TWI733608B - System for switching and choosing universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for switching and choosing universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter is disclosed in the present invention. The system includes a first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter, a second universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter, an operating interface, and a setting module. The first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter electrically connects a first communication port. The second universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter electrically connects a network controller sideband interface communication port. The operating interface is utilized to switch and choose the first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter or the second universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter by a user, so that the setting module is utilized to set the first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter or the second universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter to operate a console redirection.

Description

Universal non-synchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system and method

The present invention relates to a system and method, in particular to a general non-synchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system and method.

Some network cards only have one communication port (Communication Port), for example: Base Station Controller (BSC) network card, therefore, when a user performs Console Redirection operation, the console redirects Jobs can only be mirrored and copied to a specific Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART), such as UART1.

Generally speaking, the slot to which UART1 is electrically connected is not a Network Controller Sideband Interface (NCSI) slot. However, some users believe that the master console redirects the task mirror copy to the universal asynchronous transceiver that is electrically connected to the sideband interface slot of the network controller, such as UART0, which will be more stable and reliable. In addition, different users will have other different usage requirements, which may cause the basic input/output system (Basic Input/Output System; BIOS) to test and release different versions of the firmware (Basic Input/Output System Firmware; BIOS FW). Therefore, it will cause a waste of test time and efficiency. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the prior art.

In view of the prior art, different universal asynchronous transceivers are electrically connected to different slots, and different users have various problems derived from different usage requirements. One of the main objects of the present invention is to provide a universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system to solve at least one of the problems in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention are to provide a universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system, which includes a first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter, a second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter, and a Operation interface and a setting module.

The first universal asynchronous transceiver is electrically connected to a first slot. The second universal asynchronous transceiver is electrically connected to a sideband interface slot of the network controller that is different from the first slot. The operating interface is used to operatively select one of the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter. The setting module is electrically connected to the operating interface, the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter, and switches to the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmission according to the selection result of the operating interface And the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter, and setting the one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter as a console redirection transmission Device.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to enable the universal asynchronous transceiver to switch and select the setting module in the system, which includes a preset unit, and the preset unit is The first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter is preset as the main control station redirection transmitter.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the setting module in the universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter switch selection system, including a switching setting unit, and the switching setting unit is in the When the operating interface is operatively switched to select the second universal asynchronous transceiver, switch to replace the first universal asynchronous transceiver with the second universal asynchronous transceiver and set the console to redirect transmission Device.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, one of the subsidiary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switch selection system, which further includes a keying device, and the keying device is electrically connected to the operating interface for For a user to operate and switch to select the one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to enable the universal asynchronous transceiver to switch and select the input device in the system, which is a keyboard.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, one of the subsidiary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the universal non-synchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system, which further includes a patch cord, and the patch cord is electrically connected to the second universal Asynchronous transceiver and sideband interface slot of the network controller.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention are to provide another method for switching and selecting a universal asynchronous transceiver, which is implemented using the above-mentioned universal asynchronous transceiver switching and selecting system, and includes the following steps : Utilize one of the preset units of the setting module to preset the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter as the console redirection transmitter; use the operating interface to select the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter and the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter One of the two universal asynchronous transceiving transmitters; and, using the setting module to switch to select the one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter, and set it to the The main console redirects the transmitter.

As mentioned above, the universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system and method provided by the present invention utilizes an operating interface and a setting module to switch between the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter Switching selection. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can switch to select the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter or the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter to be set as the console redirection transmitter according to user needs, so as to facilitate mastering. The console is redirected to work.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below in conjunction with the schematic diagrams. According to the following description and the scope of patent application, the advantages and features of the present invention will be more clear. It should be noted that the drawings all adopt a very simplified form and all use imprecise proportions, which are only used to conveniently and clearly assist in explaining the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

Please refer to the first to third figures, in which, the first figure is a block diagram of the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure is a preferred embodiment of the present invention The provided schematic diagram of the operating interface of the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system; and, the third figure is a flowchart showing the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection method provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system 1 includes a first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 11, a second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 12, an operating interface 13 and a setting module 14.

The first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) 11 is electrically connected to a first slot 2. It should be noted that the first universal asynchronous transceiver 11 is the UART1 in practice.

The second universal asynchronous transceiver 12 is electrically connected to a Network Controller Sideband Interface (NCSI) slot 3. The second universal asynchronous transceiver 12 in this embodiment is UART0 in practice. It should be noted that the network controller sideband interface slot 3 is different from the first slot 2, that is, the first slot 2 is not an NCSI slot, but a different kind of slot. In practice, the first slot 2 can be another non-NCSI slot and has a four-pin (PIN) slot.

The setting module 14 is electrically connected to the operating interface 13 and the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 11 and the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 12.

In this embodiment, the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system 1 further includes an input device 15. The keying device 15 is electrically connected to the operating interface 13. The typing device 15 may be a keyboard.

The typing device 15 is used for a user to operate. The operating interface 13 is operated by the keying device 15 to select the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 or the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12.

The setting module 14 will set the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 or the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12 as a console redirection operation based on the selection result. Transmitter.

In this embodiment, the setting module 14 includes a preset unit 141 and a switch setting unit 142. The preset unit 141 presets the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 11, that is, the UART1 in practice, as the master console redirection transmitter.

Therefore, when the user selects the first universal asynchronous transceiver 11 on the operating interface 13, the setting module 14 will maintain the first universal asynchronous transceiver 11 as the master console redirection transmitter to use The first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 and the first slot 2 perform a master console redirection operation.

When the user has other requirements and the operating interface 13 is switched to select the second universal asynchronous transceiver 12, as shown in the second figure, the switching setting unit 142 of the setting module 14 will switch to the second universal The asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12 replaces the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 preset by the preset unit 141, and sets the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12 as the master console redirection transmitter. Therefore, the user uses the second universal asynchronous transceiver 12 and the sideband interface slot 3 of the network controller to perform the console redirection operation.

In practice, the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system 1 will use an adapter cable, which can be an NCSI-TTL adapter cable, electrically connecting part of the pins of the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 12 to the ground, thereby The second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12 can output signals.

When the setting module 14 switches to select the second universal asynchronous transceiver 12 as the console redirection transmitter according to the user's needs, it will continue to save this setting until the next time the user switches to the first universal Up to the asynchronous transmitter/receiver 11.

It should be noted that, in practice, the operating interface 13 and the setting module 14 of the present invention can be implemented using a basic input/output system (BIOS) and an operating system (OS).

Finally, as shown in the third figure, a general asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection method is implemented using the general asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system 1 shown in the first figure, and includes the following steps S101 to S105.

Step S101: Use the preset unit of the setting module to preset the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter to redirect the transmitter to the master console.

In step S101, the pre-setting unit 141 of the setting module 14 as shown in the first figure is used to pre-set the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 as the master console redirection transmitter.

Step S102: Use the operating interface to switch between the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter.

Step S103: Whether the operating interface switches to select the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter.

Steps S102 and S103 use the operating interface 13 as shown in the first figure to switch between the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12, and determine whether the switch is selected to be the second universal asynchronous transmitter. Transceiver 12. When it is judged as yes, go to the following step S104; otherwise, when it is judged as no, go to the following step S105.

Step S104: Use the switch setting unit of the setting module to switch to select the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter to replace the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter and set it as the master console redirection transmitter.

In step S104, the switching setting unit 142 of the setting module 14 as shown in the first figure is used to switch and select the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12 to replace the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 and set it as the master console redirection transmitter. In practice, the setting module 14 will save the setting result until the next time it is switched and selected to use the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 11 as the main console to redirect the transmitter.

Step S105: Use the setting module to maintain the setting of the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter to redirect the transmitter to the master console.

Step S105 uses the setting module 14 as shown in the first figure. When the operating interface is not switched to select the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 12, that is, when the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter 11 is maintained to be selected, the setting module 14 will maintain the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter 11 to be set as the master console redirection transmitter.

In summary, the universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system and method provided by the present invention uses an operating interface and a setting module to switch between the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter Switching selection. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can switch between the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter (and the first slot of the non-NCSI slot) or the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter (and the NCSI slot) is set as the main console redirection transmitter to facilitate the main console redirection operation.

Through the detailed description of the above preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the characteristics and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the purpose is to cover various changes and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patent for which the present invention is intended.

1: Universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system 11: The first universal non-synchronous transceiver transmitter 12: The second universal non-synchronous transceiver transmitter 13: Operation interface 14: Setting module 141: Pre-set unit 142: Switch setting unit 15: Typing device 2: The first slot 3: Network controller sideband interface slot

The first figure shows a block diagram of the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The second figure is a schematic diagram showing the operation interface of the universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and The third figure is a flow chart showing a method for switching and selecting a universal asynchronous transceiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1: Universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system

11: The first universal non-synchronous transceiver transmitter

12: The second universal non-synchronous transceiver transmitter

13: Operation interface

14: Setting module

141: Pre-set unit

142: Switch setting unit

15: Typing device

2: The first slot

3: Network controller sideband interface slot

Claims (7)

A general non-synchronous transceiver transmitter switching selection system, including: A first universal asynchronous transceiver, which is electrically connected to a first slot; A second universal asynchronous transceiver, which is electrically connected to a sideband interface slot of the network controller that is different from the first slot; An operating interface for operatively selecting one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter; and A setting module is electrically connected to the operating interface, the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter, and switches to the first universal asynchronous transmitter according to the selection result of the operating interface The one of the transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter, and setting the one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter as a master station again Orientation transmitter. The universal asynchronous transceiver switch selection system according to claim 1, wherein the setting module includes a preset unit, and the preset unit presets the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter as the master The console redirects the transmitter. The universal asynchronous transceiver switching selection system according to claim 2, wherein the setting module includes a switching setting unit, and the switching setting unit is operated on the operating interface to switch and select the second universal asynchronous When transceiving the transmitter, switch to replace the first universal non-synchronous transceiving transmitter with the second universal non-synchronous transceiving transmitter and set it as the master console redirection transmitter. The universal asynchronous transceiver switch selection system as described in claim 1, further comprising a keying device, and the keying device is electrically connected to the operating interface for a user to operate and switch to select the first universal non-synchronized transmitter. The one of a synchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter. The universal asynchronous transceiver switch selection system described in claim 4, wherein the keying device is a keyboard. The universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system as described in claim 1, further comprising a patch cord, and the patch cord is electrically connected to the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the sideband of the network controller Interface slot. A general asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection method is implemented using the general asynchronous transceiving transmitter switching selection system as described in claim 1, and includes the following steps: (a) Pre-setting the first universal asynchronous transceiver transmitter as the master console redirection transmitter by using a preset unit of the setting module; (b) Using the operating interface to select one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter; and (c) Use the setting module to switch to select the one of the first universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter and the second universal asynchronous transceiving transmitter, and set it as the console redirection transmitter.

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