TW201935261A - Raised card - Google Patents

Abstract

A raised card includes: a board including 230 electric contacts; a first slot supporting PCIe-16 standard and used to provide for a PCIe-16 card; a second slot supporting PCIe-8 standard and used to provide for a PCIe-8 card; a small form-factor pluggable(SFP) transceiver used to be connected electrically to an Ethernet IC and provide for an optic fiber; and a third slot supporting M.2 standard and used to provide for an M.2 card. The raised card only uses 230 electric contacts and then provides for three cards support PCIe-16, PCIe-8, and M.2 standard and for dual 10G Ethernet.

Description

Riser card

The present invention relates to a riser card, and particularly to a riser card that simultaneously provides the functions of PCIe-16, PCIe-8, Ethernet, and M.2 cards.

With the development of information technology, the demand for servers is also increasing. In order to improve the use efficiency of the server in the same space, various Raised Card designs have emerged as the times require. However, there are no known adapter cards that support the functions of PCIe-16, PCIe-8, dual 10G Ethernet, and M.2 cards at the same time, and how to minimize the number of contacts of the adapter card Under the premise of providing these functions at the same time, it becomes a problem to be solved.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a riser card that supports multiple functions and has a small number of contacts at the same time.

Therefore, the adapter card of the present invention is suitable for providing an Ethernet chip setting, and is suitable for electrically connecting a adapter card slot with 230 contacts, and includes a board, a first slot, and a A second slot, a small package pluggable transceiver, and a third slot.

The board body includes 230 contacts. When the board body is inserted into the riser card slot, the contacts of the board body are electrically connected to the contacts of the riser card slot, respectively.

The first slot is disposed on the board and supports the PCIe-16 protocol, and is suitable for providing a PCIe-16 interface card. The second slot is disposed on the board and supports the PCIe-8 protocol, and is suitable for providing a PCIe-8 interface card. The small package pluggable transceiver is disposed on the board and electrically connected to the Ethernet chip, and is suitable for providing an optical fiber transmission line plug. The third slot is provided on the board and supports the M.2 standard, and is suitable for providing an M.2 card insertion.

In some implementation forms, among the 115 contacts and the other 115 contacts of the contacts of the board, the contacts are respectively disposed on two sides of the board.

In some implementation forms, the 115 contacts disposed on the same surface are sequentially defined as the first contact to the 115th contact.

19th contact, 22nd contact, 25th contact, 28th contact, 31st contact, 34th contact, 37th contact, 40th contact, 43rd Contacts, 46th contact, 49th contact, 52nd contact, 55th contact, 58th contact, 61st contact, 64th contact, and 67th The contacts are used for grounding.

20th contact, 21st contact, 23rd contact, 24th contact, 26th contact, 27th contact, 29th contact, 30th contact, 32nd Contacts, 33rd contacts, 35th contacts, 36th contacts, 38th contacts, 39th contacts, 41st contacts, 42nd contacts, 44th contacts Point, 45th point, 47th point, 48th point, 50th point, 51st point, 53rd point, 54th point, 56th point, The 57th contact, the 59th contact, the 60th contact, the 62nd contact, the 63th contact, the 65th contact, and the 66th contact are sequentially used to provide support for PCIe 16 pairs of 16 signals transmitted.

The 70th contact, the 73rd contact, the 76th contact, the 79th contact, the 82nd contact, the 85th contact, the 88th contact, and the 91st contact are used for Ground.

68th contact, 69th contact, 71st contact, 72nd contact, 74th contact, 75th contact, 77th contact, 78th contact, 80th contact The contact, the 81st contact, the 83rd contact, the 84th contact, the 86th contact, the 87th contact, the 89th contact, and the 90th contact are sequentially used It provides 8 pairs of transmission signals supporting PCIe-8 protocol.

The 94th contact, the 97th contact, the 100th contact, and the 103rd contact are used for grounding.

The 92nd contact, the 93rd contact, the 95th contact, the 96th contact, the 98th contact, the 99th contact, the 101st contact, and the 102th contact It is used to provide 4 pairs of transmission signals for electrical connection to the Ethernet chip.

The 106th contact, the 109th contact, the 112th contact, and the 115th contact are used for grounding.

The 104th contact, the 105th contact, the 107th contact, the 108th contact, the 110th contact, the 111th contact, the 113th contact, and the 114th contact are sequentially It is used to provide four pairs of transmission signals supporting the M.2 standard.

In some implementation forms, the 115 contacts provided on the same side are sequentially defined as the 116th contact to the 230th contact, and the 116th contact to the 230th contact The points, and the first contact point to the 115th contact point are respectively disposed on the two sides of the board.

134th contact, 137th contact, 140th contact, 143th contact, 146th contact, 149th contact, 152th contact, 155th contact, 158th Contacts, 161st contacts, 164th contacts, 167th contacts, 170th contacts, 173th contacts, 176th contacts, 179th contacts, and 182nd The contacts are used for grounding.

135th contact, 136th contact, 138th contact, 139th contact, 141st contact, 142th contact, 144th contact, 145th contact, 147th Contacts, 148th contact, 150th contact, 151st contact, 153th contact, 154th contact, 156th contact, 157th contact, 159th contact Point, 160th contact, 162th contact, 163st contact, 165th contact, 166th contact, 168th contact, 169th contact, 171st contact, The 172nd contact, the 174th contact, the 175th contact, the 177th contact, the 178th contact, the 180th contact, and the 181th contact are sequentially used to provide support for PCIe 16 pairs of 16 received signals.

The 185th contact, the 188th contact, the 191st contact, the 194th contact, the 197th contact, the 200th contact, the 203th contact, and the 206th contact are used for Ground.

183th contact, 184th contact, 186th contact, 187th contact, 189th contact, 190th contact, 192nd contact, 193th contact, 195th contact The contact, the 196th contact, the 198th contact, the 199th contact, the 201st contact, the 202th contact, the 204th contact, and the 205th contact are sequentially used It provides 8 pairs of received signals that support the PCIe-8 protocol.

The 209th contact, the 212th contact, the 215th contact, and the 218th contact are used for grounding.

207th contact, 208th contact, 210th contact, 211th contact, 213th contact, 214th contact, 216th contact, and 217th contact It is used to provide 4 pairs of received signals for electrical connection to the Ethernet chip.

The 221st contact, the 224th contact, the 227th contact, and the 230th contact are used for grounding.

219th contact, 220th contact, 222nd contact, 223th contact, 225th contact, 226th contact, 228th contact, and 229th contact It is used to provide 4 pairs of received signals supporting the M.2 standard.

In some embodiments, the first slot, the second slot, the third slot, the small package pluggable transceiver, and the Ethernet chip are all disposed on the board. On the same side.

In some embodiments, only a single ground is provided between each of the contacts electrically connected to each pair of the transmission signal, or between each of the contacts electrically connected to each of the pair of received signals. The contact.

In some embodiments, the first slot, the second slot, the third slot, the small package pluggable transceiver, the Ethernet chip, and the first contact Up to the 115th contact point is provided on the same surface of the board.

In some implementations, the Ethernet chip provides dual 10G Ethernet.

The effect of the present invention is that among the contacts of the board, the differential pairs for supporting the PCIe-16 protocol, PCIe-8 protocol, Ethernet protocol, and M.2 standard are provided. Between the transmitted signal and each adjacent pair of signals received by these differential pairs, only one ground contact is provided, so that only 230 contacts can be used to provide support for the PCIe-16 protocol, PCIe-8 at the same time. Protocol and M.2 standard three interface cards, and provide dual 10G Ethernet.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a riser card according to the present invention is suitable for providing an Ethernet chip 92 setting, and is suitable for electrically connecting a riser card slot (not shown) with 230 contacts. The Ethernet chip 92 provides dual 10G network transmission function. The riser card slot is set on a server. The riser card is used to be inserted in the riser card slot. Expand the capabilities of this server. The riser card includes a board body 1, a first slot 2, a second slot 3, a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver 4, and a third slot 5 .

In this embodiment, the first slot 2, the second slot 3, the third slot 5, the small package pluggable transceiver 4, and the Ethernet chip 92 are all disposed on the board. The same side of the body 1. In other embodiments, this is not the case.

The first slot 2 supports the PCIe-16 protocol and is suitable for providing a PCIe-16 interface card (not shown) for insertion. The second slot 3 supports the PCIe-8 protocol and is suitable for providing a PCIe-8 interface card (not shown) for insertion. The small package pluggable transceiver 4 is electrically connected to the Ethernet chip 92, and is suitable for providing an optical fiber transmission line (not shown) for insertion, that is, the Ethernet chip 92 can be connected by the small The packaged pluggable transceiver 4 transmits and receives signals through the optical fiber transmission line. The third slot 5 supports the M.2 standard and is suitable for providing an M.2 card 91 plug-in. The predecessor of the M.2 standard is Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), which is a specification for computer internal expansion function cards and related connectors.

The board 1 includes 230 contacts. When the board 1 is inserted in the riser card slot, the 230 contacts of the board 1 and the 230 contacts of the riser card slot are respectively Form an electrical connection. Define the 230 contacts of the board 1 as the first contact, the second contact ... the 230th contact. In this embodiment, the first contact to the 115th contact Points, which are the same as the first slot 2, the second slot 3, the third slot 5, the small package pluggable transceiver 4, and the Ethernet chip 92. Surface. And the 116th contact to the 230th contact and the 1st contact to the 115th contact are respectively disposed on the two sides of the board 1, that is, the first contact And the 116th contact point are on the opposite positions of the two sides of the board 1, the second contact point and the 117th contact point are on the opposite sides of the board 1, and so on. The 115 contacts and the 230th contact are respectively located at opposite positions on the two sides of the board 1.

In more detail, the 19th contact, the 22nd contact, the 25th contact, the 28th contact, the 31st contact, the 34th contact, the 37th contact, and the 40th contact Contact, 43rd contact, 46th contact, 49th contact, 52nd contact, 55th contact, 58th contact, 61st contact, 64th contact , 67th contact, 70th contact, 73rd contact, 76th contact, 79th contact, 82nd contact, 85th contact, 88th contact, 91th contact, 94th contact, 97th contact, 100th contact, 103th contact, 106th contact, 109th contact, 112th contact, 115th contact Contact, 134th contact, 137th contact, 140th contact, 143th contact, 146th contact, 149th contact, 152th contact, 155th contact , 158th contact, 161st contact, 164th contact, 167th contact, 170th contact, 173th contact, 176th contact, 179th contact, 182 contacts, 185th contacts, 188th contacts, 191st contacts, 194th contacts, 197th contacts, 200th contacts, 203 contacts, 206 contacts, 209 contacts, 212 contacts, 215 contacts, 218 contacts, 221 contacts, 224 contacts, 227 contacts The contact and the 230th contact are used for grounding.

20th contact, 21st contact, 23rd contact, 24th contact, 26th contact, 27th contact, 29th contact, 30th contact, 32nd Contacts, 33rd contacts, 35th contacts, 36th contacts, 38th contacts, 39th contacts, 41st contacts, 42nd contacts, 44th contacts Point, 45th point, 47th point, 48th point, 50th point, 51st point, 53rd point, 54th point, 56th point, The 57th contact, the 59th contact, the 60th contact, the 62nd contact, the 63th contact, the 65th contact, and the 66th contact are sequentially used to provide support for PCIe 16 pairs of 16 signals transmitted.

135th contact, 136th contact, 138th contact, 139th contact, 141st contact, 142th contact, 144th contact, 145th contact, 147th Contacts, 148th contact, 150th contact, 151st contact, 153th contact, 154th contact, 156th contact, 157th contact, 159th contact Point, 160th contact, 162th contact, 163st contact, 165th contact, 166th contact, 168th contact, 169th contact, 171st contact, The 172nd contact, the 174th contact, the 175th contact, the 177th contact, the 178th contact, the 180th contact, and the 181th contact are sequentially used to provide support for PCIe 16 pairs of 16 received signals.

68th contact, 69th contact, 71st contact, 72nd contact, 74th contact, 75th contact, 77th contact, 78th contact, 80th contact The contact, the 81st contact, the 83rd contact, the 84th contact, the 86th contact, the 87th contact, the 89th contact, and the 90th contact are sequentially used It provides 8 pairs of transmission signals supporting PCIe-8 protocol.

183th contact, 184th contact, 186th contact, 187th contact, 189th contact, 190th contact, 192nd contact, 193th contact, 195th contact The contact, the 196th contact, the 198th contact, the 199th contact, the 201st contact, the 202th contact, the 204th contact, and the 205th contact are sequentially used It provides 8 pairs of received signals that support the PCIe-8 protocol.

The 92nd contact, the 93rd contact, the 95th contact, the 96th contact, the 98th contact, the 99th contact, the 101st contact, and the 102th contact These are four pairs of transmission signals for electrically connecting the Ethernet chip 92.

207th contact, 208th contact, 210th contact, 211th contact, 213th contact, 214th contact, 216th contact, and 217th contact It is used to provide four pairs of received signals electrically connected to the Ethernet chip 92.

The 104th contact, the 105th contact, the 107th contact, the 108th contact, the 110th contact, the 111th contact, the 113th contact, and the 114th contact are sequentially It is used to provide four pairs of transmission signals supporting the M.2 standard.

219th contact, 220th contact, 222nd contact, 223th contact, 225th contact, 226th contact, 228th contact, and 229th contact It is used to provide 4 pairs of received signals supporting the M.2 standard.

It should be particularly emphasized that, for example, the electrical connection between the 62nd and 63rd contacts supports one of the PCIe-16 protocol transmission signals, and the electrical connection between the 65th and 66th contacts supports PCIe-16 The other pair of the transmission signals of the agreement has only one grounded contact between the two adjacent pairs of contacts, that is, the 64th contact, to avoid interference or coupling between the adjacent two pairs of high-speed signals. In other words, only one grounded contact is used between the contacts that electrically connect each pair of high-speed transmission signals, or between the pairs that are electrically connected to each pair of high-speed reception signals. Significantly reduce the number of contacts used.

In addition, it should be added that for the sake of simplicity, the first contact group 11 in FIG. 1 represents the first contact to the 115th contact, and the second contact on the other side of the board 1 The contact group 12 represents the 116th contact to the 230th contact. Furthermore, the connection lines between the 230 contacts, the slots 2, 3, 5, the small package pluggable transceiver 4, and the Ethernet chip 92 are not actually drawn in FIG. 1, However, in practice, it is a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of connection lines, and the board body 1 is, for example, a four-layer board. In addition, the first to third contacts, and the 116th to 119th contacts are suitable for receiving a power supply voltage of 12 volts. The fourth contact and the 120th contact are suitable for receiving a power supply voltage of 5 volts. The fifth contact to the ninth contact, and the 121st contact to the 122nd contact are suitable for receiving a 3.3 volt power supply voltage. The tenth contact is suitable for receiving a reference clock signal. The eleventh contact is suitable for transmitting a data signal. The 123rd to 125th contacts are suitable for outputting three different detection signals. The 126th contact is suitable for outputting a light-emitting diode signal.

In summary, among the contacts of the board, the differential pair transmission for supporting the PCIe-16 protocol, PCIe-8 protocol, Ethernet protocol, and M.2 standard is provided. Between the signal and each adjacent pair of signals received by these differential pairs, only one ground contact is provided, so that only 230 contacts can be used to simultaneously provide support for the PCIe-16 and PCIe-8 protocols. And M.2 standard three interface cards are inserted, and dual 10G Ethernet network is provided at the same time, so it can really achieve the purpose of cost invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

1‧‧‧ plate

2‧‧‧ the first slot

3‧‧‧Second Slot

4‧‧‧Small package pluggable transceiver

5‧‧‧ Third Slot

11‧‧‧The first contact group

12‧‧‧Second contact group

91‧‧‧M.2 card

92‧‧‧Ethernet chip

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the adapter card of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A riser card is suitable for providing an Ethernet chip setting, and is suitable for electrically connecting a riser card slot with 230 contacts, and includes: a board body including 230 contacts, when the board When the body is inserted into the riser card slot, the contacts of the board body are electrically connected to the contacts of the riser card slot respectively; a first slot is provided in the board body, and Supports the PCIe-16 protocol and is suitable for providing a PCIe-16 interface card insertion; a second slot is provided on the board and supports the PCIe-8 protocol and is suitable for providing a PCIe-8 interface card insertion A small package pluggable transceiver, which is arranged on the board and electrically connected to the Ethernet chip, and is suitable for providing an optical fiber transmission line insertion; and a third slot, which is arranged on the board, and Supports the M.2 standard and is suitable for providing an M.2 card insertion. The adapter card according to claim 1, wherein 115 of the contacts and 115 of the contacts of the board are respectively disposed on two sides of the board. The adapter card according to claim 2, wherein the 115 contacts provided on the same side are sequentially defined as the first contact to the 115th contact, the 19th contact, and the 22nd contact Point, 25th point, 28th point, 31st point, 34th point, 37th point, 40th point, 43rd point, 46th point, The 49th contact, the 52nd contact, the 55th contact, the 58th contact, the 61st contact, the 64th contact, and the 67th contact are used for grounding, and the 20th contact Point, 21st point, 23rd point, 24th point, 26th point, 27th point, 29th point, 30th point, 32nd point, 33rd contact, 35th contact, 36th contact, 38th contact, 39th contact, 41st contact, 42nd contact, 44th contact, 45th contact Contacts, 47th contact, 48th contact, 50th contact, 51st contact, 53th contact, 54th contact, 56th contact, 57th contact Point, 59th contact, 60th contact, 62nd contact, 63th contact, 65th contact, and 66th contact Supports 16 pairs of transmission signals of PCIe-16 protocol, 70th contact, 73th contact, 76th contact, 79th contact, 82nd contact, 85th contact, 88th contact The contact and the 91st contact are used for grounding, the 68th contact, the 69th contact, the 71st contact, the 72nd contact, the 74th contact, the 75th contact, the 77th contact, 78th contact, 80th contact, 81st contact, 83th contact, 84th contact, 86th contact, 87th contact, 89th contact The contact and the 90th contact are sequentially used to provide 8 pairs of transmission signals supporting the PCIe-8 protocol, the 94th contact, the 97th contact, the 100th contact, and the 103th contact For grounding, 92nd contact, 93rd contact, 95th contact, 96th contact, 98th contact, 99th contact, 101st contact, and 102nd contact The contacts are sequentially used to provide 4 pairs of transmission signals for electrically connecting to the Ethernet chip. The 106th contact, the 109th contact, the 112th contact, and the 115th contact are used for grounding. And 104th contact, 105th contact, 107th contact, 108th contact, 110th Contacts, the contacts 111, second contacts 113, second contacts 114 are sequentially transmitting signal 4 for providing support M.2 standard. The adapter card according to claim 3, wherein the 115 contacts provided on the same side are sequentially defined as the 116th contact to the 230th contact, and the 116th contact to the The 230th contact, and the 1st to the 115th contact are correspondingly arranged on the two sides of the board, the 134th contact, the 137th contact, the 140th contact, the 143 points, 146 points, 149 points, 152 points, 155 points, 158 points, 161 points, 164 points, 167 points The contact, the 170th contact, the 173rd contact, the 176th contact, the 179th contact, and the 182nd contact are used for grounding, the 135th contact, the 136th contact, the 138th contact, 139th contact, 141st contact, 142th contact, 144th contact, 145th contact, 147th contact, 148th contact, 150th Contact, 151st contact, 153th contact, 154th contact, 156th contact, 157th contact, 159th contact, 160th contact, 162th contact , 163th contact, 165th contact, 166th contact, 168th contact , 169th contact, 171st contact, 172nd contact, 174th contact, 175th contact, 177th contact, 178th contact, 180th contact, and The 181st contact is sequentially used to provide 16 pairs of received signals supporting the PCIe-16 protocol, the 185th contact, the 188th contact, the 191st contact, the 194th contact, and the 197th contact Point, 200th contact, 203th contact, and 206th contact for grounding, 183th contact, 184th contact, 186th contact, 187th contact, 189th Contacts, 190th contact, 192nd contact, 193rd contact, 195th contact, 196th contact, 198th contact, 199th contact, 201st contact Point, the 202nd contact, the 204th contact, and the 205th contact are sequentially used to provide 8 pairs of received signals supporting the PCIe-8 protocol, the 209th contact, the 212th contact, the 215 contacts, and 218 contacts are used for grounding, 207 contacts, 208 contacts, 210 contacts, 211 contacts, 213 contacts, 214 contacts , The 216th contact, and the 217th contact are sequentially used to provide electrical connection The Ethernet chip has 4 pairs of received signals, the 221st contact, the 224th contact, the 227th contact, and the 230th contact for grounding, and the 219th contact and the 220th contact The contact, the 222nd contact, the 223th contact, the 225th contact, the 226th contact, the 228th contact, and the 229th contact are sequentially used to provide support for the M.2 standard 4 pairs of received signals. The adapter card according to claim 4, wherein only between the contacts electrically connected to each pair of the transmission signals or between the contacts electrically connected to each of the reception signals is provided only A single contact to ground. The riser card according to claim 5, wherein the first slot, the second slot, the third slot, the small package pluggable transceiver, and the Ethernet chip are all arranged in The same side of the board. The adapter card according to claim 6, wherein the first slot, the second slot, the third slot, the small package pluggable transceiver, the Ethernet chip, and the first slot One contact point to the 115th contact point are all disposed on the same surface of the board. The adapter card according to claim 7, wherein the Ethernet chip provides dual 10G Ethernet.