CN213634453U

CN213634453U - Hard disk copying device compatible with multiple signal specifications

Info

Publication number: CN213634453U
Application number: CN202023329263.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王洪泉
Original assignee: Chain In Electronics Co ltd
Current assignee: Chain In Electronics Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-30
Filing date: 2020-12-30
Publication date: 2021-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-30

Abstract

A hard disk copying device compatible with a plurality of signal specifications comprises: a housing; the information display screen is arranged in a display window of the shell; a group of keys, including a start key and a plurality of selection keys; a plurality of hard disk ports, each of which is an SAS or SATA hard disk port; the printed circuit board is positioned in the shell and comprises an FPGA unit, a memory electrically coupled with the FPGA unit, a display interface, a key circuit and a plurality of hard disk signal interfaces; the information display screen is electrically coupled to the display interface, the group of keys are electrically coupled to the key circuit, and the plurality of hard disk ports are electrically coupled to the plurality of hard disk signal interfaces; and the FPGA unit detects the attribute of an SAS or SATA signal through each hard disk signal interface so as to adopt a corresponding signal version processing module to process an SAS or SATA hard disk electrically coupled with each hard disk port.

Description

Hard disk copying device compatible with multiple signal specifications

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a hard disk copy device especially relates to a SAS or SATA hard disk copy device of compatible multiple signal specification.

Background

General hard disk copying or data erasing is generally performed using a PC (personal computer). However, this approach requires management of the coordination of software and it cannot handle many hard disks at once.

In addition, when a user operates a general hard disk copying device, the user needs to know the specification of the hard disk first, and if the hard disk copying device does not support the specification, the user cannot complete the desired copying or data erasing operation.

To solve the above problems, a new hard disk processing device is urgently needed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to disclose a SAS or SATA hard disk copying device of compatible multiple signal specification, but its signal attribute of a plurality of SAS of automated inspection or SATA hard disk is handled each SAS or SATA hard disk with the signal version processing module that respectively adopts a correspondence to make things convenient for the operator to carry out batch operation.

Another objective of the present invention is to disclose a SAS or SATA hard disk copying apparatus compatible with various signal specifications, which can compare the copied or erased SAS or SATA hard disk with data to ensure the correctness of data copying or data erasing.

It is another object of the present invention to disclose a SAS or SATA hard disk copying apparatus compatible with various signal specifications, which can independently perform data copying or data erasing operation without the support of a PC.

To achieve the above object, a hard disk copying apparatus compatible with multiple signal specifications is provided, comprising:

a housing;

the information display screen is arranged in a display window of the shell;

a group of keys, including a start key and a plurality of selection keys, exposed on the plurality of key openings of the shell;

the hard disk ports are exposed on the port openings of the shell and are respectively an SAS or SATA hard disk port; and

the printed circuit board is positioned in the shell and comprises an FPGA unit, a memory electrically coupled with the FPGA unit, a display interface, a key circuit and a plurality of hard disk signal interfaces;

wherein the information display screen is electrically coupled to the display interface, the set of keys is electrically coupled to the key circuit, and the plurality of hard disk ports are electrically coupled to the plurality of hard disk signal interfaces; and the FPGA unit detects the attribute of an SAS or SATA signal through each hard disk signal interface so as to adopt a corresponding signal version processing module to process an SAS or SATA hard disk electrically coupled with each hard disk port.

In one embodiment, the information display screen is formed by a liquid crystal display.

In one embodiment, the selection keys are pressed by a user to select a batch of data copy operations.

In one embodiment, the plurality of selection keys are pressed by a user to select a batch of data erasing operations.

In one embodiment, the plurality of selection keys are for users to press to select a data comparison operation.

In one embodiment, the SATA hard disk is a SATA1.0 hard disk.

In one embodiment, the SATA hard disk is a SATA2.0 hard disk.

In one embodiment, the SATA hard disk is a SATA3.0 hard disk.

In one embodiment, the SAS hard disk is a 6Gb/s hard disk.

In one embodiment, the SAS hard disk is a 3Gb/s hard disk.

To further clarify the structure and features of the present invention and its objects, a review of the present invention will be provided by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an external schematic view of an embodiment of the SAS or SATA hard disk copying apparatus compatible with multiple signal specifications of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a circuit carried by a printed circuit board in the hard disk copying apparatus of FIG. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a user pressing the start button to execute a 1-to-15 SATA hard disk copy operation in this embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to fig. 1, which is an external view of an embodiment of the SAS or SATA hard disk copying apparatus compatible with various signal specifications according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the stand-alone device includes a housing 100, an information display screen 110, a set of

buttons

120 and 124, and a plurality of hard disk ports 130, wherein the information display screen 110 is disposed in a display window of the housing 100, the set of

buttons

120 and 124 are exposed in a plurality of button openings of the housing 100, and the plurality of hard disk ports 130 are exposed in a plurality of port openings of the housing and are each an SAS or SATA hard disk port.

Referring to fig. 2, a block diagram of a circuit carried by a printed circuit board 140 in the hard disk copying apparatus of fig. 1 is shown. As shown in fig. 2, the pcb 140 has an FPGA unit 141, and a memory 142, a display interface 143, a key circuit 144 and a plurality of hard disk signal interfaces 145 electrically coupled to the FPGA unit 141.

The display interface 143 is electrically coupled to the information display screen 110 to display the operation information; the key circuit 144 is electrically coupled to the set of

keys

120 and 124 for generating a key signal according to the pressing operation of the user; the plurality of hard disk signal interfaces 145 are electrically coupled to the plurality of hard disk ports 130 to perform data copying or data erasing on SAS or SATA hard disks connected to the plurality of hard disk ports 130.

The

keys

120 and 124 comprise a start key (120) and a plurality of selection keys (121 and 124), wherein the selection keys are used for a user to press to select a synchronous data erasing operation or a synchronous data copying operation; the starting key is used for a user to press so as to execute the simultaneous data erasing operation or the simultaneous data copying operation.

The hard disk signal interface 145 transmits data in a differential signal mode, and comprises SATA1.0(1.5Gbit/s), SATA2.0(3Gb/s) and SATA3.0(6Gb/s) with different transmission speeds, a SAS interface of 6Gb/s and a SAS interface of 3 Gb/s.

In operation, the FPGA unit 141 detects an attribute of an SAS or SATA signal through each hard disk signal interface 145 to process an SAS or SATA hard disk electrically coupled to each hard disk port 130 using a corresponding signal version processing module. Because the utility model discloses the processing module of SAS version and various SATA versions has been integrated with the mode of firmware in FPGA unit 141, consequently, not only can judge automatically that the hard disk of pegging graft is the SAS hard disk of which specification or the SATA hard disk of which version so that the operator is convenient, still can avoid the required IO control circuit of general copying means and to general operating system's dependence.

Please refer to fig. 3, which illustrates a user pressing the start button to execute a 1-to-15 SAS or SATA hard disk copy operation. As shown in fig. 3, after the user presses the key 120 with a finger 10, a SATA hard disk 200 performs data copying or data erasing operations on another 15 SATA hard disks, wherein the FPGA unit 141 automatically detects SATA signal attributes of each SATA hard disk 200 and processes each SATA hard disk 200 by using a corresponding SATA version module.

In addition, the hard disk copying device of the present invention can also execute a data comparison operation after executing the data copying operation or the data erasing operation to ensure the correctness of the data copying or the data erasing.

In addition, the data erase operation may be a fast erase (quick erase) operation, a full erase (full erase) operation, a DoD erase operation, a secure erase operation, or a 7-time DoD erase operation, wherein the DoD erase operation includes three overwrite operations. The user can select the required data erasing operation by pressing the plurality of selection keys.

In addition, because the utility model discloses a function all can be written in a firmware, so the utility model discloses a can compatible multiple signal specification's SAS or SATA hard disk copy device does not need PC (personal computer) to support can satisfy the user and copy or erase the demand of SAS or SATA hard disk.

Through the aforesaid design that discloses, the utility model has following advantage:

1. the utility model discloses a but SAS or SATA hard disk copying device of compatible multiple signal specification can the signal attribute of a plurality of SAS of automated inspection or SATA hard disk handle each SAS or SATA hard disk with the signal version processing module that respectively adopts a correspondence to make things convenient for the operator to carry out batch operation.

2. The utility model discloses a can compatible multiple signal specification's SAS or SATA hard disk copy device can carry out the data to the SAS or the SATA hard disk that copy or erased and compare in order to ensure data copy or data erasure's exactness.

3. The utility model discloses a SAS or SATA hard disk copying device that can compatible multiple signal specification can independently carry out data copy or data and erase the operation, does not need PC to support.

The above-mentioned embodiments, further detailed description of the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A hard disk copying apparatus compatible with a plurality of signal specifications, comprising:

a housing;

the information display screen is arranged in a display window of the shell;

a plurality of hard disk ports exposed out of the plurality of port openings of the shell and each is an SAS or SATA hard disk port; and

the information display screen is electrically coupled to the display interface, the group of keys are electrically coupled to the key circuit, and the plurality of hard disk ports are electrically coupled to the plurality of hard disk signal interfaces; and the FPGA unit detects the attribute of an SAS or SATA signal through each hard disk signal interface so as to adopt a corresponding signal version processing module to process an SAS or SATA hard disk electrically coupled with each hard disk port.

2. The hard disk copying apparatus compatible with multiple signal specifications as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information display screen is constituted by a liquid crystal display.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection keys are pressed by a user to select a batch of data copying operations.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection keys are pressed by a user to select a batch of data erase operations.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection buttons are pressed by a user to select a data comparison operation.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SATA hard disk is a SATA1.0 hard disk.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SATA hard disk is a SATA2.0 hard disk.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SATA hard disk is a SATA3.0 hard disk.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SAS hard disk is a 6Gb/s hard disk.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SAS hard disk is a 3Gb/s hard disk.