CN104007782A - Electronic subsystem - Google Patents

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CN104007782A
CN104007782A CN201310057302.8A CN201310057302A CN104007782A CN 104007782 A CN104007782 A CN 104007782A CN 201310057302 A CN201310057302 A CN 201310057302A CN 104007782 A CN104007782 A CN 104007782A
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The invention relates to an electronic system which comprises a circuit board, a main board connection interface arranged on the circuit board, a first dock connector arranged on the circuit board, provided with a first end and electrically connected with the main board connection interface through a first bus, a second dock connector arranged on the circuit board, provided with a third end and electrically connected with a second end of the first dock connector through a second bus, a first expansion device and a second expansion device. The first expansion device and the second expansion device both comprise a central processing unit, an interface controller electrically connected with the central processing unit and a connection interface electrically connected with the interface controller. Each interface controller meets the thunder specification, and connection interfaces of the first expansion device and the second expansion device are electrically connected with the first dock connector and the second dock connector. By means of the electronic system, a user can improve computer system efficiency through a simple method.

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Electronic system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic system, particularly the electronic system at a kind of employing thunder and lightning (Thunderbolt) interface.
Background technology
For user, want to upgrade computer or the usefulness of notebook computer, conventionally can only reach by the mode of changing central processing unit or adding large memories, but these modes need complicated mounting-dismounting programme conventionally, for user, and be not easy to promote via upgrading voluntarily usefulness, therefore need a kind of method of easier elevator system usefulness.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method of easy upgrading computer usefulness.
The invention provides a kind of electronic system, comprise a circuit board; One mainboard linkage interface, is arranged on circuit board; One first Port, is arranged on circuit board, has a first end and is electrically connected mainboard linkage interface via one first bus that meets thunder and lightning interface specification; One second Port, is arranged on circuit board, has one the 3rd end and via one second bus that meets thunder and lightning interface specification, is electrically connected one second end of the first Port; And first, second expanding device.First, second expanding device respectively comprises a central processing unit, in order to produce a data stream and a video streaming; One interfacial level controller, is electrically connected central processing unit, and data stream and video streaming is merged into a complex document crossfire; And a linkage interface, be electrically connected interfacial level controller.Interfacial level controller is the interfacial level controller that meets thunder and lightning specification.The linkage interface of the first expanding device is electrically connected to the first Port, and the linkage interface of the second expanding device is electrically connected to the second Port.
The present invention also provides a kind of electronic system, is applicable to be electrically connected to the slot on a motherboard, comprises first, second expanding device.First, second expanding device respectively comprises a central processing unit, an interfacial level controller, one first linkage interface and one second linkage interface.Interfacial level controller is the interfacial level controller that meets thunder and lightning specification.The first linkage interface of the first expanding device is connected to the slot on motherboard by one first cable, and one first linkage interface of the second expanding device is connected to the second linkage interface of the first expanding device by one second cable.
Electronic system disclosed in this invention can improve system effectiveness by simple operations, can also not need to change whole system for central processing unit, graphic process unit or storer upgrading, avoids unnecessary waste.
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Fig. 1 is according to an expanding device schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is according to another expanding device schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is according to another expanding device schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is according to an electronic system schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is according to another electronic system schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is according to another expanding device schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is according to another electronic system schematic diagram of the present invention.
200,300,500 electronic systems
30,31,32,33,34,50,100,150 expanding devices
10,20 circuit boards
11,111,211 central processing units
12,112,212 interfacial level controllers
13,21,53,54,113,153,154,213,253,254 linkage interfaces
14 graphic process unit 15 storeies
22,25,27,28,29 Ports
23,26 first ends
24 second ends
DS data stream
IS video streaming
CDS complex document crossfire
D1, D2, S1, S2 bus
L1 cable
Embodiment
Device and the using method of various embodiments of the invention will be discussed in detail below.Yet it should be noted that many feasible inventive concepts provided by the present invention may be implemented in various particular ranges.These specific embodiments are only for illustrating device of the present invention and using method, but non-for limiting scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of expanding device 50 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, expanding device 50 comprises circuit board 10, central processing unit (CPU) 11, interfacial level controller 12 and linkage interface 13.Central processing unit 11, interfacial level controller 12 and linkage interface 13 are arranged on circuit board 10.Central processing unit 11 is electrically connected interfacial level controller 12.Between central processing unit 11 and interfacial level controller 12 data of transmission can be respectively with the data type between transmission of data stream DS and video streaming IS.More careful, in the present embodiment, central processing unit 11 can transmit and meet interconnected (the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express of a quick peripheral hardware, hereinafter to be referred as PCI-E) the data stream DS of standard is to interfacial level controller 12, and transmit meet demonstration port (DisplayPort) standard video streaming IS to interfacial level controller 12.In like manner, when interfacial level controller 12 will transmit data to central processing unit 11, interfacial level controller 12 also can be respectively in the mode of data stream DS and video streaming IS by data transmission to central processing unit 11.In addition, interfacial level controller 12 is also merged into a complex document crossfire CDS by the video streaming IS from central processing unit 11 and data stream DS.In the present embodiment, interfacial level controller 12 is for meeting the interfacial level controller of thunder and lightning (thunderbolt) interface specification.Interfacial level controller 12 has been integrated the data stream DS and two technology of video streaming IS that show port (DisplayPort) standard that meets PCI-E, become complex document crossfire CDS, and the linkage interface 13 being electrically connected by interfacial level controller 12 transmits other device that the complex document crossfire CDS that comprises image and data information is electrically connected to linkage interface 13 simultaneously.Other device that linkage interface 13 connects can be desktop computer, notebook computer or another expanding device that meets thunder and lightning interface specification, but not as limit.In other words, linkage interface 13 is a thunder and lightning interface.
Fig. 2 is another schematic diagram of expanding device 100 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, expanding device 100 is similar with expanding device 50, and its difference is that expanding device 100 also comprises a graphic process unit (Graphic processing unit, GPU) 14.Graphic process unit 14 is electrically connected central processing unit 11.Graphic process unit 14 is the data signal from central processing unit 11 in order to reception, and sends operation result to central processing unit 11, in order to promote the operation efficiency of expanding device 100.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of expanding device 150 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 3, expanding device 150 is similar with expanding device 50, its difference is that expanding device 150 also comprises a storer 15, storer 15 is in order to stored routine or data, and be electrically connected central processing unit 11, the program of central processing unit 11 in can access memory 15 or data is in order to promote the operation efficiency of expanding device 150.In another embodiment, expanding device 150 also comprises a graphic process unit (not shown), in order to assist the computing of central processing unit 11.
Fig. 4 is according to the schematic diagram of electronic system 200 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 4, electronic system 200 comprises a circuit board 20, a mainboard linkage interface 21, one first extended port 22, one second extended port 25, one first expanding device 30 and one second expanding device 31.The first expanding device 30 and the second expanding device 31 can be expanding device 50, expanding device 100 or expanding device 150, but not as limit.
Mainboard linkage interface 21 is electrically connected a first end 23 of the first extended port 22 via a bus D1.For example, bus D1 is the bus that meets thunder and lightning interface specification.In addition, mainboard linkage interface 21, also in order to the interface of a connection use to be provided, makes other device to be electrically connected to the first Port 22 via mainboard linkage interface 21.For example, other device that mainboard linkage interface 21 connects can be desktop computer, notebook computer or other running gear, but not as limit.In one embodiment, mainboard linkage interface 21 is electrically connected to a Port that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on the motherboard of desktop computer.
The first extended port 22 has that first end 23 is electrically connected to mainboard linkage interface 21, the second end 24 is electrically connected to the second expanding device 25, and the first extended port 22 is electrically connected to the first expanding device 30 via linkage interface 113.More careful, when the first expanding device 30 is electrically connected to the first extended port 22, linkage interface 113 has first end 23 and the second end 24 that one first linkage interface (not shown) and one second linkage interface (not shown) are electrically connected to respectively the first extended port 22.For example, the first extended port 22 can be a slot, and linkage interface 113 can be a golden finger.Therefore, linkage interface 113 can be plugged in the slot of the first extended port 22 by golden finger, and then the first extended port 22 and the first expanding device 30 are electrically connected.In another embodiment, the first extended port 22 also can be respectively a connector with the linkage interface 113 of expanding device 30.For example, the first extended port 22 can be the connector with female joint, and linkage interface 113 can be the connector with male joint, but not as limit.
The second extended port 25 has one the 3rd end 26, and it is electrically connected one second end 24 of the first extended port 22 via a bus D2.Bus D2 is also for meeting the bus of thunder and lightning interface specification.The second extended port 25 is in order to be electrically connected the second expanding device 31, and its connected mode is the connected mode with expanding device 30 with the first extended port 21, in this, repeats no more.
In one embodiment, the mainboard linkage interface 21 of electronic system 200 is electrically connected to a Port that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on the motherboard of notebook computer, make this notebook computer be electrically connected to the first expanding device 30 and the second expanding device 31, and this notebook computer and the first expanding device 30 and the second expanding device 31 can transmit the complex document crossfire CDS that meets thunder and lightning interface specification each other.For example, when this notebook computer will be done computing to a data, the operating system of notebook computer can be by the operation program of this data, is optionally dispensed to the first expanding device 30 and the second expanding device 31 carries out computing, in order to promote the operation efficiency of this notebook computer.Should be noted, the operating system of notebook computer, for supporting the multiplex system (Multi-processing OS) of a plurality of central processing units, can optionally be distributed in the data of required computing on different central processing units.
Fig. 5 is according to the schematic diagram of electronic system 300 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 5, electronic system 300 is similar with electronic system 200, and difference is that electronic system 300 also comprises one the 3rd extended port 27, one the 4th extended port 28, one the 5th extended port 29, one the 3rd expanding device 32, one the 4th expanding device 33, one the 5th expanding device 34.More careful, electronic system 300 is similar with electronic system 200, but electronic system 300 has more expanding device and extended port.The characteristic of electronic system 300 is identical with electronic system 200, in this, repeats no more.In addition, in the present embodiment, electronic system 300 has five extended ports and five expanding devices, yet user can increase and decrease extended port or expanding device meeting under thunder and lightning interface norm, not as limit.Should be noted, because expanding device is the expanding device that meets thunder and lightning interface specification, its connected mode is daisy chain serial connection (daisy chain), so expanding device must sequentially be connected on expansion slot.For example, when an expanding device will be connected to electronic system 300, this expanding device must sequentially be connected on the extended port being not yet connected according to the order of the first extended port 22, the second extended port 25, the 3rd extended port 27, the 4th extended port 28 and the 5th extended port 29.For example, when an expanding device is wanted to be connected to electronic system 300, the order to the 5th extended port 29 by the first extended port 22, sequentially finds the extended port being not yet connected, and this expanding device is connected on first extended port that searches out and be not yet connected.
Fig. 6 is according to the schematic diagram of expanding device 500 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 6, expanding device 500 has circuit board 10, central processing unit 11, interfacial level controller 12, the first linkage interface 53 and the second linkage interface 54.Circuit board 10, central processing unit 11, interfacial level controller 12 and expanding device 50 the person of having similar, in this, repeat no more.
The first linkage interface 53 is connected to interfacial level controller 12 via a bus S1.The second linkage interface 54 is connected to interfacial level controller 12 via a bus S2.The first linkage interface 53 and the second linkage interface 54 are all the linkage interface that meets thunder and lightning interface.In one embodiment, the first linkage interface 53 of expanding device 500 is connected to other device that meets thunder and lightning interface specification via a cable that meets thunder and lightning interface specification.For example, other device that the first linkage interface 53 connects can be a desktop computer, notebook computer, other running gear or another expanding device 500, but not as limit.In another embodiment, the first linkage interface 53 of expanding device 500 and the second linkage interface 54 are connected to respectively on two other devices that meet thunder and lightning interface specification via two cables that meet thunder and lightning interface specification simultaneously, for example a notebook computer and a display, but be not limited to this.
In one embodiment, expanding device 500 also comprises an external power supply, in order to supply expanding device 500 required power supply.In another embodiment, expanding device 500 also comprises a graphic process unit, and graphic process unit is electrically connected to central processing unit 11, in order to assist the computing of central processing unit 11, makes expanding device 500 be promoted operation efficiency.In another embodiment, expanding device 500 also comprises a storer, and storer is electrically connected at central processing unit 11, and storer is in order to stored routine or data, in order to promote the operation efficiency of expanding device 500.In another embodiment, expanding device 500 also comprises a graphic process unit and a storer, graphic process unit is electrically connected at central processing unit 11, storer is electrically connected at central processing unit 11, storer is in order to stored routine or data, central processing unit 11 can stored program or the data of access memory, and graphic process unit, in order to assist the computing of central processing unit 11, makes expanding device 500 be promoted operation efficiency.
Fig. 7 is according to the schematic diagram of electronic system 600 provided by the present invention.As shown in Figure 7, electronic system 600 is in order to be connected to a slot (not shown) that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on motherboard.Electronic system 600 comprises one the 6th expanding device 71 and one the 7th expanding device 72, and the 6th expanding device 71 and the 7th expanding device 72 are as expanding device 500, in this, repeat no more.
In one embodiment, the first linkage interface 153 of the 6th expanding device 71 is connected to a slot (not shown) that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on a motherboard by one first cable, the first linkage interface 253 of the 7th expanding device 72 is connected to the 6th expanding device 71 by one second cable L1.In the present embodiment, the first linkage interface 153 of the 6th expanding device 71 is electrically connected to a slot that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on desktop computer via the first cable, make this desktop computer be electrically connected to the 6th expanding device 71 and the 7th expanding device 72, and desktop computer and the 6th expanding device 71 and the 7th expanding device 72 can transmit the combined-flow data CDS that meets thunder and lightning interface specification each other.Moreover, because the data of the required computing of desktop computer can be sent to the central processing unit 11 of the 6th expanding device 71 and the 7th expanding device 72, in order to computation assistance, therefore can promote the operation efficiency of desktop computer.In the present embodiment, although desktop computer is only connected in series the 6th expanding device 71 and the 7th expanding device 72, yet user can meet under thunder and lightning interface specification as required, be connected in series more multistage expanding device, in order to promote the usefulness of desktop computer.
In sum, the present invention discloses a kind of electronic system, can allow user with can the upgrade usefulness of computer system of a kind of easy method.Electronic system disclosed in this invention can also not need to change whole system for central processing unit, graphic process unit or storer upgrading, avoids unnecessary waste.
Although the present invention with embodiment openly as above; so it is not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and retouching, therefore protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion with the scope of claim.

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1. an electronic system, comprising:
One circuit board;
One mainboard linkage interface, is arranged on this circuit board;
One first Port, is arranged on this circuit board, has a first end and is electrically connected this mainboard linkage interface via one first bus that meets thunder and lightning interface specification;
One second Port, is arranged on this circuit board, has one the 3rd end and via one second bus that meets thunder and lightning interface specification, is electrically connected one second end of this first Port; And
First, second expanding device, respectively comprises:
One central processing unit, in order to produce a data stream and a video streaming;
One interfacial level controller, is electrically connected this central processing unit, and this data stream and this video streaming are merged into a complex document crossfire; And
One linkage interface, is electrically connected this interfacial level controller;
Wherein, this interfacial level controller is the interfacial level controller that meets thunder and lightning specification, and this linkage interface of this first expanding device is electrically connected to this first Port, and this linkage interface of this second expanding device is electrically connected to this second Port.
2. electronic system as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, at least one in this first expanding device and this second expanding device also comprises one first graphic process unit, is electrically connected to this central processing unit, the data in order to computing from this central processing unit.
3. electronic system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, at least one in this first expanding device and this second expanding device also comprises a storer, be electrically connected to this central processing unit, in order to stored routine or data, and this central processing unit can interior stored program or the data of this storer of access.
4. electronic system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this mainboard linkage interface is in order to be electrically connected to a Port that meets thunder and lightning interface specification on a motherboard, so that this electronic system and this motherboard transmit and receive the complex document crossfire that meets thunder and lightning interface.
5. an electronic system, is applicable to be electrically connected to the slot on a motherboard, and this electronic system comprises:
First, second expanding device, respectively comprises:
One central processing unit, in order to produce a data stream and a video streaming;
One interfacial level controller, is electrically connected this central processing unit, and this data stream and this video streaming are merged into a complex document crossfire;
One first linkage interface, is electrically connected this interfacial level controller; And
One second linkage interface, is electrically connected this interfacial level controller;
Wherein, this first linkage interface of this first expanding device is connected to this slot of this motherboard by one first cable, this first linkage interface of this second expanding device is connected to this second linkage interface of this first expanding device by one second cable, this interfacial level controller is the interfacial level controller that meets thunder and lightning specification.
6. electronic system as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, this first, second expanding device comprises respectively an external power supply, in order to supply respectively should first, second expanding device power supply.
7. electronic system as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, this slot of this motherboard meets thunder and lightning interface specification.
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