CN1484146A - Test card for computer - Google Patents

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CN1484146A
CN1484146A CNA021310092A CN02131009A CN1484146A CN 1484146 A CN1484146 A CN 1484146A CN A021310092 A CNA021310092 A CN A021310092A CN 02131009 A CN02131009 A CN 02131009A CN 1484146 A CN1484146 A CN 1484146A
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崔吉顺
黄迅
李签路
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The invention discloses a kind of computer examination card, which applies to the auto-switch test system, the card includes the correspondence control module which is used to transmit information, a single chip machine control module for controlling information transmitting, error code displaying, switch controlling, resetting and POST function testing, the switch control module for controlling the switching of tested machine, resetting and the power state, POST function testing module for acquiring the auto-examining information, the memory unit for storing information temporally and the host start order, the LCD for single chip machine to display the auto-examination information code from the storing unit, the PCI chip for transforming the information form.

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Test card for computer
Technical field
The present invention relates to computer testing and fault diagnosis field, particularly about a kind of test card for computer.
Background technology
Computer manufacturer will carry out the switching on and shutting down test repeatedly to computing machine in the examination and test of products, so that whether the performance of check computing machine reaches steady state (SS).At present, many computer manufacturers are also using manual mode to carry out the switching on and shutting down test, this just needs manually-operated to control tested machine open and close machine and reset, if want to obtain the test mode of tested machine and the system configuration information of tested machine, and also all very important person's searching of being, record.And the producer that only employing is tested automatically, its test card that designs voluntarily also just realizes the test of open loop type.That is to say, it can only realize automatic open and close machine and control such as reset, the detecting information of tested machine or error message of occurring in POST self check process etc. do not feed back to main control computer in real time, so main control computer can't be understood the test mode of tested machine and system configuration information to deal with in time and to judge.
Though with regard to present situation, utilize the product that buys on the market can solve some problems, system build and effect on and unsatisfactory.Such as:
1, main control computer can obtain the system configuration information of tested machine by network interface card, but owing to need to install network interface card and driving and line etc., can on system building, waste many times, if and there is fault in network interface card, cause network obstructed, information just can not be transferred on the main control computer, is difficult in whole test system determine that it still is that communication is broken down that tested machine breaks down.
2, utilize a kind of POST diagnostic card that can buy on the market to carry out fault detect.But this test card is only to realize fault detection capability in the POST self check, if system breaks down in POST self check process, this card can only show 16 carry system codes of fault by charactron, and the user need check that " POST fault corresponding tables " could determine the type of fault according to the failure code that shows.So this display mode is not directly perceived, be unfavorable for that the tester accurately, promptly fix a breakdown.
Summary of the invention
Automatic switching test system involved in the present invention (separate case application) has automatic on/off test of computer, detects the function of tested machine 220V power supply and the state of motherboard power supply, the self check information of obtaining tested machine and system configuration information and feedback test information.In view of this, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of test card for computer, make it to be applied in the automatic switching test system, realize the function of switching on and shutting down test, POST Function detection, transmission information.
A kind of test card for computer of the present invention is such, and this test card comprises:
Communication control module, be used for the receiving key machine, reset and warm start control signal and it is sent to single chip control module, receives from the information of single chip control module and PCI chip and pass to the interface that power control box receives information, link to each other with the interface of the reception information of single chip control module, PCI chip and power control box;
Single chip control module is used for control information transmission, control demonstration error code, gauge tap machine, resets and the POST Function detection, links to each other with POST Function detection module with communication control module, LCD demonstration, switching on and shutting down control module;
The switching on and shutting down control module, by the switching on and shutting down of controlling tested machine from the control signal of single chip control module, the state that resets and detect tested machine 220V power supply and motherboard power supply in real time, link to each other with starting switch, the reset switch of single chip control module and tested machine;
POST Function detection module is used to obtain the self check information of tested machine, links to each other with the pci interface of single chip control module and tested machine;
The PCI chip is used for the transitional information form, links to each other with the pci interface of single chip control module and tested machine.
Described test card for computer further comprises storage unit, be used to store the control signal of the warm start order that the tested machine system configuration information imported into from POST Function detection module, through the PCI chip and communication control module import into, link to each other with POST Function detection module with the PCI chip of single chip control module.
The power supply of described single chip control module, communication control module and switching on and shutting down control module is provided by power control box, and the power supply of described POST Function detection module and PCI chip is provided by tested machine.
Described test card for computer further comprises the LCD liquid crystal display, is used for the self check message code and the content that show that single chip control module is taken out from storage unit, links to each other with single chip control module.
Described control signal is starting-up signal or off signal or reset signal or heat enable signal.
Described communication control module is 485 serial ports.
As can be seen, the present invention has the following advantages from above explanation:
1, this card not only shows the error message that occurs in the self check process with 16 carry system codes and information character string, but also self check information is passed to main control computer, show with the mode of literal and figure and alarm is provided by main control computer, avoid the work of the own debugging of user mistake code analysis, helped the tester accurately, fix a breakdown rapidly;
2, this card adopts the mode of bi-directional transmission of information, not only the information in the computing machine POST self check process can be sent to main control computer, can also be after the normal startup of tested machine, and some system's basic configuration informations that tested machine examination is measured are transferred to main control computer; Not only can accept information and order, control the operation of tested machine, but also can detect the 220V power-on and power-off of tested machine and the state that system opens and closes in real time, and this state status is reported to main control computer in real time from main control computer;
3, this test card integrates computing machine POST self check detection, information transmission and switching on and shutting down control function first, and is powerful, be convenient to install.
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Fig. 1 is the test card for computer application drawing;
Fig. 2 is the functional structure chart of test card for computer.
Embodiment
The present invention can be applied in the automatic switching test system, specifies concrete scheme of the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
Referring to shown in Figure 1, in automatic switching test system, test card for computer 102 of the present invention links to each other with power control box 103 with tested machine 101.This test card can receive the switching on and shutting down control signal of sending from power control box 103, controls switching on and shutting down, warm start of tested machine etc.; And this test card can also detect the test mode of tested machine, the system configuration information of obtaining tested machine and tested machine POST self check information etc. in real time, and these information are sent to main control computer 104 by power control box 103.
Referring to shown in Figure 2, this test card comprises that switching on and shutting down control module 201, POST Function detection module 206, Control on Communication mould 204 determined, single chip control module 203, PCI chip 208, storage unit 207 and liquid crystal display LCD 202.
Switching on and shutting down control module 201 be used to control tested machine system start-up and close, system reset and detect tested dynamo-electric source.
POST Function detection module 206 is to be used for obtaining the tested machine POST self check message code that testing process occurs that powers on.
Communication control module 204 realizes that by 485 serial ports this serial communication can be realized long communication line, also convenient expansion.
Single chip control module 203 is control cores of function card, is used to coordinate functions such as control information transmission and logic control.
PCI chip 208, storage unit 207 and communication control module 204 are realized the information transmission between main control computer and the tested machine together.
Because test card will receive the control signal of sending from main control computer, thereby control tested machine switching on and shutting down, so the power supply of the single chip control module 203 in the test card, communication control module 204 and switching on and shutting down control module 201 is provided by the power control box in the automatic switching test system, as long as power control box one energized, these three modules have just powered on.In addition, behind tested machine electrifying startup, POST Function detection module 206 and PCI chip 208 could be worked, so the power supply of these two modules is provided by tested machine.That is to say that tested machine one starts, these two modules are started working.
Introduce the course of work of test card for computer below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 2.
Pass through 15PIN serial ports 205 to communication control module 204 from the control signal of power control box, communication control module 204 is sent to single chip control module 203 with this control signal, single chip control module 203 is judged this signal type, makes corresponding action according to signal type then.If the control signal of open and close machine or reset command, 203 of single chip control module are delivered to switching on and shutting down control module 201 with this signal, by switching on and shutting down control module 201 control starting switch or reset switch short circuits, tested machine carries out open and close machine or homing action; If the control signal of warm start order, this signal then is sent to tested machine through PCI chip 208, and tested machine then carries out warm start.
And, switching on and shutting down control module 201 1 powers on, this module just begins to detect the state 5VSB of tested machine alternating current 220V power supply and the power-up state 5V of mainboard, and testing result delivered to single chip control module 203, under the control of single chip control module 203, testing result reaches power control box through communication control module 204 and 15PIN serial ports 205.
In addition, tested machine is in case start, POST Function detection module 206 just gets access to tested machine self check information by pci bus 209, and self check information is stored in the storage unit 207, then under the control of one-chip computer module, on the one hand the self check message code is shown on LCD 202, by communication control module 204 and 15PIN serial ports 205 self check information is delivered to power control box on the other hand, and it is forwarded to main control computer by power control box.
POST detects and passes through, and tested machine enters operating system.At this moment, tested machine obtains program with log-on message, obtain the system configuration information of tested machine, system configuration information is sent in the PCI chip 208 of test card through pci bus 209 interfaces then, the form of PCI chip 208 conversion configurations information, be sent to single chip control module 203, under the control of single chip control module 203, the system configuration information of tested machine spreads out of to power control box through communication function module 204 and 15PIN serial ports 205, and by power control box it is forwarded to main control computer.
Test card for computer of the present invention adopts the power supply mode of separate type, when the alternating current 220V power supply of tested machine is in power-down state or system and is in closed condition, this card can detect the alternating current 220V of tested machine and the state of system's open and close in real time, and this state is reported to main control computer in real time.
Test card for computer of the present invention is integrated three big function---power on POST detection and fault diagnosis, switching on and shutting down control, information communication transfer functions.During application, this test card directly is inserted on the PCI groove of tested machine and gets final product, and has simplified building of test environment greatly.

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1, a kind of test card for computer is characterized in that this test card comprises:
Communication control module, be used for the receiving key machine, reset and warm start control signal and it is sent to single chip control module, receives from the information of single chip control module and PCI chip and pass to the interface that power control box receives information, link to each other with the interface of the reception information of single chip control module, PCI chip and power control box;
Single chip control module is used for control information transmission, control demonstration error code, gauge tap machine, resets and the POST Function detection, links to each other with POST Function detection module with communication control module, LCD demonstration, switching on and shutting down control module;
The switching on and shutting down control module, by the switching on and shutting down of controlling tested machine from the control signal of single chip control module, the state that resets and detect tested machine 220V power supply and motherboard power supply in real time, link to each other with starting switch, the reset switch of single chip control module and tested machine;
POST Function detection module is used to obtain the self check information of tested machine, links to each other with the pci interface of single chip control module and tested machine;
The PCI chip is used for the transitional information form, links to each other with the pci interface of single chip control module and tested machine.
2, according to claims 1 described a kind of test card for computer, it is characterized in that described test card for computer further comprises storage unit, be used to store the control signal of the warm start order that the tested machine system configuration information imported into from POST Function detection module, through the PCI chip and communication control module import into, link to each other with POST Function detection module with the PCI chip of single chip control module.
3, according to claims 1 or 2 described a kind of test card for computer, it is characterized in that described test card for computer further comprises liquid crystal display LCD, be used for the self check message code that shows that single chip control module is taken out from storage unit, link to each other with single chip control module.
4, according to claims 1 described a kind of test card for computer, the power supply that it is characterized in that described single chip control module, communication control module and switching on and shutting down control module is provided by power control box, and the power supply of described POST Function detection module and PCI chip is provided by tested machine.
5,, it is characterized in that described control signal is starting-up signal or off signal or reset signal or heat enable signal according to claims 1 described a kind of test card for computer.
6,, it is characterized in that described communication control module is 485 serial ports according to claims 1 described a kind of test card for computer.
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