WO2016074396A1

WO2016074396A1 - Power source monitoring method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2016074396A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/074252
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蔡晓侠
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-11-11
Filing date: 2015-03-13
Publication date: 2016-05-19
Also published as: CN105653001A

Abstract

Provided are a power source monitoring method and device, the method comprising: determining, according to a preset system parameter related to a power source, to transmit to the power source a protocol command for monitoring the power source; receiving data fed back by the power source according to the protocol command; and monitoring the power source according to the received data, thus addressing the problem in the relevant art that the monitoring of a power source has poor universality, and improving the universality of the monitoring of the power source.

Description

Power monitoring method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a power monitoring method and apparatus.

Background technique

With the continuous development of communication technology and power supply technology, the monitoring of power supply is becoming more and more important. The following is an example of a Power Management Bus (PMBus) power supply. As an open standard digital power management protocol, PMBus is being used by more and more power supplies. One way to monitor the PMBus power supply is to use its actual application system. Another method is to convert the PMBus interface of the power supply into a common interface such as a computer compatible RS232 or U port, and then use the computer to monitor the background. However, due to the differences in PMBus specific protocol commands and system communication parameters used by various power sources, different power supplies need to develop different computer monitoring backgrounds, or rely on their actual application systems to achieve power monitoring, resulting in PMBus power monitoring and testing. There are certain difficulties. Therefore, in the related art, there is a lack of a versatile monitoring background that can monitor different types of power sources.

In view of the problem of poor versatility of power supply monitoring in the related art, an effective solution has not been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a power supply monitoring method and apparatus to at least solve the problem of poor versatility of power supply monitoring existing in the related art.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a power supply monitoring method includes: determining, according to a preset power-related system parameter, transmitting a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source; receiving the power source according to The data fed back by the protocol command; the power is monitored according to the received data.

Preferably, the system parameter comprises at least one of the following: a communication rate, a packet error checking PEC, a data format, and a power communication address.

Preferably, determining, according to the preset power-related system parameter, that transmitting a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source comprises: determining, according to the set system parameter, all protocol commands supported by the power source; Selecting a protocol command for monitoring the power source from all of the protocol commands; and transmitting the selected protocol command to the power source.

Preferably, monitoring the power according to the received data comprises: parsing the received data; displaying the parsed parsing result.

Preferably, the sending the selected protocol command to the power source includes: when the number of the protocol commands is multiple, sequentially sending the protocol command, including: in the receiving, by the power source according to the After the data fed back by the protocol command is parsed and displayed, the next protocol command is sent.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a power supply monitoring apparatus is provided, comprising: a transmitting module configured to determine, according to a preset power-related system parameter, a protocol command for transmitting to the power source for monitoring the power source And a receiving module configured to receive data fed back by the power source according to the protocol command; and a monitoring module configured to monitor the power according to the received data.

Preferably, the sending module includes: a determining unit configured to determine all protocol commands supported by the power source according to the set system parameter; and a selecting unit configured to select the power source from all the protocol commands a protocol command for monitoring; a sending unit configured to send the selected protocol command to the power source.

Preferably, the monitoring module comprises: a parsing unit configured to parse the received data; and a display unit configured to display the parsed parsing result.

Preferably, the sending unit includes: a sending subunit, configured to send the protocol command sequentially when the number of the protocol commands is multiple, comprising: in response to the protocol command received by the power source After the feedback data is parsed and displayed, the next protocol command is sent.

According to the present invention, a protocol command for monitoring the power source is sent to the power source according to a preset power-related system parameter; and data received by the power source according to the protocol command is received; The data is used to monitor the power supply, which solves the problem of poor versatility of the power supply monitoring in the related art, thereby achieving the effect of improving the versatility of the power supply monitoring.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart of a power monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a power source monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a transmitting module 22 in a power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing the structure of a monitoring module 26 in a power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a transmitting unit 36 in a power source monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a block diagram showing the overall function of the monitoring background according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a flow chart showing a parameter configuration function of a PMBus system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic diagram of a parameter configuration interface of a PMBus system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a flowchart of a PMBus power protocol configuration function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic diagram of a PMBus power protocol configuration interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a flow chart of real-time monitoring according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a flow chart of a "write" command operation in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

13 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a "write" command operation in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

A power supply monitoring method is provided in this embodiment. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a power monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the process includes the following steps:

Step S102, determining, according to the preset system parameter related to the power source, sending a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source;

Step S104, receiving data that the power source feeds back according to the protocol command;

Step S106, monitoring the power according to the received data.

Through the above steps, the protocol command for monitoring the power supply is sent to the power source according to the preset system parameter related to the power source; the data received by the power source according to the protocol command is received; and the power source is monitored according to the received data, thereby realizing The system communication parameters and the protocol commands for monitoring the power supply can be flexibly configured, thereby realizing that different power sources can be monitored by the same monitoring background, and the problem of poor versatility of the power supply monitoring in the related technology is solved, thereby improving the power supply. The versatility of monitoring.

The system parameter may include at least one of the following: a communication rate, a packet error checking PEC, a data format, and a power communication address. After the system parameters are configured, you can determine which power source to monitor. You can monitor different power sources by configuring different system parameters.

In a preferred embodiment, determining, according to the preset power-related system parameters, transmitting a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source includes: determining, according to the set system parameter, all protocol commands supported by the power source; All protocol commands select a protocol command that monitors the power supply; the selected protocol command is sent to the power supply. The monitoring of the power supply can be implemented according to the selected protocol command.

In a preferred embodiment, monitoring the power supply based on the received data includes parsing the received data and displaying the parsed analysis result. Therefore, the monitoring result can be displayed on the monitoring interface to visually display the current status of the power supply.

In a preferred embodiment, sending the selected protocol command to the power source includes: when the number of the protocol commands is multiple, sequentially sending the protocol command, including: parsing the received data fed back by the power according to the protocol command After the display, the next protocol command is sent. That is to say, the next protocol command occurs after a protocol command is executed, so that it can be clearly determined which parameters of the power supply are received data.

In the embodiment, a power monitoring device is also provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and has not been described again. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the device includes a transmitting module 22, a receiving module 24, and a monitoring module 26. The device will be described below.

The sending module 22 is configured to send a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source according to the preset power-related system parameter; the receiving module 24 is connected to the sending module 22, and is configured to receive power according to the foregoing protocol. The data fed back by the command; the monitoring module 26 is connected to the receiving module 24, and is configured to monitor the power according to the received data.

The system parameters include at least one of the following: a communication rate, a packet error checking PEC, a data format, and a power communication address.

FIG. 3 is a structural block diagram of a transmitting module 22 in a power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the transmitting module 22 includes a determining unit 32, a selecting unit 34, and a transmitting unit 36. Be explained.

The determining unit 32 is configured to determine all protocol commands supported by the power supply according to the set system parameters; the selecting unit 34 is connected to the determining unit 32, and is configured to select a protocol command for monitoring the power source from among all the protocol commands; Unit 36, coupled to selection unit 34 described above, is arranged to transmit the selected protocol command to the power source.

4 is a block diagram showing the structure of the monitoring module 26 in the power monitoring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the monitoring module 26 includes a parsing unit 42 and a display unit 44. The monitoring module 26 will be described below.

The analyzing unit 42 is configured to analyze the received data, and the display unit 44 is connected to the analyzing unit 42 and is configured to display the parsed analysis result.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a transmitting unit 36 in a power source monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the transmitting unit 36 includes a transmitting subunit 52, and the transmitting subunit 52 will be described below.

The sending sub-unit 52 is configured to send the protocol command in sequence when the number of the protocol commands is multiple, including: after parsing and displaying the received data fed back by the power according to the protocol command, sending the next protocol command .

The present invention will be described below by taking the monitoring of the power supply under the PMBus protocol as an example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a general PMBus power monitoring background is provided. After the PMBus interface of the power source is converted into a common interface such as a computer compatible RS232 or U port, the system can flexibly configure the system communication parameters through the background. The freely combined power supply supports the protocol commands to realize the monitoring of all PMBus power supplies, which is versatile. The monitoring of the PMBus power supply not only leaves the actual application system, but also eliminates the development of the computer monitoring background caused by the different power sources, and realizes the comprehensive monitoring of the PMBus power supply. It is explained below:

According to the characteristics of the PMBus, the general PMBus power monitoring background in the embodiment of the present invention can be composed of four parts: 1. PMBus communication parameter configuration (same as the above-mentioned transmitting module 22); 2. Specific power PMBus protocol command configuration (same as above) Transmitting module 22); 3, real-time monitoring of parameter information and status information (same as monitoring module 26 described above); 4. "write" operation.

The monitoring background provides a combo box or an edit box to select or fill in the PMBus communication parameters to determine the communication rate, PEC support or not, data format, and power communication address. The monitoring background provides all the "read" commands of the PMBus for specific power configuration. The protocol commands supported by the protocol are selected to determine the protocol of the specific power supply; when the background operation is monitored, according to the PMBus communication parameters, the "read" command supported by the power supply is sent periodically, and the data information returned by the power supply is received, according to the PMBus. After the communication parameters are parsed, the parameter information of the power supply is displayed in text form after the corresponding protocol content, and the alarm bit in the status information is displayed in a highlighted background to highlight the alarm generated in real time; for the “write” command, the monitoring background provides an edit box. That is, fill in the data to be sent in the edit box, and click the button to send data to the power supply.

By introducing different ideas in the PMBus power supply computer monitoring background, unlike the computer-monitoring background for the specific power supply commonly used in the related art, this embodiment can be flexibly configured in combination with a specific power supply, and comprehensive monitoring of the PMB _us is realized.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an overall function of a monitoring background according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, monitoring power in the monitoring background may include the following steps:

Step S602, performing parameter configuration of the PMBus system;

Step S604, PMBus power protocol configuration;

Step S606, running real-time monitoring to implement monitoring of the "read" command supported by the power supply;

In step S608, a "write" command operation is performed, and the operation of the "write" command is implemented in an interrupt manner, that is, a "write" operation can be performed to the power source at any time.

7 is a flow chart of a PMBus system parameter configuration function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a PMBus system parameter configuration interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:

Step S702, filling in the PMBus communication parameters through the combo box selection or edit box to determine the communication rate, the PEC support or not, the data format, and the power communication address;

Step S704, the monitoring background obtains the above-mentioned PMBus communication related parameters selected or filled in;

Step S706, the monitoring background determines the communication rate, the PEC support or the like, and determines the parsing mode of the received data.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a PMBus power protocol configuration function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a PMBus power protocol configuration interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. The foregoing process includes the following steps:

Step S902, the user selects a supported "read" command according to a specific power source;

Step S904, the monitoring background obtains the commands supported by the power supply, and can combine the commands into a "command set".

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of real-time monitoring according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the process includes the following steps:

Step S1102: The monitoring background selects the first command in the foregoing “command set”;

Step S1104: Send the selected command.

Step S1106, receiving data returned by the power source, and parsing;

Step S1108: Display the parsed data in the corresponding interface position according to the command type;

In step S1110, the next command in the "command set" is selected, and the command is continued, and the process goes to step S1104.

In the PMBus power protocol configuration and real-time monitoring process, for the specific power source, the supported protocol commands can be configured by using a check box, that is, the check box is selected before the power-supported command; The status information is monitored by “continuous communication”. “Start continuous communication” and “stop continuous communication” are two mutually exclusive radio buttons. Select “Start continuous communication”, that is, cyclically send power support commands in the timer. And receiving the data information returned by the power supply, the parameter information is displayed on the interface in text form, and the alarm bit in the status information is displayed in a red highlighted background to highlight the alarm generated in real time, thereby realizing real-time monitoring.

12 is a flowchart of a "write" command operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a "write" command operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:

Step S1202, the user fills in "write" command data that needs to be sent to the power source;

Step S1204: The monitoring background acquires related data of the “write” command;

In step S1206, a "write" command is sent to the power source.

The "write" command is implemented in the "write" mode, that is, the data to be delivered is filled in the "write data" edit box shown in FIG. 13, and the "write" button is clicked to transmit to the power source. data.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiments that the present invention provides a general, simple, and configurable PMBus power monitoring background, which can flexibly configure system communication parameters and specific power supply supported protocol commands to implement specific power supplies. PMBus monitoring provides a visual interface to display the working status and operating data of the power supply to the user, improve the efficiency and test accuracy and comprehensiveness of the PMBus power supply monitoring test.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the power supply monitoring method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: the problem of poor versatility of the power supply monitoring existing in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the versatility of the power supply monitoring is achieved.

Claims

A power monitoring method includes:

Determining, by the preset power-related system parameters, a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source;

Receiving data that the power source feeds back according to the protocol command;

The power is monitored based on the received data.
The method of claim 1 wherein said system parameters comprise at least one of:

Communication rate, whether to support packet error check PEC, data format, power communication address.
The method of claim 1, wherein determining to transmit a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source according to a preset power-related system parameter comprises:

Determining, according to the set system parameter, all protocol commands supported by the power source;

Selecting a protocol command for monitoring the power source from all the protocol commands;

The selected protocol command is sent to the power source.
The method of claim 3 wherein monitoring the power supply based on the received data comprises:

Parsing the received data;

The parsed analysis result is displayed.
The method of claim 4 wherein transmitting the selected protocol command to the power source comprises:

When the number of the protocol commands is multiple, sending the protocol command in sequence includes: after parsing and displaying the received data fed back by the power source according to the protocol command, and then sending the next protocol command .
A power monitoring device includes:

a sending module, configured to send, according to a preset power-related system parameter, a protocol command for monitoring the power source to the power source;

a receiving module, configured to receive data that the power source feeds back according to the protocol command;

A monitoring module is configured to monitor the power source based on the received data.
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said system parameters comprise at least one of:

Communication rate, whether to support packet error check PEC, data format, power communication address.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the transmitting module comprises:

a determining unit, configured to determine, according to the set system parameter, all protocol commands supported by the power source;

a selecting unit, configured to select a protocol command for monitoring the power source from all the protocol commands;

And a sending unit, configured to send the selected protocol command to the power source.
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said monitoring module comprises:

a parsing unit configured to parse the received data;

The display unit is set to display the parsed analysis result.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the transmitting unit comprises:

a sending subunit, configured to send the protocol command in sequence when the number of the protocol commands is multiple, including: after parsing and displaying the received data fed back by the power source according to the protocol command, Then send the next protocol command.