CN111221391B

CN111221391B - Graphic processor box

Info

Publication number: CN111221391B
Application number: CN202010006255.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田光召; 耿朝
Original assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2020-01-03
Filing date: 2020-01-03
Publication date: 2023-08-25
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-03
Also published as: CN111221391A

Abstract

The invention provides a graphic processor box, which comprises a machine box, a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and a graphic processor module, wherein the machine box comprises a machine box main body and a tray, the tray is detachably fixed on the machine box main body, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is arranged on the tray, the graphic processor module is arranged in the machine box main body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is in communication connection with the graphic processor module, wherein the graphic processor module comprises an intel graphic processor card or an AMD graphic processor card, so that the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is compatible with the intel graphic processor box and the AMD graphic processor box to reduce cost.

Description

Graphic processor box

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of server board card design, and particularly relates to a graphic processor box.

Background

In modern computers, especially fever friends of home systems and games, the processing of graphics is becoming more and more important, requiring a special graphics core processor, and therefore GPUs (Graphics Processor Unit, graphics processors) are emerging. The advantage of GPU operations is that the high performance computer is more and more obvious, and compared with the traditional CPU processor, the GPU server has an ultra-high processing core, is more suitable for the artificial intelligence and high performance requirements of parallel operations, and has become the next fast growing point of the server.

In the traditional GUP chassis, the PCIE switch is used as a communication bridge between the CPU and the GPU, and is designed integrally with the GPU motherboard to improve the integration level, however, when an intel GPU or an AMD GPU is adopted, the PCIE switch must be added to the motherboard of each GPU at the same time, which causes the situation that the PCIE switch cannot be shared, and increases the cost.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a graphic processor box which can enable PCIE switches to be compatible with intel GPU and AMD GPU so as to reduce cost.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides a graphic processor box, which comprises a machine case, a PCIE switch module and a graphic processor module, wherein the machine case comprises a machine case main body and a tray, the tray is detachably fixed on the machine case main body, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is arranged on the tray, the graphic processor module is arranged in the machine case main body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is in communication connection with the graphic processor module, wherein the graphic processor module comprises an intel graphic processor card or an AMD graphic processor card.

Optionally, the chassis main body is a cuboid housing with an opening at one end, the chassis main body is provided with a bearing surface, the bearing surface is adjacent to the opening, and the graphics processor module is fixed on the bearing surface.

Further, the tray is located at the opening in a drawable manner, so as to close the case main body.

Still further, the tray includes:

a first end surface for closing the opening of the case body;

the second end face is vertically connected with the first end face and is connected with one end of the first end face, and the second end face is used for installing the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module;

and the third end face is used for connecting the first end face and the second end face.

Further, the first end face is stacked on the bearing face, covers a part of the bearing face, and at least exposes the graphics processor module.

Further, a first handle is arranged on one side, away from the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module, of the second end face, and the first handle is used for pushing and pulling the tray to move along the horizontal direction.

Still further, be provided with rotatable stop piece on the third terminal surface, be provided with on the machine case main part with stop piece corresponding spacing post, spacing post telescopic setting is in on the outer wall of machine case main part, when the tray along its pull direction get into machine case main part and reach the position of predetermineeing, stop piece card is established spacing post.

Still further, the tray still has pull auxiliary structure, pull auxiliary structure includes second handle and locking structure, locking structure sets up on the third terminal surface of tray, and towards quick-witted case main part opening both sides, the second handle sets up the third terminal surface is close to the position department of second terminal surface, locking structure and second handle are connected.

Further, the locking structure and the second handle are connected through a spring.

Furthermore, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is provided with a copper bar, a positioning bolt and a plurality of connectors, wherein the copper bar is used for dividing a power supply into two paths, the positioning bolt is used for limiting the connectors, and the connectors are used for being electrically connected or in communication connection with the graphic processor module.

Compared with the prior art, the method has the following beneficial effects:

the invention provides a graphic processor box, which comprises a machine box, a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and a graphic processor module, wherein the machine box comprises a machine box main body and a tray, the tray is detachably fixed on the machine box main body, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is arranged on the tray, the graphic processor module is arranged in the machine box main body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is in communication connection with the graphic processor module, wherein the graphic processor module comprises an intel graphic processor card or an AMD graphic processor card. The invention enables the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch to be compatible with an intel graphic processor and an AMD graphic processor by installing the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module on the tray, installing the graphic processor module in the case main body and separately and independently arranging the PCIE switch module and the graphic processor module, so as to reduce the cost.

Further, the tray includes a first end surface for closing the opening of the case body; the second end face is vertically connected with the first end face and is connected with one end of the first end face, and the second end face is used for installing the PCIE switch module; the third terminal surface, be used for connecting first terminal surface and second terminal surface, wherein, be provided with rotatable stop piece on the third terminal surface, be provided with on the machine case body with stop piece corresponding spacing post, spacing post telescopic sets up on the outer wall of machine case body, works as the tray gets into along its pull direction machine case body and when reaching the position of predetermineeing, stop piece card is established spacing post makes the tray can install and dismantle under the condition that need not the instrument, is convenient for transport and maintenance.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram of a graphics processor box according to one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a tray and PCIE switch module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a topology diagram of the PCIE switch module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCIE switch module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100-a case; 110-a case body; 110 a-bearing surface; 120-tray; 121-a first handle; 120 a-a first end face; 120 b-a second end face; 120 c-a third end face; 122-stop blocks; 1231-a second handle; 1232-locking structure;

200-GPU module;

a 300-PCIE switch module; 310-copper bars; 311-interface; 320-connecting port; 330-positioning a bolt; 341-a first chip; 342-a second chip; 343-a third chip; 344-fourth chip; 345-fifth chip; 346-sixth chip;

351-a first switch; 352-second switch.

Detailed Description

The invention provides a graphic processor box, which comprises a machine box, a PCIE switch module and a graphic processor module, wherein the machine box comprises a machine box main body and a tray, the tray is detachably fixed on the machine box main body, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is arranged on the tray, the graphic processor module is arranged in the machine box main body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is in communication connection with the graphic processor module, wherein the graphic processor module comprises an intel graphic processor card or an AMD graphic processor card. The invention enables the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch to be compatible with an intel graphic processor and an AMD graphic processor by installing the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module on the tray, installing the graphic processor module in the case body and arranging the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and the graphic processor module separately and independently so as to reduce the cost.

A graphic processor box of the present invention will be described in further detail below. The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the attached drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown, it being understood that one skilled in the art can modify the present invention described herein while still achieving the advantageous effects of the present invention. Accordingly, the following description is to be construed as broadly known to those skilled in the art and not as limiting the invention.

In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation details must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related or business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. In addition, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art.

In order to make the objects and features of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. It is noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and utilize non-precise ratios, and are intended to facilitate a convenient, clear, description of the embodiments of the invention.

For convenience of description, the following description and the accompanying drawings will be described by using short abbreviations in industry, a central processing unit is a CPU, a graphics processor is a GPU, and a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard is PCIE.

In order to achieve compatibility of PCIE switches, the present invention provides a graphics processor box, and fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a simple structure of the graphics processor box in this embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the graphics processor box comprises a chassis 100, a high-speed connector, a PCIE switch module 300 and a GPU module 200, wherein the PCIE switch module 300, the high-speed connector and the GPU module 200 are disposed in the chassis 100, and the PCIE switch module 300 is in communication connection with the GPU module 200 through the high-speed connector.

The chassis 100 is configured to mount the high-speed connector, the PCIE switch module 300, and the GPU module 200, where the chassis 100 includes a chassis main body 110 and a tray 120, the chassis main body 110 is a cuboid housing with an opening at one end, the chassis main body 110 has a bearing surface 110a, the bearing surface 110a is, for example, one end surface with the largest cuboid housing area, the bearing surface 110a is adjacent to the opening, and the high-speed connector and the GPU module 200 are fixed on the bearing surface 110 a.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a tray and PCIE switch module according to this embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the tray 120 is used for installing a PCIE switch module 300, and is detachably and drawably located at the opening to close the chassis main body 110. The tray 120 is, for example, generally L-shaped, and includes a first end face 120a and a second end face 120b perpendicular to each other, and a third end face 120c connecting and fixing the first end face 120a and the second end face 120b, where when the tray 120 is fixed to the chassis main body 110, the first end face 120a is used for closing an opening of the chassis main body 110, and has the same shape as the opening and a smaller area than the opening, the second end face 120b is used for mounting the PCIE switch module 300, and the second end face 120b is stacked on the carrying face 110a and covers a part of the carrying face 110a and exposes a module mounted in the chassis main body 110, such as the GPU module 200. The third end surface 120c is, for example, a hollowed triangle. One or two first handles 121 are provided on a side of the second end face 120b of the tray 120 facing away from the opening of the chassis main body 110, the first handles 121 are used for pushing and pulling the tray to move along the horizontal direction, when the number of the first handles 121 is 1, the first handles 121 are located at the center position of the second end face 120b, and when the number of the first handles 121 is 2, the first handles 121 are symmetrically arranged on the second end face 120 b.

Optionally, a pair of guide rails (not shown in the drawing) are disposed on two opposite end surfaces of the two opposite sides of the bearing surface 110a in the case main body 110, the guide rails are perpendicular to the direction of the opening of the case main body 110, and a pulley matched with the guide rails is disposed on the third end surface 120c of the tray 120, so that the pulley can move back and forth on the guide rails along the direction perpendicular to the opening, and further the tray 120 is connected to the case main body 110 along the guide rails in a retractable manner.

The middle and outer walls of the case main body 110, specifically, two end surfaces opposite to each other on two sides of the bearing surface 110a are provided with a limiting post (not shown in the drawing), the limiting post is, for example, disposed on the outer side of the case main body 110, preferably, the limiting post is, for example, disposed on the outer side of the case main body 110 in a telescopic manner and close to the opening, the third end surface 120c of the tray 120 is further provided with a rotatable stop block 122, and the stop block 122 is provided with a clamping groove for clamping the limiting post, so that when the tray 120 enters the case main body 110 along the drawing direction and reaches the preset position, the stop block 122 can be clamped on the limiting post, so that the tray 120 is fixed on the case main body 110. When the tray 120 leaves the chassis main body 110, the stop block 122 is rotated (e.g., counterclockwise) so that the stop post leaves the slot, and the tray 120 is detached from the chassis main body 110. Here, the stopper 122 and the clamping groove limit the tray 120, so as to prevent the tray 120 from moving back and forth in the direction in which the tray enters the casing body 110.

The tray 120 further has a drawing auxiliary structure, the drawing auxiliary structure includes a second handle 1231 and a locking structure 1232, the locking structure 1232 is disposed on a third end face 120c of the tray 120 and faces towards two sides of the opening of the chassis main body 110, the second handle 1231 is disposed at a position where the third end face 120c is close to the second end face 120b, the locking structure 1232 is connected with the second handle 1231, and specifically, the locking structure 1232 is connected with the second handle 1231 through a spring, for example. The second handle 1231 is disposed at an acute angle, for example, at an angle of 60 °, for example, and when the tray 120 enters a preset position in the case main body 110, the second handle 1231 is rotated clockwise, and the pull assisting structure pushes the tray 120 to move forward, and the second handle 1231 is clamped on the limiting post, so as to prevent the second handle 1231 from rotating anticlockwise; when the tray 120 is separated from the casing main body 110, the limiting post is pressed, so that the second handle 1231 is sprung away in a counterclockwise direction, for example, by 10 °, and then the second handle 1231 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction to assist the tray 120 to be separated from the casing main body 110. It can be known that the tray 120 can be conveniently disassembled and assembled through the drawing auxiliary structure without tools, which is beneficial to mechanical cooperation when the PCIE switch 300 is compatible, and is also beneficial to transportation and maintenance.

Optionally, the auxiliary positioning structures, such as an auxiliary limiting post located on the chassis main body 110 and an auxiliary slot located on the second handle 1231, are disposed on the chassis main body 110 and the second handle 1231, so as to prevent the PCIE switch module 300 from shaking against the high-speed connector, which causes damage to the high-density interface. The side of the tray 120 facing the carrying surface 110a of the chassis main body 110 is further provided with a conductive material, such as conductive foam, to avoid electrical effects caused by static electricity, and to avoid damage caused by direct contact between the first end surface 120a of the tray 120 and the chassis main body 110, such as contact, abrasion, scrap iron, static electricity, etc.

Optionally, the first end 120a of the tray 120 has auxiliary positioning posts on a side facing the bearing surface 110a and the third end 120c to further limit displacement of the tray 120 along a direction along which the tray enters the chassis main body 110.

The GPU module 200 is disposed on the carrying surface 110a of the chassis body 110, and the GPU module 200 is disposed on a side of the chassis body 110 away from the opening, and the GPU module 200 is, for example, screwed on the chassis body 110. The GPU module 200, for example, includes a GPU motherboard and at least 2 interconnected GPU cards inserted on the GPU motherboard, at least 2 GPU cards are, for example, an intel GPU card or an AMD GPU card, and a gap space is disposed between adjacent GPU cards.

The PCIE switch module 300 is, for example, a PCIE switch motherboard, and the PCIE switch module 300 is, for example, a PLX9797 chip, which is beneficial to exerting the extreme performance of the GPU module 200. The PCIE switch module 300 may be compatible with an intel GPU card or an AMD GPU card, and the PCIE switch module 300 is shared for maximum use, which also achieves the effect of extending PCIE, and reduces cost.

Fig. 3 is a topology diagram of a PCIE switch module according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the graphics processor box includes 2 chassis, which are a first chassis and a second chassis, respectively, wherein the GPU module in the first chassis includes 8 GPU cards, the PCIE switch module in the first chassis has a first switch 351 and 3 PLX9797 chips, which are a first chip 341, a second chip 342, and a third chip 343, respectively, the first switch 351 is electrically connected to the first chip 341, the second chip 342, and the third chip 343, respectively, and the first chip 341 is electrically connected to the second chip 342 and the third chip 343, respectively. The GPU module in the second chassis includes 8 GPU cards, the PCIE switch module in the second chassis has a second switch 352 and 3 PLX9797 chips, which are a fourth chip 344, a fifth chip 345 and a sixth chip 346, respectively, the second switch 352 is electrically connected with the fourth chip 344, the fifth chip 345 and the sixth chip 346, respectively, and the fourth chip 344 is electrically connected with the fifth chip 345 and the sixth chip 346, respectively. The CPU is connected to the GPU module in the first chassis or the second chassis through the first switch 351 or the second switch 352.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a PCIE switch module according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 4, the PCIE switch module 300 has a copper bar 310 that divides the power into two paths, for example, two paths, where the copper bar 310 includes, for example, a positive copper bar and a negative copper bar, so as to power the GPU module 200 in the graphics processor box according to the block. Optionally, the PCIE switch module 300 is further provided with a plurality of interfaces 311 that can access to external copper bars.

The PCIE switch module 300 is provided with a positioning pin 330 and a plurality of connectors 320, where the positioning pin 330 is disposed between adjacent connectors 320 at intervals, and is used for limiting the connectors 320; the connection port 320 is connected to the high-speed connector and is used for electrically or communicatively connecting with the GPU module 200, and the positioning pin 330 is inserted into a positioning hole of the GPU module 200.

In this embodiment, the PCIE switch module 300 is disposed on the first end face 120a of the tray 120, the connection port 320 is located at a position far away from the second end face 120b of the tray 120, that is, the connection port 320 faces the GPU module 200, when the tray 120 enters the chassis main body 110, the auxiliary positioning structure assists connection of the connection port 320 with the high-speed connector, after the tray 120 reaches the preset position, the stop block 122 is clamped on the limiting post, and meanwhile, the second handle 1231 is clamped on the limiting post, at this time, the auxiliary positioning structure and the auxiliary positioning post on the tray 120 also limit the tray 120 and the chassis main body 110.

In summary, the present invention provides a graphics processor box, including a chassis, a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and a graphics processor module, where the chassis includes a chassis main body and a tray, the tray is detachably fixed on the chassis main body, the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is installed on the tray, the graphics processor module is installed in the chassis main body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is communicatively connected with the graphics processor module, and the graphics processor module includes an intel graphics processor card or an AMD graphics processor card. The invention enables the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch to be compatible with an intel graphic processor and an AMD graphic processor by installing the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module on the tray, installing the graphic processor module in the case body and arranging the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and the graphic processor module separately and independently so as to reduce the cost.

Further, the tray includes a first end surface for closing the opening of the case body; the second end face is vertically connected with the first end face and is connected with one end of the first end face, and the second end face is used for installing a PCIE switch module; the third terminal surface for connect first terminal surface and second terminal surface, wherein, be provided with rotatable stop piece on the third terminal surface, be provided with on the machine case body with stop piece corresponding spacing post, spacing post telescopic setting is in on the outer wall of machine case body, works as the tray gets into along its pull direction machine case body and when reaching the position of predetermineeing, stop piece card is established spacing post makes the tray can install and dismantle under the condition that need not the instrument, is convenient for transport and maintenance.

Furthermore, unless specifically stated or indicated otherwise, the description of the terms "first," "second," and the like in the specification merely serve to distinguish between various components, elements, steps, etc. in the specification, and do not necessarily represent a logical or sequential relationship between various components, elements, steps, etc.

It will be appreciated that although the invention has been described above in terms of preferred embodiments, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the invention. Many possible variations and modifications of the disclosed technology can be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the technology, or the technology can be modified to be equivalent. Therefore, any simple modification, equivalent variation and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical substance of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A graphic processor box is characterized by comprising a machine box, a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module and a graphic processor module, wherein the machine box comprises a machine box main body and a tray,

the case body is a cuboid shell with one end open, the case body is provided with a bearing surface, the bearing surface is adjacent to the opening, and the graphic processor module is fixed on the bearing surface;

the tray is detachably fixed on the case main body, is positioned at the opening in a drawable manner to seal the case main body, wherein the tray comprises a first end face, a second end face and a third end face, the first end face is used for sealing the opening of the case main body, is stacked on the bearing face, covers part of the bearing face and at least exposes the graphics processor module; the second end face is vertically connected with the first end face and is connected with one end of the first end face, and the second end face is used for installing the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module; a first handle is arranged on one side of the second end surface, far away from the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module, and is used for pushing and pulling the tray to move along the horizontal direction; the third end face is used for connecting the first end face and the second end face, a rotatable stop block is arranged on the third end face, a limit column corresponding to the stop block is arranged on the case main body, the limit column is arranged on the outer wall of the case main body in a telescopic mode, and when the tray enters the case main body along the drawing direction and reaches a preset position, the stop block is clamped on the limit column;

the tray is provided with a drawing auxiliary structure, the drawing auxiliary structure comprises a second handle and a locking structure, the locking structure is arranged on a third end face of the tray and faces to two sides of an opening of the case main body, the second handle is arranged at a position, close to the second end face, of the third end face, and the locking structure is connected with the second handle;

the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is installed on the tray, the graphic processor module is installed in the case body, and the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module is in communication connection with the graphic processor module, wherein the graphic processor module comprises an intel graphic processor card or an AMD graphic processor card.

2. The graphic processor box according to claim 1, wherein the locking structure and the second handle are connected by a spring.

3. The graphics processor box of claim 2, wherein the high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard switch module has a copper bar for splitting a power supply into two paths, a positioning pin for limiting the connection ports, and a plurality of connection ports for electrical or communication connection with the graphics processor module.