CN205067728U - Rack positioning system - Google Patents

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CN205067728U
CN205067728U CN201520761804.3U CN201520761804U CN205067728U CN 205067728 U CN205067728 U CN 205067728U CN 201520761804 U CN201520761804 U CN 201520761804U CN 205067728 U CN205067728 U CN 205067728U
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The utility model provides a rack positioning system and location method, this rack positioning system includes: every computer equipment surface is located to the rack label for with read write line communication, in order to acquire distance information and the positional information of rack label between rack label and read write line, rack top layer or bottom or middle random layer are located to the read write line for obtain distance information and the positional information in the rack label and calculate the actual position of rack label, system terminal for issue location is ordered to the read write line and is carried out the information acquisition with the control read write line, and acquires actual position. This rack positioning system is through presetting read write line ID in the read write line, the actual position of rack label according to the distance information of read write line ID and rack label place rack, can be known to a plurality of rack label intercommunications and carry out the RSSI range finding with read write line communication in every rack, supplies system terminal to make an inventory the location and uses, and this system can realize the automatic rack location of carrying on, and is very convenient.

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A kind of rack positioning system
Technical field
The utility model relates to rack field of locating technology, particularly a kind of rack positioning system.
Background technology
Along with the development of computer technology, the demand of internet constantly expands, and mainframe computer machine room will get more and more, and also synchronously increase for the requirement of the asset management of machine room cabinet equipment.Current existing asset management way, the general adhesive label that uses carries out the method for making an inventory, although also using a certain amount of technological means, that tries one's best decreases manual operation.But this Stocktaking mode there is no method and accomplishes automatically to carry out work of making an inventory, in addition, the mounting means of label also can affect the normal use of equipment, or inventory procedure itself can be with and serve mistake and cause repeater's work operation etc.Due to those reasons, to cause in computer room asset management never a kind of effective, can automatically make an inventory, and there is the positioning disk point methods of high stability.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of rack positioning system, cannot carry out efficiently to solve in existing cabinet system, make an inventory automatically location problem.
For achieving the above object, the utility model provides a kind of rack positioning system, and wherein, cabinet system comprises one or more rack, is provided with one or more computer equipment in each rack, and rack positioning system comprises:
Rack label, is located at each computer equipment surface, for communicating with read write line, to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label and read write line and rack label;
Read write line, is located at rack top layer or bottom or any one known layer middle, for obtaining described range information in rack label and positional information and calculating the physical location of described rack label;
System terminal, carries out acquisition of information to read write line to control read write line for issuing positioning command, and obtains described physical location.
Preferably, for multiple rack, described rack label is positioned at the same position place on the left and right directions of rack computer equipment surface.
Preferably, described rack label is passive RFID tags, described read write line is provided with button, after pressing button, described read write line sends electromagnetic wave signal identification rack label, and provides energy to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label and read write line and rack label for rack label.
Preferably, described rack label is active RFID tag, described read write line and described rack label are equipped with button, in the time durations preset, press the button on read write line and rack label, to make the positional information of the range information between rack label acquisition rack label and read write line and rack label and to be sent to read write line, read write line receives described range information and positional information.
Preferably, read write line numbering is stored in described read write line, described read write line is numbered system terminal distribution, wherein, described positional information comprises described read write line ID, and described physical location comprises: the distance between the read write line of the read write line ID of rack label place rack, rack label and place rack is formed.
Preferably, the read write line in same rack and the communication channel of rack label identical.
Preferably, when cabinet system comprises multiple rack, the read write line in the different racks in the communication range of read write line and rack label and the communication channel of rack label different.
Preferably, described rack label is have the label of RF receiving function or the label without RF receiving function, and when rack label has RF receiving function, it sends signal is RF signal or LF signal, and when rack label is without RF receiving function, it sends signal is LF signal.
Preferably, each rack label is provided with a LED, and after any one rack label obtains read write line ID, LED is lighted or this rack label of glittering prompting successfully enters group; Correspondingly, read write line is provided with one group of LED, the rack label one_to_one corresponding in this group LED and read write line place rack, and when rack label enters to organize read write line, in read write line, the LED corresponding with the rack label entering to organize is lighted.
The rack positioning system that the utility model provides by presetting read write line ID in read write line, in each rack, multiple rack label intercoms mutually and communicates with read write line and carries out RSSI range finding, according to the range information of read write line ID and rack label place rack, the physical location of rack label can be known.Wherein, rack label have employed general RFID technique, achieves in cabinet equipment management and carries out automatically locating for making an inventory to rack, effectively reduce manual operation, and accuracy rate is higher.
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The rack positioning system composition structural representation that Fig. 1 provides for the utility model.
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For better the utility model being described, hereby with a preferred embodiment, and accompanying drawing is coordinated to elaborate to the utility model, specific as follows:
As shown in Figure 1, the rack positioning system that the present embodiment provides is applied in cabinet system, and this cabinet system comprises multiple rack, is provided with multiple computer equipment in each rack, and this is write computer equipment and is placed in the multilayer compartment of rack.Every layer of compartment height is 4U, and the usual amounts in rack width to be 12U, U be rack field, 1U is about 5cm.Wherein, rack positioning system comprises: rack label 10, read write line 20 and system terminal 30.Particularly, each computer equipment surface in cabinet system is provided with a rack label 10, and read write line 20 is located at rack top layer or bottom or any one known layer middle.To arrange the irregular signal of communication range error that causes and inconvenience location for avoiding rack label 10, the same position place in rack on the left and right directions of computer equipment surface is located at by rack label 10 by the present embodiment, and this kind of set-up mode also can make rack tagging arrangements neat appearance.As not yet loaded computer equipment in some compartment, then the rack label that content is hole is installed in this this compartment corresponding position.Certainly, in other preferred embodiments, can be set to cabinet system as required only have in a rack or rack and only have a computer equipment, note, computer equipment herein can be the relevant device of the compunication such as server, switch, network service etc.
In this rack positioning system, rack label 10 for communicating with read write line 20, to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label 10 and read write line 20 and rack label 10; Read write line 20 is for obtaining described range information in rack label 10 and positional information and calculating the physical location of described rack label 10; System terminal 30, carries out acquisition of information to read write line 20 to control read write line 20 for issuing positioning command, and obtains described physical location.In the present embodiment, read write line 20 and system terminal 30 can carry out the communication of data or instruction by wired mode, also can carry out wireless communication, which kind of communication mode the utility model adopts be not specifically limited to it.
Store read write line numbering in read write line 20, it is pre-assigned that this read write line is numbered system terminal 30.When rack label 10 communicates with read write line 20, can obtain the numbering of the read write line 20 of this rack label 10 place rack, also namely its positional information obtained comprises read write line ID.The physical location obtained behind location comprises: the distance between the read write line 20 of the read write line ID of rack label 10 place rack, rack label 10 and place rack is formed, and the tag number be equivalent in the group number at rack label 10 place rack (group) and group forms its physical location.
For the rack label 10 realized in same rack on multiple computer equipment carries out effective reliable communication with the read write line 20 of this rack, require that the communication channel of the read write line 20 in same rack and rack label 10 is identical.And when cabinet system comprises multiple rack, read write line 20 in different racks in the communication range of read write line 20 and rack label 10 and the communication channel of rack label 10 different, interfere with each other when communicating to prevent the label in different rack, reduce the degree of accuracy of location.
Rack label 10 in the present embodiment can for there being the label of RF receiving function, also can be the label without RF receiving function, when rack label 10 has RF receiving function, it sends signal be RF signal or LF signal, when rack label 10 is without RF receiving function, it sends signal is LF signal.
Each rack label 10 is provided with a LED, (enters to form merit) after rack label 10 obtains read write line ID, and LED is lighted or glittering prompting successfully enters group.Correspondingly, read write line 20 is provided with one group of LED, the quantity of this group LED is consistent with the quantity that read write line 20 place rack can hold rack label 10, the corresponding rack label of each LED, when this rack does not fill equipment (rack label does not reach in limited time), the LED that empty rack label is corresponding wouldn't work.When rack label 10 enters to organize read write line 20, the LED of rack label 10 correspondence is lighted.With this, whether read write line 20 has been set up LED corresponding to the rack label of correspondence and is all lighted by detecting and judge whether that whole rack labels completes into group with it.
Preferably, rack label 10 is active RFID tag, read write line 20 is provided with button, after pressing button, read write line 20 sends electromagnetic wave signal identification rack label 10, and provides energy to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label 10 and read write line 20 and rack label 10 for rack label 10.
Preferably, rack label 10 is active RFID tag, read write line 20 and rack label 10 are equipped with button, in the time durations preset, press the button on read write line 20 and rack label 10, obtain the positional information of range information between rack label 10 and read write line 20 and rack label 10 to make rack label 10 and be sent to read write line 20, read write line 20 receiving range information and positional information.
When adopting above-mentioned rack positioning system to position, specifically comprise the following steps:
S1: system terminal 30 sends positioning command to read write line 20;
S2: read write line 20 carries out acquisition of information, is sent to described system terminal 30 after obtaining the physical location of rack label 10;
Wherein, described step S2 specifically comprises:
S21: the instruction of described read write line 20 transmission group inner position is to rack label 10;
S22: rack label 10 carries out the distance between rack label 10 and rack label 10 mensuration after receiving the instruction of group inner position obtains range information, and extracts the positional information of rack label 10 from described group of inner position instruction;
S23: read write line 20 obtains described range information in rack label 10 and positional information and calculates the physical location of rack label 10.
If rack label 10 communicates with read write line 20 first, then that first carries out rack label 10 enters group operation, communicates with the read write line 20 of its place rack to make described rack label 10 at same channel.Enter after group operated, then carry out the positioning work of step S2.
According to rack label with or without RF function, enter group operation and can enter group method for RF communication, also can assist into group method for LF triggers.Wherein, RF communication enters group method and specifically comprises:
A) press the button of read write line 20 and rack label 10, make read write line 20 and rack label 10 enter into group pattern, the signal that read write line 20 carries out the communication channel that it is preset is monitored, and rack label 10 sends request into group signal with the circulation of different communication channels;
B) ask into group signal when read write line 20 listens to, send sync response signal at the appointed time, sync response signal comprises the read write line number of channel, label ID, label group member number and read write line ID;
C) rack label 10 is after sending request group signal in turn in the mode of poll communication channel n successively from lowest frequency channel to highest frequency channel, and open the receive window of a channel n, receive the sync response signal of read write line 20, if sync response signal can be received, then rack label 10 judges that read write line 20 number of channel is identical with channel n, then rack label 10 is using channel n as working channel, and preserves read write line ID, label group member number;
D), after all rack label 10 completes group, again press the button of read write line 20 and rack label 10, read write line 20 and rack label 10 exit into group pattern.
LF triggers to assist and specifically comprises into group method:
A) button of described rack label is pressed, described rack label enters into group pattern, then presses the button of described read write line, and described read write line enters into group pattern, described read write line sends a LF trigger pip, and described LF trigger pip comprises read write line ID, the read write line number of channel;
B), after described rack label is triggered by described LF trigger pip, read write line channel as working channel, and is preserved read write line ID by rack label;
C) judge whether that whole rack label 10 completes into group, if not, then return step and a) continue to perform, if terminate to operate into group.Enter group and whether complete the instruction or the prompting that adopt LED to carry out correspondence, those skilled in the art can arrange LED as required flexibly and working method enters group to identify whether whole rack label.
Read write line 20 and the per interval t of rack label 10 once communicate, automatically to make range information and the positional information of rack label 10 described in read write line 20 Real-time Obtaining.
Wherein, in described step S22, when measuring the distance between rack label 10 and read write line 20, detailed process is as follows:
S221: rack label 10 is according to preset order sequential transmissions first signal, and other rack labels 10 are monitored the first signal and recorded corresponding RSSI value as range information;
Particularly, if there be m rack label in i-th rack, and numbering is followed successively by 1 to m (arranging numbering in group to complete by entering read write line when group operates) in the group of m rack label, then 1 to m rack label launches the first signal according to number order successively, when the 1st rack transmitting interrogation signals, other labels all receive the first signal of the 1st rack transmitted tag, and record the RSSI value of this first signal.By that analogy, until after m rack label all launch the first signal, now, record m-1 RSSI value in each label.
S222: after all rack label 10 completes the transmitting of the first signal, rack label 10 is again according to preset order sequential transmissions secondary signal, and secondary signal comprises the RSSI value that rack label 10 records;
Particularly, m label sends its m recorded × (m-1) individual RSSI value again in order.
S223: read write line 20 receives the first signal and the secondary signal of rack label 10 transmission, and calculates the distance between read write line 20 and rack label 10 according to range information and RSSI value.
Particularly, read write line 20 self receives m the first signal that m label sends, receive m × (m-1) individual RSSI value that m label sends again, m rack label can be calculated in this read write line place rack respectively apart from the distance value of read write line according to those signals.During calculating, consider the feature of cabinet equipment, the rack label in same rack and the distance between rack label change at about 4U substantially, and the rack label calculated and the distance value of read write line should be the multiple of 4U.If because of the factors such as RSSI Signal transmissions decline affect distance measurement value time, the distance value as calculated not is the multiple of 4U, be then modified to the 4U multiple nearest with this distance value as the final distance of rack label, to improve positioning precision.
Wherein, the first signal and secondary signal can be RF signal or LF signal.For rack label, if it has RF function and the first signal is RF signal, before then the first signal launched by rack label 10, first send sync id time to rack label 10 by read write line 20 and carry out the synchronous of rack label and read write line in system, to ensure communication quality between label and label, between label and read write line, make range finding more accurate.Adopt RF (radio frequency) signal to send RSSI distance measuring signal and there is the low advantage of cost, but debugging is comparatively complicated.And when adopting LF (low frequency) signal to send RSSI distance measuring signal, cost is higher, but be easy to debugging.Whether those skilled in the art can arrange rack label as required has RF function and adopts the signal of which kind of frequency range to carry out finding range and communicating, and it is all included within scope of the present utility model.
The above; be only embodiment of the present utility model; but protection domain of the present utility model is not limited thereto; any those skilled in the art is in the technical scope that the utility model discloses; the distortion do the utility model or replacement, all should be encompassed within protection domain of the present utility model.Therefore, protection domain of the present utility model should be as the criterion with the protection domain of described claim.

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1. a rack positioning system, wherein, cabinet system comprises one or more rack, is provided with one or more computer equipment, it is characterized in that in each rack, and rack positioning system comprises:
Rack label, is located at each computer equipment surface, for communicating with read write line, to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label and read write line and rack label;
Read write line, is located at rack top layer or bottom or any one known layer middle, for obtaining described range information in rack label and positional information and calculating the physical location of described rack label;
System terminal, carries out acquisition of information to read write line to control read write line for issuing positioning command, and obtains described physical location.
2. rack positioning system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, for multiple rack, described rack label is positioned at the same position place on the left and right directions of rack computer equipment surface.
3. rack positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described rack label is active RFID tag, described read write line is provided with button, after pressing button, described read write line sends electromagnetic wave signal identification rack label, to obtain the positional information of range information between rack label and read write line and rack label.
4. rack positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described rack label is active RFID tag, described read write line and described rack label are equipped with button, in the time durations preset, press the button on read write line and rack label, to make the positional information of the range information between rack label acquisition rack label and read write line and rack label and to be sent to read write line, read write line receives described range information and positional information.
5. rack positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, read write line numbering is stored in described read write line, described read write line is numbered system terminal distribution, wherein, described positional information comprises described read write line ID, and described physical location comprises: the distance between the read write line of the read write line ID of rack label place rack, rack label and place rack is formed.
6. rack positioning system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the communication channel of the read write line in same rack and rack label is identical.
7. the rack positioning system according to claim 1 or 6, is characterized in that, when cabinet system comprises multiple rack, the read write line in the different racks in the communication range of read write line and rack label and the communication channel of rack label different.
8. rack positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described rack label is have the label of RF receiving function or the label without RF receiving function, when rack label has RF receiving function, its Received signal strength is RF signal or LF signal, when rack label is without RF receiving function, its Received signal strength is LF signal.
9. rack positioning system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, each rack label is provided with a LED, and after any one rack label obtains read write line ID, LED is lighted or this rack label of glittering prompting successfully enters group; Correspondingly, read write line is provided with one group of LED, the rack label one_to_one corresponding in this group LED and read write line place rack, and when rack label enters to organize read write line, in read write line, the LED corresponding with the rack label entering to organize is lighted.
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