CN103678222A - Stacking type electronic system - Google Patents
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The invention provides a stacking type electronic system which comprises a first driving device, a second driving device and at least one driven device. The second driving device is provided with a first connector and a second connector. The driven device is provided with a third connector. The second connector and the third connector are provided with fool-proof structures corresponding to each other. The first driving device is connected to the second driving device, so that the driving device is directly operated.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic system, relate in particular to a kind of stack electronic system.
Background technology
Along with scientific and technological progress, the function of computer is tending towards variation, and peripheral equipment miscellaneous is also constantly weeded out the old and bring forth the new.In order person easy to use to promote computer usefulness or expansion computer function, on the motherboard of computer, generally can configure Accelerated Graphics Port (Accelerated Graphics Port, AGP), periphery component interconnection (Peripheral Component Interconnect, PCI), quick PCI (PCI Express, PCI-E) etc. bus slot, inserts the expansion cards such as display card, adlib, network interface card for user.In addition, on host computer, also can configure the expansion interfaces such as live wire (Firewire), USB (universal serial bus) (Universal Serial Bus, USB), for user, connect the external device (ED)s such as hard disk, printer.
Intel (Intel) company has released brand-new thunder and lightning (Thunderbolt) interface, and it is to integrate PCI-E and two technology of display interface (DisplayPort), and can in same cable, transmit data and image crossfire simultaneously.Thunder and lightning transmission technology is transmitted respectively data and image crossfire with same cable.Make the transmission quantity with 100 hundred million bits (GigaBit, GB) per second between computer and peripheral equipment carry out transmission back data.In addition, the frequency range that thunder and lightning transmission technology provides also can the mode with daisy chain (Daisy-chain) be connected in series for many speeders, and needn't use hub or interchanger.
But under the serial connection mode of this daisy chain, as the main frame of terminal, need to configure thunder and lightning interface and thunder and lightning controller, and the relevant apparatus of its follow-up serial connection also needs to configure plural thunder and lightning interface.Wherein, because each thunder and lightning interface all has two passages (in order to transmit data and image crossfire), so in these relevant apparatus, also need to configure a thunder and lightning controller of supporting 4 passages, this measure is increasing the production cost of device virtually.
Yet two passages of thunder and lightning interface, only individually in order to transmit data and image crossfire, are not supported passage integrated (channel aggregation) at present, are restricted thereby make to transmit usefulness.When the relevant apparatus of user serial connection does not comprise Presentation Function, its passage in order to transmitting image crossfire is idle, relatedly makes the thunder and lightning interface of expensive configuration and the transmission usefulness that thunder and lightning controller can only provide half, thereby causes the wasting of resources.
In addition, the series connection structure of daisy chain does not allow two aggressive devices (master) yet and deposits, can only be by single master control set and other stringers transmission data, the relative range of application that has yet limited thunder and lightning device.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of stack electronic system, it is by the error-proof structure of connector, and the second aggressive device only can be mechanically connected between the first aggressive device and slave unit, so that the first aggressive device connects by structure or slave unit is controlled in far-end control.
One embodiment of the invention provide a kind of stack electronic system, comprise one first aggressive device, one second aggressive device and at least one slave unit.The second aggressive device has one first connector and one second connector.Slave unit has one the 3rd connector.The second connector and the 3rd connector have the error-proof structure corresponding to each other, and the first aggressive device mechanically connects the second aggressive device directly to control slave unit.
In one embodiment of this invention, also comprise an input/output expansion device, there is one the 4th connector.The first above-mentioned connector and the 4th connector have the error-proof structure corresponding to each other.When the first aggressive device connects input/output expansion device, the first aggressive device is controlled the second aggressive device and slave unit by input/output expansion device.
In one embodiment of this invention, the second above-mentioned connector has a groove, and the 3rd connector has a protuberance.Protuberance adapts to groove and forms error-proof structure, to allow the second connector only can be connected to the 3rd connector.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first above-mentioned connector has a protuberance, and the 4th connector has a groove.Protuberance adapts to groove and forms error-proof structure, to allow the first connector only can be connected to the 4th connector.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned stack electronic system comprises a plurality of slave units.Each slave unit has a 3rd above-mentioned connector and the 5th connector, and wherein the 5th connector and above-mentioned the second connector have same types, to allow a wherein slave unit be connected to the 3rd connector of another slave unit with the 5th connector.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first above-mentioned connector to the five connectors are respectively USB connectors.
In one embodiment of this invention, the second above-mentioned aggressive device also has a first network connecting interface and one the 6th connector being electrically connected to each other.Input/output expansion device also has a second network connecting interface and one the 7th connector being electrically connected to each other.When the second aggressive device mechanically connects input/output expansion device, the 6th connector connects the 7th connector, to allow first network connecting interface and second network connecting interface be electrically connected.The first aggressive device transmits or accepts network signal by first network connecting interface or second network connecting interface with peripheral device.
In one embodiment of this invention, the 6th above-mentioned connector and the 7th connector are respectively USB connectors.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first above-mentioned aggressive device is an end device.
In one embodiment of this invention, the second above-mentioned aggressive device is a high in the clouds servomechanism.
Based on above-mentioned, in the above embodiment of the present invention, by the error-proof structure between connector, and the second aggressive device that makes stack electronic system only can mechanically be connected between input/output expansion device and slave unit, so make the first aggressive device can be mechanically connecting input/output expansion device, by the second aggressive device, undertaken that far-end is controlled or mechanically connect the modes such as the second aggressive device reaches the effect of controlling slave unit.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, special embodiment below, and shown in coordinating, accompanying drawing is described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to a kind of stack electronic system of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the calcspar of partial devices in the stack electronic system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 is respectively the assembling schematic diagram of partial devices in the stack electronic system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 illustrates respectively the assembling schematic diagram of partial devices in another embodiment of the present invention.
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10: stack electronic system;
100: the first aggressive devices;
200,200A: input/output expansion device;
210、310、320、410、420、510、310A、410A、420A、510A、370、
250: connector;
220: thunder and lightning controller;
230,330,430,520: hub;
240,360: network connection interface;
300,300A: the second aggressive device;
355: high in the clouds processor;
340: bridge controller;
350: storer;
380: converter;
390: switch;
400,500,400A, 500A: slave unit;
440,530: main body;
600: cable;
610: power supply cable;
620: thunder and lightning interface cable;
A1, A2: error-proof structure.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to a kind of stack electronic system of one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the calcspar of partial devices in the stack electronic system of Fig. 1, in order to the annexation of associated components to be shown.Please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in the present embodiment, stack electronic installation 10 comprises one first aggressive device 100, an input/output expansion device 200, one second aggressive device 300 and two slave units 400,500.
At this, the first aggressive device 100 is end devices, such as desktop computer, notebook computer, workstation etc.Input/output expansion device 200 is for example comprised of I/O unit (not shown) and graphics processing unit (not shown).The second aggressive device 300 is high in the clouds servomechanism, it is for example by supporting Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE) mixed-media network modules mixed-media of the wireless communication standard of 802.11x or the third generation (3G) mobile communication agreement forms, the data on the slave unit 400,500 being connected in series by network access the second aggressive device 300 with other devices that provide on network.Slave unit 400,500 is such as being memory storage or the non-memory storages such as CD drive and hard disk.Slave unit 400,500 kinds and quantity is as limit, any can be as expanded function person, such as storer, storage card, display or CD writer etc., all applicable to the present embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the first aggressive device 100 is suitable for interconnecting by thunder and lightning interface with input/output expansion device 200.As shown in Figure 1, the first aggressive device 100 is to be connected to input/output expansion device 200 by cable 600 (comprise power supply cable 610 with thunder and lightning interface cable 620), usings and allows the first aggressive device 100 be able to the element as its expanded function by the I/O unit of input/output expansion device 200 and graphics processing unit.
Moreover Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 is respectively the assembling schematic diagram of partial devices in the stack electronic system of Fig. 1.Please also refer to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, in the present embodiment, input/output expansion device 200 has connector 210.The second aggressive device 300 has connector 310 and 320.Slave unit 400 has connector 410,420, and slave unit 500 has connector 510.
Say further, refer again to Fig. 2, input/output expansion device 200 also has thunder and lightning controller 220 and the hub 230 that couples this thunder and lightning controller 220, and above-mentioned connector 210 is coupled to hub 230.The second aggressive device 300 also has high in the clouds processor 355, is coupled to the hub 330 of this high in the clouds processor 355, bridge controller 340 and storer 350, and wherein bridge controller 340 is in order to judge that whether the second aggressive device 300 is as main device (master) or slave unit (slave).
Go out as shown in Figure 1, 2, after the first aggressive device 100, input/output expansion device 200, the second aggressive device 300 are sequentially connected with slave unit 400,500, user just can control connection device 200,300,400 and 500 thereafter with the first aggressive device 100, and the data in access main body 440,530.In addition, above-mentioned connector and hub all meet the specification of USB (universal serial bus) (Universal Serial Bus, USB) or other transmission interfaces, and can be in order to transmit data.
It should be noted that, refer again to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, for the order that said apparatus can be gone out as shown in Figure 2 successively connects, connector 210 and the connector 310 of the present embodiment have the error-proof structure A1 corresponding to each other, in order to allow the connector 210 only can connection corresponding to connector 310, wherein, connector 310 has protuberance, and connector 210 has groove, protuberance adapts to groove and forms this error-proof structure A1.Accordingly, when the second aggressive device 300 is wanted to be connected between slave unit 400,500, connector 310 can cannot reach and be connected object with connector 420 interference because of its protuberance.
Relatively, slave unit 400,500 decapacitation are connected in the second aggressive device 300, also can be connected in input/output expansion device 200.In other words, in the order of connection of stack electronic system 10, error-proof structure A1 limits the second aggressive device 300 only can be between input/output expansion device 200 and slave unit 400, but does not affect the annexation between slave unit 400,500 and input/output expansion device 200.
For instance, when user only has input/output expansion device 200 and not yet has the second aggressive device 300 (omitting the second aggressive device 300 in Fig. 2), it can successfully sequentially be connected to input/output expansion device 200 by slave unit 400,500.After the first aggressive device 100 interconnects with input/output expansion device 200, just can by input/output expansion device 200, successfully control slave unit 400 and 500 with the first aggressive device 100.
In addition,, when user only has the second aggressive device 300 and not yet has input/output expansion device 200 (omitting input/output expansion device 200 in Fig. 2), it can successfully sequentially be connected to the second aggressive device 300 by slave unit 400,500.After the first aggressive device 100 and the second aggressive device 300 interconnect, just can by the second aggressive device 300, successfully control slave unit 400 and 500 with the first aggressive device 100.Moreover, when user moves apart the second aggressive device 300 by the first aggressive device 100, still can utilize the network function of the second aggressive device 300 and reach the effect that far-end is controlled slave unit 400 and 500.
On the other hand, when user has input/output expansion device 200 and the second aggressive device 300 simultaneously, by above-mentioned error-proof structure A1, thereby restriction the second aggressive device 300 only can be connected between input/output expansion device 200 and slave unit 400, so user can be connected in input/output expansion device 200 and control the second aggressive device 300 and slave unit 400 thereafter with the first aggressive device 100 entities, 500, also can move apart after input/output expansion device 200 at the first aggressive device 100, with the network function of the second aggressive device 300, reach the effect that far-end is controlled slave unit 400 and 500.
Based on above-mentioned, the present embodiment is by the error-proof structure A1 between connector 210,310, and the order of connection of restriction the second aggressive device 300, make after slave unit 400,500 is connected to the second aggressive device 300 or input/output expansion device 200, and then can to all slave units 400,500, control and none omission with the steer mode that structural solid connects or far-end connects when using the first aggressive device 100.
But the present invention does not limit the kind of error-proof structure.Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 illustrates respectively the assembling schematic diagram of partial devices in another embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, in the present embodiment, connector 310A, the 410A of the second aggressive device 300A and slave unit 400A have error-proof structure A2, and wherein connector 310A has protuberance, and connector 410A has groove, protuberance adapts to groove and forms error-proof structure A2.Moreover connector 420A and the 510A of slave unit 400A and 500A have error-proof structure A2 equally.Relatively, there is not this error-proof structure A2 in the connector between input/output expansion device 200A and the second aggressive device 300A.Accordingly, slave unit 400A, 500A can selectively be connected to the second aggressive device 300A or input/output expansion device 200A, but the second aggressive device 300A also cannot be connected to slave unit 400A and 500A.
Hence one can see that, and the present embodiment is by the second aggressive device 300A and slave unit 400A, 500A, error-proof structure being set, and make the second aggressive device 300A maintain its position relationship between input/output expansion device 200A and slave unit 400A.
Refer again to Fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the second aggressive device 300 also has network connection interface 360, connector 370, the converter 380 and switch 390 being coupled to each other, wherein switch 390 is coupled between network connection interface 360 and high in the clouds processor 355, and converter 380 is coupled between switch 390 and connector 370.Moreover input/output expansion device 200 also has the network connection interface 240 and connector 250 being electrically connected to each other.When the second aggressive device 300 mechanically connects input/output expansion device 200, except aforementioned connector 210 is with 310 mutually docks, connector 250 also can dock mutually with connector 370, to reach, allows the effects of network connection interface 240 and 360 electric connections.
Accordingly, no matter the first aggressive device 100 is connected to separately input/output expansion device 200 or the second aggressive device 300, all can by network connection interface 240 or 360 and peripheral device transmit or accept network signal.When connecting in order the first aggressive device 100, input/output expansion device 200 and the second aggressive device 300 as Fig. 2, also can pass through the docking of connector 250,370, and the cooperatively interacting of converter 380 and switch 390, and allow user select with network connection interface 240 or 360 and peripheral device transmit or accept network signal, that is in the present embodiment, the first aggressive device 100 can be shared same network access path with the second aggressive device 200.
In sum, in the above embodiment of the present invention, by the error-proof structure between connector, and the second aggressive device that makes stack electronic system only can mechanically be connected between input/output expansion device and slave unit, so make the first aggressive device can be mechanically connecting input/output expansion device, by the second aggressive device, undertaken that far-end is controlled or mechanically connect the modes such as the second aggressive device reaches the effect of controlling slave unit.
Finally it should be noted that: each embodiment, only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit above; Although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to aforementioned each embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can record aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or some or all of technical characterictic is wherein equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
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1. a stack electronic system, is characterized in that, comprising:
One first aggressive device;
One second aggressive device, has one first connector and one second connector; And
At least one slave unit, has one the 3rd connector, and wherein this second connector and the 3rd connector have the error-proof structure corresponding to each other, and this first aggressive device is connected to this second aggressive device directly to control this slave unit.
2. stack electronic system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise an input/output expansion device, there is one the 4th connector, wherein this first connector and the 4th connector have the error-proof structure corresponding to each other, when this first aggressive device connects this input/output expansion device, this first aggressive device is controlled this second aggressive device and this slave unit by this input/output expansion device.
3. stack electronic system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this second connector has a groove, and the 3rd connector has a protuberance, this protuberance adapts to this groove and forms error-proof structure, to allow this second connector only can be connected to the 3rd connector.
4. stack electronic system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, this first connector has a protuberance, and the 4th connector has a groove, this protuberance adapts to this groove and forms error-proof structure, to allow this first connector only can be connected to the 4th connector.
5. stack electronic system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, comprise a plurality of slave units, respectively this slave unit has the 3rd connector and one the 5th connector, wherein the 5th connector and this second connector have same types, to allow a wherein slave unit be connected to the 3rd connector of another slave unit with the 5th connector.
6. stack electronic system according to claim 5, is characterized in that, this first connector to the 5th connector is respectively USB connector.
7. stack electronic system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, this second aggressive device also has a first network connecting interface and one the 6th connector being electrically connected to each other, this input/output expansion device also has a second network connecting interface and one the 7th connector being electrically connected to each other, when this second aggressive device mechanically connects this input/output expansion device, the 6th connector connects the 7th connector, to allow this first network connecting interface and this second network connecting interface be electrically connected, this first aggressive device transmits or accepts network signal by this first network connecting interface or this second network connecting interface with peripheral device.
8. stack electronic system according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the 6th connector and the 7th connector are respectively USB connectors.
9. stack electronic system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this first aggressive device is an end device.
10. stack electronic system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this second aggressive device is a high in the clouds servomechanism.
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