting/receiving wireless radiofrequency signal, but, the mini card slot that general notebook is built-in and the antenna that matches thereof be normally for the wireless module mini card of a certain function, and can't replace the wireless module mini card of other function.Moreover existing notebook generally all only possesses circumscribed PCI-E slot, can not use the mini card, causes the mini card can't do not popularized by Flexible use.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, purpose of the present invention mainly provides the different wireless module mini card of a kind of available property ground winding and SIM card and consists of the wireless module switching device of the wireless module device of difference (function).
So, a wireless module switching device of the present invention, the wireless module mini card that the ground winding of available property is different and SIM card and consist of different wireless module devices comprise a circuit substrate, a new card connector, a mini card connector, an antenna element and a sim card connector.This new card connector is located at this circuit substrate one side.This mini card connector is located on this circuit substrate, and is electrically connected with this new card connector, can plant for a wireless module mini card, to transmit the signal of this wireless module of turnover mini card by this new card connector.This antenna element is electrically connected with this circuit substrate, in order to receive and dispatch a radio frequency signal.This sim card connector is located on this circuit substrate, is electrically connected with this mini card connector, can plant for a SIM card, and the data that this SIM card is stored can reach this wireless module mini card by this mini card connector.
Preferably, this new card connector is one to support simultaneously the PCI-Express card connector of PCI-Express and two kinds of interfaces of USB.
Preferably, this antenna element is electrically connected with this wireless module mini card on being plugged on this mini card connector by this circuit substrate, with this radio frequency signal of this wireless module of transmitting-receiving turnover mini card.
Preferably, this antenna element is replacedly to be electrically connected with this circuit substrate, selects the antenna element of different operating frequency range to cooperate different wireless module mini cards.
Preferably, this antenna element is one to be arranged on the multiband aerial on this circuit substrate, and it can cooperate different wireless module mini cards and operate in different working frequency range.
Wherein, this wireless module mini card of planting when this mini card connector is a 3G mini card, this sim card connector SIM card that cooperates this 3G mini card of planting, and this antenna element is when being a 3G antenna, this wireless module switching device consist of the device for mobile communication that can receive and dispatch the 3G signal.
Wherein, this wireless module mini card of planting when this mini card connector is a remote controller mini card, and when this antenna element was the antenna of a reception TV channel signal, this wireless module switching device formation one provided the television channel selection apparatus of television channel program.
Wherein, this wireless module mini card of planting when this mini card connector is a wireless network mini card, but and this antenna element when being the antenna of a transmitting/receiving wireless network signal, this wireless module switching device consists of a radio network device that wireless Internet access can be provided.
Wherein, this new card connector is in order to dock with a new card connector of a host side, to transmit signal.
Preferably, this wireless module switching device also comprises a decision circuitry, it is connected between this new card connector and this mini card connector, to require pin according to a clock that is connected between this new card connector and this mini card connector, judge the use interface that is plugged on the wireless module mini card on this mini card connector, and send one and judge that signal is to this new card connector, to give this host side by this new card connector.
Another wireless module switching device of the present invention, the wireless module mini card that the ground winding of available property is different and SIM card and consist of different wireless module devices comprise a circuit substrate, a new card connector, a mini card connector and a sim card connector.This new card connector is located at this circuit substrate one side.This mini card connector is located on this circuit substrate, and is electrically connected with this new card connector, can plant for a wireless module mini card, to transmit the signal of this wireless module of turnover mini card by this new card connector.This sim card connector is located on this circuit substrate, is electrically connected with this mini card connector, can plant for a SIM card, and the data that this SIM card is stored can reach this wireless module mini card by this mini card connector.
Preferably, this wireless module switching device also comprises an antenna element, it replacedly is electrically connected with this circuit substrate, select the antenna of different operating frequency range to cooperate different wireless module mini cards, and be electrically connected with this wireless module mini card on being plugged on this mini card connector by this circuit substrate, with a radio frequency signal of this wireless module of transmitting-receiving turnover mini card.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the circuit box schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of wireless module switching device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the internal circuit schematic diagram of the decision circuitry of the first embodiment; And
Fig. 3 is the circuit box schematic diagram of the second preferred embodiment of wireless module switching device of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
1,5~wireless module switching device, 2~main frame
3~wireless module mini card, 4~SIM card
11,51~circuit substrate
12,21,52~new card (PCI-E card) connector
13,53~mini card (mini PCI-E card) connector
14,54~antenna element 15,55~sim card connector
16,56~decision circuitry 110,141~screw lock joint
111,541~wire 112,542~connect a little
Embodiment
About aforementioned and other technology contents, characteristics and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of following cooperation two preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, can clearly present.
Consult shown in Figure 1, it is the first preferred embodiment of wireless module switching device of the present invention, the wireless module switching device 1 of present embodiment comprises a circuit substrate 11, a new card connector 12, a mini card connector 13, an antenna element 14 and a SIM (Subscriber Identify Module, subscriber identification module) card connector 15.
Circuit substrate 11 is printed circuit board (PCB)s, and its size is about 139mm (length) * 47.5mm (wide).
New card connector 12 is located at a side of circuit substrate 11, in order to dock with a new card connector 21 electricity of a main frame (for example notebook) 2.New card connector 12 is the connector (being called at present the PCI-E card connector) of a PCI-E specification in the present embodiment, and it also possesses USB interface (USB2.0) except having the PCI-E interface, can be for transmission PCI-E signal or usb signal.
Mini card connector 13 is located at close centre position on the circuit substrate 11, and is electrically connected with new card connector 12.In the present embodiment, mini card connector 13 is connectors (being called at present mini PCI-E card connector) of a PCI-E specification, it is for wireless module mini card (or claiming mini PCI-E card) 3, aforesaid 3G mini card for example, wireless network mini card and remote controller (TV-Tuner) mini cards etc. are planted and are used, although the surface structure of mini card connector 13 is little than new card connector 12, but the signal pin that it is basic and electrical characteristic are still identical with new card connector 12, so its pin with new card connector 12 is to be electrically connected one to one.
Antenna element 14 is electrically connected with circuit substrate 11, in order to the transmitting/receiving wireless radiofrequency signal, and antenna element 14 is electrically connected with wireless module mini card 3 on being plugged in mini card connector 13 by circuit substrate 11, with the radio frequency signal of transmitting-receiving turnover wireless module mini card 3.
In the present embodiment, antenna element 14 is replacedly to organize to be located on the circuit substrate 11, uses to cooperate wireless module mini card 3.Because different wireless module mini card 3 employed antenna bands and antenna amount are different, so, for cooperating different wireless module mini cards 3, may be to represent single antenna or a plurality of antenna at this so-called antenna element 14, decide on the wireless module mini card 3 that mini card connector 13 is planted.For the convenient different antennae unit of replacing, the antenna element 14 of present embodiment is to be fixed on the circuit substrate 11 in external mode, but a screw lock joint 110,141 of bolt for example is set respectively at the end of a side of circuit substrate 11 and antenna element 14, antenna element 14 can be arranged on the circuit substrate 11, and the screw lock joint 110 that is located on the circuit substrate 11 also extends a wire 111 towards mini card connector 13 directions, and establishes one in wire 111 ends and connect a little 112.
Therefore, when wireless module mini card 3 is plugged on the mini card connector 13, because wireless module mini card 3 is to lie low on circuit substrate 11, so be located at wireless module mini card 3 bottom surfaces a contact (not shown) will with circuit substrate 11 on connect a little 112 electric connections, can transmit radio frequency signal and make between antenna element 14 and the wireless module mini card 3.
Sim card connector 15 is located on the circuit substrate 11, be electrically connected with mini card connector 13, and for a SIM card 4 plants, whereby, the data on the SIM card 4 can send the wireless module mini card 3 that is plugged on the mini card connector 13 to by sim card connector 15 and mini card connector 13.
Therefore, the wireless module mini card of planting on mini card connector 13 is a 3G mini card, and one and the antenna element 14 of this 3G mini card collocation be arranged on the circuit substrate 11, and during sim card connector 15 plant users' a SIM card 4, wireless module switching device 1 namely consists of the 3G device for mobile communication that can receive and dispatch the 3G signal, so, new card (PCI-E) connector 12 is plugged on the default PCI-E connector plugging slot of main frame 2 (for example notebook), and notebook can be by wireless module switching device 1 transmitting-receiving 3G signal (mobile phone phonetic for example, multimedia video signal, audio-visual telephone etc.).
And the wireless module mini card of planting on mini card connector 13 is a wireless network mini card, and when an antenna element 14 that cooperates with this wireless network mini card is arranged on the circuit substrate 11 (at this moment, sim card connector 15 is without effect), wireless module switching device 1 namely consists of a wireless network module, so when new card connector 12 was plugged on the default PCI-E connector plugging slot of notebook, notebook can be got online without being tethered to a cable and browsing page information, sends and receive e-mail etc. by wireless module switching device 1.
Moreover, the wireless module mini card of planting on mini card connector 13 is a remote controller (TV-Tuner) mini card, and when an antenna element 14 that cooperates with this remote controller (TV-Tuner) mini card is arranged on the circuit substrate 11, wireless module switching device 1 namely consists of a television channel station selector device, therefore, when new card connector 12 was plugged on the PCI-E connector plugging slot of presetting of notebook, notebook can pass through wireless module switching device 1 tuned television channel program.
In addition, the wireless module switching device 1 of present embodiment also comprises a decision circuitry 16, it is connected between new card connector 12 and the mini card connector 13, and require pin CLKREQ according to a clock that is connected between new card connector 12 and the mini card connector 13, judge that the use interface that is plugged on the wireless module mini card on the mini card connector 13 is PCI-E interface or USB interface, and send one and judge that signal (CPUSB or CPPE) is to new card connector 12, to give main frame 2 by new card connector 12.
The internal circuit of decision circuitry 16 as shown in Figure 2, namely, when wireless module mini card uses interface to be the PCI-E interface, wireless module mini card 3 can be sent a CLKREQ signal to new card connector 12 (delivering to main frame 2) by clock request pin CLKREQ, at this moment, decision circuitry 16 is sent a CPUSB signal after judging through internal logic circuit.And when wireless module mini card used interface to be USB interface, 3 on wireless module mini card can not sent the CLKREQ signal to new card connector 12 (delivering to main frame 2), and decision circuitry 16 is sent a CPPE signal after judging through internal logic circuit.
Again referring to shown in Figure 3, it is the second preferred embodiment of wireless module switching device of the present invention, present embodiment and the first embodiment main difference be in, the antenna element 54 of present embodiment is built on the circuit substrate 51 of wireless module switching device 5 in being, and extend a wire 541 to contiguous mini card connector 53 places by antenna element 54, and establish one in wire 541 ends and connect a little 542.And the antenna element 54 of present embodiment is a multiband aerial, namely when wireless module mini card 3 is plugged on the mini card connector 53, be located at wireless module mini card 3 bottom surfaces a contact (not shown) can with circuit substrate 51 on connect a little and 542 be electrically connected, and wireless module mini card 3 is when transmitting signal, can automatically use frequency range according to it, select a certain or certain the several operation frequency range on the antenna element 54 to transmit signal (radio frequency signal).
In sum, above-described embodiment arranges the new card connector 12 (52) that suitably is electrically connected each other by the circuit substrate 11 (51) at wireless module switching device, mini card connector 13 (53) and sim card connector, can be for different wireless module mini cards and the SIM card winding that matches, and by the external or built-in mode suitable antenna element 15 (55) of arranging in pairs or groups, allow wireless module switching device 1 (5) can consist of the wireless module of difference in functionality, and make things convenient for user's elasticity to use, and be applicable to existingly extensively be preset with PCI-E connector (slot) but notebook or the desktop computer of not built-in mini card connector.In addition, because the volume of wireless module switching device is little, therefore be convenient for carrying.
Above-described content, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, when not limiting scope of the invention process with this, the simple equivalence of namely generally doing according to claim scope of the present invention and invention description content changes and modifies, and all still belongs in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.