TWM457336U - Multi-functional high stability slot structure and multi-functional plug card module - Google Patents

Description

Multifunctional high stability slot structure and multi-function card module

The present invention relates to a multi-functional high-stability slot structure and a multi-function card module, and specifically relates to a slot structure with high dust-proof, shock-proof and anti-drop characteristics and a card module with multiple functions.

With the development of thin and light flash memory technology, it has been widely used as a storage device for various information products, such as digital cameras, voice recorders, music players, etc., which use flash memory as their main storage. The medium, especially the CF Card (Compact Flash Card) card has many advantages such as high compatibility, fast access speed, large capacity, extremely low power consumption, small size, dustproof, shockproof and anti-drop. Used in various information products, it can even replace the traditional IDE interface hard disk as the system hard disk of the computer host.

In addition, the new generation CFast Card uses ATA standard SATA as the IO transmission interface, and its transmission speed is greatly improved. Generally, the transmission speed on the input/output (I/O) side can be up to 6Gb/s (SATAIII). The CFast card can also replace the SATA hard drive to read the hard drive as a system for the computer system.

The above-mentioned high-speed transmission interface and high-stability characteristics are only used as general data access in the industry. If the transmission interface dedicated to the above CF card is widely used for information transmission of other functional modules, it is bound to be able to transmit information. Effectively improve efficiency and stability.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional high-stability slot structure and a multi-function card module. The multi-function high-stability slot is electrically connected to a host circuit, and the slot has a general CF interface. The slot is the same and is integrated with the multi-function card module. The slot includes: a function module receiving end and a circuit connecting end respectively disposed on the inner side and the outer side of the slot, the circuit connecting end and the host The PCI line or the PCI Express line is connected, and the function module accommodates A terminal pin group is disposed in the terminal end, and one end of the terminal pin group is respectively connected to a circuit connection end outside the slot, wherein the terminal pin group is divided into a ground pin, a working power pin and a function pin according to an actual function definition. The multi-function card module has a interface connection with the terminal pin group, and the interface of the multi-function card module has the same function as the pin defined by the terminal pin group. When the multi-function card module outputs a signal, it is connected to the terminal pin group of the corresponding slot by its interface connection, and then the terminal pin group is transmitted to the circuit connection end outside the slot, and then Output to the host circuit; when the host circuit outputs a signal, it is conducted from the circuit connection end outside the slot to the inner terminal pin group, and then the terminal pin group is input to the corresponding interface connection port, that is, the host is completed. The circuit inputs the signal of the multi-function card module.

According to the foregoing main features, the multi-function card module has a flash memory of a memory BIOS.

According to the foregoing main features, the multi-function card module is a wireless communication module including at least one of 3G, WIFI, GPS, and Bluetooth.

According to the foregoing main features, the multi-function card module can be a remote control module.

According to the foregoing main features, the multi-function card module can be a hardware monitoring module.

According to the above main features, the multi-function card module can be a hardware debugging module.

10 ‧‧‧Slots

11‧‧‧Function module receiving end

111‧‧‧Terminal pin set

113‧‧‧ Grounding feet

114‧‧‧Working power pin

115‧‧‧ function feet

12‧‧‧circuit connection

20‧‧‧Multi-function card module

21‧‧‧Interface connection埠

22‧‧‧Foot definition module

26‧‧‧First function module

28‧‧‧Second function module

32‧‧‧Debug card

34‧‧‧PIC microcontroller

36‧‧‧Cache memory

38‧‧‧ small panel

The first picture shows the multi-function high stability slot structure and multi-function card module of the creation.

The second figure is the configuration diagram of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the multi-function card module.

The third figure is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module has two functional modules.

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module has a flash memory with a memory BIOS.

The fifth picture shows the structure and multi-function of the multi-function high stability slot of the creation. The card module can be displayed as a hardware monitoring module.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a remote control module.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a wireless communication module.

The figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a hardware debugging module.

In view of the above, the preferred embodiments and the drawings are used to illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 2. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and multi-function card module. The second figure shows the layout of the slot and pin of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module.

As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a multifunctional high-stability slot structure and a multi-function card module. The slot 10 is electrically connected to a host circuit, and the slot 10 has a general appearance and a CF interface. The slot is the same, and is integrated with the multi-function card module 20, so that the multi-function card module 20 can be stably connected to the host circuit through the slot 10, and the slot 10 of the present invention is described. The function module receiving end 11 and the circuit connecting end 12 are disposed on the inner side and the outer side of the slot 10, and the circuit connecting end 12 is electrically connected to the host circuit, and the function module receiving end 11 is provided therein. The terminal pin group 111 is connected to the circuit connection end 12 on the outer side of the slot 10 at one end.

In more detail, the multi-function card module 20 has a connector port 21 connected to the terminal pin group 111. The pins of the inner terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 and the multi-function card module The function of the interface of the 20 interface is the same as that defined by the connector 21, and when the multi-function card module 20 outputs the signal, it is output to the corresponding slot 10 terminal pin group 111 via its interface port 21, and then The terminal pin group 111 is conducted to the circuit connection end 12 outside the slot 10, and is then input into the host circuit; otherwise, when the host circuit outputs a signal, it is conducted to the inner terminal by the circuit connection terminal 12 outside the slot 10. The pin group 111 is further input to the corresponding interface port 21 through the terminal pin group 111, that is, the host circuit inputs the signal of the multi-function card module 20 Into the action.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the terminal pin group 111 disposed in the function module receiving end 11 of the embodiment has at least 50 pins, and can be divided into at least a ground pin 113 and a working power pin according to actual functions. Bit 114 and function pin 115; when the terminal pin is defined as the ground pin 113, the circuit connection terminal 12 connected to the rear end thereof is connected to the ground line of the host circuit; when the terminal pin is defined as a function pin a circuit 115, the circuit connection end 12 connected to the back end is connected to each functional line of the host circuit to perform various functions, for example, if the multi-function card module 20 is a hardware monitoring module, The circuit connection terminal 12 is connected to the hardware monitoring circuit of the motherboard (detailed in the following embodiment); when the terminal pin is defined as the working power pin 114, the circuit connection terminal 12 connected to the rear end thereof is connected The power lines of the host circuit are connected.

The circuit connection end 12 connected to the rear end of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 is connected to the PCI line or the PCI Express line of the motherboard, so that the data transmission speed is faster.

The various pin positions illustrated in this embodiment, such as the ground pin 113, the working power pin 114, and the function pin 115, are merely exemplary, and the connection lines and functions of the pin can be based on actual functions and needs. Adjustments are made and this creation is not limited to the examples.

As shown in the figure, the multi-function card module 20 described in the present invention can be separately installed with one module or multiple modules at the same time. For example, one of the following modules can be separately installed: wireless communication Modules, memory flash memory with BIOS, remote control module, hardware debugging module, hardware monitoring module, etc., or a combination of multiple modules, depending on actual needs, Various changes and modifications to the structures according to the embodiments of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the multi-function card module 20 of the present invention.

As described above, the multi-function card module 20 of the multi-functional high-stability slot structure has a plurality of functions, which greatly expands the original functions of the CF card, so the multi-function card module 20 of the present invention can also be It is called CF Extension Card (CFEX card for short). Similarly, the slot 10 of this creation can also be called CF Extension slot (referred to as CFEX slot), and the CFEX card and CFEX slot are combined with each other. The system can be called a CFEX system.

In addition, the multi-function card module 20 is internally provided with a single or a plurality of modules, and the multi-function card module 20 is internally provided with a foot connected to the interface port 21 The bit definition module 22 (refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) defines and sets the function of the pin connection of the interface port 21 so that it can be matched with the installed module function, so that the multi-function card module Through the pin definition module 22, the interface connector 21 can correspond to the actual function of each pin of the terminal pin group 111.

The multi-function card module 20 can be the same size and size as the CF card, or can be extended from one end of the interface port 21, for example, to extend the size to 1.5 of the CF card. Times or 1.3 times, etc., to accommodate more components to perform the functions of each module (item), the length of the extension is not limited in this creation, depending on actual needs.

Several embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to a few embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention. The multi-function card module 20 has two functional modules.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to the PCI Express circuit of the motherboard. On the other hand, the multi-function card module 20 has a first function module 26 and A second function module 28, the first function module 26 and the second function module 28 can be one of the following modules: a wireless communication module, a flash memory with a BIOS, and a remote control module. Hardware debugging module, hardware monitoring module, etc. or other modules. Because the multi-function card module 20 needs to store the first function module 26 and the second function module 28, a larger space is needed to accommodate the added components, so the multi-function card module 20 is far away. One end of the interface port 21 is extended to have a size of about 1.3 times that of the CF card to accommodate more components of the memory modules. In fact, the size of the multi-function card module 20 is not limited, and the size of the multi-function card module 20 may depend on the number of modules it accommodates.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module 20 has a flash memory of a memory BIOS.

As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to a motherboard, the motherboard has a boot line, and the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to the boot line of the motherboard. On the other hand, the multi-function card module 20 has a flash memory, and the flash memory has a bootable BIOS, so that the user can achieve the safe boot function by the multi-function card module 20. For example, when some or all of the BIOS in the motherboard is damaged, The BIOS in the multi-function card module 20 can be used to boot (as shown in FIG. 4), and the function of safe booting can be achieved. To perform this function, the pin definition module 22 of the multi-function card module 20 needs to be defined. Similarly, the pin position of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 needs to be defined. Perform signal transmission of this function.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a hardware monitoring module.

As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to a motherboard, the motherboard has a hardware monitoring circuit, and the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to the motherboard. A hardware monitoring circuit, such as a hardware monitoring circuit for fan speed, temperature, voltage, etc., on the other hand, the multi-function card module 20 has a PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) connected to a small panel to enable The PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) can convert the transmitted hardware monitoring signal into digital information, and then display the digital information through the small panel. The small panel is provided with a switch button, and the switch button can be used to switch the hardware state data of different items, such as fan speed, temperature, voltage, etc. (as shown in FIG. 5). To perform this function, the pin definition module 22 of the multi-function card module 20 needs to be defined. Similarly, the pin position of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 needs to be defined. Perform signal transmission of this function.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a remote control module.

As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to a motherboard having a remote control line, and the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to the motherboard. The remote control circuit, such as the KVM remote control line, the power management remote control line, etc., on the other hand, the multi-function card module 20 is provided with an ARM chip and a network PHY chip, so that the remote user can The network is connected to the host through the network PHY chip, and the remote user can perform remote control without having to go to the site in person, which is beneficial to reduce the operation cost (as shown in Fig. 6). . To perform this function, the pin definition module 22 of the multi-function card module 20 needs to be defined. Similarly, the pin position of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 needs to be defined. Perform signal transmission of this function.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the multi-function high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a wireless communication module.

As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to a motherboard through a PCI line, and the motherboard has a PCH chip set (or a south bridge chip set), and the circuit of the slot 10 The connection terminal 12 is connected to the PCH chipset (or the south bridge chipset) of the motherboard through a line such as PCI, and communicates with the driver of the wireless communication module on the operating system platform. On the other hand, the multifunctional card module 20 At least one of 3G, WIFI, GPS, and Bluetooth wireless communication modules, of course, can also have 3G, WIFI, GPS, and Bluetooth four-in-one wireless communication modules, so that external wireless signals can pass through the multi-function The wireless communication module of the card module 20 transmits the signal to the PCH chipset (or the south bridge chipset) of the motherboard, and communicates with the wireless communication module through the operating system platform (such as FIG. 7). Shown). To perform this function, the pin definition module 22 of the multi-function card module 20 needs to be defined. Similarly, the pin position of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 needs to be defined. Perform signal transmission of this function.

The above embodiment can also be applied to a bus. For example, the wireless communication module has a GPS positioning function, and the GPS information can be transmitted to the system through the 3G function, and the GPS information of the bus can be instantly displayed on the website. So that anyone can visit the website through the Internet to get the real-time dynamic location information of the bus.

The figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the multifunctional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module of the present invention, which shows that the multi-function card module is a hardware debugging module.

As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the circuit connection end 12 of the slot 10 is connected to a motherboard through a PCI line, and the motherboard has a PCH chip set (or a south bridge chip set), and the circuit of the slot 10 The connection terminal 12 is connected to the PCH chipset (or the south bridge chipset) of the motherboard through a line such as PCI. On the other hand, the multi-function card module 20 has a debug card 32 (if the I/Oport 80h is used for debugging) Card, etc.) is coupled to a PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip), the PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip) and to the debug card 32, and the PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip) is connected a small panel 38, such that the hardware error information detected by the debug card 32 can be converted into corresponding description information through the PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip). The description information is presented to the user through the small panel 38 (as shown in FIG. 8). To perform this function, the pin definition module 22 of the multi-function card module 20 needs to be defined. Similarly, the pin position of the terminal pin group 111 of the slot 10 needs to be defined. Perform signal transmission of this function.

In the above embodiment, the PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip) can be connected to a cache memory 36, and the small panel 38 can also be provided with a data switching button to enable the PIC microcontroller 34 (or 8051 chip). The description information can be stored in the cache memory 36, and the user can display the new and old description information stored in the cache memory 36 through the data switching button on the small panel 38 (eg, English description information).

The present invention has been described in more detail by the above-described preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and various changes and modifications are made to the structures within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present disclosure. Still within the scope of this creation.

10‧‧‧ slots

11‧‧‧Function module receiving end

111‧‧‧Terminal pin set

12‧‧‧circuit connection

20‧‧‧Multi-function card module

21‧‧‧Interface connection埠

22‧‧‧Foot definition module

Claims (15)

The utility model relates to a multifunctional high-stability slot structure and a multi-function card module, wherein the multi-functional high-stability slot is electrically connected with a host circuit, and the slot has the same appearance as a general CF interface slot, and The multi-function card module is plugged into one body, and the slot includes: a function module receiving end and a circuit connecting end which are respectively disposed on the inner side and the outer side of the slot, and the circuit connecting end is connected with the PCI line or the PCI Express line of the host The terminal block is provided with a terminal pin group, and one end of the terminal pin group is respectively connected with a circuit connection end outside the slot, wherein the terminal pin group is divided into a ground pin according to an actual function definition. The working power pin and the function pin, the multi-function card module has a interface port connected with the terminal pin group, and the interface of the multi-function card module is connected with the pin and the terminal pin The functions defined by the group have the same function. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module is internally provided with a pin definition module connected to the interface port. To define and set the function of the interface port of the interface, the multi-function card module can be connected through the pin definition module to correspond to the actual function of each pin of the terminal pin group. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module has the same appearance and size as the CF card, or is far away One of its interface ports extends its size to accommodate more components to perform the functions of each. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module has a flash memory of a memory BIOS. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 4, wherein the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to a motherboard, the motherboard has a boot line, and the plug The circuit connection end of the slot is connected to the boot line of the motherboard, so that the user can boot the BIOS of the flash memory of the multi-function card module to achieve the function of safe booting. Multifunctional high stability slot structure and multi-function card according to claim 1 of the patent application scope The module, wherein the multi-function card module is a wireless communication module including at least one of 3G, WIFI, GPS, and Bluetooth. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 6, wherein the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to a motherboard, and the motherboard has a PCH chipset (or one) The south bridge chipset), and the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to the PCH chipset (or a south bridge chipset) of the motherboard, and communicates with the driver of the wireless communication module on the operating system platform to make the external The wireless signal can be transmitted to the PCH chipset (or the south bridge chipset) of the motherboard through the wireless communication module of the multi-function card module, and the signal is on the operating system platform and the wireless communication module. communication. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module can be a hardware monitoring module. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 8, wherein the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to a motherboard, the motherboard has a hardware monitoring circuit, and The circuit connection end of the slot is connected to the hardware monitoring circuit of the motherboard, and the multi-function card module has a PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) connected to a small panel to enable the PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) can convert the transmitted hardware monitoring signal into digital information, and then display the digital information through the small panel. The multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module according to claim 9 , wherein the small panel is provided with a switch button, and the switch button is used to switch the hardware state of different items. data. According to the multi-functional high stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module can be a remote control module. According to the multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 11, wherein the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to a motherboard, and the motherboard has a remote control circuit, and the motherboard The circuit connection end of the slot is connected to the remote control circuit of the motherboard. The multi-function card module is provided with an ARM chip and a network PHY chip, so that the remote user can access the network through the network PHY. The chip is networked with the host and remotely controlled. According to the multi-functional high stability slot structure and the multi-function card module described in claim 1, wherein the multi-function card module can be a hardware debugging module. The multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module according to claim 13 , wherein the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to a motherboard, and the motherboard has a PCH chip set (or south bridge) Chip set), and the circuit connection end of the slot is connected to the PCH chip set (or the south bridge chip set) of the motherboard, and the multi-function card module has a debug card and a PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) The PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) is connected to the debug card, and the PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) is connected to a small panel, so that the hardware of the debug card can be detected immediately The error message is used to convert the hardware error information analysis into corresponding description information through the PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) and present it through the small panel. The multi-functional high-stability slot structure and the multi-function card module according to claim 14, wherein the PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) can be connected to a cache memory, and the small panel A data switching button can also be provided to enable the PIC microcontroller (or 8051 chip) to store the description information in the cache memory, and can be stored back and forth through the data switching button on the small panel. Take the old and new description information in the memory.