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本發明係關於電腦系統間之資料傳輸以及電源供應。The present invention relates to data transmission and power supply between computer systems.
為了使電腦系統兼具「桌上型電腦」及「可攜式電腦」之優點，宏碁股份有限公司(Acer Inc.)提供一種特殊的菊鏈式(Daisy Chain)電腦系統。第1圖即為此菊鏈式電腦系統之架構示意圖。In order to make the computer system have the advantages of "desktop computer" and "portable computer", Acer Inc. provides a special Daisy Chain computer system. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the daisy chain computer system.
如第1圖所示，電腦系統100具有電子裝置M1~M5，彼此以公接頭MC與母接頭FC相連接。其中，電子裝置M1~M5可以是任何種類的周邊裝置，例如：具有中央處理器之主機、光碟機、硬碟、繪圖處理單元、音效卡及麥克風等。各電子裝置M1~M5可以分別獨立運作亦可任意組裝結合。As shown in Fig. 1, the computer system 100 has electronic devices M1 to M5, and is connected to the female connector FC by a male connector MC. The electronic devices M1 M M5 may be any kind of peripheral devices, for example, a host computer having a central processing unit, a CD player, a hard disk, a graphics processing unit, a sound effect card, and a microphone. Each of the electronic devices M1 to M5 can operate independently or in any combination.
為了進一步簡化前述菊鏈式電腦系統之整體架構，某些設計中僅會使用單一傳輸介面以同時傳輸資料及電源，舉例而言，通用序列匯流排(Universal Serial Bus，USB)，或者雷奔(thunderbolt)傳輸介面。然而，在習知技術中，雖然前述介面所能傳輸的電源足堪驅動周邊裝置，但受限於主機本身之供電能力，往往無法驅動另一台電腦系統。In order to further simplify the overall architecture of the aforementioned daisy chain computer system, in some designs only a single transmission interface is used to simultaneously transmit data and power, for example, Universal Serial Bus (USB), or Ray Ben ( Thunderbolt) transmission interface. However, in the prior art, although the power supply that can be transmitted by the aforementioned interface is sufficient to drive the peripheral device, it is often unable to drive another computer system due to the power supply capability of the host itself.
有鑑於此，本發明提供一種特殊的電源擴充站(power docking station)以及一種傳輸總介面以改善前述問題。In view of this, the present invention provides a special power docking station and a transmission total interface to improve the aforementioned problems.
本發明提供一種電源擴充站(power docking station)。該電源擴充站包括：至少一第一介面，用以連接一資料傳輸介面；至少一第二介面，用以連接一電源傳輸介面；以及一介面控制模組，耦接至該至少一第一介面及該至第一第二介面，用以分配傳輸至該第一介面及第二介面之電源。The invention provides a power docking station. The power expansion station includes: at least one first interface for connecting to a data transmission interface; at least one second interface for connecting to a power transmission interface; and an interface control module coupled to the at least one first interface And the first to second interfaces for distributing power to the first interface and the second interface.
本發明另提供一種傳輸總介面，其包括前述之該資料傳輸介面以及該電源傳輸介面。The present invention further provides a transmission total interface including the foregoing data transmission interface and the power transmission interface.
下文為介紹本發明之最佳實施例。各實施例用以說明本發明之原理，但非用以限制本發明。本發明之範圍當以後附之權利要求項為準。The following is a description of the preferred embodiment of the invention. The examples are intended to illustrate the principles of the invention, but are not intended to limit the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.
電源擴充站Power expansion station
第2圖為本發明一實施例中一電源擴充站(power docking station)與其他電子裝置之連接示意圖。在此實施例中，如圖所示，本發明之電源擴充站M1可作為菊鏈式電腦系統210整體架構中的一部分，而菊鏈式電腦系統210中的其他電子裝置M2~M5則無特定限制，可分別為具有中央處理器之主機，或各種周邊裝置，例如：光碟機、硬碟、繪圖處理單元、音效卡、麥克風等，熟悉本技藝者可依需求自由選用及組合。本發明之電源擴充站M1可連接至另一電腦系統220(此處以筆記型電腦為例)，目的在做為兩電腦系統210與220間互相傳輸資料及電源的中繼站。特別的是，由於本發明之電源擴充站M1具有電源輸入端230，可自外界取得電源(通常為交流電，故需經整流及變壓，然而本發明不必以此為限)，因而具有擴充電源之效果。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of a power docking station and other electronic devices according to an embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, as shown, the power extension station M1 of the present invention can be used as part of the overall architecture of the daisy chain computer system 210, while the other electronic devices M2 to M5 in the daisy chain computer system 210 are not specific. The limitation may be a host with a central processing unit, or various peripheral devices, such as a CD player, a hard disk, a graphics processing unit, a sound card, a microphone, etc., and those skilled in the art can freely select and combine according to requirements. The power expansion station M1 of the present invention can be connected to another computer system 220 (here, a notebook computer as an example) for the purpose of relaying data and power between two computer systems 210 and 220. In particular, since the power expansion station M1 of the present invention has a power input terminal 230, the power source can be obtained from the outside (usually alternating current, so it needs to be rectified and transformed, but the invention is not limited thereto), and thus has an extended power supply. The effect.
第3圖為第2圖中電源擴充站M1之內部元件方塊示意圖。請一併參照第2圖。如第2圖及第3圖所示，本發明之電源擴充站M1，除了前述的電源輸入端230之外，尚包括：第一介面214及216、第二介面224及226，以及介面控制模組260。Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the internal components of the power expansion station M1 in Figure 2. Please refer to Figure 2 together. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the power expansion station M1 of the present invention includes, in addition to the foregoing power input terminal 230, first interfaces 214 and 216, second interfaces 224 and 226, and interface control modes. Group 260.
電源擴充站M1之第一介面214及216可分別用以連接筆記型電腦220之資料傳輸介面212以及菊鏈系電腦系統210中一電子裝置M2之資料傳輸介面218。本文中的「資料傳輸介面」，舉例而言，可為通用序列匯流排(Universal Serial Bus，USB)、雷奔(thunderbolt)傳輸介面，或者任何既能傳輸數據資料又能供應電源之介面。就USB而言，其通常能夠提供5伏特之電壓，以及最多500毫安培之電流；就雷奔傳輸介面而言，其能夠提供3.3V及12V兩種電壓，以及最多1安培之電流。由於雷奔傳輸介面能夠傳輸較高功率之電源，因此，在最佳實施例中，本發明之電源擴充站M1之第一介面可採用雷奔傳輸介面。The first interfaces 214 and 216 of the power expansion station M1 can be used to connect the data transmission interface 212 of the notebook computer 220 and the data transmission interface 218 of an electronic device M2 in the daisy chain computer system 210, respectively. The "data transmission interface" in this document may be, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB), a thunderbolt transmission interface, or any interface capable of transmitting data and supplying power. In the case of USB, it typically provides a voltage of 5 volts and a current of up to 500 milliamps; in the case of the Raytheon transmission interface, it is capable of supplying both 3.3V and 12V and up to 1 amp. Since the Raytheon transmission interface is capable of transmitting a higher power source, in a preferred embodiment, the first interface of the power extension station M1 of the present invention can employ a Raytheon transmission interface.
電源擴充站M1之第二介面224及226可分別用以連接筆記型電腦220之電源傳輸介面222以及電子裝置M2之電源傳輸介面228。本文中的「電源傳輸介面」係單純供傳輸電源之用。在筆記型電腦220上，電源傳輸介面222可為一般供電源線插孔，舉例而言，可接受電壓為19伏特之電壓。值得注意的是，在某些實施例中，為了使菊鏈式電腦系統210中各個電子裝置(如M1~M5)在組裝上更加簡潔，通常會將電源傳輸介面予以省略，僅保留能夠兼具資料及電源傳輸用途的資料傳輸介面，如第2圖中公接頭MC及母接頭FC所示。The second interfaces 224 and 226 of the power expansion station M1 can be used to connect the power transmission interface 222 of the notebook computer 220 and the power transmission interface 228 of the electronic device M2, respectively. The "Power Transmission Interface" in this document is intended for transmission power only. On the notebook computer 220, the power transmission interface 222 can be a general power supply line jack, for example, a voltage of 19 volts is acceptable. It should be noted that in some embodiments, in order to make the electronic devices (such as M1~M5) in the daisy-chain computer system 210 more compact in assembly, the power transmission interface is usually omitted, and only the combination can be retained. The data transmission interface for data and power transmission purposes is shown in the male connector MC and the female connector FC in Figure 2.
本發明之介面控制模組260係耦接至第一介面214及216、第二介面224及228，以及電源輸入端230，最主要的用途在於分配傳輸至該第一介面214及216及第二介面224及228之電源。介面控制模組260可操作於多種模式，如下文所述：The interface control module 260 of the present invention is coupled to the first interfaces 214 and 216, the second interfaces 224 and 228, and the power input terminal 230. The most important purpose is to distribute the transmission to the first interfaces 214 and 216 and the second. Power supply for interfaces 224 and 228. The interface control module 260 is operable in a variety of modes, as described below:
(1)第一模式-電源輸入端230未接上任何電源：當此之時，介面控制模組260會使電源擴充站M1中的第一介面214與216彼此相連，進一步使得兩電腦系統210與220能夠互相傳輸資料。此模式僅供兩電腦系統互相傳輸資料，由於沒有外界電源之故，第二介面224及226無需互相連接。(1) The first mode - the power input terminal 230 is not connected to any power source: when this, the interface control module 260 causes the first interfaces 214 and 216 in the power expansion station M1 to be connected to each other, further causing the two computer systems 210 And 220 can transfer data to each other. This mode is only for the two computer systems to transfer data to each other. Since there is no external power supply, the second interfaces 224 and 226 need not be connected to each other.
(2)第二模式-電源輸入端230已接上適當電源，而第一介面(214/216)與第二介面(224/226)已分別連接至其他裝置之資料傳輸介面(212/218)以及電源傳輸介面(222/228)：當此之時，介面控制模組260會將電源輸入端230所取得之電源分別提供至第二介面224及226，進一步使電腦系統220及電子裝置M2獲得電力。在此模式下，介面控制模組260亦可使電源擴充站M1中的第一介面214與216彼保持相連。(2) The second mode - the power input 230 is connected to the appropriate power source, and the first interface (214/216) and the second interface (224/226) are respectively connected to the data transmission interface of other devices (212/218) And the power transmission interface (222/228): when the interface control module 260 supplies the power obtained by the power input terminal 230 to the second interfaces 224 and 226, respectively, further obtaining the computer system 220 and the electronic device M2. electric power. In this mode, the interface control module 260 can also keep the first interfaces 214 and 216 in the power expansion station M1 connected.
(3)第三模式-電源輸入端230已接上適當電源，第一介面(214/216)已連接至其他裝置之資料傳輸介面(212/218)，但第二介面(224/226)未連接至任何電源傳輸介面(222/228)：當此之時，介面控制模組260將採取一種特別的作法，其會將電源輸入端230與第一介面(214/216)相連接，並將所取得之電源重新分配至第一介面(214/216)，並透過第一介面(214/216)以及資料傳輸介面(212/218)將電源傳輸給其他裝置(220/M2)。舉例來說，介面控制模組260可將原先提供至第二介面(224/226)的19伏特電壓轉向透過第一介面(214/216)傳輸，不受原先資料傳輸介面(212/218)的電壓限制(例如雷奔傳輸介面的12V限制)。(3) The third mode - the power input 230 is connected to the appropriate power source, the first interface (214/216) is connected to the data transmission interface (212/218) of the other device, but the second interface (224/226) is not Connect to any power transfer interface (222/228): At this point, the interface control module 260 will take a special approach that will connect the power input 230 to the first interface (214/216) and will The obtained power is redistributed to the first interface (214/216), and the power is transmitted to the other device (220/M2) through the first interface (214/216) and the data transmission interface (212/218). For example, the interface control module 260 can transmit the 19 volt voltage originally provided to the second interface (224/226) through the first interface (214/216), independent of the original data transmission interface (212/218). Voltage limits (such as the 12V limit of the Raytheon transmission interface).
值得注意的是，本發明電源擴充站M1之介面控制模組260中可由各種切換開關及電壓轉換器所組成，由於熟悉本技藝人士可以採用各種方式並配合各種電子元件實施，故本文不再贅述。It should be noted that the interface control module 260 of the power expansion station M1 of the present invention can be composed of various switch switches and voltage converters. Since those skilled in the art can implement various methods and cooperate with various electronic components, the description will not be repeated herein. .
傳輸總介面Total transmission interface
在第3圖的實施例中，資料傳輸介面(例如介面212)與電源傳輸介面(例如介面222)，如同習知技術，係分別透過兩條獨立的路徑與本發明的第一介面(例如介面214)及第二介面(例如介面224)相連接。然而，為了使兩電腦系統間的連接更加簡潔，本發明另提供一種傳輸總介面，用以將前述之資料傳輸介面與電源傳輸介面整合於單一傳輸線之中，如第2圖之傳輸線240及250所示。第4A及第4B圖即為本發明一實施例中公接頭形式與母接頭形式的傳輸總介面外觀圖。在此實施例中，公接頭形式的傳輸總介面400A具有資料傳輸介面410A(以雷奔傳輸介面為例)以及電源傳輸介面420A，可分別與母接頭形式的傳輸總介面400B中的資料傳輸介面410B以及電源傳輸介面420B相連接。在此實施例中，電源傳輸介面420A更包括電源正端422A及電源負端424A，而電源傳輸介面420B更包括電源正端422B及電源負端424B，其中，電源傳輸介面420A及420B皆緊連資料傳輸介面。第5A及第5B圖即為本發明另一實施例中公接頭形式與母接頭形式的傳輸總介面外觀圖。第5A及第5B圖之實施例係由前述第4A及第4B圖變更而來，目的在使傳輸總介面外觀更加對稱，值得注意的是，電源傳輸介面的外觀型態可依照需求進行各種設計變更，前述實施例僅為方便說明，本發明不必以此為限。In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the data transmission interface (eg, interface 212) and the power transmission interface (eg, interface 222), as in the prior art, are respectively transmitted through two separate paths to the first interface of the present invention (eg, interface) 214) is connected to the second interface (eg, interface 224). However, in order to make the connection between the two computer systems more concise, the present invention further provides a transmission total interface for integrating the aforementioned data transmission interface and power transmission interface into a single transmission line, such as transmission lines 240 and 250 of FIG. Shown. 4A and 4B are views showing the overall interface of the transmission in the form of a male connector and a female connector in an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the transmission interface 400A in the form of a male connector has a data transmission interface 410A (taking the Ray-Ban transmission interface as an example) and a power transmission interface 420A, respectively, and a data transmission interface in the transmission total interface 400B in the form of a female connector. The 410B and the power transmission interface 420B are connected. In this embodiment, the power transmission interface 420A further includes a power positive terminal 422A and a power supply negative terminal 424A, and the power transmission interface 420B further includes a power positive terminal 422B and a power supply negative terminal 424B, wherein the power transmission interfaces 420A and 420B are closely connected. Data transmission interface. 5A and 5B are external views of the transmission interface of the male connector form and the female connector form in another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiments of FIGS. 5A and 5B are modified by the above-mentioned 4A and 4B, in order to make the overall interface of the transmission more symmetrical. It is worth noting that the appearance of the power transmission interface can be variously designed according to requirements. The foregoing embodiments are merely for convenience of description, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
本發明雖以較佳實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明的範圍，任何熟習此項技藝者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，當可做些許的更動與潤飾，因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.
100．．．電腦系統100. . . computer system
M1~M5．．．電子裝置M1~M5. . . Electronic device
MC．．．公接頭MC. . . Male connector
FC．．．母接頭FC. . . Female connector
210、220．．．電腦系統210, 220. . . computer system
230．．．電源輸入端230. . . Power input
240、250．．．傳輸線240, 250. . . Transmission line
214、216．．．第一介面214, 216. . . First interface
224、226．．．第二介面224, 226. . . Second interface
260．．．介面控制模組260. . . Interface control module
212、218．．．資料傳輸介面212, 218. . . Data transmission interface
222、228．．．電源傳輸介面222, 228. . . Power transmission interface
400A．．．公接頭形式的傳輸總介面400A. . . Total interface for transmission in the form of a male connector
400B．．．母接頭形式的傳輸總介面400B. . . Total interface for transmission in the form of a female connector
410A、410B．．．資料傳輸介面410A, 410B. . . Data transmission interface
420A、420B．．．電源傳輸介面420A, 420B. . . Power transmission interface
422A、422B．．．電源正端422A, 422B. . . Positive power terminal
424A、424B．．．電源負端424A, 424B. . . Negative power supply
第1圖為一菊鏈式電腦系統之架構示意圖。Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a daisy chain computer system.
第2圖為本發明一實施例中一電源擴充站與其他電子裝置之連接示意圖。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the connection between a power expansion station and other electronic devices according to an embodiment of the invention.
第3圖為第2圖中電源擴充站M1之內部元件方塊示意圖。Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the internal components of the power expansion station M1 in Figure 2.
第4A及第4B圖即為本發明一實施例中公接頭形式與母接頭形式的傳輸總介面外觀圖。4A and 4B are views showing the overall interface of the transmission in the form of a male connector and a female connector in an embodiment of the present invention.
第5A及第5B圖即為本發明另一實施例中公接頭形式與母接頭形式的傳輸總介面外觀圖。5A and 5B are external views of the transmission interface of the male connector form and the female connector form in another embodiment of the present invention.
M1．．．電源擴充站M1. . . Power expansion station
M2．．．電子裝置M2. . . Electronic device
230．．．電源輸入端230. . . Power input
240、250．．．傳輸線240, 250. . . Transmission line
260．．．介面控制模組260. . . Interface control module
212、218．．．資料傳輸介面212, 218. . . Data transmission interface
222、228．．．電源傳輸介面222, 228. . . Power transmission interface
214、216．．．第一介面214, 216. . . First interface
224、226．．．第二介面224, 226. . . Second interface
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