CN1326139A - System state indicating lamp embedded in connection port - Google Patents
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A system state indicating lamp device embedded in connection port is composed of error information processor and multiple LGDs, and is suitable for BIOS program. When BIOS program has found out an error information data, it is sent to said system state indicating lamp device. According to the states of LEDs, a manual is used to loop up relative error.
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The present invention relates to a kind of system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port, particularly relate to a kind ofly in start process, reason is known the system state indicating lamp of informing the user with the alarm signal lamp to breaking down.
When we one open the PC power supply after, the CPU (central processing unit) of computer inside (CPU) just can automatically perform a series of instruction, these work of being done of instruction roughly can be divided into three classes according to function:
1. system structural analysis (System Configuration Ahalysis): analyze CPU model, memory size, soft, Winchester disk drive quantity and pattern, whether floating point calculator etc. is installed, with important references as other actions.
2. self test program (POST starts shooting; Power On Self Test): hardware states such as testing memory, chipset, CMOS, storage data, keyboard and disk drive, if wrong then with the problem place of information announcement.
3. be written into operating system: by the program of a bit of being called " Bootstrap Loader ", find out operating system (as MS DOS, Window 95/98) on hard disk the position and be written into, just control is given operating system afterwards and control, formally finish boot action.
The program that above-mentioned these instructions are organized, we claim that it is " Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (BasicInput and Output System; BIOS) program ", be called for short " BIOS ".BIOS is the first performed road program of PC start back thus.If in start process, can't normally move bios program, represent some hardware to have problem usually, should first queueing problem after, continue operation again, can guarantee that just computer is in best operating state.
But, in the design for above-mentioned BIOS, different vendor is a BIOS literary property of avoiding invading the former factory of original IBM, designed BIOS can change with identical function, but the distinct program coding mode carries out, with the error message announcement in the above-mentioned start self test program step be example, below listed form with the start poster of the BIOS of three tame different vendors (IBM, AWARD, AMI), the BIOS of different definition ways: IBM is just arranged
The BIOS of AWARD
The BIOS of AMI
| Sound gurgles | Meaning |
| Do not have | Power supply unit, CPU damage |
| Continue | Memory damages |
| Short | System's selftest, situation are normal |
| 2 is short | Selftest is found mistake, shows wrong on screen |
| Continue short sound | Power supply unit, motherboard damage |
| 1 long 1 is short | The motherboard mistake |
| 1 long 2 is short | Show (Display) mistake |
| 1 long 3 is short | Display card (EGA) mistake |
| 3 is long | The keyboard controller mistake |
| Sound gurgles | Meaning |
| 1 is short | Be not mistake, system starts shooting |
| 1 long 2 is short | Display card is wrong |
| 2 is short | Produce mistake, be presented at screen |
| 1 long 3 is short | The keyboard controller mistake |
| Sound gurgles | Meaning |
| 1 | Storer recovers the chip flaw |
| 2 | Wrong after the preceding 64K equipotential inspection of storer |
| 3 | The preceding 64K of storer has flaw to read |
| 4 | Timer on the motherboard can't be worked |
| 5 | CPU has broken |
| 6 | Keyboard controller has been gone bad, and BIOS can't enter protected mode |
| 7 | The undesired interrupt error of CPU |
| 8 | Show memory block read-write mistake |
| 9 | ROM check the value mistake |
| 10 | CMOS closes the register read write error |
| 11 | Get mistake soon |
By above table, we set the start poster in different PC manufacturer as can be seen, all are with the gurgle combination of sound of length difference, inform the problem that the user is produced in start process.But, because the specification that each tame manufacturer sets is all inequality, and most of users can't remember the meaning of each poster representative, so for the start poster that can recognize computer inner working situation, just can't bring into play the effect of carrying out oneself's maintenance fast.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port, use is in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program of computer, the peripheral element that detects computer when the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program has to be found to send an early warning signal lamp when wrong.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this, a kind of system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port promptly is provided, be applicable to a computer, this computer comprises a plurality of peripheral elements and a connectivity port at least, wherein this system state indicating lamp that is entrenched on the connectivity port comprises: a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), in order to detect the peripheral element of this computer, when finding to have this each peripheral element wrong, send an early warning signal; One error message processor, be electrically connected with this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), in order to receiving the early warning signal that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program is sent, and take out and be stored in the pairing error information data of this error message processor in advance, export then; And a plurality of displaing lamps, be embedded in this connectivity port, and be electrically connected this error message processor, received the error information data of this error message processor output to show.
The present invention also provides a kind of connectivity port with displaing lamp, comprising: a connectivity port, this connectivity port are by at least one connectivity port joint, and input and output protection, surround this joint periphery, connectivity port and constitute; And a plurality of displaing lamps, be embedded in the space between the protection of connectivity port joint and this input and output in this connectivity port.
According to above-mentioned feature, wherein, (light emitting diode LED) constitutes by an error message processor and a plurality of light emitting diode to be embedded in system state indicating lamp on the connectivity port.At first, the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program detects a plurality of peripheral elements of computer, when the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program has the mistake of discovery, send early warning signal to the error message processor, and taking-up is stored in the pairing error information data of early warning signal in the error message processor in advance, the operator is again by the start caution system state displaing lamp of sending, and consult the pairing error message of the signal lamp of putting down in writing in the service manual, what make that the operator can be correct knows generation problem place.Wherein above-mentioned error information data shows various failure causes with signal lamp.
Because can be with various failure causes earlier to be recorded in the error message processor, so detect the mistake of peripheral element when the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program, just can consult the pairing error message of the signal lamp of putting down in writing in the service manual and find out failure cause, make the operator real know the problem place, and not be used in meaning or the inspection one by one of each element of conjesturing the sound that gurgles.Directly via general serial connection bus (the universal serial bus that redesigns, USB) connectivity port and printer connectivity port (print port), a plurality of chimeric light emitting diode (embedded LED) signal lamps thereon are provided, the state of display system, and need not define special input and output protection (I/O shield).
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a kind of system state indicating lamp structure graph that is entrenched on the connectivity port of the present invention;
Fig. 2 A is general common general serial connection bus connection port synoptic diagram;
Fig. 2 B has the serial connection bus connection port synoptic diagram of embedded system state displaing lamp for the present invention;
Fig. 3 A is general common printer connectivity port synoptic diagram;
Fig. 3 B has the printer connectivity port of embedded system state displaing lamp for the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it is a kind of system state indicating lamp structure graph that is embedded on the connectivity port of the present invention.
In the drawings, our the voice system structure with the failure cause of informing of the present invention as can be seen comprises error message processor 12 and system state displaing lamp 16a～16d.Wherein, system state displaing lamp 16a～16d is embedded in general serial connection bus (the universal serial bus via redesign, USB) connectivity port 200 and printer connectivity port (print port) 300, at the state of not revising existing display system, and need not define special input and output protection (I/O shield).
Then, the operation that is entrenched in the system state indicating lamp on the connectivity port of the present invention is described.At first, when we one open computer switch, computer can begin to carry out bios program, wherein when bios program uses start self test program POST, can be with peripheral element such as storer, chipset, CMOS, storage data, the state of hardware such as keyboard and disk drive is checked, not having any picture if make a mistake as screen shows, CMOS battery (electric power of CMOS battery is not enough), HARD DISK INSTALL FAILURE (can't drive hard disk), Keyboard error orkeyboard present (can't start keyboard) etc., then the BIOS driver can pass through controllable output port, the input actuating section 10 among the figure for example, send an early warning signal 11, via error message processor 12, and taking-up stores a corresponding thereon error information data 15, output to the system state displaing lamp 16a～16d that is embedded in connectivity port 200 or 300 then, the operator is again according to the start caution system state displaing lamp 16a～16d that sends, and consult the pairing error message of the signal lamp of putting down in writing in the service manual, what make that the operator can be correct knows generation problem place.
Wherein above-mentioned error message is with various failure causes, 16a～16d shows with signal lamp, the problem place that allows the operator can be really and recognize present computer easily and produced could be keeped in repair at an easy rate then, or be done other further processing.
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, what it illustrated is that (universal serial bus, USB) connectivity port 20 for general common general serial connection bus.Because to Electromagnetic Interference (electromagnetic interference, EMI) consideration, today, all there be input and output protection (I/Oshield) 25 in the computer motherboard system in input and output connectivity port part, the present invention promptly is not revise existing input and output protection 25 for the consideration that is embedded in the system state indicating lamp on the connectivity port, and do not influence under the function of original connectivity port, provide a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED), with the display system state.Wherein, general serial connection bus (USB) connectivity port 20 includes the input and output protection 25 of a general serial connection bus connection port, and two general serial connection bus connection port joint 21a, 21b.
Please refer to Fig. 2 B, what it illustrated is the serial connection bus connection port 200 that a preferred embodiment of the present invention has embedded system state displaing lamp.Owing to do not install isolated backplate in the space 208 between two general serial connection bus connection port joint 201a, the 201b of most input and output protection 205 in general serial connection bus connection port 200, embed a plurality of light emitting diode 16a～16d via suitable design back, with the display system state.
Please refer to Fig. 3 A, what it illustrated is general common printer connectivity port.Wherein, printer connectivity port 30 includes the input and output protection 35 of a printer connectivity port, and a printer connections 31.
Please refer to Fig. 3 B, what it illustrated is the printer connectivity port 300 that a preferred embodiment of the present invention has embedded system state displaing lamp.Because the printer connections 301 of most printer connectivity port 300 and 305 of input and output protection only have very little space 308, the input and output protection 305 of the close former printer connectivity port 300 that the preferred embodiment that former the present invention is embedded in the system state indicating lamp on the connectivity port is promptly tried one's best, embed a plurality of light emitting diode 16a～16d via suitable design back, so just can know the shown system state of identification signal lamp 16a～16d, and not influence the effect of control electromagnetic radiation.
In sum, the system state indicating lamp that is embedded in the connectivity port of the present invention, can set the difference sound effective value that gurgles at different vendor, be converted into the mode that general signal lamp shows, make the operator can learn the problem place fast, do not conjesture its meaning or peripheral element is checked one by one and do not spend only according to the sound that gurgles.
Though disclosed the present invention in conjunction with above preferred embodiment; yet it is not in order to qualification the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can be used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention should be with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. a system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port is applicable to a computer, and this computer comprises a plurality of peripheral elements and a connectivity port at least, and wherein this system state indicating lamp that is entrenched on the connectivity port comprises:
One Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) in order to detect the peripheral element of this computer, when finding to have this each peripheral element wrong, is sent an early warning signal;
One error message processor, be electrically connected with this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), in order to receiving the early warning signal that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) program is sent, and take out and be stored in the pairing error information data of this error message processor in advance, export then; And
A plurality of displaing lamps are embedded in this connectivity port, and are electrically connected this error message processor, are received the error information data of this error message processor output to show.
2. the system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port as claimed in claim 1, wherein this each displaing lamp is a plurality of light emitting diodes.
3. the system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port as claimed in claim 1, wherein this each connectivity port is a general serial connection bus connection port.
4. the system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port as claimed in claim 1, wherein this connectivity port is a printer connectivity port.
5. the system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port as claimed in claim 3, wherein this general serial connection bus connection port comprises two general serial connection bus connection port joints at least, have one first space at this between each general serial connection bus connection port joint, this first space is in order to chimeric this each displaing lamp.
6. the system state indicating lamp that is embedded on the connectivity port as claimed in claim 4, wherein this printer connectivity port comprises a printer connectivity port joint and input and output protection at least, have one second space between this printer connectivity port joint and this input and output protection, this second space is in order to chimeric this each displaing lamp.
7. connectivity port with displaing lamp comprises:
One connectivity port, this connectivity port are by at least one connectivity port joint, and input and output protection, surround this joint periphery, connectivity port and constitute; And
A plurality of displaing lamps are embedded in the space between the protection of connectivity port joint and this input and output in this connectivity port.
8. the connectivity port with displaing lamp as claimed in claim 7, wherein this each displaing lamp is a plurality of light emitting diodes.
9. the connectivity port with displaing lamp as claimed in claim 7, wherein this connectivity port is a general serial connection bus connection port.
10. the connectivity port with displaing lamp as claimed in claim 7, wherein this connectivity port is a printer connectivity port.
11. the connectivity port with displaing lamp as claimed in claim 9, wherein this general serial connection bus connection port comprises two general serial connection bus connection port joints at least, have one first space at this between each general serial connection bus connection port joint, this first space is in order to chimeric each displaing lamp.
12. the connectivity port with displaing lamp as claimed in claim 10, wherein this connectivity port joint is a printer connectivity port joint, have one second space between this printer connectivity port joint and this input and output protection, this second space is in order to chimeric this each displaing lamp.
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