CN216670721U

CN216670721U - Edge computing device

Info

Publication number: CN216670721U
Application number: CN202220023715.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 覃曾攀
Original assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-06
Filing date: 2022-01-06
Publication date: 2022-06-03
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-06

Abstract

The utility model provides an edge computing device, this disclosure relates to artificial intelligence equipment's technical field, concretely relates to edge computing device, can be applied to scenes such as video processing. The edge computing equipment comprises a computing module, wherein the computing module comprises a circuit substrate, a processor arranged on the circuit substrate, a first optical fiber connector and at least one internal memory, and the first optical fiber connector is electrically connected with the internal memory; the circuit substrate is provided with a first data interface and a universal serial interface, and the first data interface is electrically connected with the universal serial interface; the first external memory is electrically connected with the first data interface; the second optical fiber connector is electrically connected with the network chip, and the network chip is electrically connected with the universal serial interface. The first fiber connector and the second fiber connector can receive data to be processed of different data sources, so that the computing module can provide computing services for the different data sources.

Description

Edge computing device

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence equipment, in particular to edge computing equipment which can be applied to scenes such as video processing.

Background

In the edge computing device in the related art, the computing module usually receives the data to be processed through a single interface, which results in that the computing module can only provide computing services for a single data source, and the computing resources of the computing module cannot be efficiently utilized.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present disclosure provides an edge computing device, comprising:

the computing module comprises a circuit substrate, a processor, a first optical fiber connector and at least one internal memory, wherein the processor, the first optical fiber connector and the at least one internal memory are arranged on the circuit substrate;

the circuit substrate is provided with a first data interface and a universal serial interface, and the first data interface is electrically connected with the universal serial interface;

the first external memory is electrically connected with the first data interface;

the second optical fiber connector is electrically connected with the network chip, and the network chip is electrically connected with the universal serial interface.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the edge computing device further includes an interface extender, and the network chip is electrically connected to the universal serial interface through the interface extender.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the edge computing device further comprises at least one communication connector, each communication connector being electrically connected to an interface extender, respectively.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the at least one communication connector comprises at least one of a wireless broadband connector, a mobile communication connector and an external universal serial interface.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one internal memory includes a double rate synchronous dynamic random access memory and an embedded memory.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the edge computing device further comprises at least one external memory;

at least one memory interface is arranged on the circuit substrate, and each external memory is electrically connected with the corresponding memory interface.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the at least one external memory comprises at least one of a flash memory card and a solid state disk.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the edge computing device further comprises a power switch for connecting with at least two types of power supplies;

the circuit substrate is provided with a power management circuit, and the power switch is electrically connected with the power management circuit.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least two types of power supplies include a regulated dc power supply and an active ethernet power supply.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the edge computing device further includes a transformer, and the power switch is electrically connected to the power management circuit through the transformer.

It should be understood that the statements in this section do not necessarily identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor do they limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description.

The technical scheme provided by the disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

according to the edge computing device provided by the disclosure, the computing module can be configured with the second optical fiber connector except the first optical fiber connector of the computing module, and the computing module can provide computing service for different data sources based on the fact that the first optical fiber connector and the second optical fiber connector can receive data to be processed of different data sources, so that computing resources of the computing module are efficiently utilized.

Drawings

The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the present solution and are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an edge computing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of another edge computing device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals are explained as follows:

1-a calculation module;

101-a circuit substrate; 102-a processor; 103-a first fiber optic connector;

104-internal memory; 105-a first data interface; 106-universal serial interface;

107-memory interface; 108-power management circuitry;

109-media related interface 109; 110-port expander;

2-a first external memory; 3-a second fiber optic connector; 4-a network chip;

5-an interface extender; 6-a communication connector; 7-external memory;

8-power switch; 9-a transformer; 10-network card physical layer chip; 11-external device.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of the embodiments of the disclosure are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

In the existing edge computing device, the computing module usually receives the data to be processed through a single interface, which results in that the computing module can only provide computing services for a single data source, and the computing resources of the computing module cannot be efficiently utilized.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an edge computing device, which is intended to solve at least one of the above technical problems of the prior art.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an edge computing device, and fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an edge computing device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, the edge computing device includes a computing module 1, a first external memory 2, a second optical fiber connector 3, and a network chip 4.

The computing module 1 may be an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module with high computing power, the computing module 1 comprising a circuit substrate 101, on which circuit substrate 101 a processor 102, a first fiber connector 103 and at least one internal memory 104 are arranged.

The first optical fiber connector 103 may be electrically connected to an external optical fiber and an internal memory 104, respectively, and the first optical fiber connector 103 stores the data to be processed received through the optical fiber in the internal memory 104. The at least one internal memory 104 may include a double Data Rate SDRSM (DDR 4) and an Embedded memory (EMMC), and of course, other types of memories may also be disposed on the circuit substrate 101, which is not limited by the disclosure. Optionally, the first fiber optic connector 103 may be electrically coupled to a double-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory for storing data to be processed, and an embedded memory may be used for storing system firmware, algorithm models, various model libraries, and the like.

The circuit board 101 is provided with a first data interface 105 and a universal serial interface 106, and the first data interface 105 is electrically connected to the universal serial interface 106. Here, the first data interface 105 may be an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus, and the universal serial interface 106 may be a usb (universal serial bus) interface.

The first external memory 2 is electrically connected with the first data interface 105, the network chip 4 is electrically connected with the universal serial interface 106, the second optical fiber connector 3 is respectively electrically connected with the network chip 4 and an external optical fiber, and the second optical fiber connector 3 stores the data to be processed received through the optical fiber into the first external memory 2. The first external memory 2 may also store hardware basic parameters of the edge computing device, such as production time, lot, product number, and the like.

The data to be processed may be determined based on an application scenario of the edge computing device, and the processor 102 on the circuit substrate 101 may process the data to be processed based on a preset algorithm to obtain a related processing result. Taking the video analysis scenario of the edge computing device as an example, the to-be-processed data may be a video stream to be analyzed, and the processor 102 may execute tasks such as face comparison and recognition, people flow statistics, human behavior analysis, industrial quality inspection, and the like based on the relevant video processing algorithm and the video stream to be analyzed.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, the edge computing device further includes an interface extender 5, and the network chip 4 is electrically connected to the universal serial interface 106 through the interface extender 5. Here, the interface extender 5 may be a USB HUB, which is a device that extends one USB interface into a plurality of (typically 4) interfaces and enables the interfaces to be used simultaneously. The interface extender 5 is configured to configure more types of communication modes for the edge computing device, so as to expand the application range of the edge computing device for the network environment.

In the disclosed embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the edge computing device further includes at least one communication connector 6, each communication connector 6 being electrically connected to an interface extender 5, respectively. Here, the at least one communication connector 6 includes at least one of a Wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) connector, a mobile communication connector, and an external universal serial interface (e.g., USB). Among them, the mobile communication connector may be a 2G mobile communication connector, a 3G mobile communication connector, a 4G mobile communication connector, a 5G mobile communication connector, and the like.

In the disclosed embodiment, the edge computing device further comprises at least one external memory 7, as shown in fig. 2. At least one memory interface 107 is provided on the circuit substrate 101, and each external memory 7 is electrically connected to the corresponding memory interface 107. It is understood that the type and number of the external memory 7 and the corresponding memory interface 107 may be determined based on actual design requirements, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Optionally, the at least one external memory 7 may comprise at least one of a flash memory card and a solid state disk. Here, the memory interface 107 corresponding to the flash memory card may be a Digital Secure Input and Output (SDIO) interface; the interface corresponding to the solid state disk can be a PCI-Express interface (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) of a high-speed serial computer expansion bus, and the solid state disk can be an M.2 memory; the external memory 7 may include a Low Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR 4) SDRAM of a mobile device, a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface may be extended from PCI-Express, and the LPDDR4 may be electrically connected to the SATA interface. By configuring the external memory 7 to increase the data storage capacity of the edge computing device, the processor 102 is guaranteed sufficient random storage space when running the assurance algorithms and programs.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, the edge computing device further includes a power switch 8, the power switch 8 is configured to be connected to at least two types of power supplies, a power management circuit 108 is disposed on the circuit substrate 101, and the power switch 8 is electrically connected to the power management circuit 108. Optionally, the at least two types of Power sources include a direct current-to-DC (DC-DC) Power source and an active Ethernet (POE) Power source, and of course, other types of Power sources may also be included, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, the edge computing device further includes a network card physical layer (PHY) chip 10, a Medium Dependent Interface 109 (such as a Medium Dependent Interface, MDI) is disposed on the circuit substrate 101, one end of the active ethernet power source is electrically connected to the power switch 8, and the other end of the active ethernet power source is electrically connected to the Medium Dependent Interface 109 through the network card physical layer chip 10. The power switch 8 can switch the type of the power supply, and it can be understood that the embodiment of the present disclosure configures at least two types of power supplies for the edge computing device, which can ensure the reliability of power supply.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2, the edge computing device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a transformer 9, and the power switch 8 is electrically connected to the power management circuit 108 through the transformer 9. The transformer 9 may convert the voltage of the power output by the power supply (e.g., a dc regulated power supply or an active ethernet power supply) into a voltage with a preset magnitude, and then transmit the power to the power management circuit 108 to ensure the safety of the power consumption of the edge computing device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, a port expander (e.g., a General Purpose Input Output (GPIO)) 110 is disposed on the circuit substrate 101, and the port expander may be connected to an external device 11, where the external device may include a relay, a test device, a display device, a Controller Area Network (CAN) device, and the like. The relay can be applied to the scenes of gate inhibition, electromagnetic lock control, alarm input and output and the like, and the test equipment can be used for development and debugging, fault diagnosis and test monitoring.

The foregoing description is only exemplary of the preferred embodiments of the disclosure and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific combination of the above-mentioned features, but also covers other embodiments formed by any combination of the above-mentioned features or their equivalents without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the above features and the technical features disclosed in the present disclosure (but not limited to) having similar functions are replaced with each other to form the technical solution.

Claims

1. An edge computing device, comprising:

a computing module comprising a circuit substrate, and a processor, a first fiber optic connector and at least one internal memory disposed on the circuit substrate, the first fiber optic connector electrically connected with one of the internal memories;

a first external memory electrically connected to the first data interface;

2. The edge computing device of claim 1, further comprising an interface extender through which the network chip is electrically connected to the universal serial interface.

3. The edge computing device of claim 2, further comprising at least one communication connector, each of the communication connectors being respectively electrically connected with the interface extender.

4. The edge computing device of claim 3, the at least one communication connector comprising at least one of a wireless broadband connector, a mobile communication connector, and an external universal serial interface.

5. The edge computing device of claim 1, the at least one internal memory comprising a double rate synchronous dynamic random access memory and an embedded memory.

6. The edge computing device of claim 1, further comprising at least one external memory;

7. The edge computing device of claim 6, the at least one external memory comprising at least one of a flash memory card and a solid state hard drive.

8. The edge computing device of claim 1, further comprising a power switch to connect with at least two types of power supplies;

the circuit board is provided with a power management circuit, and the power switch is electrically connected with the power management circuit.

9. The edge computing device of claim 8, the at least two types of power supplies comprising a regulated dc power supply and an active ethernet power supply.

10. The edge computing device of claim 8, further comprising a transformer through which the power switch is electrically connected with the power management circuit.