CN217216609U

CN217216609U - Network port switching device

Info

Publication number: CN217216609U
Application number: CN202221171357.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丁哲壮; 马英兴
Original assignee: Dalian Gongjin Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Dalian Gongjin Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-16
Filing date: 2022-05-16
Publication date: 2022-08-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-05-16

Abstract

The application provides a net gape auto-change over device includes: the device comprises a controller, a switching chip, a first network port and a second network port; the controller is electrically connected with the first network port, the second network port and the switching chip respectively; the controller comprises a first input pin and a second input pin, the first input pin is electrically connected with the first network port, and the second input pin is electrically connected with the second network port; and the controller is used for receiving a first high level signal from the first network port through the first input pin, receiving a second high level signal from the second network port through the second input pin, generating a control signal according to the first high level signal and the second high level signal, and controlling the switching chip to be electrically connected with the first network port or the second network port according to the control signal. Through the net gape auto-change over device that this application provided, use controller control to switch the chip and carry out the net gape and switch, realize that a communication line switches over between two net gapes and uses, guaranteed communication line's uniqueness, improved the convenient degree and the cost is reduced that the net gape switches over.

Description

Network port switching device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a network port switching device.

Background

Currently, according to the security requirement of network communication, in some application scenarios, the uniqueness of the communication line needs to be ensured, for example, when one device communicates, another device needs to disconnect the communication.

In the prior art, the network cable can be plugged and unplugged manually, and the network port connected by the switching equipment is used for realizing the switching of the communication line between the equipment, but the manual plugging and unplugging of the network cable is inconvenient, and if the network port is in a closed structure, the manual plugging and unplugging of the network cable cannot be realized. In the prior art, a communication line can be independently set for a network port connected with each device to ensure the uniqueness of the communication line, but the cost for setting a plurality of communication lines is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a network port switching device, including: the device comprises a controller, a switching chip, a first network port and a second network port;

the controller is electrically connected with the first network port, the second network port and the switching chip respectively;

the controller comprises a first input pin and a second input pin, the first input pin is electrically connected with the first network port, and the second input pin is electrically connected with the second network port;

the controller is configured to receive a first level signal from the first network interface through the first input pin, receive a second level signal from the second network interface through the second input pin, generate a control signal according to the first level signal and the second level signal, and control the switching chip to be electrically connected to the first network interface or the second network interface according to the control signal.

In a specific embodiment, the controller further comprises a third output pin;

the third output pin is electrically connected with the switching chip and is used for outputting the control signal to the switching chip.

In a specific embodiment, the switching chip includes a switching pin;

the switching pin is electrically connected with the third output pin and is used for receiving the control signal from the third output pin.

In a specific embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a first network transformer;

and when the control signal is a low-level control signal, the first end of the switching chip is electrically connected with the first network port through the first network transformer.

In a particular embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a second network transformer;

and when the control signal is a high-level control signal, the first end of the switching chip is electrically connected with the second network port through the second network transformer.

In a specific embodiment, the first portal includes: the first elastic sheet, the second elastic sheet, the first control pin and the second control pin;

the first elastic sheet is connected with the first control pin, and the second elastic sheet is connected with the second control pin.

In a specific embodiment, the device further comprises a first power supply and a first resistor;

the first control pin is grounded through the first resistor, the first control pin is also electrically connected with the first input pin, and the second control pin is electrically connected with the first power supply.

In a specific embodiment, the second portal includes: the third elastic sheet, the fourth elastic sheet, the third control pin and the fourth control pin;

the third elastic sheet is connected with the third control pin, and the fourth elastic sheet is connected with the fourth control pin.

In a specific embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a second power source and a second resistor;

the third control pin is grounded through the second resistor, the third control pin is also electrically connected with the second input pin, and the fourth control pin is electrically connected with the second power supply.

In a specific embodiment, the device further comprises a processing chip;

the first end of the processing chip is electrically connected with the controller, and the second end of the processing chip is electrically connected with the first end of the switching chip.

Through the network port switching device provided by the embodiment, the high and low levels are output through the controller to control the switching chip to switch the network ports, so that the switching use of one communication line at two network ports can be realized, and the uniqueness requirement of the communication line is ensured. Compared with a manual plugging network cable, the network port switching method has the advantages that the convenience degree of network port switching is improved, the network port switching is more flexible, and the economic cost is reduced compared with the method of independently setting communication lines for the network ports.

Drawings

To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and that those skilled in the art can also obtain other related drawings based on the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network port switching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of a network port switching device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first portal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic circuit connection diagram of a first network port according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second network port provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a circuit connection diagram of the second network port according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Summary of reference numerals:

a controller-11; switching the chip-12; a first portal-131; a second portal-132; a processing chip-14; a first network transformer-151, a second network transformer-152; a first elastic sheet-1311; a second resilient piece-1312; a first control pin-1313; a second control pin-1314; a third elastic sheet-1321; a fourth shrapnel-1322; a third control pin-1323; fourth control pin-1324.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which is usually placed when the product of the present invention is used, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," "has," "having," "contains," "containing," "involving," or any combination thereof, are intended to cover a specific feature, number, step, operation, element, component, or combination of the foregoing, and are not to be construed as first excluding the presence of, or adding to, one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations of the foregoing. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or pendant, but rather may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below and the features of the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network port switching device provided in this embodiment, where the network port switching device includes: a controller 11, a switch chip 12, a first network port 131 and a second network port 132;

the controller 11 is electrically connected to the first network port 131, the second network port 132 and the switching chip 12 respectively;

the controller 11 includes a first input pin and a second input pin, the first input pin is electrically connected to the first network port 131, and the second input pin is electrically connected to the second network port 132;

the controller 11 is configured to receive a first level signal from the first network port 131 through the first input pin, receive a second level signal from the second network port 132 through the second input pin, generate a control signal according to the first level signal and the second level signal, and control the switching chip 12 to be electrically connected to the first network port 131 or the second network port 132 according to the control signal.

Specifically, the first Input pin and the second Input pin of the controller 11 may be GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output Port) pins, that is, General Purpose Input/Output Port pins. When the GPIO is used as an input port, the state of the pin, i.e., high level or low level, can be read in through it, and when the GPIO is used as an output port, the connected peripheral device can be controlled by outputting high level or low level through it. Referring to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the first input pin may be named GPIO1, and the second input pin may be named GPIO 2.

The function of the GPIO pin may be configured by a register, for example, a read/write function for the GPIO pin may be implemented by a port data register, and when the GPIO pin is set to be input, reading the register may obtain whether the level state of the corresponding GPIO pin is high or low; when a GPIO pin is set to output, the corresponding GPIO pin can be set to output either a high level or a low level by writing the corresponding bit of this register.

In this embodiment, two GPIO pins, that is, GPIO1 and GPIO2, are provided in the controller 11 as general-purpose inputs, so that the GPIO1 is electrically connected to the first network port 131, and the GPIO2 is electrically connected to the second network port 132. The controller 11 may obtain the level states of the GPIO1 and the GPIO2, that is, the level states of the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 respectively output to the corresponding electrically connected GPIO1 and GPIO2, through the port data register.

It should be noted that the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 may be the same type of network port, and the structure and function of the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 may also be the same. The function of the first portal 131 will be described below in connection with its composition.

In this embodiment, the first network port 131 includes:

in a specific embodiment, the first port 131 includes: a first elastic sheet 1311, a second elastic sheet 1312, a first control pin 1313 and a second control pin 1314;

the first elastic sheet 1311 is connected to the first control pin 1313, and the second elastic sheet 1312 is connected to the second control pin 1314.

Specifically, please refer to fig. 3. As shown in fig. 3, the first network port 131 is formed by adding two elastic pieces and two pins in a standard RJ45 standard network port, wherein the two elastic pieces are a first elastic piece 1311 and a second elastic piece 1312 respectively. The two pins are at the bottom of the first portal 131 and are therefore not shown in fig. 3. Referring to fig. 4, as shown in fig. 4, the first network port further includes a first control pin 1313 and a second control pin 1314. In the first network port 131, the first elastic piece 1311 is connected to the first control pin 1313, and the second elastic piece 1312 is connected to the second control pin 1314.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first network port 131 is further externally connected with a circuit, and the connection relationship between the first network port 131 and the circuit is:

referring to fig. 4, in a specific embodiment, the apparatus further includes a first power supply VCC1 and a first resistor R2;

the first control pin 1313 is grounded via the first resistor R1, the first control pin 1313 is electrically connected to the first input pin, and the second control pin 1314 is electrically connected to the first power VCC 1.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the external circuit includes a first power VCC1 and a first resistor R1, the first control pin 1313 is grounded via the first resistor R1, and the first control pin is electrically connected to the GPIO 1. The second control pin 1314 is coupled to a first power supply VCC 1.

The function realized after the first network port 131 is connected with the external circuit is as follows:

when a network cable is inserted into the first network port 131, the first elastic sheet 1311 deforms and contacts with the second elastic sheet 1312, so that the first control pin 1313 contacts with the second pin 1314, at this time, the external circuit is connected, the first control pin 1313 outputs a high level to the GPIO1, and the controller 11 can determine that the network cable is inserted into the first network port 131 by acquiring the high level input by the GPIO 1. Or, when no network cable is inserted into or pulled out of the first network port 131, the external circuit is turned off, the first control pin 1313 is grounded through the first resistor, and the first control pin 1313 outputs a low level to the GPIO 1. The controller 11 may determine that the first network port 131 has no network cable inserted by acquiring the low level of the GPIO 1.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the external circuit connected to the second network port 132 may be the same as the external circuit connected to the first network port 131, and the function realized after the second network port 132 is connected to the external circuit is the same as the function realized by the first network port 131, that is, the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 both have a level output function, and the controller 11 may determine the network cable insertion condition of the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 according to the high and low levels output by the first network port 131 and the second network port 132, so as to serve as a basic condition for subsequently switching the network ports.

The first network interface 131 and the second network interface 132 with the level output function provided in this embodiment may also be implemented based on a non-standard network cable interface, for example, for a non-standard network cable and a network cable interface with ten pins, eight of the pins may be used as a standard network cable, the other two pins may be respectively used to connect an external power supply and a GPIO pin of the controller 11, and the level output function may be implemented by setting two elastic pieces in the network cable interface. For a specific setting process, please refer to the specific process of setting the first network port 131 with the level output function based on the RJ45 standard network cable interface, which is not described herein again to avoid repetition.

The controller 11 may obtain a network cable insertion state of the network port correspondingly connected to the GPIO pin through a high-low level state of the GPIO pin, so as to be used as a basis for controlling network port switching. In this embodiment, the controller is further provided with a GPIO pin as an output port. Referring to fig. 1, a GPIO pin as an output port may be named GPIO3, GPIO3 is electrically connected to the switching chip 12, and a high-low level is output to the switching chip 12 through the GPIO3 to control the switching chip 12 to implement switching of a network port through its switching function.

Therefore, the controller 11 outputs high and low levels, so that the switching chip 12 can be controlled to switch the network ports, and the network cables do not need to be plugged and pulled manually, so that the network ports are more convenient to replace. And moreover, the switching use of two network ports can be met by only arranging one communication line, the uniqueness of the communication line is ensured, and the economic cost is reduced.

In the present embodiment, the model of the switching chip 12 is TS3L4892 RHHR. When the switching chip 12 of the type is used, the specific level switching relationship is as follows: when a low level is input, the communication is switched to the first port 131, and when a high level is input, the communication is switched to the second port 132. In practical applications, the switching chip 12 may also be other chips with switching functions, and the specific level switching relationship may be determined according to the actually selected chip. For example, the level switching relationship may be such that when a low level is input, the communication is switched to the second port 132, and when a high level is input, the communication is switched to the first port 131. The selection is performed according to actual requirements, and is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the specific switching process of the network port includes:

when the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 are both plugged with network cables, the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 respectively output high levels to the GPIO1 and the GPIO2, and at this time, the controller 11 acquires information that the first network port 131 and the second network port 132 are both plugged with network cables through the built-in port data register, and realizes priority communication of the network ports with high priority according to the preset priority of the network ports.

For example, in a specific embodiment, when the first port 131 and the second port 132 are plugged with network cables and the preset priority of the first port 131 is higher than the priority of the second port 132, the controller 11 outputs a corresponding level signal to the switching chip 12 through the GPIO1 to control the switching chip 12 to switch the communication to the first port 131 with a higher priority. The corresponding level signal output by the GPIO1 may be determined according to the level switching relationship of the switching chip 12. The priority of the network port can be preset through a program in the controller, and the priority can be set according to the actual use requirement of each network port, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, in an alternative example, when only one portal is plugged with a network cable, the communication of the current portal is directly performed. For example, when the first port 131 has a network cable inserted therein and the second port 132 has no network cable inserted therein, the first port 131 inputs a high level to the GPIO and the second port 132 inputs a low level to the GPIO 2. At this time, the controller 11 determines that the first network port 131 has the network cable inserted information through the GPIO1 and the high-low level state of the GPIO2, and outputs the low level to the switching chip 12 through the GPIO3 to control the switching chip 12 to switch to the first network port 131, so as to implement the communication through the first network port 131.

Through the net gape auto-change over device that this embodiment provided, the switching that can carry out the net gape when two net gapes all have the net twine to guarantee communication line's uniqueness, simultaneously, also satisfied the switching use of a communication line between two net gapes, the cost is reduced. In addition, the communication requirement when a single network port is inserted into a network cable can be met, and the practicability is high.

In a specific embodiment, the controller 11 further includes a third output pin;

the third output pin is electrically connected to the switching chip 12, and is configured to output the control signal to the switching chip 12.

Specifically, the third output pin is the GPIO3, and the control signal may be at a high level or a low level. And outputting a high level or a low level to the switching chip 12 through the GPIO3 to implement a switching function of the switching chip 12, so as to implement communication switching of the first network port 131 or the second network port 132.

In a specific embodiment, the switching chip 12 includes a switching pin;

Specifically, the switching chip 12 is a chip with a switching function, the switching function is realized by a selection function of the 27 pins, and the 27 pins may be defined as the switching pins. The GPIO3 of the controller 11 is electrically connected to the pin 27, and a high level or a low level is input to the pin 27 through the GPIO3, so that a selection function of the pin 27 is realized. The 27 pin selection functions include: the communication selection is switched to the first portal 131 or the second portal 132.

Therefore, the switching function of the switching chip 12 is achieved according to the selection function of the 27 pins, so that the switching use of one communication line on two network ports can be realized, the economic cost is reduced, and the convenience degree of switching the network ports is higher.

In a specific embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a first network transformer 151;

when the control signal is a low-level control signal, the first terminal of the switching chip 12 is electrically connected to the first network port 131 through the first network transformer 151.

Specifically, in actual communication, a network transformer needs to be arranged in the transmission process of the network signal. Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the network port switching device in practical application, as shown in fig. 2, in practical application, the network port switching device further includes a first network transformer 151 and a second network transformer 152, and the first network transformer 151 and the second network transformer 152 may be the same network transformer, and the functions implemented by the network transformer are described as follows:

network transformers are also referred to as "data mercury," and may also be referred to as network isolation transformers. The network interface has two main functions on one network interface; the first is data transmission, which uses differential mode coupling coil coupling filter to enhance the signal from PHY, and couples the signal to the other end of different level connection network wire by the conversion of electromagnetic field; firstly, different levels between different network devices connected by the network cable are isolated, so that different voltages are prevented from transmitting and damaging the devices through the network cable.

In the present embodiment, the first terminal of the switching chip 12 includes eight pins for connecting communication lines. In addition, the switching chip 12 further includes eight pins of a second end, the eight pins of the second end of the switching chip 12 are electrically connected to one end of the first network transformer 151, and the other end of the first network transformer 151 is also electrically connected to the eight pins of the first network port 131. When the GPIO1 of the controller 11 inputs a low level to the 27 pin of the switching chip 12, the 27 pin gates the eight pins of the first end and the eight pins of the second end of the switching chip 12 through a gating function, so as to communicate the communication line with the first network port 131, thereby switching the communication line to the first network port 131.

In a specific embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a second network transformer 152;

when the control signal is a high-level control signal, the second terminal of the switching chip 14 is electrically connected to the second network port 132 through the second network transformer 152.

Specifically, the switching chip further includes eight pins of the third end, the eight pins included in the third end of the switching chip 12 are electrically connected to one end of the second network transformer 152, the other end of the second network transformer 152 is also electrically connected to eight pins of the second network port 132, when the GPIO2 of the controller 11 inputs a low level to the 27 pin of the switching chip 12, the 27 pin gates the eight pins of the first end and the eight pins of the third end of the switching chip 12 through a gating function, so as to communicate the communication line with the second network port 132, and thus, the communication line is switched to the second network port 132.

In a specific embodiment, the second port 132 includes: a third clip 1321, a fourth clip 1322, a third control pin 1323, and a fourth control pin 1324;

the third elastic sheet 1321 is connected to the third control pin 1323, and the fourth elastic sheet 1322 is connected to the fourth control pin 1324.

Referring to fig. 6, in a specific embodiment, the apparatus further includes a second power supply VCC2 and a second resistor R2;

the third control pin 1323 is grounded through the second resistor R2, the third control pin 1323 is further electrically connected to the second input pin, and the fourth control pin 1324 is electrically connected to the second power VCC 2.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a structure of the second port 132, and fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a circuit connection of the second port 132. For the structural composition and the function of the second network port 132, please refer to the above corresponding description of the composition and the function of the first network port 131, and for avoiding repetition, the detailed description is omitted here.

In a specific embodiment, the device further comprises a processing chip;

a first terminal of the processing chip is electrically connected to the controller 11, and a second terminal of the processing chip 14 is electrically connected to a third terminal of the switching chip 12.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, when the network port switching device provided in this embodiment is actually applied, the network port switching device further includes a processing chip 14, and the processing chip 14 may be a PHY chip. The PHY chip has the functions of: in the communication process, received parallel data are converted into serial stream data, the data are encoded according to the encoding rule of a physical layer and then are converted into analog signals, and the analog signals are sent out. In this embodiment, one end of the PHY chip is electrically connected to the controller 11, and the other end is electrically connected to eight pins included in the first end of the switching chip 12. And is configured to process the received data and transmit the processed data to the switching chip 12, so as to implement a normal network communication process.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises the element. The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A network port switching device, comprising: the device comprises a controller, a switching chip, a first network port and a second network port;

2. The net gape switching device of claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises a third output pin;

3. The net gape switching device of claim 2, wherein the switching chip comprises a switching pin;

4. The network port switching device of claim 3, further comprising a first network transformer;

5. The network port switching device according to claim 4, wherein the device further comprises a second network transformer;

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the first portal comprises: the first elastic sheet, the second elastic sheet, the first control pin and the second control pin;

7. The device of claim 6, further comprising a first power source and a first resistor;

8. The device according to claim 5, wherein the second portal comprises: the third elastic sheet, the fourth elastic sheet, the third control pin and the fourth control pin;

9. The device of claim 8, further comprising a second power source and a second resistor;

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a processing chip;