CN201142073Y - Mainboard circuit and expansion card - Google Patents

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CN201142073Y
CN201142073Y CNU2007201862665U CN200720186266U CN201142073Y CN 201142073 Y CN201142073 Y CN 201142073Y CN U2007201862665 U CNU2007201862665 U CN U2007201862665U CN 200720186266 U CN200720186266 U CN 200720186266U CN 201142073 Y CN201142073 Y CN 201142073Y
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王艳丽
刘士豪
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The utility model discloses an expansion card, which comprises an interface unit, a network interface and a control unit. The interface unit can be coupled with a bus, and can input or output a bus signal. In addition, the network interface can input or output a network signal. The control unit can be coupled with the interface unit and a network interface so as to convert between the network signal and the bus signal. Furthermore, the control unit can receive a clock signal from the bus through the interface unit, so that the control unit can operate on the basis of the clock signal.

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Motherboard circuit and expansion board
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of structure of expansion board, and particularly relevant for a kind of structure with expansion board of Network Cable Connector.
Background technology
More coming with little at the server volume, yet under the but more and more many situation of required function, realize maximum functions how in limited space, is exactly the challenge of each institute of manufacturer Gonna breakthrough.In present technology, utilize expansion board to save the space, and expand the function of server, be exactly an admissible selection.
Figure 1A illustrates the top view into a kind of traditional expansion board.Please refer to Figure 1A, on traditional expansion board 100, can have the interface unit 102 that is commonly called as to golden finger, and the expansion card slot (Slot) 104,106 and 108 of the interconnected high speed interface of a plurality of peripheral hardware (PCIE).By expansion board 100, then expansion slot can change into three-dimensional configuration from script configuration on plane on circuit board.By this, can save the space of circuit board, and also can increase the number of expansion slot, to expand the function of server host.
Figure 1B illustrates the top view into the traditional expansion board of another kind.Please refer to Figure 1B, there is no on the expansion board and must dispose expansion card slot, can also dispose the slot of different transmission interfaces simultaneously with identical traffic interface.For example on expansion board 120, not only dispose the expansion card slot 122 and 124 of the interconnected high speed interface of peripheral hardware, and dispose the expansion card slot 126 of the interconnected wideband interface of peripheral hardware (PCIX).
Though traditional expansion board has offered the preferable extendibility of server, yet dislikes thin on the function slightly.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of expansion board, can increase the function of expansion board with the structure of former expansion board, and makes it can obtain bigger income commercial.
The utility model also provides a kind of motherboard circuit, can utilize less space and realizes more function.
The utility model provides a kind of expansion board, comprises interface unit, netting twine interface and control module.The interface unit can couple a bus, and can input or output a bus signals.In addition, the netting twine interface then can input or output a network signal.Control module can couple interface unit and netting twine interface respectively, to carry out the conversion between network signal and the bus signals.In addition, control module can see through the interface unit and receive arteries and veins signal for the moment from bus, makes control module to operate according to this clock pulse signal.
In embodiment of the present utility model, the netting twine interface can be RJ 45 interfaces, and control module then can utilize single-chip to realize.
From another viewpoint, the utility model provides a kind of motherboard circuit, comprises a substrate.And on substrate, dispose bus and bus slot.Bus can be transmitted a bus signals, and bus slot then can couple bus.In addition, on bus slot, then can dispose an expansion board.This expansion board has a control module and a netting twine interface.Wherein, the netting twine interface can couple a netting twine, and exports or import a network signal.Control module then can carry out the conversion between network signal and the bus signals, and can see through bus and receive for the moment the arteries and veins signal with as working with reference to clock pulse.
From another viewpoint, the utility model also provides a kind of motherboard circuit of computer system, and it comprises substrate.On substrate, then dispose central processing unit, chipset, bus and bus slot.Central processing unit can the coupling chip group, and sees through chipset and couple bus.Bus then can be transmitted a bus signals, and couples bus slot.Can dispose an expansion board on the bus slot, and this expansion board have netting twine interface and control module.The netting twine interface can couple a netting twine, gives control module to export or to import a network signal.In addition, control module then can see through this bus slot and be coupled to bus.By this, control module can carry out the conversion between network signal and the bus signals, and this control module can also see through bus and receives for the moment the arteries and veins signal with as working with reference to clock pulse.
In embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned bus can be the interconnected interface of peripheral hardware (PCI) bus or the interconnected high speed interface bus of peripheral hardware.
In addition, the expansion card slot on the expansion board then can comprise the interconnected interface slot of peripheral hardware, peripheral hardware interconnected high speed interface slot and the interconnected wideband interface of peripheral hardware slot three at least one of them.
Because expansion board provided by the utility model not only can dispose the expansion card slot of different transmission interfaces, and has netting twine interface and control module.Therefore, the utility model can be realized more function on effective circuit plate area.In addition, because control module is to utilize the clock signal in the bus to be used as work time pulse, so the utility model does not need hardware circuit is done significantly to change yet.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present utility model can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Figure 1A and Figure 1B illustrate the top view into traditional expansion board.
Fig. 2 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to the motherboard circuit of a kind of computer system of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 A illustrates and is the circuit block diagram according to a kind of expansion board of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 B then illustrates the top view of the expansion board of Fig. 3 A.
Embodiment
Fig. 2 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to the motherboard circuit of a kind of computer system of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.Please refer to Fig. 2, the motherboard circuit 200 that present embodiment provided goes for for example computer system of server etc., and it has substrate 202.In certain embodiments, substrate 202 can be printed circuit board (PCB).On substrate 202, can dispose central processing unit 204, chipset 206, bus 208 and bus slot 210.Wherein, central processing unit 204 coupling chip groups 206, chipset 206 then can couple bus 208.In addition, chipset 206 can also see through bus 208 and be coupled to bus slot 210.
In the present embodiment, chipset 206 can comprise north bridge chips 212 and South Bridge chip 214.North bridge chips 212 can couple central processing unit 204, and can couple storer 216.214 of South Bridge chips can couple north bridge chips 212, and can couple bus 208.
Bus 208 for example is the interconnected interface bus of peripheral hardware, or the interconnected high speed interface bus of peripheral hardware.In addition, on bus slot 210, can plug expansion board 222.By this, expansion board 222 just can see through bus slot 210, and with bus 208 switching bus signals.
Fig. 3 A illustrates and is the circuit block diagram according to a kind of expansion board of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and Fig. 3 B then illustrates the top view of the expansion board of Fig. 3 A.Please merge with reference to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, the expansion board 300 that present embodiment provided goes for the expansion board 222 among Fig. 2, and it comprises interface unit 302, control module 304 and netting twine interface 306.Control module 304 can utilize single-chip to realize, 5722 single-chips for example, and it can couple interface unit 302 and netting twine interface 306.When expansion board 300 was plugged on the bus slot 210 of Fig. 2 for example, expansion board 300 can see through interface unit 302 and transmit a bus signals with bus 208.
306 netting twine interfaces can utilize RJ 45 to realize, it can allow a netting twine to plug thereon.When netting twine was plugged on the netting twine interface 306, expansion board just can see through 306 receptions of netting twine interface or export a network signal.When expansion board 300 saw through netting twine interface 306 reception network signals, control module 304 can convert thereof into bus signals, and delivers to bus 208 via interface unit 302.Otherwise, when computer system tendency to develop SCN Space Cable Network signal, then can see through bus 208 bus signals is delivered to expansion board 300.At this moment, control module 304 can convert network signal to by bus signals, and sends out from the netting twine interface.In general, bus signals can be a digital signal, and network signal then can be a simulating signal.
Specifically, when control module 304 in when running, can see through interface unit 302 and from bus 208, capture a clock pulse signal and be used as work with reference to clock pulse.By this, control module 304 just can normally operate.
In certain embodiments, can also dispose expansion slot on the expansion board 300, for example 306.Expansion slot 306 can couple interface unit 302, and the interface card that allows to have the identical traffic interface plugs thereon.Expansion card slot 306 can comprise the interconnected interface slot of peripheral hardware, peripheral hardware interconnected high speed interface slot and the interconnected wideband interface of peripheral hardware slot three one of them.
Though the expansion board 300 in Fig. 3 A and 3B only disposes an expansion slot 306, yet having, this area knows usually that the knowledgeable should be known on the expansion board 300 and can dispose a plurality of expansion slots simultaneously that for example Figure 1A or Figure 1B are to deal with the actual needs of user.
In sum, owing to can dispose the netting twine interface on the network interface card provided by the utility model.Therefore, on mainboard, just can save the space of network interface card, with and the just more reduction of the area of mainboard.In addition, because the utility model is to utilize single-chip switching network signal and bus signals, so the utility model does not need just can make expansion board have more function to the too big modification of ifq circuit do.
Though the utility model discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the utility model; anyly have the knack of this skill person; in not breaking away from spirit and scope of the present utility model; when doing a little change and retouching, therefore protection domain of the present utility model is worked as with being as the criterion that claim was defined.

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1. an expansion board is characterized in that, comprising:
One interface unit in order to coupling a bus, and inputs or outputs a bus signals;
One netting twine interface is in order to input or output a network signal; And
One control module couples this interface unit and this netting twine interface, in order to carrying out the conversion between this network signal and this bus signals, and sees through this interface unit and receives arteries and veins signal for the moment from this bus, to operate according to this clock signal.
2. expansion board as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of expansion slots, has a transmission interface, and couples this interface unit, in order to couple the interface card with identical traffic interface.
3. expansion board as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, those expansion slots are the interconnected interface slot of peripheral hardware.
4. expansion board as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, those expansion slots are the interconnected high speed interface of peripheral hardware slot.
5. expansion board as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, those expansion slots comprise the interconnected wideband interface of peripheral hardware slot.
6. expansion board as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this bus is the interconnected interface bus of peripheral hardware.
7. expansion board as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this bus is the interconnected high speed interface bus of peripheral hardware.
8. expansion board as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this netting twine interface is RJ 45 interfaces.
9. expansion board as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this control module is a single-chip.
10. a motherboard circuit is characterized in that, comprising:
One substrate;
One bus is configured on this substrate, in order to transmit a bus signals;
One bus slot is configured on this substrate, and couples this bus; And
One expansion board, be plugged on this bus slot, to couple this substrate, and this expansion board has a control module and a netting twine interface, wherein this netting twine interface is in order to couple a netting twine, with output or import a network signal, this control module is then in order to carrying out the conversion between this network signal and this bus signals, and this control module sees through this bus and receives for the moment arteries and veins signal with as working with reference to clock pulse.
11. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this netting twine interface is RJ 45 interfaces.
12. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this bus is the interconnected interface bus of peripheral hardware.
13. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this bus is the interconnected high speed interface bus of peripheral hardware.
14. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this expansion board also has a plurality of expansion slots, in order to couple the interface card with identical traffic interface.
15. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, one of them is the interconnected interface slot of peripheral hardware to those expansion slots at least.
16. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, one of them is the interconnected high speed interface of a peripheral hardware slot to those expansion slots at least.
17. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, one of them is the interconnected wideband interface of a peripheral hardware slot to those expansion slots at least.
18. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, this substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB).
19. the motherboard circuit of a computer system is characterized in that, comprising:
One substrate;
One central processing unit is configured on this substrate;
One chipset is configured on this substrate, and couples this central processing unit;
One bus is configured on this substrate, and couples this chipset, in order to transmit a bus signals;
One bus slot couples this bus; And
One expansion board is plugged on this bus slot, and coupling this bus, and this expansion board has:
One netting twine interface is in order to couple a netting twine, to export or to import a network signal; And
One control module couples this netting twine interface, and sees through this bus slot and be coupled to this bus, and in order to carrying out the conversion between this network signal and this bus signals, and this control module more sees through this bus and receives for the moment arteries and veins signal with as working with reference to clock pulse.
20. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, this netting twine interface is RJ 45 interfaces.
21. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, this chipset comprises:
One north bridge chips couples this central processing unit; And
One South Bridge chip couples this north bridge chips, and is coupled to this bus slot through this bus.
22. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, this bus comprises the interconnected interface bus of peripheral hardware and the interconnected high speed interface bus of peripheral hardware the two one of them.
23. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, this expansion board also has a plurality of expansion slots, in order to couple the interface card with identical traffic interface.
24. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, those expansion slots comprise the interconnected interface slot of peripheral hardware, peripheral hardware interconnected high speed interface slot and the interconnected wideband interface of peripheral hardware slot three at least one of them.
25. motherboard circuit as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, this substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB).
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