CN101202079A - Hard disk status indicating system - Google Patents

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CN101202079A
CN101202079A CNA2006101694458A CN200610169445A CN101202079A CN 101202079 A CN101202079 A CN 101202079A CN A2006101694458 A CNA2006101694458 A CN A2006101694458A CN 200610169445 A CN200610169445 A CN 200610169445A CN 101202079 A CN101202079 A CN 101202079A
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The invention discloses a hard disk state indicating system which is used for detecting plugging in state between a hard disk connection port and an SATA hard disk so as to detect whether the hard disk connection port is properly plugged into the SATA hard disk or to further detect whether the operating condition of the SATA hard disk is in a data reading state after the hard disk connection port is detected to be plugging into the SATA hard disk. The hard disk connection port is provided with a state interface that can output state signal when the SATA hard disk is electrically plugged into the hard disk connection port. The invention can sequentially retrieve parameter values of the state signal that is output by the state interface at different time mainly through a retrieving module that is electrically connected with the state interface when the SATA hard disk is electrically connected with the hard disk connection port, thus facilitating analysis and arithmetic of the parameter values by a processing module and outputting corresponding control signal according to the results of the analysis and arithmetic, thereby providing corresponding indicating operations by an indicating module according to the control signal that is output by the processing module.

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Hard disk status indicating system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of disk state indication technology, more detailed it, the inserting state that relates to a kind of detecting one hard disk connectivity port and SATA hard disk, to detect this hard disk connectivity port SATA hard disk of whether pegging graft, perhaps after detecting this hard disk connectivity port grafting SATA hard disk, whether the running status of further detecting this SATA hard disk is the hard disk status indicating system of data read state.
Background technology
Along with scientific-technical progress, flourish and the people of electronic industry are to the convenience of information transmission and the continuous lifting of demand, the performance of current computer equipment constantly is raised, and related software is over and over again weeded out the old and bring forth the new, by cooperatively interacting of computer equipment and related software, remove the life style that has changed people, and become in all trades and professions indispensable important tool, yet, no matter be that operating system or Games Software all need the storage space of high power capacity with storage data, generally speaking, all be stored in the hard disk in the computer equipment, therefore, hard disk occupies critical role in computer equipment.
Usually hard disk is by being plugged to the hard disk connectivity port to finish the electric connection with computer equipment, and this hard disk connectivity port is electrically connected with a pilot lamp, to indicate the running status of this hard disk by the light and shade state of this pilot lamp, for example it, the hard disk connectivity port of SAS hard disk or SATA (SerialAdvanced Technology Attachment) hard disk is by a state interface in order to the detecting disk state, i.e. the 11st pin (hereinafter to be referred as P11), control the operation of this pilot lamp, thereby can start this pilot lamp turn on lights source (bright lamp shows) during for electronegative potential in the current potential of this pin P11 output, when being noble potential, the current potential of this pin P11 output then closes the lamp source (demonstration of turning off the light) of this pilot lamp, when the current potential of this pin P11 output is high/low potential change, then start this pilot lamp to close/the turn on lights source (the lamp flicker shows), point out the running status of current this hard disk of user according to this.
Yet the hard disk of the same type (being the SAS hard disk) of can electrically pegging graft is removed in SAS hard disk connectivity port, also can electrically be plugged to the SATA hard disk.See also Fig. 1, when this SATA hard disk is plugged to this SAS hard disk connectivity port and computer equipment this SATA hard disk is read and write operation (promptly being in running status), the current potential of the output signal of this pin P11 is high/low potential change, at this moment, can start this pilot lamp and carry out lamp flicker (lamp on/off variation) operation, so, when this SATA hard disk is plugged to this SAS hard disk connectivity port, or this SATA hard disk has electrically connected with this SAS hard disk connectivity port and when being in not running status, the current potential of the output signal of this pin P11 is a noble potential, can't start the bright lamp of this pilot lamp (lamp is in the off state), cause the user can't confirm whether this SATA hard disk has been in the correctly running status of insertion or insertion but still off-duty state, therefore quite inconvenience on using, be the user can't intuitively understand this SATA hard disk by this pilot lamp the whole service state (especially, insert not running status or the state that does not insert), may mislead this hard disk of user and not peg graft appropriately, and plug this hard disk repeatedly and then cause the impaired facts of connector of the hard disk that electrically connects with this hard disk connectivity port to take place.
In sum, how a kind of inserting state that existing hard disk status indicating system can't correctly be judged SATA hard disk and hard disk connectivity port that solves is proposed, real in desiring most ardently the technical matters of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
In view of the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of hard disk status indicating system that can correctly indicate the SATA disk state.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of hard disk status indicating system, can't be to solve existing hard disk status indicating system at the do not peg graft state of SATA hard disk of hard disk connector, though or pegged graft SATA hard disk but point out corresponding status information because of the off-duty state of SATA hard disk of this hard disk connector, do not peg graft appropriately and may mislead this hard disk of user, so that plug this SATA hard disk repeatedly and then cause the generation of the impaired facts of the connector of this SATA hard disk.
For achieving the above object and other purpose, the invention provides a kind of hard disk status indicating system.Hard disk status indicating system of the present invention is in order to detect the inserting state of a hard disk connectivity port and SATA hard disk, to detect this hard disk connectivity port SATA hard disk of whether pegging graft, perhaps after detecting this hard disk connectivity port grafting SATA hard disk, further whether the running status of this SATA hard disk of detecting is the data read state, wherein this hard disk connectivity port has the state interface of an exportable status signal when being used to the SATA hard disk and electrically being plugged to this hard disk connectivity port, this system comprises: with the acquisition module of this state interface electric connection, when being used to this SATA hard disk and this hard disk connectivity port and electrically connecting, capture status signal that this state interface exports in regular turn in the parameter value of different time sections; In order to receiving each parameter value that this acquisition module captures, and to respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing, and export the processing module of control signal corresponding according to resulting result after this logical operation; And the indicating module that corresponding indication operation is provided in order to the control signal of exporting according to this processing module.
In hard disk status indicating system of the present invention, this hard disk connectivity port is SAS hard disk connectivity port, and this state interface is the 11st pin of this SAS hard disk connectivity port.This acquisition module is offset buffer (Shift Register), and obtains the parameter value of different time sections with a predetermined oscillation frequency.This processing module is logic value 0 or 1 to the performed logic operation result of this parameter value respectively, correspondingly, when if resulting result is logic value 1 after this processing module logical operation, then export an electronegative potential control signal, if when resulting result is logic value 0 after this logical operation, then export a specific oscillation frequency control signal, and this indicating module is a display unit, it is in receiving control signal that this processing module exports when being the electronegative potential control signal, make this display unit that normal bright indication operation is provided, and when this control signal is specific oscillation frequency control signal, make this display unit provide flicker indication operation with this specific oscillation frequency.Wherein, this specific oscillation frequency is can be by the user person of preestablishing.Preferably, this indicating module is light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode; LED).
Duty is, hard disk status indicating system of the present invention mainly captures the parameter value of the state interface of this hard disk connectivity port in different time sections in regular turn by acquisition module, for processing module to respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing, and export control signal corresponding according to this, thereby the control signal that provides indicating module to export according to this processing module provides corresponding indication operation.Therefore, the indication operation of disk state can be provided by hard disk status indicating system of the present invention comprehensively, in addition, also can effectively avoid in the prior art whole service state intuitively to point out by pilot lamp because of hard disk, think that this SATA hard disk do not peg graft appropriately and may mislead the user, so that plug this SATA hard disk repeatedly and then cause the generation of the impaired facts of the connector of this hard disk.
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Fig. 1 shows the operation sequential synoptic diagram of existing disk state pilot lamp;
Fig. 2 shows the basic framework block schematic diagram of hard disk status indicating system of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 shows the sequential synoptic diagram of a preferred embodiment of hard disk status indicating system of the present invention.
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1 hard disk status indicating system
11 acquisition modules
13 processing modules
15 indicating modules
3 SAS hard disk connectivity ports
31 state interface
5 SATA hard disks
The specific oscillation frequency of f
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Below by specific instantiation explanation embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand other advantage of the present invention and effect easily by the content that this instructions disclosed.The present invention also can be implemented or be used by other different instantiation, and each details in this instructions also can be based on different viewpoints and application, carries out various modifications and change under the spirit of the present invention not deviating from.
See also Fig. 2, show the basic framework block schematic diagram of hard disk status indicating system of the present invention.As shown in the figure, hard disk status indicating system 1 of the present invention is in order to detect the inserting state of a hard disk connectivity port and SATA hard disk, with indication user this hard disk connectivity port SATA hard disk of whether pegging graft, perhaps after detecting this hard disk connectivity port grafting SATA hard disk, whether the running status of further detecting this SATA hard disk is the data read state.The hard disk status indicating system 1 of present embodiment is detected in order to the state interface 31 of the exportable status signal in back that this hard disk connectivity port 3 and SATA hard disk 5 are electrically pegged graft, in present embodiment, the 11st pin (hereinafter to be referred as P11) that this state interface 31 is this hard disk connectivity port 3, and the type of this hard disk connectivity port 3 is the SAS type.What so, must propose explanation at this is that this hard disk connectivity port also can be SATA hard disk connectivity port, is not as qualification with SAS hard disk connectivity port.
As shown in Figure 2, hard disk status indicating system 1 of the present invention comprises acquisition module 11, processing module 13 and indicating module 15, below promptly above-mentioned each object of hard disk status indicating system 1 of the present invention is elaborated.
This acquisition module 11 electrically connects with this state interface 31, when being used to this SATA hard disk 5 and electrically connecting with this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3, captures status signal that this state interface 31 exported in regular turn in the parameter value of different time sections.In present embodiment, respectively this parameter value system is with logic value 0 (electronegative potential) or the performance of logic value 1 (noble potential) form, and this acquisition module 11 is offset buffer (Shift Register), and obtains the parameter value of different time sections with for example predetermined oscillation frequency of 40K hertz (Hz).
This processing module 13 is in order to receiving each parameter value that this acquisition module 11 is captured, and to respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing, and exports control signal corresponding according to result obtained after this logical operation.More detailed it, 13 pairs of this processing modules respectively performed logic operation result of this parameter value are logic value 0 or 1, correspondingly, when resulting result is logic value 1 after this logical operation as if this processing module 13, this logic value 1 is converted to an electronegative potential control signal; On the other hand, when resulting result is logic value 0 after this logical operation as if processing module 13, this logic value 0 is exported with a specific oscillation frequency control signal.Wherein, this specific oscillation frequency system can be the person of preestablishing, and in the present embodiment, this specific oscillation frequency is 10 hertz (Hz), and this logical operation be one with door (AND GATE) computing.
This indicating module 15 provides corresponding indication operation in order to the control signal of being exported according to this processing module 13.Particularly, this indicating module 15 is in receiving control signal that this processing module 13 exported when being the electronegative potential control signal, normal bright indication operation is provided, to represent that this SATA hard disk 5 has been plugged in this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3, therefore, the electronegative potential control signal of being exported by this processing module 13, can't be to solve existing hard disk status indicating system at the do not peg graft state of SATA hard disk of SAS hard disk connector, though or pegged graft SATA hard disk but give the user because of the status information of the off-duty condition prompting correspondence of SATA hard disk of this SAS hard disk connector, and be unfavorable for the state of user's identification SATA hard disk; On the other hand, the specific oscillation frequency control signal that this indicating module 15 is exported according to this processing module 13 is carried out a flicker operation, and indication is plugged to the SATA hard disk 5 current running statuses that are in of this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3 thus.Wherein, this indicating module 15 for example is light emitting diode (Light EmittingDiode; LED) display unit.
For more clearly understanding acquisition module 11 of the present invention, processing module 13 and indicating module 15 and cooperating interactively between the state interface 31 of this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3, will be that example further specifies with the sequential chart that Fig. 3 was provided at this again.When this SATA hard disk 5 is plugged to this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3, or this SATA hard disk 5 has electrically connected with this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3 and when being in not running status, the current potential of the status signal of the state interface of this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3 (being pin P11) 31 outputs is continuously noble potential, at this moment, be continuously noble potential (showing as logic value 1) via acquisition module of the present invention 11 these status signals of acquisition and in the parameter value of different time sections, for respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing and logic value obtained after this logical operation 1 is output as the electronegative potential control signal of 13 pairs of this processing modules, thereby carry out bright lamp (being that lamp is in the on state) prompting operation for driving this indicating module (light emitting diode) 15, be plugged with SATA hard disk 5 so that this SAS hard disk connectivity port of prompting user 3 is current, and be in the state that does not move; On the other hand, when this SATA hard disk 5 is plugged to this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3 and this computer equipment this SATA hard disk 5 is read and write operation (promptly being in running status), the current potential of the state interface of this SAS hard disk connectivity port 3 (being pin P11) 31 status signals of being exported is high/low potential change, at this moment, via this acquisition module 11 these status signals of acquisition and in the parameter value of different time sections is high/low potential change (promptly showing as logic value 1/0 changes), for 13 pairs of this processing modules respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing and after logical operation obtained logic value 0 with one for example the control signal of the specific oscillation frequency f of 10 hertz (Hz) exported, thereby carry out lamp flicker (being that lamp on/off changes) prompting operation according to this specific oscillation frequency f for driving this indicating module (light emitting diode) 15, be plugged with SATA hard disk 5 so that this SAS hard disk connectivity port of prompting user 3 is current, and be in the running status that reads.Can provide current this hard disk of user state of living in by this light emitting diode 15 thus.
In sum, hard disk status indicating system of the present invention passes through acquisition module, processing module and indicating module also cooperate interaction between the state interface of this hard disk connectivity port, with indication user this hard disk connectivity port SATA hard disk of whether pegging graft, perhaps after detecting this hard disk connectivity port grafting SATA hard disk, further whether the running status of this SATA hard disk of detecting is the data read state, at first capture the state interface of this SAS hard disk connectivity port in regular turn in the parameter value of different time sections output by this acquisition module, for this processing module to respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing, and export control signal corresponding according to this, thereby provide corresponding indication operation for the control signal that this indicating module is exported according to this processing module.
So, use hard disk status indicating system of the present invention, no matter be that the SATA hard disk does not insert SAS hard disk connectivity port, this SATA hard disk and is in and inserts but running status or be in the insertion running status not, all can provide corresponding prompt to give the user, reach provides the effect of hard disk in the indication operation of different running statuses comprehensively.
The foregoing description is illustrative principle of the present invention and effect thereof only, but not is used to limit the present invention.Any those skilled in the art all can be under spirit of the present invention and category, and the foregoing description is modified and changed.Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be foundation with claims.

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1. hard disk status indicating system, it is in order to detect the inserting state of a hard disk connectivity port and SATA hard disk, wherein this hard disk connectivity port has the state interface of an exportable status signal when being used to the SATA hard disk and electrically being plugged to this hard disk connectivity port, and this system comprises:
Acquisition module, itself and this state interface electrically connects, and when being used to the electric connection of this SATA hard disk and this hard disk connectivity port, captures status signal that this state interface exports in regular turn in the parameter value of different time sections;
Processing module, it is in order to receiving each parameter value that this acquisition module captures, and to respectively this parameter value actuating logic computing, and exports control signal corresponding according to resulting result after this logical operation; And
Indicating module, it provides corresponding indication operation in order to the control signal of exporting according to this processing module.
2. hard disk status indicating system according to claim 1, wherein, this hard disk connectivity port is SAS hard disk connectivity port, and this state interface is the 11st pin of this SAS hard disk connectivity port.
3. hard disk status indicating system according to claim 1, wherein, this acquisition module is an offset buffer, and obtains the parameter value of different time sections with a predetermined oscillation frequency.
4. hard disk status indicating system according to claim 1, wherein, this processing module is logic value 0 or 1 to the performed logic operation result of this parameter value respectively, if when resulting result is logic value 1 after this logical operation, exports an electronegative potential control signal; If when resulting result is logic value 0 after this logical operation, export a specific oscillation frequency control signal.
5. hard disk status indicating system according to claim 4, wherein, this indicating module is a display unit, in receiving control signal that this processing module exports when being the electronegative potential control signal, this display unit provides normal bright indication operation, and when this control signal was specific oscillation frequency control signal, this display unit provided flicker indication operation with this specific oscillation frequency.
6. hard disk status indicating system according to claim 5, wherein, this specific oscillation frequency is predefined.
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