JPH10198474A - Connection device for pc card - Google Patents

Connection device for pc card

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Publication number
JPH10198474A
JPH10198474A JP9001045A JP104597A JPH10198474A JP H10198474 A JPH10198474 A JP H10198474A JP 9001045 A JP9001045 A JP 9001045A JP 104597 A JP104597 A JP 104597A JP H10198474 A JPH10198474 A JP H10198474A
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Prior art keywords
scsi
card
cable
connector
cables
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Inventor
Kazuhiko Tajima
和彦 田嶋
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a PC card connection device capable of reducing the number of connection cables and easily connecting cables in the case of connecting a PC card to a SCSI equipment, a disk top personal computer(PC) or the like. SOLUTION: The PC card connection device is composed of connecting an independent cable 10 adding an auxiliary power supply line to an SCSI signal line between an SCSI equipment body 6 and a PC card 1 for driving the body 6, and in the case of driving a disk top PC or the like, electrically disconnecting the auxiliary power supply line and using a conversion adaptor 8 for outputting a signal to a general SCSI connector, so that the number of connection cables can be reduced by selecting the use/disuse of the adaptor 8 in accordance with an equipment to be connected and cable connection is easily executed.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、パソコンなどに用
いるPCカードの接続装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for connecting a PC card to a personal computer or the like.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】一般にPCカードは、パソコンなどの情
報機器をドライブするために用いられるが、その接続関
係は図3に示すようになっている。
2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a PC card is used to drive an information device such as a personal computer, and the connection relationship is as shown in FIG.

【0003】すなわち、SCSIケーブル3Aと補助電
源ケーブル3Bが複数に接続されたケーブル3が用いら
れ、SCSI機器本体6に準備されたSCSIコネクタ
4と電源コネクタ5に、前記ケーブル3の各コネクタが
接続された構成となっている。
That is, a cable 3 in which a plurality of SCSI cables 3A and auxiliary power cables 3B are connected is used, and each connector of the cable 3 is connected to a SCSI connector 4 and a power connector 5 prepared in a SCSI device main body 6. It is the configuration that was done.

【0004】なお、前記では、ケーブル3の形態が、イ
ンターフェースコネクタ1個に対して、SCSIケーブ
ル3Aと補助電源ケーブル3Bの2本のケーブルが二股
に接続されているが、SCSIケーブル3Aと補助電源
ケーブル3Bを個別に分けた2本のケーブルで接続した
ものもある。
In the above description, the cable 3 is configured such that the SCSI cable 3A and the auxiliary power cable 3B are bifurcated with respect to one interface connector. In some cases, the cable 3B is connected by two separately separated cables.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところでSCSI機器
をドライブするPCカードの場合、動作電源はカードス
ロットを通じてノートパソコン本体等からとられていた
が、高機能化により消費電流が増加していく傾向にあっ
た。したがって、ノートパソコンから電流がとれない場
合は、接続しているSCSI機器よりとる方法しかなか
った。
In the case of a PC card for driving a SCSI device, the operating power is supplied from a notebook personal computer or the like through a card slot. However, current consumption tends to increase due to higher functionality. there were. Therefore, when the current cannot be obtained from the notebook personal computer, there is no other way than to take the current from the connected SCSI device.

【0006】しかし、SCSI規格で設定された電源線
では、PCカードでの使用を考えた場合、PCカードの
厚みよりケーブル径が太いと弊害があるため、ケーブル
径を小径化しなければならず、当然ケーブル内の芯線の
径も小さくしなければならず、どうしても電気容量に限
界があった。
However, in the case of a power supply line set in the SCSI standard, if the cable diameter is larger than the thickness of the PC card when using the PC card, the cable diameter has to be reduced. Naturally, the diameter of the core wire in the cable had to be reduced, and the electric capacity was limited.

【0007】したがって、SCSI規格に準拠しようと
すると、勝手に補助電源線を増やすことができず、SC
SI対応をあきらめて独自規格で対応する方法か、汎用
性を謳うのならば汎用SCSIコネクタと別に電源の別
々のコネクタを使用する方法しかなかった。
Therefore, in order to comply with the SCSI standard, the number of auxiliary power lines cannot be increased without permission.
The only way was to give up SI support and use a proprietary standard, or to claim versatility, use a separate connector for the power supply separately from the general-purpose SCSI connector.

【0008】特に後者の場合、図3の方式ではSCSI
機器本体6に準備された汎用SCSIコネクタと電源コ
ネクタの2つがケーブル3に接続されなければPCカー
ド1は動作しないため、ケーブル3の接続が煩雑になっ
ていた。
In the latter case, in particular, the system shown in FIG.
Unless two of the general-purpose SCSI connector and the power connector prepared in the device main body 6 are connected to the cable 3, the PC card 1 does not operate, and the connection of the cable 3 is complicated.

【0009】本発明は前記従来の問題に留意し、PCカ
ードとSCSI機器、デスクトップパソコン等の接続に
おいて、接続ケーブルの本数を少なくし、ケーブルの接
続が容易なPCカードの接続装置を提供することを目的
とする。
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a PC card connection device in which the number of connection cables is reduced in connection between a PC card and a SCSI device, a desktop personal computer, etc., and the cables can be easily connected. With the goal.

【0010】[0010]

【課題を解決するための手段】前記目的を達成するた
め、本発明は、PCカードに接続するときには独自規格
の補助電源線を含む1本のケーブルで接続し、電源容量
が大きなデスクトップパソコン等では、汎用SCSIケ
ーブルが使用できるように、電源線を途中で電気的に切
断する変換アダプタを使用するPCカードの接続装置と
する。
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a PC card which is connected by a single cable including an auxiliary power line of a unique standard, and is used in a desktop personal computer having a large power supply capacity. And a PC card connection device that uses a conversion adapter that electrically disconnects the power supply line midway so that a general-purpose SCSI cable can be used.

【0011】本発明によれば、PCカードを接続する機
器に応じて変換アダプタの使用の有無の選択により、ケ
ーブルの本数を少なくし、ケーブルの接続を容易にす
る。
According to the present invention, the number of cables is reduced and the connection of the cables is facilitated by selecting whether or not to use the conversion adapter according to the device to which the PC card is connected.

【0012】[0012]

【発明の実施の形態】本発明の請求項1に記載の発明
は、SCSI機器本体とSCSI機器本体ドライブする
PCカード間に、SCSIの信号線に補助電源線を追加
した独自ケーブルを接続し、ドライブするのがデスクト
ップパソコン等の場合、補助電源線を電気的に切断して
汎用のSCSIコネクタに出力させる変換アダプタを用
いるようにしたPCカードの接続装置の構成とし、PC
カードを接続する機器に応じて変換アダプタの使用の有
無の選択により、ケーブルの本数を少なくし、ケーブル
の接続を容易にするという作用を有する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention connects a unique cable in which an auxiliary power line is added to a SCSI signal line between a SCSI device main body and a PC card that drives the SCSI device main body. In the case where a desktop personal computer or the like is driven, a PC card connection device that uses a conversion adapter that electrically disconnects an auxiliary power supply line and outputs a signal to a general-purpose SCSI connector is provided.
By selecting whether or not to use the conversion adapter according to the device to which the card is connected, the number of cables can be reduced and the connection of the cables can be facilitated.

【0013】以下、本発明のPCカードの接続装置の実
施の形態を、図面を参照して説明する。
An embodiment of the PC card connection device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0014】(実施の形態1)図1は、本発明の実施の
形態1のPCカードの接続装置の概略構成を示す斜視
図、図2は、同PCカードの接続装置における変換アダ
プタの概略構成を示す側面図と配線図である。なお、前
述の従来例と同じ構成部材には同符号を付与している。
(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a PC card connection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration of a conversion adapter in the PC card connection device. FIG. 4 is a side view and a wiring diagram showing Note that the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the above-described conventional example.

【0015】図1において、構成要素として、1は機器
をドライブするためのPCカード、6はSCSI機器本
体、8は変換アダプタ、7は前記PCカード1のコネク
タとSCSI機器本体6と変換アダプタ8に設けられた
独自コネクタ、9は前記変換コネクタ8の他側に設けた
SCSI規格コネクタ、10はSCSI信号線に補助電
源線を加えた独自規格に基づく配列を有する独自ケーブ
ル、11はSCSI機器用として標準的に市販されてい
るデスクトップパソコン用ケーブルである。
In FIG. 1, 1 is a PC card for driving a device, 6 is a SCSI device main body, 8 is a conversion adapter, and 7 is a connector of the PC card 1, a SCSI device main body 6, and a conversion adapter 8 as components. 9 is a SCSI standard connector provided on the other side of the conversion connector 8, 10 is a unique cable having an array based on a unique standard in which an auxiliary power line is added to a SCSI signal line, and 11 is a SCSI device. It is a cable for desktop personal computers that is marketed as standard.

【0016】記変換アダプタ8は、図2に示すように2
5芯コネクタとして、あるいは50芯コネクタとして複
数のSCSI信号線を持ち、かつ、電源線が途中で切断
された構成となっている。
The conversion adapter 8 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a configuration in which a plurality of SCSI signal lines are provided as a 5-core connector or a 50-core connector, and a power supply line is cut off in the middle.

【0017】ここで、PCカード1とSCSI機器本体
6を接続する場合は、独自ケーブル10で接続される。
前記独自ケーブル10は、SCSI信号線に補助電源線
を加えた独自規格に基づく配列でコネクタが接続され、
PCカード1はSCSI機器本体6より電流供給されな
がら作動することができる。したがって、消費電流が大
きなPCカードでも、ノートパソコン等からは過大な消
費電流をとる必要がなくなる。
Here, when the PC card 1 and the SCSI device main body 6 are connected, they are connected by a unique cable 10.
The unique cable 10 has a connector connected in an array based on a unique standard in which an auxiliary power line is added to a SCSI signal line,
The PC card 1 can operate while being supplied with current from the SCSI device body 6. Therefore, even for a PC card consuming a large amount of current, it is not necessary to take an excessively large amount of current from a notebook computer or the like.

【0018】つぎに、電流容量が大きなデスクトップパ
ソコン等にデスクトップパソコン用ケーブル11を接続
する場合は、SCSI機器本体6側の独自コネクタ7に
片側が接続され、補助電源線は途中で電気的に切断さ
れ、汎用のSCSI規格コネクタ9によりもう片側を接
続されるような変換アダプタ8を使用する。これによ
り、市販されている標準のデスクトップパソコン用ケー
ブル11等で、デスクトップパソコンに接続できる。
Next, when connecting the desktop personal computer cable 11 to a desktop personal computer or the like having a large current capacity, one end is connected to the unique connector 7 on the SCSI device main body 6 side, and the auxiliary power supply line is electrically disconnected on the way. Then, a conversion adapter 8 which is connected to the other side by a general-purpose SCSI standard connector 9 is used. Thus, it can be connected to a desktop personal computer with a standard desktop personal computer cable 11 or the like.

【0019】前記変換アダプタ8内では、補助電源線を
省く操作のみを行っているため、独自コネクタ7から汎
用のSCSI規格コネクタ9に信号線を変換することは
容易である。
Since only the operation of omitting the auxiliary power line is performed in the conversion adapter 8, it is easy to convert the signal line from the unique connector 7 to the general-purpose SCSI standard connector 9.

【0020】なお、前記PCカード1に接続する場合に
対して電流容量が大きなデスクトップパソコンに接続す
る場合は、ケーブル径寸法に関してさして問題にならな
いために、ケーブル径は大きくとることができ、芯線の
径も大きくとれる。そして前記デスクトップパソコン用
ケーブル11はSCSI機器用として標準的に市販され
ているので、構成部品として特別な配慮はいらない。
When connecting to a desktop personal computer having a large current capacity compared to the case of connecting to the PC card 1, the cable diameter can be made large so that there is no problem regarding the cable diameter. The diameter can be increased. Since the desktop personal computer cable 11 is commercially available as a standard for SCSI devices, no special consideration is required as a component.

【0021】[0021]

【発明の効果】以上の説明より明らかなように、本発明
によれば、SCSIインターフェースの信号線に電力供
給用の電源線を追加し、接続する機器に応じて変換アダ
プタの使用の有無は選択することにより、接続ケーブル
の本数を少なくすることができ、ケーブルの接続が容易
になるPCカードの接続装置を実現する。
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a power supply line for power supply is added to the signal line of the SCSI interface, and the use or non-use of the conversion adapter is selected according to the device to be connected. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the number of connection cables, and realize a PC card connection device that facilitates connection of cables.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の実施の形態1のPCカードの接続装置
の概略構成を示す斜視図
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a PC card connection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】(a)は同PCカードの接続装置の変換アダプ
タの概略構成を示す側面図 (b)は同PCカードの接続装置の変換アダプタの概略
構成を示す配線図
FIG. 2A is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conversion adapter of the PC card connection device; FIG. 2B is a wiring diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conversion adapter of the PC card connection device;

【図3】従来のPCカードの接続装置の概略構成を示す
斜視図
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional PC card connection device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 PCカード 6 SCSI機器本体 7 独自コネクタ 8 変換アダプタ 9 SCSI規格コネクタ 10 独自ケーブル 11 デスクトップパソコン用ケーブル DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 PC card 6 SCSI device body 7 Unique connector 8 Conversion adapter 9 SCSI standard connector 10 Unique cable 11 Desktop PC cable

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】SCSI機器本体と前記SCSI機器本体
ドライブするPCカード間に、SCSIの信号線に補助
電源線を追加した独自ケーブルを接続し、ドライブする
のがデスクトップパソコン等の場合、前記補助電源線を
電気的に切断して汎用のSCSIコネクタに出力させる
変換アダプタを用いるようにしたことを特徴とするPC
カードの接続装置。
1. An original cable in which an auxiliary power line is added to a SCSI signal line between a SCSI device main body and a PC card for driving the SCSI device main body. PC using a conversion adapter that electrically disconnects the wire and outputs it to a general-purpose SCSI connector
Card connection device.
JP9001045A 1997-01-08 1997-01-08 Connection device for pc card Pending JPH10198474A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2231337A (en) * 1989-02-18 1990-11-14 Univ Manchester Treating oxide superconductors to prevent degradation by forming oxide film
JP2007151864A (en) * 2005-12-06 2007-06-21 Osada Res Inst Ltd Dental care unit

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2231337A (en) * 1989-02-18 1990-11-14 Univ Manchester Treating oxide superconductors to prevent degradation by forming oxide film
GB2231337B (en) * 1989-02-18 1993-10-06 Univ Manchester Protection of superconductors from degradation
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