Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is in order to provide an information returning system to help the computer system managerial personnel to learn rapidly, easily running information in the computer system.
Another object of the present invention, for an information returning system is provided, so that link from different computer system rapidly, make things convenient for managerial personnel to rake in the running information that a computer system is repaid, more can between the different computers system, change easily, obtain the running information of a plurality of computer systems.
A further object of the present invention is in order an information returning system to be provided, to exempt in order to read computer system running information and must write the special-purpose work that drives formula, impelling computer system can be easy to collocation and inspect equipment repayment running information.
In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, according to a kind of embodiment of the present invention, a kind of information returning system is provided, connect computer system with a kind of Portable display screen, in order to receive and to show computer system running information, streamlining management personnel's operation is also saved the time that managerial personnel inspect the computer system operation situation.
Information returning system of the present invention comprises a display device and a computer system.This display device comprises that one first transmission interface, a control module and show module, wherein controls module and comprises be used to a temporary storage location of depositing information, reaches and describe the description list that one of this display device is identified an amount of capacity of information and this temporary storage location; Show that module then shows the data of depositing in the temporary storage location; This display device sees through this first transmission interface and transmits description list to this computer system.
Comprise then in the above-mentioned computer system that one second transmission interface, a device enumerate module and an information returning module: the information returning module receives the running information in the computer system, and is converted into a news file for being sent to this display device; The second transmission interface receives the description list that transmits by the first transmission interface and sends device to and enumerates module or receive this news file and send back to display device; Device is enumerated module between the second transmission interface and information returning module, it is after receiving this description list, according to the identification information content in the description list this display device is enumerated (Enumerate) on computer system, for information returning module this display device of identification of coming, and after picking out this display device, news file is sent back by the second transmission interface in the temporary storage location of this display device, for the information in this this news file of demonstration module displays.
This computer system also comprises:
One information reads module, reads this running information in this computer system, and sends this information returning module to.
Preferably, comprise in this information returning module:
One coding unit is encoded to this news file for being used in this obtained running information.
Preferably, this identification information comprises: device classification, a manufacturer ID and a product ID, this device information comprises: this manufacturer ID and this product ID.
Preferably, this information returning module picks out this display device with identical this manufacturer ID and this product ID for this device information of comparison and this identification information.
Preferably, this coding unit is according to this amount of capacity in this description list, and this running information of encoding is this news file.
Preferably, this news file is bit reflection shelves.
Preferably, this first transmission interface and this second transmission interface are a universal sequence port interface.
Preferably, this device is enumerated module and is installed classification according to this, and this display device is enumerated as a hommization interfare device.
In addition, according to an enforcement schemes of the present invention, reintroduce an information returning method, the method is to give a display device for the running information of repayment one computer system, comprises the following steps:
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1, transmit a description list of temporary storage location amount of capacity of describing the identification information of this display device and recording this display device to computer system;
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2, then computer system is identified information according to this, display device is set forth on the computer system;
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3, next again according to one the device information, in the cited every device of computer system, pick out this display device;
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4, pick out this display device after, one in computer system running information is converted to a news file,
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5, again this news file is sent on computer system by identification this display device out;
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6, last, demonstrate the content of its this news file that receives in this display device.
Preferably, enumerate in the step of this display device in this identification information according to this description list, also comprise the following steps:
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21, this computer system inquires this identification information of this display device; And
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22, this display device repays included device classification, a manufacturer ID and a product ID in this identification information.
Preferably, in the step according to this cited display device of this this computer system of device information identification, also comprise the steps:
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31, according to this device information in included this manufacturer ID and this product ID, the comparison be set forth on this computer system each the device; And
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32, pick out this display device that has identical this manufacturer ID and this product ID with this device information.
Preferably, before this running information of this computer system of conversion is the step of this news file, also comprise the steps: to receive at least one described running information in this computer system.
Preferably, be in the step of this news file in this running information of changing this computer system, also comprise the steps: according to this amount of capacity in this description list, should operate information and be encoded to a news file.
Preferably, after the step that transmits this news file this cited display device to this computer system, also comprise the steps: this news file is left in this storage element in this display device.
Preferably, above-mentioned news file is bit reflection shelves.
The present invention, can exempt and must write the inconvenience that drives formula for display device in order to link the means of linking up with computer system by utilizing above-mentioned transmission description list to show the identification identity of display device; And after utilizing the information returning module to receive the running information of computer system, be converted to the news file that is adapted at showing on the display device, send back again display device, then can promptly receive for the user running information of computer system from display device, grasp the ruuning situation of computer system.
Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of information returning system, be used for being connected to computer system with a kind of display device of being convenient to link with computer system, read every running information of computer system, be presented at computer system user or managerial personnel at the moment.And because display device and computer system are linked up the driving formula that need not pass through special use, display device can be arbitrarily and the information of inspecting different computers equipment after different computer equipment connects, management for the servo-drive system that often has multi-section main frame composition, the time that can increase many conveniences and accelerate to inspect, help managerial personnel to understand at any time health or the running situation of arbitrary main frame in the servo-drive system.
For more detailed explanation and explanation is provided, below will cooperate diagram to explain orally, in order to more clearly and clearly disclose technology used in the present invention and means, and show the attainable effect of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the calcspar of the embodiment of an information returning system provided by the present invention: comprise a display device 1 and a computer system 2 among this embodiment, display device 1 is used for connecting computer system 2, so that the running information content that reception and demonstration computer system 2 are repaid.Comprise in the display device 1 that a control module 10, one first transmission interface 12 and show module 14.In control module 10, comprise a description list 102 and a temporary storage location 104; Comprise then in the computer system 2 that one second transmission interface 20, a device enumerate module 22, an information returning module 24, an information and read module 26 and an output control unit 28, wherein, also comprise a coding unit 242 in the information returning module 24.
Described the relevant identification information of display device 1 in the description list 102, comprised device classification, manufacturer ID and the product ID of display device 1, so that link rear for computer system 2 identifications with computer system 2; The amount of capacity of temporary storage location 104 has been described in addition, so as computer system 2 according to the suitable data quantity of its volume output to display device 1.Temporary storage location 104 can be random access memory, is used for depositing the running information content of computer system 2 repayment, and transfers to and show that module 14 is shown its stored data.10 control of control module description list 102 is sent to computer system 2 by the first transmission interface 12 or control temporary storage location 104 is transferred to 14 demonstrations of demonstration module with data.
After computer system 2 received description lists 102 by the second transmission interface 20, device was enumerated 22 of modules and according to description list 102 display device 1 is set forth on the computer system 2; 24 of information returning modules are according to its device information that records, pick out the display device 1 that is set forth on the computer system 2, and after picking out display device 1, the running information of near one item missing computer system 2 is sent after being compiled as a news file via coding unit 242; It namely is be used to the every running information that reads in the computer system 2 that information reads module 26, and sends information returning module 24 to and edited.Output control unit 28 is passed news file back display device 1 via the second transmission interface 20 with an output control command indication information returning module 24, deposits the news file that wish is showed for temporary storage location 104.
Display device 1 in the present embodiment is the Universal serial bus (USB Device) of a hommization interfare device (Human Interface Device, HID) classification, and the first transmission interface 12 is a universal series bus interface.Therefore, display device 1 in the present embodiment can cooperate it by the characteristic of universal series bus interface, as a small-sized screen apparatus, the Organic Light Emitting Diode of a low power consumption (OLED) display screen for example, make it be easy to mobile carrying, help user's demand of looking to be used for connecting or removals from different computer system 2.Control module 10 in the display device 1 is the firmware of this display device 1, and temporary storage location 104 wherein is random access memory, can be for writing data.And the device classification of display device 1 has been described in the description list 102, it is hommization interfare device classification (HIDClass), for example: 03h, to the manufacturer ID (Vendor ID) of USB association application, for example: 046D, and manufacturer is from the product ID (Product ID) of ordering, for example: C517, or even comprise device version code (Version Number), these identification information are when making computer system 2 find to have device to link, and can pick out function and the identity of each device.In addition, the amount of capacity of temporary storage location 104 has been described also in the description list 102, so that computer system 2 is given information to display device 1 according to the capacity of temporary storage location 104.
After the universal sequence port link computer system 2 of display device 1 by the first transmission interface 12 and the second transmission interface 20, description list 102 is sent to computer system 2 proposes report (Report).Device in the computer system 2 is enumerated module 22 and has been detected after device links, inquire its identity to this not clear device, display device 1 is namely according to the identification information in the description list 102, it is the hommization interfare device of a manufacturer ID 046D, product ID C517 to computer system 2 repayment, computer system 2 can be according to this information, and the device that display device 1 is different from other (for example: manufacturer ID is that 071B, product ID are 3203 mass storage USB device) is set forth on the computer system 2 in the lump.
Recorded the device information in the information returning module 24, comprised that one group of specific manufacturer ID and product ID are in order to pick out display device 1.In this example, the manufacturer ID that records in the device information is that 046D, product ID are C517.The content comparison device of information returning module 24 use device information is enumerated the cited every hommization interfare device of module 22, thereby pick out the display device 1 identical with installing information record content, and the display device 1 that will be set forth on the computer system 2 is opened to prepare to link up.After information returning module 24 picks out display device 1, can receive the information such as amount of capacity of the temporary storage location 104 of being reported by the description list 102 of display device 1 simultaneously.
Information returning module 24 is used for the various running information returnings of computer system 2 are arrived its identification display device 1 out, and for example: processor operation situation, memory body operation situation, hard disc operation situation, networking line situation, computer system 2 loads, event book information or virus code upgrade message etc.And above-mentioned various running information is to read module 26 by information to capture from computer system 2, such as obtaining relevent information with the application interface (Application Programming Interface) of operating system or with system management bus-bar (SM Bus) detecting or adopt the software bag such as intelligent cross-platform management interfaces (IPMI) to detect, according to the project of information returning module 24 appointments the System Operation information that detects is continued to send to information returning module 24 again and encode.
After the information returning module 24 receiving systems running information, transfer to coding unit 242 information content is become news file according to the temporary storage location 104 amount of capacity layouts of describing in the description list 102, in the present embodiment, its coding can be become the bit reflection shelves of a monochromatic mode, or claim dot matrix map file (Bitmap File).The advantage that is encoded to bit reflection shelves is: it is a map file that computer system 2 is differentiated bit reflection shelves, therefore is easier to information is carried out editing and processing; Simultaneously, for display device 1, it is for can be according to the represented information that goes out each picture element (pixel) of the bit in the bit reflection shelves, on screen, display one by one picture element, form literal and the picture that the user can identification on display device 1 in easy mode, reduce the degree of difficulty that display device 1 is processed information.
Coding unit 242 is with received wherein a kind of running information, for example the content of " temperature of processor: 40 ℃ " is according to the data structure of bit reflection shelves, behind editor's header information and each pixel information, make a temporary storage location 104 open ended bit reflection shelves, transfer to again output control unit 28 control outputs.Yet, coding unit 242 is not limited to the running information is converted to bit reflection shelves, utilize different implementation means, can with one or many running information converge whole, as to be converted to various news file formatted output to display device 1, the bit of the present embodiment reflection shelves only be get its data structure simple and clear, be sent to the advantage that did not need multiprocessing to show after the display device 1 and given an example.
After information returning module 24 and coding unit 242 wherein complete news file, transfer to output control unit 28 its outputs of control.In the present embodiment, output control unit 28 sends an output control command, for example the mode of operative installations import and export control (Device I/O Control) read-write USB device is selected to transmit in batch (Bulk Transfer) news file is write display device 1 via the second transmission interface 20.The news file of passing display device 1 back leaves temporary storage location 104 in, transfer to via the indication of control module 10 and show that module 14 shows news files, what see at the screen-picture of display device 1 at last is exactly picture such as above-mentioned " temperature of processor: 40 ℃ ".
When display device 1 links computer system 2 reception news file, information reads module 26 and continues the running information of acquisition computer system 2 and send information returning module 24 to, therefore the also news file behind output encoder unit 242 editors sustainably of information returning module 24, send back display device 1 rear sustainable renewal information, managerial personnel in display device 1 also not on the computer system 2 before the removal, the sustainable running information of seeing that computer system 2 is upgraded.
But continue automatically to transmit the information of upgrading except transferring to information returning module 24, also can change into according to managerial personnel's the demand of inspecting and just upgrading.See also Fig. 2, it is the calcspar of the display device 1a of another information returning system of the present invention embodiment.Among the display device 1a in the present embodiment, the display device more than 1 in more embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 a updating block 16.Display device 1 is after linking computer system 2, except the up-to-date news file that can obtain immediately computer system 2, and continuing to read module 26, information returning module 24 and coding unit 242 wherein via information carries out also can utilizing in the present embodiment updating block 16 to obtain the news file of renewal outside the news file of a series of processing with the output renewal.Updating block 16 in the present embodiment can be one in order to send the button of update command, according to pressing of user, sends the order of upgrading computer system 2 running information.When the user to whether being that update is when having a question in the data of inspecting, for example several minutes inner treater temperature show identical, and the user unclear whether be because of temperature in the short time unchanged temporarily, can again send by updating block 16 this moment and upgrade computer system 2 running information orders, confirm that for the user person of inspecting of its institute is for being up-to-date information.
In order to cooperate the needs that utilize updating block 16 to upgrade information, among the description list 102a in the present embodiment, except the identification information of describing display device 1a, temporary storage location 104 amount of capacity, more comprise having described and trigger the content that will be input to computer system 2 behind the updating block 16, the input value that for example pushes button and send update command, is input to computer system 2 is 1, is 0 when decontroling button.Behind 24 identifications of information returning module and connecting display device 1a, can according among the description list 102a to the description of update command, when receiving input value 1, information returning module 24 is just indicated coding unit 242 establishment news files, and carries out by output control unit 28 control output supervisors.
The information returning means that the present embodiment discloses, utilize display device 1 can report voluntarily the characteristic of its identification information to computer system 2, and by information returning module 24 matching identification information, come identification to be attached at display device 1 on the computer system 2, overcome for device and write the special-purpose inconvenience that formula could link computer that drives.In addition, display device 1 can be arbitrarily and computer system 2 link, needn't operate again the picture that multi-computer switch slowly switches computer system 2, increase the user and inspected the convenience of computer system 2, also improve the maneuverability of inspecting computer system 2 operation situations, the work that can be multi-section main frame in the routine management servo-drive system is saved time, also can be when server operates abnormal, patrolling rapidly and finding out operates abnormal main frame, and the high convenience of safeguarding that servo-drive system is required is provided.
Next, see also shown in Figure 3 by a kind of information returning embodiment of the method provided by the invention.This information returning embodiment of the method is to be applicable to running information returning with computer system 2 to display device 1, allows user or managerial personnel inspect the relevant running information of computer system 2 from display device 1.
A description list 102 that at first sends out about display device 1 arrives computer system 2 (S301), has described the identification information in order to identification display device 1 in this description list 102, comprising: device classification, manufacturer ID and product ID.Device in the computer system 2 is enumerated module 22 then to display device 1 its identity of inquiry, display device 1 is namely according to its identification information of the identification information returning in the description list 102, device is enumerated module 22 and namely according to the identification information display device 1 is set forth in (S303) on the computer system 2, for example shows the hommization interfare device that this display device 1 is a manufacturer ID 046D, product ID C517 in computer system 2.
Then, information returning module 24 utilizes its device information that records, every hommization interfare device that comparison computer system 2 is cited, find out with install information in the identical display device 1 of the manufacturer ID that records and product ID, and receive this description list 102 to prepare to carry out the work (S305) of information returning.After information returning module 24 picks out display device 1 and description list 102 thereof, obtained computer system 2 running information are converted to a news file (S307), transfer to again output control unit 28 news file is sent back display device 1 (S309), can demonstrate in display device 1 at last the running information (S311) of computer system 2.
To operate in the process that information is converted to news file (S307) at information returning module 24, comprise still that first reading every running information that module 26 continues to read computer system 2 by information sends information returning module 24 again to; And coding unit 242 is again with received running information, and according to temporary storage location 104 amount of capacity of description list 102 display device that is described to 1, editing the running information becomes and be suitable for the form showed in display device 1, for example bit reflection shelves.And output control unit 28 is sent news file back to display device 1 rear (S309), and this news file namely leaves in first in the middle of the temporary storage location 104, just shows the information that leaves in the temporary storage location 104 by control module 10 control display modules 14 at last.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 A are for providing a kind of schematic diagram of using information returning system embodiment proposed by the invention, and wherein Fig. 4 is that a computer system is implemented schematic diagram, and Fig. 5 A then is that a kind of display device is implemented schematic diagram, and following description please cooperate two figure mutually to consult.
For the managerial personnel of servo-drive system 4, want to inspect the running information of each host computer 42al~42an, display device 5 can be inserted among the host computer 42a1 that is reserved with a containing groove 44, insert link host computer 42a1 in the universal serial bus slot 46 with universal serial bus joint 52, then as having exclusive display screen at host computer 42a1, in order to show the running information of host computer 42a1.Do not having on the host computer 42a2~42an of containing groove 44, still can link with display device 5 respectively and link up as long as have universal serial bus slot 46.
Fig. 5 B has then shown another kind of display device enforcement schematic diagram.Display device 5a is provided with one and upgrades button 56, operate the information except inspecting from screen 54, also can utilize for managerial personnel and upgrade button 56, the indication information returning system upgrades with it and links: the host computer 42a1 of tool containing groove 44 or the host computer 42a2 that only has a universal serial bus slot 46 are to the 42an running information of any wherein.
But the servo-drive system 4 shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 A, the 5B, host computer 42a1~42an or display device 5, the set-up mode of 5a is a kind of embodiment of example only, is not limited in set-up mode as shown above.
Shown in the method carried out therewith of above-mentioned schematic diagram, many computers, such as servo-drive system, managerial personnel can utilize display device to link with each computer system respectively before rack fast, can receive rapidly every message of computer system repayment on linking.After first computer system inspection is as good as, can immediately display device and computer system be interrupted linking, select again other computer system to link, inspect the running information of other computer system.By the disclosed technological means of the various embodiments described above, can exempt loaded down with trivial details, the reduction of writing the driving formula and purchase the expensive of multi-computer switch, also can reduce simultaneously directly configuring the cost that display device increases on the casing.The more important thing is, the computer system managerial personnel can be provided the rapid and practical mode of inspecting, promote computer system, the working stability degree of the servo-drive system that especially must operate for a long time.
Above-mentioned each cited embodiment only gives an example for the part of applicable information returning method and system of the present invention; be not to limit the category that the present invention is suitable for; if any other spirit according to the invention and material change's technological means of the present invention not, all belong to the scope of protection that the present invention is contained.