Summary of the invention
Because prior art exist cannot quick diagnosis how cannot the problem of normal operation by the interconnective electronic installation of respective connector, the present invention discloses a kind of server cabinet system, circuit board group assembly system and circuit board thereof then, wherein:
Server cabinet system disclosed by the present invention, at least comprises: connector more comprises: Signal transmissions pin; Pilot lamp, is electrically connected with power control unit, is used to be lit when connector receives power good signal; Second pilot lamp, is electrically connected with control module, is used to be lit when working state signal represents that state is normal; At least server module, every server module comprises: the second control module; Second connector, be electrically connected with the second control module, use and the second control module and cabinet management module communication are provided, and the duty of monitoring server module and cabinet management module and output system status signal, and connect connector by wire, wherein, the second connector more comprises: secondary signal transmission connecting-leg, wherein more comprises and there is signal pin; , and there is signal pin and be electrically connected in the 3rd pilot lamp, be used to exist the connection status of signal pin instruction cabinet management module and server module normal time be lit; 4th pilot lamp, is electrically connected with the second control module, is used to system status signal and represents that cabinet management module and server module are lit when being all in normal operating conditions.
Circuit board group assembly system disclosed by the present invention, at least comprises: main circuit board, comprising: power control unit, for powering to main circuit board and the out-put supply normal signal when main circuit board is powered normal; Control module, for monitoring the duty of main circuit board and output services status signal; Connector, wherein more comprises: Signal transmissions pin; Pilot lamp, is electrically connected with power control unit, is used to be lit when connector receives power good signal; Second pilot lamp, is connected with control module, is lit when representing that state is normal for working state signal; Sub-circuit board, comprising: the second control module; Second connector, be electrically connected with the second control module, use and the second control module and main circuit board communication are provided, and monitor the duty of sub-circuit board and main circuit and output system status signal, and connect connector by wire, wherein, the second connector more comprises: secondary signal transmission connecting-leg, comprising there is signal pin; , and there is signal pin and be electrically connected in the 3rd pilot lamp, and is lit when the connection status that there is signal pin instruction sub-circuit board and main circuit board is normal; 4th pilot lamp, is electrically connected with the second control module, is used to system status signal and represents that the duty of main circuit board and sub-circuit board is lit time all normal.
Main circuit board disclosed by the present invention, at least comprises: power control unit, for powering to main circuit board, and when main circuit board is powered normal, and out-put supply normal signal; Control module, for monitoring the duty of main circuit board and output services status signal; Connector, by wire connexon circuit board, connector more comprises: Signal transmissions pin, for providing control module and sub-circuit board communication; Pilot lamp is electrical, connects power control unit, is lit when receiving power good signal for connector; Second pilot lamp, connects control module, is lit when representing that state is normal for working state signal.
Sub-circuit board disclosed by the present invention, at least comprises: the second connector, connects main circuit board by wire; Second control module, is electrically connected the second connector, for monitoring the duty of sub-circuit board and main circuit board and output system status signal; Wherein, the second connector more comprises: secondary signal transmission connecting-leg, comprising there is signal pin; 3rd pilot lamp, is electrically connected and there is signal pin, is lit for existing when signal pin instruction sub-circuit board is normally connected with main circuit board; 4th pilot lamp, is lit when representing that system state is normal for system status signal.
System and method for disclosed by the present invention as above, and the difference between prior art is that the present invention passes through to arrange two pilot lamp respectively on interconnective connector, first pilot lamp and the second pilot lamp are used for representing that whether the power supply supply of one of them circuit board is normal and whether duty is normal respectively, whether the connection status that the 3rd pilot lamp is used between expression two circuit board is normal, whether the 4th pilot lamp is used for the state of system that expression two circuit board forms normal, use the problem solved existing for prior art, and can reach two circuit boards composition system cannot normal operation time, technology effect that abnormal circuit board occurs is judged fast according to indicator lamp signal.
Embodiment
Graphic and embodiment below will be coordinated to describe feature of the present invention and embodiment in detail, content is enough to enable any relevant art of haveing the knack of fully understand the technological means that technical solution problem of the present invention is applied easily and implement according to this, realizes the attainable effect of the present invention by this.
The connector (Connector) comprising two pilot lamp can arrange on circuit boards by the present invention, wire to be connected with the connector be arranged on circuit board circuit board is connected with other circuit boards time, whether the pilot lamp decision circuitry plate that user can be comprised by connector normally works.Even, when two circuit boards be connected all comprise of the present invention, the pilot lamp that user can also be comprised by the connector on an other circuit board judges whether the system that two circuit boards form normally works.
Wherein, the connector that the present invention carries can be an independent element, also can be made up of multiple element, allly comprise two or more pilot lamp, and two circuit boards can be provided to connect go forward side by side the connector that an element of news or the combination of multiple element can carry as the present invention that works.Such as, network connector (RJ45), but the present invention is not as limit.
In addition, the pilot lamp that the present invention carries is can control the luminous light-emitting component with extinguishing by signal, such as diode, but the present invention is not as limit.Wherein, the pilot lamp that the present invention carries can represent predetermined state by luminous with extinguishing.
The system architecture diagram of the circuit board group assembly system that following elder generation is carried with " Fig. 1 " the present invention is to illustrate System Operation of the present invention.As shown in Fig. 1, system of the present invention contains main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201.Wherein, main circuit board 101 comprises power control unit 110, first control module 130 and the first connector 150, and sub-circuit board 201 comprises power control unit 210, second control module 230 and the second connector 250.
Below first each element that main circuit board 101 comprises is described.
Power control unit 110 is responsible for the power supply provided required for main circuit board 101 normal operation.Generally speaking, power control unit 110 can be connected with the external power source outside main circuit board 101, and the alternating current provided by external power source is converted to galvanic current, use the direct current after by conversion and be supplied to each element be arranged on main circuit board 101, each element be arranged on main circuit board 101 can normally be worked.
Power control unit 110 is also electrically connected with the first connector 150, is responsible for when normal power supply is to main circuit board 101, and out-put supply normal signal is to the first connector 150.
First control module 130 is responsible for the duty of monitoring main circuit board 101 and produces corresponding working state signal.In the embodiment of part, first control module 130 is baseboard management controller (BMC), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), peripheral interface controller (Peripheral Interface Controller, etc. PIC) self there is the element of management and monitoring function, use detection each element be arranged on main circuit board 101 whether normally to work, when being arranged at all elements on main circuit board 101 and all normally working, first control module 130 can export the normal working state signal of the state of being expressed as, and when having any one element exception or cannot normally working, first control module 130 can export the working state signal being expressed as abnormal state.But the mode that the first control module 130 monitors the duty of main circuit board 101 is not limited with above-mentioned.
First control module 130 is also electrically connected with the first connector 150, and the working state signal that output produces is to the first connector 150, and in addition, the first control module 130 also carries out communication by the first connector 150 with sub-circuit board 201.Such as, working state signal is sent to sub-circuit board 201 by the first connector 150.
First connector 150 can be connected by wire 300 with the second connector 250 of sub-circuit board 201, makes the element on main circuit board 101 can carry out communication with the element on sub-circuit board 201.Meanwhile, the first connector 150 also can represent that whether the duty of main circuit board 101 is normal.
As shown in " Fig. 2 ", the first connector 150 more comprises the first Signal transmissions pin 151, first pilot lamp 155 and the second pilot lamp 156.
First Signal transmissions pin 151 and the first control module 130 are electrically connected, and are also electrically connected with wire 300, are responsible for the signal that the first control module 130 exports to be sent to wire 300, are also responsible for the signal on wire 300 to be sent to the first control module 130.
The quantity of the first Signal transmissions pin 151 is usually relevant to the quantity of the signal wire comprised in the wire 300 that the first connector 150 connects; such as; when wire 300 is grid line; first connector 150 can be network connector; and because only comprise four pairs of signal wires in current grid line; so the first Signal transmissions pin 151 has eight pins (pin) usually, also therefore, transmit four pairs of differential pair signal or eight normal signal at most between main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 simultaneously.
First pilot lamp 155 is electrically connected with power control unit 110, is used for representing that power control unit 110 is supplied to the power supply of main circuit board 101 whether normal.In the embodiment of part, the first pilot lamp 155 can be lit when obtaining the power good signal that power control unit 110 exports, and uses and represents that power control unit 110 is supplied to the power supply of main circuit board 101 normal.Such as, first pilot lamp 155 is LED, when power control unit 110 provides the power good signal of 3.3 volts to the first pilot lamp 155, first pilot lamp 155 will be lit, in addition, if when the first pilot lamp 155 there is no the power good signal that power control unit 110 exports, can not be lit.
In the embodiment of another part, the first pilot lamp 155 can be lit different colors under different states.Such as, after the first connector 150 obtains the operating voltage that energy supply control module 110 provides, if energy supply control module 110 has out-put supply normal signal to the first connector 150, signal processing circuit (not shown) then in the first connector 150 can produce system normal signal and system exception signal, wherein, system normal signal is noble potential, system exception signal is electronegative potential, so, the diode being used for sending the first color in first pilot lamp 155 can be lit, use and show power control unit 110 to be supplied to the power supply of main circuit board 101 normal, if and energy supply control module 110 does not have out-put supply normal signal to the first connector 150, then the first connector 150 is by the generation system normal signal of electronegative potential and the system exception signal of noble potential, the diode being used for sending the second color in first pilot lamp 155 can be lit, so, first pilot lamp 155 can show power control unit 110 does not normally provide power supply to main circuit board 101, and namely power control unit 110 is supplied to the abnormity of power supply of main circuit board 101.Wherein, the first above-mentioned color and the second color are such as green and orange, but the present invention is not as limit.
Second pilot lamp 156 and the first control module 130 are electrically connected, and are used for representing whether main circuit board 101 is in normal operating conditions.In the embodiment of part, second pilot lamp 156 can be able to be lit when the working state signal that the first control module 130 exports represents that state is normal, use and represent that main circuit board 101 is in normal operating conditions, namely represent that all elements on main circuit board 101 all normally work; And when if the working state signal that the first control module 130 exports represents abnormal state, second pilot lamp 156 can not be lit, use and represent that main circuit board 101 is not in normal operating conditions, namely represent that main circuit board 101 exists one or more element cannot normally work.
In the embodiment of another part, the second pilot lamp 156 can be lit different colors under different states.Such as, after the first connector 150 obtains the operating voltage that energy supply control module 110 provides, the working state signal that signal processing circuit in first connector 150 can export according to the first control module 130 produces system normal signal and system exception signal, wherein, when working state signal represents that the duty of main circuit board 101 is normal, be noble potential by the system normal signal produced, system exception signal is electronegative potential, so, the diode being used for sending the first color in second pilot lamp 156 can be lit, use the duty showing main circuit board 101 normal, if and working state signal represents that the duty of main circuit board 101 is abnormal, then the system normal signal of electronegative potential and the system exception signal of noble potential can be produced, the diode being used for sending the second color in second pilot lamp 156 can be lit, so, the duty that second pilot lamp 156 can show main circuit board 101 is abnormal, namely represents that main circuit board 101 exists one or more element cannot normally work.
Continue to get back to " Fig. 1 ", below the element comprised sub-circuit board 201 is described.
Power control unit 210 is similar to power control unit 110, is responsible for providing the direct current produced by the conversion of external communication electricity to be supplied to each element be arranged on sub-circuit board 201, makes sub-circuit board 201 can normal operation.In the embodiment of part, power control unit 210 is also electrically connected with the second connector 250.
Second control module 230 is responsible for the duty of monitoring sub-circuit board 201.
In addition, second control module 230 is also connected with the second connector 250, use the duty being obtained main circuit board 101 by the second connector 250 and main circuit board 101 communication, and produce system status signal according to the duty of sub-circuit board 201 of monitoring gained and the duty of the main circuit board 101 of communication gained.Part embodiment in, the second control module 230 even can transfer control signal to main circuit board 101, use management main circuit board 101.
Generally speaking, first control module 130 can send the working state signal of the power good signal of the cresset of generation first pilot lamp 155 and/or the cresset producing the second pilot lamp 156 to second control module 230 as data, that is, the working state signal of the power good signal producing the cresset of the first pilot lamp 155 and/or the cresset producing the second pilot lamp 156 can be sent to the second control module 230 by the signal wire being used to transmit data by the first control module 130.Therefore, the cresset of the first pilot lamp 155 and the second pilot lamp 156 usually can not transmit by the first control module 130.But in the embodiment of part, if the signal wire of wire 300 is enough, first control module 130 also can directly by the cresset of the first pilot lamp 155 and/or the second pilot lamp 156, or produce the power good signal of cresset of the first pilot lamp 155 and/or the working state signal of the cresset of generation the second pilot lamp 156, be sent to the second control module 230 with the signal wire of transfer control signal, make the second control module 230 directly obtain the first pilot lamp 155 and the cresset shown by the second pilot lamp 156.Wherein, being used for the signal wire of data signal in wire 300 also can data signal in the lump.
Second connector 250 and the second control module 130 are electrically connected, and are connected with the first connector 150 by wire 300, make the element on sub-circuit board 201 can carry out communication with the element on main circuit board 101.Meanwhile, the second connector 250 also can represent that whether the duty of the system formed after main circuit board 101 is connected with sub-circuit board 201 is normal.
As depicted in fig. 3, the second connector 250 more comprises secondary signal transmission connecting-leg 251, the 3rd pilot lamp 255 and the 4th pilot lamp 256.
Secondary signal transmission connecting-leg 251 and the second control module 130 are electrically connected, and are also electrically connected with wire 300, are responsible for the signal that the second control module 230 exports to be sent to wire 300, are also responsible for the signal on wire 300 to be sent to the second control module 230.
The quantity of secondary signal transmission connecting-leg 251 is usually relevant to the quantity of the signal wire comprised in the wire 300 that the second connector 250 connects, and such as, when wire 300 is grid line, secondary signal transmission connecting-leg 251 has eight pins usually.
It is worth mentioning that, as shown in " Fig. 3 B ", in several pins of secondary signal transmission connecting-leg 251, wherein one is called as " there is signal pin " in the present invention.There is signal pin the 3rd pilot lamp 255 to connect.In the embodiment of part, there is signal pin and be also connected with the second control module 230.
Wherein, the signal existed in signal pin is generally lasting noble potential, that is, after main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 are connected by wire 300, the first control module 130 understand in wire 300 with the signal that there is signal line that signal pin is connected and continue to transmit noble potential.
3rd pilot lamp 255 with there is signal pin and be electrically connected, be used for representing that whether the connection status of main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 normal.After main circuit board 101 is connected with sub-circuit board 201, due to the first control module 130 can continue in wire 300 with the signal that there is signal line that signal pin is connected and continue to transmit noble potential, therefore, the signal existed on signal pin just continues to be noble potential, if and main circuit board 101 is not connected with sub-circuit board 201, then exist on signal pin and will there is no signal, so be electronegative potential, the 3rd pilot lamp 255 can represent according to the signal existed on signal pin that whether main circuit board 101 is normal with the connection status of sub-circuit board 201.
In the embodiment of part, when there is the signal on signal pin and being noble potential, 3rd pilot lamp 255 can be lit, use and represent that the connection status between main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 is normal, if and the signal existed on signal pin is electronegative potential, then the 3rd pilot lamp 255 can not be lit, and this represents that main circuit board 101 is not connected with between sub-circuit board 201.
In the embodiment of another part, the 3rd pilot lamp 255 can be lit different colors to represent the connection status between main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201.Such as, after the second connector 250 obtains the operating voltage that energy supply control module 210 provides, signal processing circuit (not shown) in second connector 250 can produce according to the signal existed on signal pin and connects normal signal and connect abnormal signal, wherein, when there is the signal on signal pin and being noble potential, be noble potential by the connection normal signal produced, connection abnormal signal is electronegative potential, so, the diode being used for sending the first color in 3rd pilot lamp 255 can be lit, use the connection status shown between main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 normal, if and exist on signal pin for electronegative potential time, the connection normal signal of electronegative potential and the connection abnormal signal of noble potential can be produced, the diode being used for sending the second color in 3rd pilot lamp 255 can be lit, so, 3rd pilot lamp 255 can show between main circuit board 101 with sub-circuit board 201 and not be connected, if now main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 are to be connected by wire 300, then represent that the connection status between main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 is abnormal.
4th pilot lamp 256 is electrically connected with this second control module 230, is used for representing whether the system that main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 form is in normal operating conditions.In the embodiment of part, similar to the second pilot lamp 156,4th pilot lamp 256 can be able to be lit when the system status signal that the second control module 230 exports represents that state is normal, use and represent that the system that main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 form all is in normal operating conditions, namely represent that main circuit board 101 all normally works with all elements on sub-circuit board 201; And when if the system status signal that the second control module 230 exports represents abnormal state, 4th pilot lamp 256 can not be lit, use and represent that the system that main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 form is not in normal operating conditions, namely represent that main circuit board 101 and/or sub-circuit board 201 exist one or more element cannot normally work.Wherein, when the 4th pilot lamp 256 is not lit, if the second pilot lamp 156 is lit, then represent that the one or more elements on sub-circuit board 201 cannot normally work.
In the embodiment of another part, the 4th pilot lamp 256 can be lit as different colors under different system states.Such as, after the second connector 250 obtains the operating voltage that energy supply control module 210 provides, the system status signal that signal processing circuit in second connector 250 can export according to the second control module 230 produces system normal signal and system exception signal, wherein, when system status signal represents that the system state of the system that main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 form is normal, be noble potential by the system normal signal produced, system exception signal is electronegative potential, so, the diode being used for sending the first color in 4th pilot lamp 256 can be lit, use the system state showing the system that main circuit board 101 forms with sub-circuit board 201 normal, if and system status signal represents that the duty of the system that main circuit board 101 and sub-circuit board 201 form is abnormal, then the system normal signal of electronegative potential and the system exception signal of noble potential can be produced, the diode being used for sending the second color in 4th pilot lamp 256 can be lit, use the system state showing the system that main circuit board 101 forms with sub-circuit board 201 abnormal, namely represent that main circuit board 101 and/or sub-circuit board 201 exist one or more element cannot normally work.
In addition, the first connector 150 of main circuit board 101 is be connected by wire 300 with the second connector 250 of sub-circuit board 201.The wire 300 that the present invention carries is can the transmission line of transfer control signal or data-signal, the two ends of wire 300 are connected with the first connector 150 and the second connector 250 respectively, and one end that wire 300 is connected with the first connector 150 can be compatible with the first connector 150, same with the other end that the second connector 250 connects can be compatible with the second connector 250.Such as, when wire 300 is grid line, first connector 150 and the second connector 250 will be the network connectors (RJ45) compatible with grid line, but the wire 300 that the present invention carries is not limited with grid line, such as, also can be the identical transmission lines in the two ends such as serial port connecting wire, USB connecting line, even also can be the different transmission lines in two ends, such as, serial ports turns the connecting line etc. of USB.
From the above, pass through the present invention, when user can connect two circuit boards, the duty of this circuit board understood by the pilot lamp comprised by the connector on a circuit board (main circuit board 101) disposed therein, and the duty of the circuit board entirety be connected understood by the pilot lamp that even can be comprised by the connector be arranged on another circuit board (sub-circuit board 201).
In addition, power control unit 110, first control module 130, first connector 150 is also not limited to be arranged on main circuit board 101, same, power control unit 210, second control module 230, second connector 250 is also not limited to be arranged on sub-circuit board 201, in fact also can be dispersed in multiple hardware that a device comprises, such as, power control unit 110, first control module 130, first connector 150 can be dispersed in the cabinet management module (not shown) of server cabinet (not shown), power control unit 210, second control module 230, second connector 250 can be dispersed in a server module (not shown) of server cabinet, and the second connector 250 on server module can be connected by grid line with the first connector in cabinet management module.
In sum, difference between known the present invention and prior art is to have and arranges two pilot lamp respectively on interconnective connector, first pilot lamp and the second pilot lamp are used for representing that whether the power supply supply of one of them circuit board is normal and whether duty is normal respectively, whether the connection status that the 3rd pilot lamp is used between expression two circuit board is normal, 4th pilot lamp is used for the whether normal technological means of state of system that expression two circuit board forms, by this technological means can to solve existing for prior art cannot quick diagnosis how cannot the problem of normal operation by the interconnective electronic installation of respective connector, and then reach two circuit boards composition system cannot normal operation time, technology effect that abnormal circuit board occurs is judged fast according to indicator lamp signal.
Although the embodiment disclosed by the present invention as above, only described content is also not used to directly limit scope of patent protection of the present invention.Any the technical staff in the technical field of the invention, under the prerequisite not departing from the spirit and scope disclosed by the present invention, to the formal of enforcement of the present invention and details being done a little change retouching, all belongs to scope of patent protection of the present invention.Scope of patent protection of the present invention, still must be as the criterion with the appending claims person of defining.