CN101989239A - Device and method for controlling at least one electronic device - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a device for controlling at least one electronic device. The device is coupled with a host machine and comprises a controller and a nonvolatile storage component. The invention also relates to a method for controlling at least one electronic device, which comprises the following steps of: storing set data used by a driver into the nonvolatile storage component; reading the set data from the nonvolatile storage component to set the driver when the driver is started; and finally, executing the driver to control the operation of the electronic device. By using the technical scheme, a manufacturer/supplier only needs to perform one authentication test on the driver in the controller, so that a lot of cost can be saved. Customers can moderately modify the content of the set data according to self requirements and modify or update the content variables of the driver by using the modified set data when the driver is started, and the use is flexible.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to use driver to control the control technology of electronic installation, more particularly, relate to and a kind ofly read setting data by an external non-volatile storage element and control the devices and methods therefor of this electronic installation to set this driver.
Background technology
Generally speaking, for control one electronic installation (a for example image sensor), need to use a driver to drive a controller to control the running of this electronic installation, and installation package of known driver (install package) or mount message file (install information file, the setting (sensorconfiguration), the circuit that include driver settings file (setting file), image sensor in INF) are set data such as (circuit configuration), driver and installation execute file; When the client obtain package or mount message file are installed and carry out install carry out shelves after, the numerical value in the driver settings shelves can be stored in the log file (registry) of operating system, uses for driver.
And different clients have its different demand, in order to meet different clients' demand, manufacturer/the supplier of controller can be at different customer demand modification/update contruction packages or the data in the mount message file (for example modification/renewal driver settings shelves), for package is installed, because its data volume is bigger, it is comparatively difficult when so its shortcoming is modification/renewal, and for the mount message file, in case its data are through revising, then must carry out authentication test again, guaranteeing can not to cause operating system to take place to work as machine, yet authentication test quite expends time in and cost.
Summary of the invention
The technical matters that will solve of the present invention is, above-mentioned defective at prior art, provide a kind of and read setting data by an external non-volatile storage element and control the devices and methods therefor of this electronic installation, to solve the above problems to set this driver.
One of the technical solution adopted for the present invention to solve the technical problems is: construct a kind of device that is used to control at least one electronic installation, this device is used to couple a main frame, and this device includes a controller and a non-volatile storage element.Wherein, this controller system is controlled by a driver of this main frame, to control the running of this electronic installation.This non-volatile storage element is to be external in this controller, is used for storage data.Wherein when starting this driver, judge whether store the employed driver settings data of this driver in this non-volatile storage element, if store this driver settings data, then read out this driver settings data to set this driver.
Described device of the present invention, the wherein different clients' of the content basis of this driver settings data demand and designed or upgrade.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, it is characterized in that, and the mode that this driver sees through a mount message file is installed on this main frame, and before this driver is installed on this main frame, one system stability and compatible authentication procedure are carried out authentication test to this driver, and this driver settings data are not carried out authentication test.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this system stability and compatible authentication procedure are only carried out authentication test one time to this driver.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this driver is installed package via one and is installed on this main frame, and before this driver was installed on this main frame, this driver and this driver settings data be not via a system stability and compatible authentication procedure institute authentication test.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this driver settings data is that a particular data that is stored in this non-volatile storage element stores section, and read out this setting data in this controller reference a fixed address this particular data storage section by this non-volatile storage element corresponding to this particular data storage section, and needn't carry out data search to this non-volatile storage element.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this particular data stores the initial region of data storage section in the storage area that section is this non-volatile storage element.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this electronic installation is a computer peripheral device.
Described device of the present invention, wherein this nonvolatile storage assembly more stores a password, and this controller reads out this password to finish the installation of this driver in by this non-volatile storage element when starting this driver.
Described device of the present invention does not wherein store this driver settings data if this controller is judged in this non-volatile storage element, then this controller reads a default driver settings data to set this driver from the log file of operating system.
Two of the technical solution adopted for the present invention to solve the technical problems is: construct a kind of method that is used to control at least one electronic installation, this method includes: the employed setting data of a driver is stored in a non-volatile storage element; And when starting this driver, read out this setting data to set this driver in by non-volatile storage element, then carry out the running that this driver is controlled this electronic installation.
Method of the present invention, it includes in addition: the content that designs or upgrade this setting data according to different clients' demand.
Method of the present invention, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this method includes:
The mode that sees through a mount message file is installed this driver; And
Before this driver is installed, utilize a system stability and compatible authentication procedure that this driver is carried out authentication test, and this setting data is not carried out authentication test.
Method of the present invention wherein utilizes this system stability and compatible authentication procedure that the step that this driver carries out authentication test is only carried out once.
Method of the present invention, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this method includes in addition:
Via one package is installed this driver is installed; And
Directly use this driver and this setting data and do not authenticate via a system stability and compatible authentication procedure.
Method of the present invention, the step that wherein this setting data is stored in this non-volatile storage element includes:
A particular data that this setting data is stored in this non-volatile storage element stores section; And
Include by the step that reads out this setting data in this non-volatile storage element:
Read out this setting data in reference a fixed address this particular data storage section, and needn't carry out data search this non-volatile storage element by this non-volatile storage element corresponding to this particular data storage section.
Method of the present invention, wherein this particular data stores the initial region of data storage section in the storage area that section is this non-volatile storage element.
Method of the present invention, wherein this electronic installation is a computer peripheral device.
Method of the present invention, wherein this non-volatile storage element more stores a password, reads out this password to finish the installation of this driver in by this non-volatile storage element when starting this driver.
Method of the present invention, wherein if do not store this driver settings data in this non-volatile storage element, then the log file from operating system reads a default driver settings data to set this driver.
Implement technical scheme of the present invention, have following beneficial effect: manufacturer/supplier need not revise or the content of the installation data of newer driver more, need not revise this driver yet, get final product so only need that the driver in the controller is carried out an authentication test, thereby save many costs; And under manufacturer/supplier's permission, the client can be according to the content of itself revising in the setting data with being moderate in one's demands, and when starting driver, utilize amended setting data to revise or the content variable of newer driver more, reach control function and the running of renewal/increase controller to electronic installation, using will be than tool elasticity.
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The invention will be further described below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the block schematic diagram of device one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of non-volatile storage element shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the operational flowchart of the method for the invention one embodiment.
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In the middle of patent specification and follow-up claim, used some vocabulary to censure specific assembly.The person with usual knowledge in their respective areas should understand, and hardware manufacturer/supplier may call same assembly with different nouns.This instructions and follow-up claim are not used as distinguishing the mode of assembly with the difference of title, but the criterion that is used as distinguishing with the difference of assembly on function.Be an open term mentioned " comprising " in the middle of instructions and the follow-up request item in the whole text, so should be construed to " comprise but be not limited to ".In addition, " coupling " speech is to comprise any indirect means that are electrically connected that directly reach at this.Therefore, be coupled to one second device, then represent this first device can directly be electrically connected in this second device, or be electrically connected to this second device indirectly through other device or connection means if describe one first device in the literary composition.
Please refer to Fig. 1, is the block schematic diagram of device one embodiment of the present invention.In the present embodiment, device 100 is to be used to control at least one electronic installation/computer peripheral device 105, for example a video signal sensor (or image circuit) or a message coding and decoding circuit, is the mode that example illustrates device 100 control electronic installations 105 in present embodiment system with the video signal sensor, right this non-restriction of the present invention, except video signal sensor and message coding and decoding circuit, electronic installation 105 also can be the circuit unit of other kind.Main frame (host) 1150 is to see through external bus 1071 coupling devices 100, and main frame 1150 can be devices such as personal computer.1150 in main frame can be carried out driver 1151 (having basic running and function at least) so that (for example universal serial bus (UniversalSerial Bus, USB)) 1071 is controlled controllers 115 via external bus behind install driver 1151.For example, main frame 1150 is carried out driver 1151, sees through the buffer (register is not illustrated among Fig. 1) of external bus 1071 setting controllers 115, with the operating mode of decision controller 115.And controller 115 operating mode that to be the instruction according to main frame 1151 set with it sees through internal bus 1072 control electronic installations 105.
In the present invention, manufacturer/supply of material quotient system is designed at the content (for example relevant with the content variable of driver 1151 information) of driver settings data 1101 according to different clients' demand or is upgraded, so that customized service (customized services) to be provided.One specific driver (driver of core schema (Kernel mode)) is installed on the mounting means of a controller and can installs or through one package is installed and be installed through a mount message file.
For this specific driver is installed in the mode of mount message file, then before this specific driver is installed, this mount message file (comprising driver and driver settings data) needs again by a system stability and compatible authentication procedure (window windows hardware quality labs (WindowsHardware Quality Lab for example, WHQL) authentication authentication procedure) can not cause operating system to work as machine to guarantee this specific driver.And in the mode that package is installed this specific driver being installed, package then should be installed need be through the authentication of system stability and compatible authentication procedure.
In the present embodiment, owing to driver settings data 1101 is stored in the non-volatile storage element 110, reads out driver settings data 1101 during (installing no matter utilize which kind of mode) controller 115 is understood by non-volatile storage element 110 when starting (installation) driver 1151 and set drivers 1151 for main frame 1150.So, manufacturer/the supplier of device 100 is when facing different clients' demand, can provide driver 1151 with same data content and driver settings data 1101 to different clients with different pieces of information content, also be, manufacturer/supplier only need revise/upgrade the content of driver settings data 1101, and need not revise the content of driver 1151.
In other words, during in the face of different customer demand or when needing to upgrade the driver settings data, no matter install or install in the mode of mount message file in the mode that package is installed, then only need revise/upgrade the content of driver settings data 1101 and carry out driver 1151 again, just can utilize new driver settings data to set driver, to reach the purpose of renewal.Thus, just can not need to develop new installation package or new mount message file, can save expense that authenticates new mount message file (also promptly only driver 1151 once being authenticated) again or the time that new installation package is installed.
In fact, except by reading out in the non-volatile storage element 110 the driver settings data 1101, can change log file by operating system when install driver 1151 into reads and loads the predetermined setting data that this logfile keeps in and install, should predetermined setting data be driver 1151 when installing by predetermined set data of being duplicated in package or the mount message file are installed, so, if the driver settings data in the non-volatile storage element 110 1101 is deleted or make a mistake during driver 1151 access non-volatile storage element 110, device 100 still can be controlled the running of electronic installation 105 by loading setting data that this logfile keeps in.It should be noted that, driver settings data 1101 is in order to set the driver 1151 after the process authentication procedure authenticates, yet the out of Memory relevant with electronic installation 105 (for example image circuit) (for example set information (circuit configurationinformation) of set information of sensor (sensor information) or circuit) also can be stored in the non-volatile storage element 110, yet those out of Memory are not to be used to install/the content variable of setting driver 1151 when carrying out driver 1151.
Please refer to Fig. 2, is the synoptic diagram of non-volatile storage element 110 shown in Figure 1.As shown in Figure 2, non-volatile storage element 110 includes a plurality of data storing sections (section), section 110a～110n for example, in the present embodiment, first data storing section in the storage area in the non-volatile storage element 110 (also being that initial data stores section) is to be used for storage drive program setting data 1101, therefore, only needing to carry out driver 1151 to the fixed address access driver settings data 1101 corresponding to first data storing section gets final product, and need not carry out data search and analysis computings such as (parsing), and can be that the size of data that the shelves heads (header) of the storage area in the non-volatile storage unit 110 are comprised is fixed to the reason of this fixed address access driver settings data 1101, make that the entity start address (starting address) of first data storing section is a fixed address.
And in other embodiments, also driver settings data 1101 can be stored in other data storing section in the storage area in the non-volatile storage element 110 on real the work, but if controller 115 does not learn which data storing section is driver settings data 1101 be stored in, then controller 115 needs advanced line data search, to find out the data storing section of storage drive program setting data 1101.And if other firmware program (firmware) access non-volatile storage element 110 of controller 115 itself, then it can ignore the data storing section (for example initial data storing section) that stores driver settings data 1101, with avoid revising/access is to the content of driver settings data 1101.
Please refer to Fig. 3, is the operational flowchart of the method for the invention one embodiment.If can reach identical result substantially, the sequence of steps that does not need necessarily to shine in the flow process shown in Figure 3 is carried out, and step shown in Figure 3 not necessarily will carry out continuously, and also, other step also can be inserted wherein; The detail operations step is as described below:
Step 300: beginning;
Step 305: carry out driver 1151, set driver 1151 to read a driver settings data (for example driver settings shelves);
Is step 310: driver 1151 checked in the non-volatile storage element 110 and is stored a driver settings data 1101? if, then carry out step 315, otherwise, then carry out step 320;
Step 315: when in non-volatile storage element 110, detecting driver settings data 1101, controller 115 is by reading out driver settings data 1101 in the non-volatile storage element 110, and sets driver 1151 so that control the running of electronic installation 105 afterwards with driver settings data 1101;
Step 320: the log file by operating system reads out a default driver settings data, and sets driver 1151 so that control the running of electronic installation 105 afterwards with this default driver settings data; And
Step 325: finish.
Combine it, advantage of the present invention is, manufacturer/supplier need not revise or the content of the installation data of newer driver 1151 more, also need not revise this driver, get final product so only need that driver 1151 is carried out an authentication test, therefore save many costs; And under manufacturer/supplier's permission, the client can be according to the content of itself revising in the driver settings data 1101 with being moderate in one's demands, and when starting driver 1151, utilize amended driver settings data 1101 to revise or the content variable of newer driver 1151 more, reach the control function and the running of renewal/115 pairs of electronic installations 105 of increase controller, using will be than tool elasticity.
In another embodiment, stolen for avoiding driver, can in driver settings data 1101, add a specific password.When starting (installation) driver 1151, controller 115 or main frame 1150 can read and check this password in the self-driven program setting data 1101.If controller 115 or main frame 1150 can't be found this group password or find the password mistake, then stop install driver 1151, make that controller 115 can't be according to driver 1151, running.Thus, can increase the degree of difficulty of usurping driver, reduce the stolen probability of driver.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of being done according to the present patent application claim change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.
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1. device that is used to control at least one electronic installation, this device is used to couple a main frame, it is characterized in that, and this device includes:
One controller is controlled by a driver of this main frame, to control the running of this electronic installation; And
One non-volatile storage element is external in this controller, is used for storage data;
Wherein when starting this driver, judge whether store the employed driver settings data of this driver in this non-volatile storage element, if store this driver settings data, then read out this driver settings data to set this driver.
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein the different clients' of the content basis of this driver settings data demand and designed or upgrade.
3. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, it is characterized in that, and the mode that this driver sees through a mount message file is installed on this main frame, and before this driver was installed on this main frame, a system stability and compatible authentication procedure were carried out authentication test to this driver, and this driver settings data are not carried out authentication test.
4. device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, wherein this system stability and compatible authentication procedure are only carried out authentication test one time to this driver.
5. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this driver is installed package via one and is installed on this main frame, and before this driver was installed on this main frame, this driver and this driver settings data be not via a system stability and compatible authentication procedure institute authentication test.
6. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein this driver settings data is that a particular data that is stored in this non-volatile storage element stores section, and read out this setting data in this controller reference a fixed address this particular data storage section by this non-volatile storage element corresponding to this particular data storage section, and needn't carry out data search to this non-volatile storage element.
7. device according to claim 6 is characterized in that, wherein this particular data stores the initial region of data storage section in the storage area that section is this non-volatile storage element.
8. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this electronic installation is a computer peripheral device.
9. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this nonvolatile storage assembly more stores a password, and this controller reads out this password to finish the installation of this driver in by this non-volatile storage element when starting this driver.
10. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein do not store this driver settings data in this non-volatile storage element if this controller is judged, then this controller reads a default driver settings data to set this driver from the log file of operating system.
11. a method that is used to control at least one electronic installation comprises the following step:
The employed setting data of one driver is stored in a non-volatile storage element; And
When starting this driver, read out this setting data to set this driver in by this non-volatile storage element, then carry out the running that this driver is controlled this electronic installation.
12. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this method includes:
The mode that sees through a mount message file is installed this driver; And
Before this driver is installed, utilize a system stability and compatible authentication procedure that this driver is carried out authentication test, and this setting data is not carried out authentication test.
13. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, wherein utilizes this system stability and compatible authentication procedure that the step that this driver carries out authentication test is only carried out once.
14. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, wherein this driver is the driver of a core schema, and this method includes in addition:
Via one package is installed this driver is installed; And
Directly use this driver and this setting data and do not authenticate via a system stability and compatible authentication procedure.
15. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, wherein this non-volatile storage element more stores a password, reads out this password to finish the installation of this driver in by this non-volatile storage element when starting this driver.
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