CN101436166A - Data transmission apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a data transmission device for a high-speed sequence transmission interface and a control method thereof. The device comprises a control unit, at least one first storage device connected with the control unit, at least one second storage device and at least one commutator for switching data transmission circuits; each commutator is connected with the control unit, the second storage device and a computer; the device and the computer can carry out data transmission through the commutator, or the device can be switched to a data transmission control device which can independently operate so as to carry out data transmission between storage devices; and the connection between the device and the computer is controlled or the data transmission device is independently operated through an automatic detection mode and a manual mode.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of data transmission device and control method, refer to the device that a kind of data are duplicated or backed up especially, and control the method that its data transmission connects.
Background technology
Generation and circulation along with the information age mass data, the backup of data, the demand of duplicating etc. are more and more many, a large amount of burnings as CD are duplicated, or the data between the storage backup of computing machine, network data, hard-disk system reduction, a plurality of disc driver duplicate etc., all can handle by copying apparatus or backup control system.At present copying apparatus on the market is made up of a controller and most Winchester disk drive or CD-ROM drive, by controller data is duplicated or burning.
Development along with high speed sequence transmission interface technology, sequence SCSI (SAS, Serial Attached SCSI) control interface, and the additional (SATA of serial advanced technology, Serial Advanced TechnologyAttachment) the control interface also is used on the copying apparatus or data backup system of a new generation, compare with the IDE parallel interface, also fast transmission speed can be provided.
The copying apparatus of the SATA of independent operation formula or SAS interface is that a majority SATA or SAS Winchester disk drive or CD-ROM drive are connected to SATA or SAS controller by SATA or SAS transmission line, duplicates or burning with the data of carrying out between the disc driver.The copying apparatus of this high speed serial interfaces can only independently operate, wherein one SATA or SAS disc driver are connected directly to the computing machine use if need, with carry out and computing machine between data transmission, present system still can't reach this function, therefore can't provide the user polyfunctional demand.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is promptly providing a kind of data transmission device, in order to overcome above-mentioned defective.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is the control module that comprises a high speed sequence transmission interface (SATA or SAS interface), first storage device and at least one second storage device that at least one is connected to described control module, and described these storage devices all are high speed sequence transmission interface (SATA or SAS interface); And at least one breakout box, in order to the switch data transmission route, each breakout box is to be connected with described control module with an operation circuit by one first transmission line, and one second transmission line is connected with described second storage device, and is connected with computing machine by one the 3rd transmission line.
When needs were connected the transmission data with computing machine, control module can make second storage device and computer interconnection carry out data transmission via described breakout box; Or make second storage device be online to described control module, but to switch to the data transfer control system of an independent operation, to carry out the data transmission between first storage device and second storage device via described breakout box.The quantity of described breakout box is to cooperate the quantity of second storage device and be provided with, and any one storage device is desired to be connected with computing machine, promptly must be connected to a breakout box, and be connected to computing machine via breakout box.
The control method of data transmission of the present invention is divided into Auto-Sensing pattern and manual mode, when being set at the Auto-Sensing pattern, described control module is detected the 3rd transmission line and whether is connected computing machine, when the 3rd transmission line connects computing machine, described breakout box is connected to computing machine with second storage device automatically, to carry out the data transmission of second storage device and intercomputer.When detecting the 3rd transmission line when not connecting computing machine, breakout box is connected to control module with second storage device automatically, but to switch to the data transfer control system of independent operation, to carry out the data transmission between first storage device and second storage device.
When being set at manual mode, producing a control signal by control module and switch described breakout box via described operation circuit.In the time will being connected with computing machine, control signal is switched described breakout box, allows second storage device be connected with computing machine, makes the calculating function read second storage device.But when will be as the data transfer control system of an independent operation, described control signal is switched described breakout box, allow second storage device connect control module via described breakout box, make between first storage device and second storage device and can carry out data transmission, so that functions such as data backup or burning to be provided.
Beneficial effect of the present invention compared with the prior art is, via the breakout box that sets a changeable data transmission route, make high speed sequence transmission interface (SATA or SAS interface) but the data transmission device independent operation, also can be connected with computing machine, so that also strong functions to be provided, and the switching that makes the data transmission route is also for fast, easily.
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Fig. 1 is the block schematic diagram of first embodiment of data transmission device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of Auto-Sensing pattern of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of manual mode of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the block schematic diagram of second embodiment of data transmission device of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals: 10-control module; 20-first storage device; 30-second storage device; The 40-breakout box; 51-first transmission line; The 52-operation circuit; 53-second transmission line; 54-the 3rd transmission line; The 60-computing machine.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, to this novel above-mentionedly is described in more detail with other technical characterictic and advantage.
See also shown in Figure 1, it is the block schematic diagram of first embodiment of data transmission device of the present invention, the present invention comprises a control module 10, at least one first storage device 20 and at least one second storage device 30, first storage device 20 is to connect described control module 10, described in the present embodiment first storage device 20 be made as a plurality of; One breakout box 40, in order to the switch data transmission route, be to be connected with control module 10 with an operation circuit 52 by one first transmission line 51, one second transmission line 53 is connected with described second storage device 30, and is connected with computing machine 60 by one the 3rd transmission line 54.When doing data transmission, make second storage device 30 and the computing machine 60 online data transmission of carrying out via described breakout box 40 with computing machine 60; Or make second storage device 30 be online to described control module 10, but to switch to the data transfer control system of an independent operation, to carry out the data transmission between first storage device 20 and second storage device 30 via described breakout box 40.
Described first transmission line 51 and second transmission line 53 are the high speed sequence transmission interface, can be serial advanced technology additional interface (SATA, Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) transmission line, or sequence scsi interface (SAS:Serial Attached SCSI) transmission line.The 3rd transmission line 54 can use USB transmission interface or eSATA (External Serial ATA) or sequence SCSI transmission interfaces such as (SAS, SerialAttached SCSI), but does not limit.
The first above-mentioned storage device 20 and second storage device 30 are the Winchester disk drive or the CD-ROM drive of high speed sequence transmission interface, and the high speed sequence transmission interface is SATA interface or SAS interface.
The control method of data transmission of the present invention is divided into Auto-Sensing pattern and manual mode, when being set at the Auto-Sensing pattern, see also Fig. 2, control module is detected the 3rd transmission line and whether is connected computing machine, when the 3rd transmission line connects computing machine, described breakout box is connected to computing machine with second storage device automatically, to carry out the data transmission of second storage device and intercomputer.When detecting the 3rd transmission line when not connecting computing machine, breakout box is connected to control module with second storage device automatically, but to switch to the data transfer control system of independent operation, in order to do the data transmission of carrying out between first storage device and second storage device.
When being set at manual mode, see also Fig. 3, control module produces a control signal and switches described breakout box via described operation circuit.In the time will being connected with computing machine, control signal is switched described breakout box, allows second storage device be connected with computing machine, makes the calculating function read second storage device, carries out the data transmission between second storage device and the computing machine.But when will be as the data transfer control system of an independent operation, described control signal is switched described breakout box, allow second storage device connect control module via described breakout box, so make between first storage device and second storage device and can carry out data transmission, so that functions such as data backup or burning to be provided.
Seeing also Fig. 4, is the block schematic diagram of data transmission device second embodiment of the present invention, and it is to illustrate a plurality of storage devices to be connected the framework of doing data transmission with computing machine.It comprises that a control module 10, at least one first storage device 20 are to be connected to described control module 10 with a plurality of second storage device, 30, the first storage devices 20, described in the present embodiment first storage device 20 be made as a plurality of.A plurality of breakout boxs 40, in order to the switch data transmission route, each breakout box 40 is connected with control module 10 with an operation circuit 52 by one first transmission line 51 respectively, and one second transmission line 53 is connected with one second storage device 30, and is connected with computing machine 60 by one the 3rd transmission line 54.When doing data transmission, make second storage device 30 and the computing machine 60 online data transmission of carrying out via described breakout box 40 with computing machine 60; Or make second storage device 30 be online to described control module 10, but to switch to the data transfer control system of an independent operation, to carry out the data transmission between first storage device 30 and second storage device 20 via described breakout box 40.The quantity of breakout box 40 is to cooperate second storage device 30 and be provided with, and also is that each second storage device 30 is desired to be connected with computing machine 60, promptly must set a breakout box 40.The data transfer control method of present embodiment is identical with first embodiment, can come switch controller by Auto-Sensing pattern or manual mode equally, make second storage device be connected, or make second storage device be connected with data transfer control system as an independent operation with control module with computing machine.
The present invention sets by converter, can provide the data transmission system of high speed sequence transmission interface (SATA or SAS interface) independently to operate or connect computing machine, make its function with use also powerful, practical, and switching controls fast, easy, framework is simple, has met the patented claim important document.
More than explanation is novel just illustrative for this, and nonrestrictive, those of ordinary skills understand; under the situation of the spirit and scope that do not break away from following claims and limited, can make many modifications, change; or equivalence, but all will fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
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1, a kind of data transmission device, with so that the device of high speed sequence transmission interface is able to be connected with computing machine, or independent operation duplicates to carry out data, and it is characterized in that: it comprises:
The control module of one high speed sequence transmission interface;
At least one first storage device, it is connected to described control module;
At least one second storage device; And
At least one breakout box, in order to the switch data transmission route, each breakout box is to be connected with described control module with an operation circuit by one first transmission line, and one second transmission line is connected with described second storage device, and is connected with computing machine by one the 3rd transmission line;
Duplicate with the data of switching described device independent operation and carrying out between described these first storage devices and second storage device via described breakout box, or switch to the connection computing machine, to carry out the data access between computing machine and described second storage device.
2, data transmission device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described first storage device, second storage device, first transmission line and second transmission line are the high speed sequence transmission interface.
3, data transmission device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: described high speed sequence transmission interface is a sequence advanced technology additional transmitted interface.
4, data transmission device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: described high speed sequence transmission interface is a sequence SCSI transmission interface.
5, data transmission device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described first storage device and second storage device are Winchester disk drive or CD-ROM drive.
6, data transmission device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described the 3rd transmission line is USB or eSATA or sequence SCSI transmission interface.
7, a kind of control method of data transmission, it is to realize by above-mentioned data transmission device, it is characterized in that: make installing of high speed sequence transmission interface and computing machine connect the transmission data, or independent operation duplicates to carry out data; It is that first storage device is connected to a control module, and described control module connects a breakout box, and described breakout box also connects second storage device, and connects computing machine with a transmission line; Described control module be by Auto-Sensing pattern and manual mode to switch described breakout box, make second storage device be connected to computing machine, or make second storage device be connected to described control module.
8, the control method of data transmission according to claim 7 is characterized in that: when being set at the Auto-Sensing pattern, described control module is detected described transmission line and whether is connected computing machine; When described transmission line connected computing machine, described breakout box was connected to computing machine with second storage device automatically, to carry out the data transmission of second storage device and intercomputer; When detecting described transmission line when not connecting computing machine, breakout box is connected to control module with second storage device automatically, to switch to the data transfer control system of independent operation, carries out the data transmission between first storage device and second storage device.
9, the control method of data transmission according to claim 7 is characterized in that: when being set at manual mode, described control module produces a control signal and switches described breakout box; In the time will being connected with computing machine, control signal is switched described breakout box, allows second storage device be connected with computing machine; Make the calculating function read second storage device, carry out the data transmission between second storage device and the computing machine; When will be as the data transfer control system of an independent operation, described control signal be switched described breakout box; Allow second storage device connect control module, so make between first storage device and second storage device and carry out data transmission, so that data backup or burning function to be provided via described breakout box.
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