CN108804274A - Error Detection Unit - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of Error Detection Units, have connectivity port and control module.Connectivity port is to via the embedded controller of communication channel electric connection motherboard.Control module is electrically connected connectivity port.Control module is to according to communications protocol and via connectivity port self-embedding formula controller acquirement status signal.Status signal is indicating the operating state for the element for being associated with motherboard.Wherein, communication channel is that channel is controlled electronically in the user of high picture quantity multimedia interface.Communications protocol is associated with user and channel is controlled electronically.
Description
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of Error Detection Unit, especially a kind of Error Detection Unit of motherboard.
Background technology
In general, computer equipment, such as desktop computer or notebook computer usually can all be carried out in booting
Be switched on self detection (power on self test, POST), in the basic input output system (basic of motherboard
Input output system, BIOS) guiding under, sequentially check motherboard on element or motherboard electrically connect
Whether the element connect breaks down.Basic input output system can be generated in self detection-phase that is switched on according to the result detected
Self detection code that is switched on (power on self test code, POST code), or remove error code or error-detecging code (debug
Code), using the record as booting course.
LPC debugging heads (Low pin count debug header, LPC can be provided in development phase, motherboard
Debug header) bus interface, error-detecging code is captured to obtain convenient for research staff, is verified with carrying out various tests.But LPC tune
Try head bus interface not necessarily element for motherboard, the production phase often by LPC debugging head bus interface from
Removed on motherboard, with meet the requirements of the customers or casing limit.Consequently after manufacture, just in case motherboard is asked
Topic uses for surveying personnel without corresponding ports in detection, causes sizable trouble.
In the past, motherboard may be provided with light emitting diode (light emitting diode, LED) indicator light, number
Even code indicator light is vocal device, to prompt user's relevant information when detection is out of order.But these ways have no
Method provides the complete information of testing staff, allows testing staff to carry out additional test there is still a need for cost thought and is made mistake with detecting.
Invention content
It is complete or effective to overcome existing motherboard that can not be provided after manufacture the invention reside in a kind of Error Detection Unit of offer
Error detection information the problem of.
Disclosed herein a kind of Error Detection Unit, the Error Detection Unit has connectivity port and control module.Connecting pin
Mouth is to via the embedded controller of communication channel electric connection motherboard.Control module is electrically connected connectivity port.Control
Module is to according to communications protocol and via connectivity port self-embedding formula controller acquirement status signal.Status signal is indicating
It is associated with the operating state of the element of motherboard.Wherein, communication channel is high picture quantity multimedia interface (High Definition
Multimedia Interface, HDMI) user be controlled electronically (Consumer Electronics Control, CEC)
Channel.Communications protocol is associated with user and channel is controlled electronically.
In summary, the present invention provides a kind of Error Detection Unit, Error Detection Unit can be high image quality via communication channel
The user of multimedia interface is controlled electronically channel and is linked up with the embedded controller on motherboard, to capture to obtain error detection
Code.Thereby, Error Detection Unit can obtain error-detecging code by original connectivity port on motherboard, and no longer need LPC debugging heads total
Line interface assists error detection.Even it is either the detection after manufacture for the detection of the detection of development phase, production phase, this
Invention both provides sizable help, simplifies considering in product design.
Above is to demonstrate and explain this hair about the explanation of the content of present invention and the explanation of the following embodiments and the accompanying drawings
Bright spirit and principle, and the patent claim for providing the present invention is further explained.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the functional schematic of the Error Detection Unit depicted in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the functional schematic of the Error Detection Unit depicted in another embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, reference numeral：
10 Error Detection Units
110 connectivity ports
120 display modules
130 control modules
140 trigger modules
160 memory modules
180 reminding modules
20 motherboards
210 high picture quantity multimedia interfaces
Channel is controlled electronically in 2110 users
230 embedded controllers
Specific implementation mode
The detailed features and advantage of the narration present invention in detail in embodiments below, content are enough to make any to be familiar with
The technology contents that relevant art understands the present invention are simultaneously implemented according to this, and content disclosed by this specification, apply for a patent
Range and schema, it is any to be familiar with relevant art and be readily understood upon the relevant purpose of the present invention and advantage.Embodiment below
It is the viewpoint that present invention be described in more detail, but non-anyways to limit scope of the invention.
Fig. 1 is please referred to, Fig. 1 is the functional schematic of the Error Detection Unit depicted in one embodiment of the invention.As schemed
Show, Error Detection Unit 10 has connectivity port 110 and control module 130.Control module 130 is electrically connected connectivity port 110.Connection
Port 110 is to via the embedded controller 230 of communication channel electric connection motherboard 20.Wherein, communication channel is high draws
The user of matter multimedia interface (High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI) is controlled electronically
The channel (Consumer Electronics Control, CEC).For example, connectivity port 110 can be one and meet high picture
The connector of matter multimedia interface specification.Alternatively, the mechanism external form of connectivity port 110 meets high picture quantity multimedia interface specification,
But the foot position for being only associated with user's electronic control channel is defined.Alternatively, the mechanism of connectivity port 110 makes by oneself for user
Justice, and connectivity port 110 can be electrically connected at user and channel is controlled electronically.It is not intended to limit the tool of connectivity port 110 herein
Body form, it is every that control module 130 can be made embedding via user's electronic control channel electric connection of high picture quantity multimedia interface
Enter the scope that formula controller all belongs to connectivity port 110 of the present invention.
Control module 130 is to according to communications protocol and via 110 self-embedding formula controller 230 of connectivity port acquirement state
Signal.Status signal is indicating to be associated with the operating state of the element of motherboard 20.For more specifically, the motherboard
20 element is, for example, basic input output system (basic input output system, BIOS), fan, light-emitting diodes
Pipe (light emitting diode, LED) or motherboard 20 be electrically connected hard disk (hard disk drive,
HDD), solid state disk (Solid State Disk, Solid State Drive, SSD), keyboard, screen, electricity is held or loudspeaker,
Even status signal can be used to indicate power supply the control information or monitoring temperature information etc. of motherboard 20.Corresponding such as above-mentioned member
Part, status signal for example include at least part of self detection code of booting or shape caused by basic input output system
State signal is indicating at least rotary state of a fan or the power consumption or status signal of motherboard 20 indicating host
At least luminance of a light emitting diode of plate or status signal to indicate hard disk that motherboard 20 is electrically connected or
The read-write of solid state disk monitors information.Citing demonstration is above are only, status signal and its corresponding element associated are in motherboard
The monitoring range that 20 embedded controller 230 is supported, is not exemplified as limiting with above-mentioned, subsequently with basic input output system with
It is illustrated for self detection code that is switched on.
The communications protocol is associated with user and channel is controlled electronically, and in practice, communications protocol is led for affiliated technology
Domain tool usually intellectual can not limit herein according to actually required self-defining.In one embodiment, control module
130 to indicate that embedded controller 230 obtains status signal from the respective element of motherboard 20, and indicates embedded controller
Acquired status signal is provided to control module 130 by 230 via communication channel above-mentioned.In another embodiment, it controls
Other than obtaining status signal to self-embedding formula controller 230, control module 130 more can be used to according to described in module 130
Communications protocol instruction embedded controller 230 control the function mode of above-mentioned each element.For example, control module 130
The electricity of rotation speed of the fan, the light-emitting mode of light emitting diode or adjustment motherboard 20 can be such as controlled via embedded controller 230
Source control mode.
It is please the functional schematic of the Error Detection Unit depicted in another embodiment of the present invention referring next to Fig. 2, Fig. 2.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, Error Detection Unit 10 ' with more display module 120, trigger module 140, memory module 160 and carries
Show that control mould is electrically connected in module 180, display module 120, trigger module 140, memory module 160 and reminding module 180
Block 130.Need to first it illustrate, display module 120, trigger module 140, memory module 160 are selective with reminding module 180
Design, Error Detection Unit 10 ' not necessarily have display module 120, trigger module 140, memory module 160 and reminding module 180
Or asynchronously there is display module 120, trigger module 140, memory module 160 and reminding module 180.
When control module 130 obtains status signal, status signal is supplied to display module 120 by control module 130, is shown
Show module 120 to show at least part of status signal.In in practice, control module 130 for example can be used to status signal
Format conversion appropriate is carried out, in such a way that display module 120 can be read by using person, such as word, various carry sides
Number or ASCII (the American Standard Code for Information of formula
Interchange code, ASCII code), show status signal.In one embodiment, control module 130 is more sentencing
Whether there is exception information in disconnected status signal.The exception information is, for example, one section of abnormal word string, one or more numerical value
Or one section of abnormal signal model.When control module 130 judges to have exception information in status signal, control module 130
Exception information is marked out on the display picture of display module 120.For example, control module 130 for example provides prompt message
To display module 120, display module 120 is in showing in picture that additional prompt information refers to for user.Alternatively, control module
130 instruction display modules 120 mark the unusual part in status information by highlighting, changing color or change font.Yu Geng
In one embodiment, when control module 130 judges to have exception information in status signal, the control module 130 instruction prompt mould
Block 180 generates prompt message.Reminding module 180 is, for example, buzzer, loudspeaker either indicator lamp signal.
Trigger module 140 is selectively to generate trigger signal, and trigger signal is indicating 130 self-embedding of control module
Formula controller 230 obtains status signal.Trigger module 140 is, for example, mechanical button, switch either Touch Screen, herein not
It limits.
In one embodiment, when Error Detection Unit 10 is electrically connected motherboard 20 with connectivity port 110, embedded controller
230 do not react directly, that is to say, that embedded controller 230 does not provide status information directly to Error Detection Unit 10.When tactile
Hair module 140 it is toggled and when generating trigger signal, 130 ability of control module is according to trigger signal self-embedding formula controller 230
Status signal is obtained, 130 ability of control module obtains status signal according to trigger signal instruction embedded controller 230 in other words,
Status signal is supplied to control module 130 by embedded controller 230 again.In in practice, to obtain self detection code that is switched on
For example, since basic input output system will produce corresponding one section self detection that is switched on after completing one section of boot program
Code, therefore, in one embodiment, after trigger module 140 provides trigger signal to control module 130, control module 130 can be with
Embedded controller 230 is linked up, and waits for that basic input output system completes all boot programs and will produce complete booting certainly
After my detection code, embedded controller 230 provides self detection code that is completely switched on to control module again.Alternatively, in another reality
It applies in example, when trigger module 140 provides trigger signal to control module 130, control module 130 is i.e. to embedded controller
230 ask for current booting self detection code being generated.User can obtain different phase gradually by multiple triggering
Be switched on self detection code.
Memory module 160 is storing the status signal.The for example, volatile memory of memory module 160 is either
Non-volatility memory temporarily to keep in status signal in power-up state, or is also constantly stored in non-power-up state
Status signal.
In summary, the present invention provides a kind of Error Detection Unit, Error Detection Unit can be high image quality via communication channel
The user of multimedia interface is controlled electronically channel and is linked up with the embedded controller on motherboard, to capture to obtain error detection
Code.Thereby, Error Detection Unit can obtain error-detecging code by original connectivity port on motherboard, and no longer need LPC debugging heads total
Line interface assists error detection.Even it is either the detection after manufacture for the detection of the detection of development phase, production phase, this
Invention both provides sizable help, simplifies considering in product design.In addition, the Error Detection Unit of the present invention can also be via
Embeddability controller obtains the correlation of other elements on motherboard, such as the hard disk that is electrically connected of fan or motherboard etc.
Information more improves elasticity of the related personnel in detection.
Certainly, the present invention can also have other various embodiments, without deviating from the spirit and substance of the present invention, ripe
It knows those skilled in the art and makes various corresponding change and deformations, but these corresponding changes and change in accordance with the present invention
Shape should all belong to the protection domain of appended claims of the invention.
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1. a kind of Error Detection Unit, which is characterized in that including：
One connectivity port, to be electrically connected an embedded controller of a motherboard via a communication channel；And
One control module is electrically connected the connectivity port, and the control module is to according to a communications protocol and via the connecting pin
Mouthful a status signal is obtained from the embedded controller, the status signal is indicating the fortune for the element for being associated with the motherboard
Make state；
Wherein, which is that channel is controlled electronically in the user of high picture quantity multimedia interface, which, which is associated with, makes
Channel is controlled electronically in user.
2. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the control module to indicate the embedded controller from
The element of the motherboard reads to obtain the status signal.
3. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that further include a display module, be electrically connected the control mould
Block, when the control module obtains the status signal, which shows at least part of status signal.
4. Error Detection Unit as claimed in claim 3, which is characterized in that the control module is more judging to be in the status signal
No to have an exception information, when the control module judges to have the exception information in the status signal, the control module is in the display
The exception information is marked out on one display picture of module.
5. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that further include a trigger module, be electrically connected the control mould
Block, the trigger module is selectively to generate a trigger signal, and the trigger signal is indicating the control module from the insertion
Formula controller obtains the status signal.
6. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that further include a memory module, be electrically connected the control mould
Block, the memory module is storing the status signal.
7. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the status signal is one basic to indicate the motherboard
Starting up's course of input-output system.
8. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the status signal is indicating at least the one of the motherboard
The operating state of an at least light emitting diode for fan or the motherboard.
9. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the status signal is indicating to be electrically connected at the host
The read-write of one storage element of plate monitors information.
10. Error Detection Unit as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that further include a reminding module, be electrically connected the control mould
Block, the control module is more to judge whether there is an exception information in the status signal, when the control module judges that the state is believed
When having the exception information in number, the reminding module is generating a prompt message.
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