TWI259393B - Display device having plural display cards and method for same - Google Patents

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TWI259393B
TWI259393B TW93141884A TW93141884A TWI259393B TW I259393 B TWI259393 B TW I259393B TW 93141884 A TW93141884 A TW 93141884A TW 93141884 A TW93141884 A TW 93141884A TW I259393 B TWI259393 B TW I259393B
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The present invention discloses a display device having plural display cards and method for same. The display device includes: a first chip set having a first insertion slot; a second chip set having a second insertion slot; a first display card; a second display card and an electrical connector for connecting the first and second display cards. In the display method, the first display card in inserted into the first insertion slot; the second display card is inserted into the second insertion slot; and the electrical connector is connected between the first and second display cards. Under the control of a driver utility, the first chip set and second chip set, respectively, control the first display card and second display card in a parallel manner to allow simultaneous image processing operation. As such, this invention is able to improve the operation performance of the overall image processing.

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1259393 發明説明·· 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係為一種顯示裝置及其顯示方法,特別是關於 〆種在利用夕員示卡所進行的顯示裝置及其顯示方法。 【先前技術】 隨著3D電玩或是高畫質動態影像技術的興起,相對必 須提供更快速的影像處理,才能應付龐大的處理資料量。 而對於電腦系統而言,顯示卡是負責影像處理的主要部 分,為了加速影像處理的速度,除了可以提升顯示卡的繪 圖晶片運算能力之外,也可以同時利用多張顯示卡來提高 影像處理。 而現有多張影像卡的處理技術,最受矚目即屬由 NVIDIA 公司所推出的技術(Scalable Link Interface; SLI),如第一圖所示多顯示卡的系統架構圖,即為SLI採 行的架構,此SLI技術係在主機板上插接兩塊顯示卡,並 由主機板上的北橋晶片組7〇提供兩組pcI_E (PCI-Express)介面規格的一第一插槽71及一第二插槽 72,由第一插槽71及第二插槽72分別供第一顯示卡81 及第二顯示卡82插接,且在第一顯示卡81與第二顯示卡 82之間以一電連接器90進行連接,使第一顯示卡81及第 二顯示卡82能透過電連接器9〇相互傳輸資料。 而利用SLI技術的第一顯示卡81及第二顯示卡82必 需在各自的繪圖晶片(GPU)支援有通訊協定,且第一顯示 卡81及第二顯不卡82也要支援有高速數位介面以供連接 5 1259393 電連接器90,最後並由一驅動程式提供如動態負載平衡、 先進著色,合成功能確保平順圖框率的相關控制,而由其 中一個主要的顯示卡輸出視頻訊號。 因此藉由SLI長:出的運用兩張顯示卡並行處理影像的 技術,的確能讓顯示效能獲得大為提昇的效果。 但是現有SLI技術於實際應用時,必須透過北橋晶片 組7 0長:供兩組PC I -Ex 16的插槽,以供插接兩張顯示卡使 用,而尚無有透過其他晶片組對SLI技術提出支援,以減 輕北橋晶片組70的運算負擔。 【發明内容】 本發明所要解決的技術問題,在於提供一種多顯示卡 之顯示裝置及其方法,能利用多組晶片組以實現SLI技 術,來提高影像處理的工作效能。 為了解決上述技術問題,根據本發明的一種方案,提 供一種多顯示卡之顯示方法,包括:在第一晶片組所控制 的一第一插槽上插接一第一顯示卡;在第二晶片組所控制 的一第二插槽上插接一第二顯示卡;將第一顯示卡及第二 顯示卡以一電連接器進行遠接,讓第一顯示卡及第二顯示 卡可以互相傳輸資料;由第一晶片組及第二晶片組分別控 制第一顯示卡及第二顯示卡進行影像處理以輸出一視頻資 訊,而視頻訊號係由第一顯示卡及第二顯示卡共同運算處 理所得的訊號輸出。 為了解決上述技術問題,根據本發明的另一種方案, 提供一種多顯示卡之顯示装置,包括:提供有一第一插槽 1259393 白勺一第一日 Η厶 接於第-:槽W共ί 一:二插槽的一第二晶片組;插 顯示卡昂一顯不卡;插接於第二插槽的一第二 οσ 連接於第一顯示卡與第二顯示卡之間的一電 二二1 ?此第—晶片,组及第二晶片、组分別控制第一顯示 =及弟二顯示卡進行影像處理以輸出一視頻訊號,且視頻 訊號係由第-顯示卡及第二顯示卡透過電連脑共同運算 處理所輸出。 曰採用本發明的多顯示卡之顯示裝置及其方法,透過第 二晶片組及第二晶片組分別同時控制第一顯示卡及第二顯 示卡的衫像處理,可以達成整體影像處理的工作效能提昇。 【實施方式】 為了使貴審查委員能更進一步瞭解本發明為達成預 定目的所採取之技術、手段及功效,請參閱以下有關本發 明之詳細說明與附圖,相信本發明之目的、特徵與特點, 當可由此得一深入且具體之瞭解,然而所附圖式僅提供參 考與説明用,並非用來對本發明加以限制者。 請參閱第二圖,係為本發明較佳實施例的系統架構 圖。本發明提出一種支援 SLI (ScaiableLinkInterface) 技術的顯示裝置,包括有:一第一晶片組1〇、一第二晶片 組20、一第一顯示卡31、一第二顯示卡41及一電連接器 50。 其中第一晶片組1〇及第二晶片組20分別支援有一第 一插槽11及一第二插槽21,第—晶片組1〇可以為北橋晶 片組,第二晶片組20可以為南橋晶片組,本實施例使用的 1259393 第一插槽11及第二插槽21分別為PCI〜Ex 16的插挣 第一顯示卡31插接於第一插槽Η,第二顯示曰 接於第二插槽21,並由電連接器5〇連接於卡41插 及第二顯示卡41之間,而讓第_顯示卡31及第二:卞31 能41透過此電連接器50相互傳輸資料。 一頌不卡 不貫狍例使用的第一綱小下W及第—顒不卞 支援有SLI操作的功能,在第一顯示卡31及第-為分別 41上的_晶片(GPU)(圖略)支援有通訊協定·;=卡 顯示卡31及第二_卡41也支援有高缝位介= 略),而可以供電連接H 50連接於高速數位界面傳輪資(圖 因此經由第二圖中所示的架構,本實施例於執=斗 時,配合一驅動程式的控制,讓第一晶片組1〇及第二,,曰、不 組20以並行處理的方式分別控制第一顯示卡3丨及第 示㈣進行影像處理運算,並利用電連接器5〇 = 供广顯示卡31及第二顯示卡41之_資料傳輸,來控 制第二顯示卡31及第二顯示卡41之間的動態負载平衡二 先進著色,合成功能確保平順圖框率的相關影像處理。 而在本實施例中,影像處理所輸出的視頻訊號係由第 顯不^ 31的主卡負責輸出,第二顯示卡41則為副卡協 助分擔第一顯示卡31的資料處理量。 =上所述,本實施例提供一種不同於現行sli技術採 用的木構,本實施例以兩晶片組分別提供有pci—Ex 16的 插札^供對應插接兩顯示卡,藉*雙晶片組分別處理,可 以提南整體影像處理的工作效能。 、職疋,本發明確能藉上述所揭露之技術,提供一種迥 然不同於習知者的設計,職提高題之使賴值,又其 1259393 申請前未見於刊物或公開使用,誠已符合發明專利之要 件,爰依法提出發明專利申請。 惟,上述所揭露之圖式、說明,僅為本發明之實施例 而已,凡精于此項技藝者當可依據上述之說明作其他種種 之改良,而這些改變仍屬於本發明之發明精神及以下所界 定之專利範圍中。 【圖式簡單說明】 第一圖係為習知多顯示卡的系統架構圖;以及 第二圖係為本發明較佳實施例的系統架構圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 「本發明」 10第一晶片組 11第一插槽 20第二晶片組 21第二插槽 31第一顯示卡 41第二顯示卡 50電連接器 「習知」 7 0北橋晶片組 71第一插槽 1259393 72第二插槽 81第一顯示卡 82第二顯示卡 90電連接器1259393 Description of the Invention [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a display device and a display method thereof, and more particularly to a display device and a display method thereof, which are carried out by using a eve card. [Prior Art] With the rise of 3D video games or high-definition motion picture technology, it is relatively necessary to provide faster image processing in order to cope with the huge amount of processing data. For computer systems, the display card is the main part of image processing. In order to speed up the image processing, in addition to improving the graphics chip computing power of the graphics card, multiple display cards can be used simultaneously to improve image processing. The processing technology of the existing multiple image cards is the most popular product of NVIDIA (Scalable Link Interface; SLI). The system architecture diagram of the multi-display card shown in the first figure is adopted by SLI. Architecture, this SLI technology plugs two display cards on the motherboard, and provides a first set of pcI_E (PCI-Express) interface specifications 71 and a second by the Northbridge chipset 7主机 on the motherboard. The slot 72 is connected to the first display card 81 and the second display card 82 by the first slot 71 and the second slot 72, and the first display card 81 and the second display card 82 are electrically connected. The connector 90 is connected to enable the first display card 81 and the second display card 82 to transmit data to each other through the electrical connector 9. The first display card 81 and the second display card 82 using the SLI technology must support communication protocols on the respective graphics chips (GPUs), and the first display card 81 and the second display card 82 also support the high-speed digital interface. For connection to the 5 1259393 electrical connector 90, and finally by a driver such as dynamic load balancing, advanced coloring, the compositing function ensures smooth control of the frame rate, while one of the main display cards outputs video signals. Therefore, the technology of using SLI long: using two display cards to process images in parallel can indeed greatly improve the display performance. However, in the actual application, the existing SLI technology must pass through the North Bridge chipset 70 length: for the two sets of PC I - Ex 16 slots for the use of two display cards, but there is no other chipset pair SLI The technology provides support to reduce the computational burden of the Northbridge chipset 70. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a display device for a multi-display card and a method thereof, which can utilize multiple sets of chipsets to implement SLI technology to improve the working efficiency of image processing. In order to solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, a display method of a multi-display card includes: inserting a first display card on a first slot controlled by the first chip set; A second display card is inserted into a second slot controlled by the group; the first display card and the second display card are remotely connected by an electrical connector, so that the first display card and the second display card can be transmitted to each other The first chip and the second chip are respectively controlled by the first chip group and the second chip to perform image processing to output a video information, and the video signal is processed by the first display card and the second display card. Signal output. In order to solve the above technical problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a display device for a multi-display card is provided, including: a first slot provided with a first slot 1253993, and a first day connected to the first: slot W a second chip set of two slots; a plug-in display card is not displayed; a second οσ plugged into the second slot is connected to a second two between the first display card and the second display card 1 - the first chip, the group and the second chip, the group respectively control the first display = and the second display card for image processing to output a video signal, and the video signal is transmitted by the first display card and the second display card The brain is processed by the common processing. The display device and the method of the multi-display card of the present invention can simultaneously control the image processing of the first display card and the second display card through the second chip set and the second chip set, thereby achieving the overall image processing performance. Upgrade. [Embodiment] In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the techniques, means and functions of the present invention for achieving the intended purpose, please refer to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited by the scope of the invention. Please refer to the second figure, which is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides a display device supporting SLI (Scaiable Link Interface) technology, comprising: a first chip set 1 , a second chip set 20 , a first display card 31 , a second display card 41 , and an electrical connector 50. The first chip group 1 and the second chip group 20 respectively support a first slot 11 and a second slot 21, the first chip group 1 can be a north bridge chip group, and the second chip group 20 can be a south bridge chip. The first slot 11 and the second slot 21 used in this embodiment are PCI~Ex 16 respectively, and the first display card 31 is inserted into the first slot Η, and the second display is connected to the second slot. The slot 21 is connected between the card 41 and the second display card 41 by the electrical connector 5, and the first display card 31 and the second: 31 can transmit data to each other through the electrical connector 50. The first level of the use of the SLI operation and the function of the SLI operation on the first display card 31 and the _chip (GPU) on the 41 respectively Slightly) support communication protocol; = card display card 31 and second _ card 41 also support high slot position = slightly), and power supply connection H 50 is connected to the high-speed digital interface transmission wheel (Figure therefore via the second In the architecture shown in the figure, in the embodiment, when the control is performed, the control of a driver is used to control the first display by the first chip group 1 and the second, and the groups 20 are processed in parallel. The card 3丨 and the fourth display (4) perform image processing operations, and control the second display card 31 and the second display card 41 by using the electrical connector 5〇=the data transmission of the wide display card 31 and the second display card 41. The dynamic load balancing between the two is advanced coloring, and the compositing function ensures the related image processing of the gradual frame rate. In the embodiment, the video signal output by the image processing is output by the main card which is not displayed, and the second The display card 41 assists the sub-card to share the data processing amount of the first display card 31. In this embodiment, a wood structure different from the current sli technology is provided. In this embodiment, the two chip sets are respectively provided with the plug-in of the pci-Ex 16 for the corresponding two display cards, and the dual chip sets are separately processed. It can improve the work efficiency of the overall image processing in the South. The job, the invention can indeed provide a design that is quite different from the well-known person by the above-mentioned techniques, and the value of the job improvement problem, before its application of 1259393 Not found in the publication or public use, Cheng has met the requirements of the invention patent, and filed an invention patent application according to law. However, the drawings and descriptions disclosed above are only examples of the present invention, and those skilled in the art are Other modifications may be made in accordance with the above description, and such changes are still within the scope of the invention and the patent scope defined below. [Simplified Schematic] The first figure is a system architecture diagram of a conventional multi-display card; And the second diagram is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] "The present invention" 10 first chip group 11 first slot 20 second crystal Group 21 second slot 31 first display card 41 second display card 50 electrical connector "known" 7 0 north bridge chipset 71 first slot 1559939 72 second slot 81 first display card 82 second display card 90 electrical connector

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1259393 十、申請專利範圍: 1、 一種多顯示卡之顯示方法,包括: 插接一第一顯示卡在一第一插槽,其中該第一插槽係 由一第一晶片組控制; 插接一第二顯示卡在一第二插槽,其中該第二插槽係 由一第二晶片組控制; 連接該第一顯示卡及該第二顯示卡係由一電連接器; 以及 輸出一視頻資訊,係由該第一晶片組及該第二晶片組 分別控制該第一顯示卡及該二顯示卡進行影像處 理,且該第一顯示卡及該第二顯示卡係透過該電連 接器共同運算處理以輸出該視頻資訊。 2、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之多顯示卡之顯示方法, 其中該第一插槽及該第二插槽係為PCI-E (PCI-Express)介面。 3、 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之多顯示卡之顯示方法, 其中該PCI-E (PCI-Express)介面的規格係為PCI-E X 16 〇 4、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之多顯示卡之顯示方法, 其中該第一晶片組係為北橋晶片組,該第二晶片組係 為南橋晶片組。 5、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之多顯示卡之顯示方法, 其中該視頻訊號係由該第一顯示卡輸出。 6、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之多顯示卡之顯示方法, 其中該第一顯示卡及該第二顯示卡透過該電連接器共 11 1259393 同運算處理該視頻訊號,係藉由一驅動程式讓該第一 顯示卡及該第二顯示卡的運算負載平衡。 7、 一種多顯示卡之顯示裝置,包括: 一第一晶片組,至少提供有一第一插槽; 一第二晶片組,至少提供有一第二插槽; 一第一顯示卡,插接於該第一插槽; 一第二顯示卡,插接於該第二插槽;以及 一電連接器,連接於該第一顯示卡與該第二顯示卡之 間,以供該第一顯示卡及該第二顯示卡之間傳輸資 料; 其中該第一晶片組及該第二晶片組分別控制該第一顯 示卡及該二顯示卡進行影像處理以輸出一視頻訊 號,且該視頻訊號係由該第一顯示卡及該第二顯示 卡透過該電連接器共同運算處理所輸出。 8、 如申請專利範圍第7項所述之多顯示卡之顯示裝置, 其中該第一插槽及該第二插槽係為PCI-E (PCI-Express)介面。 9、 如申請專利範圍第8項所述之多顯示卡之顯示裝置, 其中該PCI-E (PCI-Express)介面的規格係為PCI-E X 16 〇 1 0、如申請專利範圍第7項所述之多顯示卡之顯示裝 置,其中該第一晶片組係為北橋晶片組,該第二晶片 組係為南橋晶片組。 1 1、如申請專利範圍第7項所述之多顯示卡之顯示裝 置,其中該視頻訊號係由該第一顯示卡輸出。 121259393 X. Patent application scope: 1. A display method for a multi-display card, comprising: plugging a first display card into a first slot, wherein the first slot is controlled by a first chip set; a second display card is in a second slot, wherein the second slot is controlled by a second chip set; connecting the first display card and the second display card by an electrical connector; and outputting a video The information is that the first display card and the second display card respectively control image processing of the first display card and the second display card, and the first display card and the second display card are shared by the electrical connector The processing is performed to output the video information. 2. The display method of the multi-display card according to claim 1, wherein the first slot and the second slot are PCI-E (PCI-Express) interfaces. 3. The display method of the multi-display card according to the second aspect of the patent application, wherein the specification of the PCI-E (PCI-Express) interface is PCI-E X 16 〇4, as in the first item of the patent application scope. The display method of the multi-display card, wherein the first chip set is a north bridge chip set, and the second chip set is a south bridge chip set. 5. The display method of the multi-display card according to claim 1, wherein the video signal is output by the first display card. 6. The display method of the multi-display card of claim 1, wherein the first display card and the second display card process the video signal through the electrical connector 11 11259393, by using a video signal The driver balances the computing load of the first display card and the second display card. A display device for a multi-display card, comprising: a first chip set, at least one first slot; a second chip set, at least one second slot; a first display card, plugged into the a first slot; a second display card is inserted into the second slot; and an electrical connector is connected between the first display card and the second display card for the first display card and Data is transmitted between the second display card; wherein the first chip set and the second chip set respectively control the first display card and the two display cards for image processing to output a video signal, and the video signal is The first display card and the second display card are output through a common operation process of the electrical connector. 8. The display device of the multi-display card of claim 7, wherein the first slot and the second slot are PCI-E (PCI-Express) interfaces. 9. The display device of the multi-display card according to claim 8, wherein the specification of the PCI-E (PCI-Express) interface is PCI-E X 16 〇1 0, as claimed in the seventh item. The display device of the display card, wherein the first chip set is a north bridge chip set, and the second chip set is a south bridge chip set. The display device of the multi-display card of claim 7, wherein the video signal is output by the first display card. 12
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