CN104166450A - Method for distinguishing FW versions of VR chip - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for distinguishing FW versions of a VR chip. The method comprises the steps that a code for distinguishing the versions is swiped in a user defined register of the VR chip, in the production link of a mainboard, a software tool is used for reading the content of the register, and the content is compared with information which is input normally to judge whether omitted wiping of the FW of the VR chip of the mainboard happens or not. The method can be used in a quality control end for avoiding risks, in the production process of the mainboard, omitted wiping of the FW of a normal version is avoided, and the disastrous problems of burning of a CPU, a memory and the like caused by errors of the versions due to the FW are reduced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to server master board quality management and control field, be specifically related to a kind of differentiating method of VR chip FW version.
Background technology
Follow the arrival of digital Age, digital technology has been penetrated into the every field of people's daily life.Such as: the server of TV, washing machine, mobile phone and even data center module.Digital signal has: strong interference immunity, be convenient to the accuracy advantages of higher of computing machine identifying processing, good confidentiality, signal transmission of information.Along with the widespread use of digital technology, as the foundation stone of server steady operation--power supply, also start to realize the control to switch change-over with digital form i.e. digital power technology.
Digital power belongs to a closed-loop control system, by power output end voltage is sampled, then the magnitude of voltage of sampling is done to digitized processing, and digital signal after treatment is inputed to power supply control chip carry out calculation process, produce suitable pwm signal come gauge tap metal-oxide-semiconductor conducting turn-off, finally realize the stable output of voltage by output filtering link.To ensure the normal pulse of server in all Client applications.
Digital power, owing to having online upgrading, therefore, has become main flow scheme at current server main board power supply design aspect.But due to the digital VR chip of mainboard, different as the FW of the inside, the Voltage-output of its control is also different.Once the mistake of version appears in FW, can cause burning the wicked problems such as CPU, internal memory and occur.In mainboard production run, often can run into the FW that leaks brush official release, do not add related measure in quality management and control link, be finally easy to flow into client.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is: for evading this risk, the application proposes: a kind of differentiating method of VR FW version, can add the method to avoid risk at quality management and control end like this.
The technical solution adopted in the present invention is:
A kind of differentiating method of VR chip FW version, in the User Defined register of VR chip, brush the code into differentiation version, at mainboard production link, read the content of this register with Software tool, and this content and the formal information importing are compared, to judge whether the VR chip FW of mainboard occurs leaking brush.
Described differentiating method operation steps is as follows:
1) for internal memory VR chip and CPU VR chip FW file, content corresponding to User Defined address in these files being modified, suppose that initial value is 0, is 1 after amendment;
2) amended FW file and Software tool VRPro.exe and autoexec VR_CODE.bat are saved under the catalogue that starts USB flash disk;
3) in the time of FW burning, the preparation of hardware aspect is as follows: on mainboard, install CPU and internal memory, by start USB flash disk be plugged in the USB interface of mainboard, with PSU to main board power supply; After mainboard start, enter DOS environment, under command prompt, operation is to order: VR_CODE. bat;
4) FW burning meeting automatically performs, if the current version of mainboard VR CODE is: 0, the version after refreshing is 1, now explanation: the VR chip FW of mainboard leaks brush; If the current version of mainboard VR CODE is: 1, the version after refreshing is 1, now explanation: the VR chip FW of mainboard does not leak brush, and current is latest edition.
Storage space in described VR chip, the storage unit of the inside is carried out addressing by column address and row address combinations; The inside includes address information, I2C communication protocol information, VR chip FW and the reserved storage unit of chip of storage VR chip;
VR chip after dispatching from the factory with initial FW, in the storage matrix of chip, can retain user-defined storage unit, by Software tool, the information of storage unit corresponding this address is read out, be the version information of current VR FW, suppose that version is now 0;
After VR circuit done optimizing and revising, have the FW document of an optimization, numerical value corresponding to user-defined memory unit address in document is revised as to 1, suppose that version 1 is now FW latest edition;
Be burnt in VR chip processes at VR chip FW, judge that by Software tool the content of this user-defined storage unit is for being 0 or 1 version, if 0 version illustrates that brush appears leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard; If 1 version, illustrates that brush does not appear leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is: the differentiating method of a kind of VR FW version proposed by the invention, can add the method to avoid risk at quality management and control end, in mainboard production run, avoid the Lou FW of brush official release, reduce the mistake that occurs version because of FW, institute causes burning the wicked problems such as CPU, internal memory and occurs.
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Fig. 1 is the storage matrix schematic diagram of chip.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings, by embodiment, the present invention is further described:
A kind of differentiating method of VR chip FW version, it is characterized in that: in the User Defined register of VR chip, brush the code into differentiation version, at mainboard production link, read the content of this register with Software tool, and this content and the formal information importing are compared, to judge whether the VR chip FW of mainboard occurs leaking brush.
With a block server mainboard, comprise 2 CPU and 4 groups of internal memory VR chips are example,
1), suppose 4 groups of internal memory VR chip FW name be called: AB.txt, CD.txt, EF.txt, GH.txt, corresponding I2C address is followed successively by: addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4;
The name of CPU0 and CPU1 VR chip FW is called: CPU0.txt, CPU1.txt, and corresponding I2C address is followed successively by: addr5, addr6;
2) for content corresponding to User Defined address in FW file: AB.txt, CD.txt, EF.txt, GH.txt, these 6 files of CPU0.txt, CPU1.txt modify (supposing that initial value is 0, is 1 after amendment);
3) amended 6 FW files and Software tool VRPro.exe and autoexec are saved under the catalogue that starts USB flash disk, wherein autoexec VR_CODE.bat thes contents are as follows:
VRPro.exe addr1 AB.txt
VRPro.exe addr2 CD.txt
VRPro.exe addr3 EF.txt
VRPro.exe addr4 GH.txt
VRPro.exe addr5 CPU0.txt
VRPro.exe addr6 CPU1.txt；
4) in the time of FW burning, the preparation of hardware aspect is as follows: on mainboard, install CPU and internal memory, by start USB flash disk be plugged in the USB interface of mainboard, with PSU to main board power supply; After mainboard start, enter DOS environment, under command prompt, operation is to order: VR_CODE. bat;
5) FW burning meeting automatically performs, if the current version of mainboard VR CODE is 0, the version after refreshing is 1, now illustrates that the VR chip FW of mainboard leaks brush; If the current version of mainboard VR CODE is 1, the version after refreshing is 1, illustrates that the VR chip FW of mainboard does not leak brush, and current is latest edition.
As shown in Figure 1, the storage space in described VR chip, the storage unit of the inside is carried out addressing by column address and row address combinations; The inside includes address information, I2C communication protocol information, VR chip FW and the reserved storage unit of chip of storage VR chip;
VR chip after dispatching from the factory with initial FW, in the storage matrix of chip, can retain user-defined storage unit, as shown in Figure 1, its address is: 0x67, so, by Software tool, the information of storage unit corresponding this address is read out, the version information that is current VR FW (supposes that version is now: 0);
After VR circuit done optimizing and revising, have the FW document of an optimization, numerical value corresponding to user-defined storage unit 0x67 address in document can be revised as to 1(and suppose that version is now: 1, be FW latest edition).
So, be burnt in VR chip processes at VR chip FW, the content that can judge this user-defined memory unit address 0x67 storage unit by Software tool is for being 0 or 1 version, if 0 version illustrates that brush appears leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard; If 1 version, illustrates that brush (being latest edition) does not appear leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard.
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1. the differentiating method of a VR chip FW version, it is characterized in that: in the User Defined register of VR chip, brush the code into differentiation version, at mainboard production link, read the content of this register with Software tool, and this content and the formal information importing are compared, to judge whether the VR chip FW of mainboard occurs leaking brush.
2. the differentiating method of a kind of VR chip FW version according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described differentiating method operation steps is as follows:
1) for internal memory VR chip and CPU VR chip FW file, content corresponding to User Defined address in these files being modified, suppose that initial value is 0, is 1 after amendment;
2) amended FW file and Software tool VRPro.exe and autoexec VR_CODE.bat are saved under the catalogue that starts USB flash disk;
3) in the time of FW burning, the preparation of hardware aspect is as follows: on mainboard, install CPU and internal memory, by start USB flash disk be plugged in the USB interface of mainboard, with PSU to main board power supply; After mainboard start, enter DOS environment, under command prompt, operation is to order: VR_CODE. bat;
4) FW burning meeting automatically performs, if the current version of mainboard VR CODE is: 0, the version after refreshing is 1, now explanation: the VR chip FW of mainboard leaks brush; If the current version of mainboard VR CODE is: 1, the version after refreshing is 1, now explanation: the VR chip FW of mainboard does not leak brush, and current is latest edition.
3. the differentiating method of a kind of VR chip FW version according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that: the storage space in described VR chip, and the storage unit of the inside is carried out addressing by column address and row address combinations; The inside includes address information, I2C communication protocol information, VR chip FW and the reserved storage unit of chip of storage VR chip;
VR chip after dispatching from the factory with initial FW, in the storage matrix of chip, can retain user-defined storage unit, by Software tool, the information of storage unit corresponding this address is read out, be the version information of current VR FW, suppose that version is now 0;
After VR circuit done optimizing and revising, have the FW document of an optimization, numerical value corresponding to user-defined memory unit address in document is revised as to 1, suppose that version 1 is now FW latest edition;
Be burnt in VR chip processes at VR chip FW, judge that by Software tool the content of this user-defined storage unit is for being 0 or 1 version, if 0 version illustrates that brush appears leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard; If 1 version, illustrates that brush does not appear leaking in the VR chip FW of mainboard.
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