TWI508654B - Industrial server system - Google Patents

Description

Industrial server system

The present invention relates to an industrial server system, and more particularly to an industrial server system that couples a module to a backplane and is compatible with Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA).

Modular systems are often used in communication networks where reliability and cost effectiveness are important factors. The modular system includes one or more backplanes that connect and couple interoperable workpieces, such as a circuit board or "integrated board", where the integrated board may include, but is not limited to, boards, carrier boards , processing boards, interconnect interfaces, and more. Other interoperable workpieces that can be coupled and coupled by the backplane include components such as fans, power equipment modules (PEMs), field replaceable units (FRUs), alarm boards, and the like.

Typically, a backplane within a modular platform system includes one or more data transmission connectors and power connectors, wherein the one or more data transmission connectors include an interface that is coupled and coupled to the backplane The communication link of the board interconnection. The communication link is such that the interconnected integrated boards are coupled to components on the backplane, such as mezzanine cards, processing elements, wafer sets, media devices, and the like. Usually, a data transfer interface, It is used to act as a bridge between communication links, and the data or instructions transmitted in the communication link are transmitted using a variety of different communication protocols.

Therefore, in combination with the above description of the solution, it can be known that the solutions currently in use still have many shortcomings and shortcomings; in view of this, the inventors of the present invention have tried their best to study the invention, and finally developed a kind of the present invention. Industrial server system.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an industrial server system, which is mainly configured to arrange four docking areas on a pair of backplanes, so that at least one rear panel module and at least one front panel module can be mounted on the docking The plurality of signal connection units on the backplane communicate with each other; and the present invention transmits a specific configuration of the connectors on the backplane such that the modules coupled to the backplane can achieve good transmission efficiency and reduce at the same time. Energy consumption and the effect of improving system cooling.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the inventor of the present invention provides an industrial server system comprising: a receiving body; a backing plate disposed in the receiving body and including: a first The docking area has: The first transmission block is disposed on the front side of the backplane in parallel; and the plurality of first information docking blocks are disposed in parallel on the back of the backboard; and a second docking zone is located in the first docking One side of the area has two main ventilation zones, which are formed on the backplane in parallel, and are located on one side of the first information docking blocks with respect to the two first transmission blocks. The air is circulated before and after the backplane; the second transmission block is disposed on the front side of the backplane in parallel and adjacent to the two main ventilation zones; and the plurality of second information docking blocks are disposed on the back a back side of the board; and a plurality of first power output blocks are disposed on the back of the back board and adjacent to the second information docking blocks; and a third docking area is opposite to the first docking area Located on one side of the second docking zone, and having: two third transmission blocks arranged in parallel on the front side of the backboard; and two second power output blocks arranged in parallel on the front side of the backplane And located on one side of the third transmission block; a fourth docking area is located on one side of the third docking area with respect to the second docking area; at least one rear panel module is respectively connected to the first information docking block and the second information The first information docking connector, a second information docking connector and a first power connector corresponding to the first power output block are coupled to the back of the backplane; At least one front panel module is a first transmission connector corresponding to the first transmission block, the second transmission block, the third transmission block, and the second power output block respectively, a second transmission connector, a third transmission connector and a second power connector are coupled to the front surface of the backplane; and a power supply is disposed in the housing and coupled to the The fourth docking zone of the backboard.

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1‧‧‧ Industrial Server System

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12‧‧‧ Backplane

121‧‧‧Fixed parts

13‧‧‧Back panel module

131‧‧‧First Information Docking Connector

132‧‧‧Second information docking connector

133‧‧‧First power connector

14‧‧‧ front panel module

141‧‧‧First transmission connector

142‧‧‧Second transmission connector

143‧‧‧ third transmission connector

144‧‧‧Second power connector

15‧‧‧Power supply

16‧‧‧ Hard disk

A‧‧‧First docking area

A1‧‧‧ first transmission block

A2‧‧‧First Information Docking Block

B‧‧‧Second docking area

B1‧‧‧Main ventilation area

B2‧‧‧second transmission block

B3‧‧‧Second information docking block

B4‧‧‧First power output block

C‧‧‧ third docking area

C1‧‧‧ third transmission block

C2‧‧‧Second power output block

D‧‧‧fourth docking area

D1‧‧‧First power supply block

D2‧‧‧Control Module Block

D3‧‧‧Second power supply block

D4‧‧‧ hard disk slot block

D5‧‧‧Input/Output Block

1 is a perspective view of an industrial server system of the present invention; a second view is a partial perspective view of the present invention; a third view is a front view of the back plate of the present invention; and a fourth view is a perspective view of the front plate module of the present invention. The fifth drawing is a rear view of the back sheet of the present invention; and the sixth drawing is a perspective view of the rear board module of the present invention.

In order to more clearly describe an industrial server system of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to the first and second figures, which are perspective and partial perspective views of an industrial server system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the industrial server system 1 of the present invention mainly consists of a receiving body 11, a backing plate 12, and at least one rear The board module 13 , the at least one front panel module 14 , and a power supply 15 are configured; wherein the back board 12 and the power supply 15 are disposed in the receiving body 11 , and the rear board module The group 13 and the at least one front panel module 14 are coupled and coupled to the back panel 12.

Please refer to the third figure, which is a front view of the back sheet of the present invention. As shown in the third figure, the backplane 12 includes a first docking area A, a second docking area B, a third docking area C, and a fourth docking area D; wherein the second docking area B Located on one side of the first docking area A, the third docking area C is located on the other side of the second docking area B with respect to the first docking area A, and the fourth docking area D is opposite to the The second docking zone B is located on the other side of the third docking zone C. Next, the connector configuration on the front side of the backboard 12 is illustrated. The first docking zone A has two first transport blocks A1 disposed above and below the front surface of the backplane 12. The second docking zone B located on the right side of the first docking zone A has two main ventilation zones B1 formed on the backplane 12 in parallel, and two second transmission zones disposed on the front and back of the backplane 12 in parallel. The block B2, wherein the two main ventilation zones B1 are located on one side of the first information docking block A2 with respect to the two first transport blocks A1, for circulating air in front and rear of the backboard 12, and The two second transmission blocks B2 are respectively adjacent to the two main ventilation zones B1.

The third docking zone C located on the right side of the second docking zone B has two third transport blocks C1 disposed above and below the front surface of the backboard 12 in parallel, and is disposed above and below the front surface of the backboard 12 in parallel. And adjacent Two second power output blocks C2 disposed on the right side of the two third transfer blocks C1. The fourth docking zone D located on the right side of the third docking zone C has a first power supply block D1 located in the upper half of the fourth docking zone D for receiving the power supply provided by the power supply 15 a control module block D2 on the right side of the first power supply block D1 for monitoring the industrial server system 1 and a second power supply block D3 located on the right side of the control module block D2. The power supply from the power supply 15 is received, wherein the control module block D2 serves as a connection interface for the status display, the soft/hard body reset, and the power switch of the power supply 15.

In addition, it must be additionally noted that the backboard 12 has at least one ventilated area formed in an unused area of the backboard 12 to enhance the heat dissipation effect of the industrial server system, and the backboard 12 is The accommodating body 11 is fixedly disposed by at least one fixing member 121 disposed on the front surface of the backboard.

Please refer to the third picture, and please refer to the fourth picture at the same time, which is a perspective view of the front panel module. As shown in the fourth figure, the front panel module 14 is respectively connected to the first transport block A1, the second transport block B2, the third transport block C1, and the second power output block C2. A first transmission connector 141, a second transmission connector 142, a third transmission connector 143 and a second power connector 144 corresponding to each other are coupled to the front surface of the backplane 12. The front panel module 14 further has an Intelligent Platform Management Controller (IPMC), which is responsible for monitoring and recording the card module. In the above case, the abnormal event is reported and processed, and the management functions such as controlling the power and data channels on the board module are controlled; and the front panel module 14 further includes a reduced instruction set circuit (RISC).

Next, the connector configuration on the back side of the back sheet 12 will be described. Referring to the fifth drawing, it is a rear view of the back sheet of the present invention. As shown in the fifth figure, the back side of the first docking area A is disposed in a straight line with three first information docking blocks A2, and the first information docking block A2 is adjacent to the second docking area B. The back side of the second docking area B is provided with three second information docking blocks B3 and three first power output blocks B4, wherein the first power output block B4 is located in the second information docking area. Block B3 is to the left and adjacent to the third docking area C. The back surface of the fourth docking area D is provided with a hard disk slot block D4 and an input/output block D5, wherein the hard disk slot block D4 is adjacent to the third docking area C and has two The hard disk slot is coupled to the at least one hard disk 16 , and the input/output block D5 is located under the hard disk slot block D4 for coupling at least one electrical module, and the electrical module is Select from any of the following groups: Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices, Local Area Network (LAN) or Wireless LAN (WLAN) devices, Integrated Device Electronic Circuits (IDE), Advanced Transfer Attachment ( ATA) devices, audio devices and other I/O devices.

Please refer to the fifth figure, and please refer to the sixth figure at the same time, which is a perspective view of the rear panel module of the present invention. As shown in the sixth figure, the at least one rear panel module 13 is connected to the first information docking block A2 and the second information respectively. A first information docking connector 131, a second information docking connector 132 and a first power connector 133, which correspond to each other, the block B3 and the first power output block B4 are coupled to the back surface of the backboard 12. The rear panel module 13 is an advanced mezzanine card (Advanced Mezzanine Card), and has a communication channel, a module management controller (MMC), a module control logic, a module memory, an I/O interface, and a module interface. The hot plug circuit, and the expansion application module, wherein the module memory system is selected from any one of the group consisting of: volatile memory, non-volatile memory, flash memory, random Access memory (RAM), and read-only memory (ROM); and the above module control logic is selected from any of the following groups: microprocessor, network processor, micro-control , Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and Dedicated Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

In view of the above, the transmission interface used by the connector provided on the backboard 12 will be continuously explained. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the industrial server system 1 combines the two front panel modules 14 and the three rear panel modules 13 onto a back panel 12. If the front panel module 14 is used as a main input terminal, the front panel module 14 inputs data signals to the first transport block A1, the second transport block B2, and the third transport block C1. The backplane 12, wherein the first transport block A1 has a set of component high speed interconnect protocol interfaces (PCIe x8) using eight channels, and two sets of component high speed interconnect (PCIe x4) protocols using four channels Interface, and three sets of 10 Gigabit add-on unit interfaces (XAUI); the second transfer block B2 has six sets of 10 Gigabit attach orders Meta-interface (XAUI); the third transport block C1 has three sets of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUI).

Each of the rear panel modules 13 on the back surface of the backplane 12 is a set of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUIs) provided by each of the first information docking blocks A2, and a group of utilized The eight-channel component high-speed interconnect (PCIe x8) protocol interface receives the data signals transmitted from the front panel module 14; and each of the rear panel modules 13 also interfaces with each of the second information interfaces. The three sets of 10 Gigabit add-on unit interfaces (XAUI) of B3 receive the data signals transmitted from the front panel module 14. In addition, it must be additionally noted that the present invention enables the industrial server system 1 by simultaneously incorporating the two front panel modules 14 including the reduced instruction set circuit (RISC) onto the backplane 12. When dealing with a large amount of network packet data, it can be completed in a faster and more efficient manner.

Thus, the above-mentioned system has completely and clearly explained the structure, function and backplane connector configuration of the industrial server system of the present invention; through the above, we can know that the present invention has the following technical features and advantages: 1. In the invention, four docking areas (A, B, C, D) are planned on a backboard 12; so that at least one rear panel module 13 and at least one front panel module 14 can be mounted on the backboard 12. The plurality of connectors communicate with each other; in particular, the present invention further causes the system on the third docking area C to be adjacent to the fourth docking area D, such that the second power output block C2 and the third power output area are disposed Block C4 is disposed adjacent to the first power supply block D1 And the second power supply block D3, thereby reducing energy consumption to increase its power transmission efficiency; 2. Furthermore, the present invention also sets the third transfer block C1 above the third docking area C, the purpose of which is third The transmission block C1 is a main input/output transmission interface, so that the transmission efficiency can be increased by being disposed adjacent to the input/output block D5. 3. In addition, the present invention is more suitable for the docking areas (A, B). , Between C, D), the area where the connector is not provided is dug with a plurality of vents to enhance the heat dissipation effect of the industrial server system. For example, the main ventilation zone B1 is disposed adjacent to the side of the second transmission block B2 and the second information docking block B3, because the location of the main ventilation zone B1 corresponds to important circuits and electronics on the front panel module. Components, so it is necessary to have good heat dissipation to avoid damage to electronic components.

It is to be understood that the foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is not intended to Both should be included in the scope of the patent in this case.

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14‧‧‧ front panel module

Claims (16)

An industrial server system includes: a receiving body; a backing plate disposed in the receiving body, and comprising: a first docking zone, having: two first transfer blocks, up and down And a plurality of first information docking blocks are disposed in parallel on the back side of the backboard; a second docking area is located on one side of the first docking area, and has: a main venting area is formed on the backplane in parallel, and is located on one side of the first information docking block relative to the two first transport blocks for circulating air before and after the backplane; The second transmission block is disposed on the front side of the backplane in parallel and adjacent to the two main ventilation zones; the plurality of second information docking blocks are disposed on the back of the backboard; and a plurality of a power output block is disposed on the back of the backplane and adjacent to the second information docking blocks; a third docking zone is located in the second docking zone relative to the first docking zone Side, and has: two third transmission block, up and down parallel The second power supply output block is disposed on the front side of the back plate in parallel and on one side of the third transfer block; and a fourth docking area is opposite Located in the second docking zone and located in the third docking zone One side of the area; at least one rear panel module is a first information docking connector corresponding to the first information docking block, the second information docking block and the first power output block respectively a second information docking connector and a first power connector are coupled to the back of the backplane; at least one front panel module is respectively coupled to the first transport block, the second transport block, a first transmission connector, a second transmission connector, a third transmission connector and a second power connector respectively corresponding to the second power transmission block and the second power output block are coupled to the backplane And a power supply disposed in the receiving body and coupled to the fourth docking area of the backboard. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the fourth docking zone comprises: a first power supply block disposed on a front surface of the backplane for receiving the power supply a power supply unit; a control module block disposed on a front surface of the backplane and adjacent to the first power supply block; a second power supply block disposed on a front side of the backplane and adjacent to The control module block is configured to receive power supplied by the power supply; a hard disk slot block is disposed on the back of the backplane for coupling at least A hard disk; and an input/outlet block are disposed on the back of the backplane and located under the hard disk slot block for coupling at least one electrical module. The industrial server system of claim 2, wherein the electrical module is selected from any one of the group consisting of: a universal serial bus device, a regional network or a wireless device, an integrated device Electronic circuits, advanced transmission attachment devices, audio devices and other I/O devices. The industrial server system of claim 2, wherein the control module block serves as a status display of the power supply, a soft/hardware reset, and a control signal transmission interface of the power switch. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the rear panel module is an advanced mezzanine card, comprising a communication channel, a module management controller, a module control logic, and a module. A group of memory, an I/O interface, a module interface, a hot plug circuit, and an expansion application unit. The industrial server system of claim 5, wherein the module memory system is selected from any one of the group consisting of: volatile memory, non-volatile memory, flashing Memory, random access memory, and read-only memory. The industrial server system of claim 5, wherein the module control logic is selected from any one of the group consisting of: a microprocessor, a network processor, and a microcontroller. , field programmable gate array, and dedicated integrated circuit. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the first transport block has a set of high speed interconnect protocol interfaces (PCIe x8) using eight channels, and the two groups utilize four channels. Component High-Speed Interconnect (PCIe x4) protocol interface, and three sets of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUI). The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the first docking block has three first information docking blocks, and each of the first information docking blocks has a set of 10GE The Bit Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI), and a set of component high speed interconnect (PCIe x8) protocol interfaces that utilize eight channels. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the second transport block has six sets of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUIs). An industrial server system as described in claim 1, wherein The second docking zone has three second information docking blocks, and each of the second information docking blocks has three sets of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUIs). The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the third transport block has three sets of 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interfaces (XAUIs). The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ventilating area is formed in an unused area of the backboard. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the backplane is fixedly disposed in the receiving body by at least one fixing member disposed on the front surface of the backboard. The industrial server system of claim 1, wherein the front panel module further has a card administrator, which is responsible for monitoring and recording the working condition of the front panel module and reporting and processing the front panel module. The abnormal event of the group, and the card administrator manages the power switch of one of the front panel modules and the opening and closing of at least one data channel. An industrial server system as described in claim 15 of the patent application, The front panel module further includes a reduced instruction set circuit.