TWM607138U - PCIe and SATA compatible copy device - Google Patents

Abstract

A solid-state hard disk copying device with a plurality of copying units, each copying unit having: a serial input port, a serial output port, a PCI-E interface, a SATA interface, and a printed circuit including a control chip Board, wherein the interconnection mode of the plurality of copy units is that the serial output port of one copy unit is electrically connected to the serial input port of another copy unit; during operation, one of the plurality of copy units first copies The unit outputs the parent source copy data through its serial output port, and the other copy units of the plurality of copy units receive the parent source copy data through their respective serial input ports and copy the parent source copy data to The respective PCI-E interface or SATA interface is connected to a solid state hard disk, and the parent source copy data is sent through the respective serial output ports.

Description

PCIe and SATA compatible copy device

This creation is about a solid-state drive copy device, especially a PCIe and SATA compatible solid-state drive copy device that can complete batch copy operations of different working specifications mixed with NVMe signals and SATA signals.

General solid-state hard disk copying is usually performed by using one of the PCI-E connection interfaces provided by the PCI-E (peripheral component interconnection-express) control card of the PC (personal computer). However, this approach requires the cooperation of management software, and it cannot handle many solid state drives at once, that is, it cannot perform a large number of copy operations.

In addition, different customers may have different requirements for the number of batch copies of SSDs. In order to meet the needs of different customers, manufacturers of solid-state hard disk copying devices must provide various solid-state disk copying devices of different specifications. However, when there are many different specifications to meet, the overall cost of solid-state hard disk copy device manufacturers will increase significantly.

In addition, solid state drives may use NVMe (non-volatile memory express; fast non-volatile memory) signals or SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) signals, and users often cannot determine whether their solid state drives are The use of NVMe signals or SATA signals makes it impossible to smoothly perform copy operations on a solid-state drive copy device (using NVMe signals or SATA signal specifications). For example, if a solid-state drive adopts NVMe signals, and a solid-state drive copy device adopts SATA signal specifications, the user will not be able to copy the solid state drive in the solid-state drive copy device.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, a novel PCIe and SATA compatible copy device is urgently needed in the art.

One purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device, which can perform an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation operation through an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module, so that the operator does not need to know the specifications of the solid state drive It uses NVMe signal or SATA signal to perform PCIe and SATA compatible copy operation on the PCIe and SATA compatible copying device created by this invention.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copy device, which can automatically determine whether each solid state drive uses NVMe signal or SATA signal in a batch of copying operations, so as to complete the mixing of NVMe signal and SATA signal Batch copy jobs of different work specifications.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device, which can realize the PCIe and SATA compatible solid-state drive copy function through the control chip, so as to independently perform a data without PC support Copy operation, and realize the copy function of PCIe and SATA compatible solid-state drive in a simplified way compared with general solid-state drive controller.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device, which can adjust the number of copy units by cascading to meet the number of copies of various batches.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device. The mother source data required for the data copy operation can be provided by an external computer, or plugged into a PCIe or SATA solid state of the first copy unit. The hard disk is provided, or provided by a memory stored in a solid-state hard disk copy device.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device, which has a plurality of independently replaceable copying units to facilitate the elimination of local failures of the copying device.

Another purpose of this creation is to disclose a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device, which can perform data comparison on the copied solid state drive to ensure the correctness of the data copy.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purpose, a PCIe and SATA compatible solid-state drive copy device is proposed, which has a plurality of copy units, and each copy unit has:

A serial input port;

A serial output port;

One PCI-E (peripheral component interconnection-express; peripheral component interconnection-fast) interface;

A SATA interface; and

A printed circuit board including a control chip, a memory, a serial interface electrically coupled to the control chip, a PCI-E interface circuit, and a SATA interface circuit;

Wherein, the interconnection of the plurality of copy units is that the serial output port of one copy unit is electrically connected to the serial input port of the other copy unit; each copy unit The control chip is electrically coupled to the serial input port and the serial output port via the serial interface, and is coupled to the PCI-E interface circuit via the PCI-E interface , Being coupled to the SATA interface via the SATA interface circuit, and performing an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation operation by executing an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module stored in the memory.

In one embodiment, the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device has a message display screen.

In one embodiment, the copy device compatible with PCIe and SATA has a plurality of selection buttons.

In one embodiment, each of the copy units further has an indicator light drive circuit to drive a plurality of indicator lights .

In one embodiment, the PCIe and SATA compatible copying device is further provided with an expansion input port and an expansion output port in a housing.

In order to enable your review committee to further understand the structure, features and purpose of the present invention, the drawings and detailed descriptions of preferred specific embodiments are attached as follows.

Please also refer to Figures 1 to 4d, in which Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of an embodiment of a copy device for creating a PCIe and SATA compatible copy; Figure 2 is a multiple copy unit of the copy device of Figure 1 PCIe and SATA compatible Schematic diagram of serial connection; Figure 3 is a circuit block diagram of the copy unit of the copy device of the PCIe and SATA compatibility of Figure 1; Figure 4a is an application example of the copy device of the PCIe and SATA compatibility of Figure 1; Figure 4b is the mutual compatibility of PCIe and SATA of Figure 1 Fig. 4c is another application example of the copy device compatible with PCIe and SATA of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4d is another application example of the copy device compatible with PCIe and SATA of Fig. 1.

As shown in Figures 1-3, a PCIe and SATA compatible copying device 100 includes a plurality of copying units 110, a message display 120 and a set of buttons 131-132, wherein each copying unit 110 has a PCI-E interface 111. A SATA interface 112, a circuit board 113, a serial input port 114 and a serial output port 115, and a plurality of copy units 110 are connected in series by a plurality of cables (through the previous The serial output port 115 of the copy unit 110 and the serial input port 114 of the subsequent copy unit 110 are connected to each other).

As shown in FIG. 3, the circuit board 113 has a control chip 1131 and a serial interface 1132 electrically coupled to the control chip 1131, a PCI-E interface circuit 1133a, a SATA interface circuit 1133b, a display interface 1134, and a The button circuit 1135, an indicator driving circuit 1136, and a memory 1137, wherein the memory 1137 stores an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module 1137a.

The control chip 1131 can be coupled through the display interface 1134 and the message display screen 120 (which can be composed of a liquid crystal display) to provide operating status information, and through the button circuit 1135 and buttons 131-132 (including a start button and a plurality of selection buttons) ) Coupled to receive key input.

Among them, the control chip 1131 is electrically coupled to the serial input port 114 and the serial output port 115 via the serial interface 1132; via the PCI-E interface circuit 1133a and the PCI-E interface 111; and via the SATA interface circuit 1133b is coupled to the SATA interface 112; and executes the NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module 1137a through the memory 1137 to perform an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation operation.

During operation, the control chip 1131 reads the operating signal of a solid state drive via the PCI-E interface circuit 1133a and the PCI-E interface 111 or via the SATA interface circuit 1133b and the SATA interface 112, and then performs the aforementioned NVMe/SATA signal interpretation Work to determine whether the working signal is an NVMe signal or a SATA signal, so as to correctly access the solid state drive.

In other words, the operator does not need to know that the specification of the solid state drive is to use NVMe signal or SATA signal to perform copy operations on the copy device created by PCIe and SATA compatible.

In addition, the control chip 1131 can drive the plurality of indicator lights 112 through the indicator drive circuit 1136 to indicate the operating status of a corresponding copy unit 110.

In addition, the PCIe and SATA compatible copying device of the present invention can be further provided with a serial input port 114 and a serial output port 115 on the housing 100 to serve as an expansion input port and an expansion output connection, respectively port.

In the first application example, as shown in Figure 4a, by pressing the buttons 131-132 (including a start button and a plurality of selection buttons), this creation can insert the parent source copy data from a first The PCI-E solid state drive 200 on the PCI-E interface 111 is copied to the PCI-E solid state drive 201-205 plugged into the other PCI-E interface 111, thereby completing a batch copy operation.

In the second application example, as shown in Figure 4b, by pressing the buttons 131-132 (including a start button and a plurality of selection buttons), this creation can insert the parent source copy data from a first The SATA solid-state hard disk 300 on the SATA interface 112 is copied to the PCI-E solid-state hard disks 201-205 plugged into the five PCI-E interfaces 111, thereby completing a batch copy operation.

In the third application example, as shown in Figure 4c, by pressing the buttons 131-132 (including a start button and a plurality of selection buttons), the author can insert the parent source copy data from a first The SATA solid-state hard disk 300 on the SATA interface 112 is copied to the SATA solid-state hard disks 301-305 plugged into the other five SATA interfaces 112 to complete a batch of copy operations.

In the fourth application example, as shown in Figure 4d, by pressing the buttons 131-132 (including a start button and a plurality of selection buttons), this creation can insert the parent source copy data from the first one. The PCI-E solid state drive 200 on the PCI-E interface 111 is copied to the SATA solid state drives 301-305 plugged into the five SATA interfaces 112, thereby completing a batch copy operation.

In addition, the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this invention can also perform a data comparison process after a batch copy operation is performed to ensure the correctness of the data copy.

In addition, since all the functions of this creation can be realized by planning a control chip, the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device of this creation does not need PC support to meet the needs of users for batch copying of solid-state drives. Moreover, since the control chip of this creation only needs to realize the solid-state drive copy function in the control part of the PCI-E interface, it can omit other functions (such as display card, sound card) that the general PCI-E controller has. , Network card, etc.), and can further enhance the robustness and reliability of the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this invention.

With the design disclosed above, this creation has the following advantages:

1. The PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this invention can perform an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation operation through an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module, so that the operator does not need to know whether the specifications of the solid state drive use NVMe signals or The SATA signal can be used for mutual-capacitive copying on the PCIe and SATA-compatible copying device created by this invention.

2. The PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this invention can automatically determine whether each solid-state drive adopts NVMe signal or SATA signal in a batch copy operation, so as to complete batches of different working specifications mixed with NVMe signal and SATA signal Copy job.

3. The PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this creation can realize the PCI-E solid-state drive copy function through the control chip, so that a data copy operation can be performed independently without the support of a PC, and compared with ordinary PCI- The E-controller implements the PCI-E SSD copy function in a simplified manner.

4. The PCIe and SATA compatible copying device of this creation can adjust the number of copy units by cascade connection to meet the quantity requirements of various batch copies.

5. The mother source data required for the data copy operation of the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device of this creation can be provided by an external computer, or provided by a solid state drive plugged into a first copy unit, or stored in One of the memory in the solid-state drive copy device is provided.

6. The PCIe and SATA compatible copying device of this creation has a plurality of independently replaceable copying units, which can easily eliminate local failures of the copying device.

7. The PCIe and SATA compatible copy device created by this creation can compare the data of the copied solid state drive to ensure the correctness of the data copy.

The disclosure in this case is a preferred embodiment, and any partial changes or modifications that are derived from the technical ideas of the case and can be easily inferred by those who are familiar with the art do not deviate from the scope of the patent right of the case.

In summary, no matter the purpose, means and effect of this case, it is showing its technical characteristics that are quite different from conventional knowledge, and its first creation is suitable for practical use, and it is also in line with the patent requirements of the new model. I implore the examiner to observe carefully and pray. Granting patents as soon as possible will benefit the society and feel the virtues.

100: PCIe and SATA compatible copy device 110: copy unit 111: PCI-E interface 112: SATA interface 113: circuit board 114: Serial input port 115: Serial output port 1131: control chip 1132: Serial interface 1133a: PCI-E interface circuit 1133b: SATA interface circuit 1134: display interface 1135: Button circuit 1136: Indicator light drive circuit 1137: memory 1137a: NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module 120: Message display 131-132: Button 200-205: PCI-E solid state drive 300-305: SATA solid state drive

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of an embodiment of a copy device for creating a PCIe and SATA compatible copy. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the serial connection of multiple copy units of the copy device of FIG. 1 PCIe and SATA compatible. Fig. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the copy unit of the copy device of Fig. 1 PCIe and SATA compatible. Fig. 4a is a schematic diagram of an application example of the copy device of Fig. 1 that is compatible with PCIe and SATA. Fig. 4b is a schematic diagram of another application example of the copy device of Fig. 1 with mutual compatibility between PCIe and SATA. Fig. 4c is a schematic diagram of another application example of the copy device of Fig. 1 with mutual compatibility between PCIe and SATA. Fig. 4d is a schematic diagram of another application example of the copy device of Fig. 1 with mutual compatibility between PCIe and SATA.

110: copy unit

111: PCI-E interface

112: SATA interface

113: circuit board

114: Serial input port

115: Serial output port

1131: control chip

1132: Serial interface

1133a: PCI-E interface circuit

1133b: SATA interface circuit

1134: display interface

1135: Button circuit

1136: Indicator light drive circuit

1137: memory

1137a: NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module

Claims (5)

A copy device compatible with PCIe and SATA, which has a plurality of copy units, and each copy unit has: A serial input port; A serial output port; A PCI-E interface; and A printed circuit board including a control chip, a memory, a serial interface electrically coupled to the control chip and a PCI-E interface circuit; Wherein, the interconnection of the plurality of copy units is that the serial output port of one copy unit is electrically connected to the serial input port of the other copy unit; each copy unit The control chip is electrically coupled to the serial input port and the serial output port via the serial interface, and is coupled to the PCI-E interface circuit via the PCI-E interface , And perform an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation operation by executing an NVMe/SATA signal interpretation module stored in the memory. For example, the PCIe and SATA compatible copy device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further has a message display screen. The PCIe and SATA compatible copying device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further has a plurality of selection buttons. According to the PCIe and SATA compatible copying device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, each of the copying units further has an indicator light drive circuit to drive a plurality of indicator lights . For example, the PCIe and SATA compatible copying device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further includes an expansion input port and an expansion output port in a housing.

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