TW202018507A

TW202018507A - A host boot detection method and its system

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Publication number: TW202018507A
Application number: TW107138899A
Authority: TW
Inventors: 張衍輝; 陳惠玲
Original assignee: 神雲科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-11-02
Filing date: 2018-11-02
Publication date: 2020-05-16
Also published as: TWI675293B

Abstract

A host boot detection system, is electrically connected to a monitoring unit and is adapted to detect a power management module included in a host, and includes a first logic component, a second logic component, and a status display component. The first logic component transmits a power supply command set to the power management module, so that the power management module generates a set of power supply status signals in response to the power supply command set. The first logic component generates a detection data according to the power supply command set and the set of power supply status signals. The second logic component generates and outputs a status information to the status display component based on the detection data. The monitoring unit transmits a data request to the second logic component, so that the second logic component converts the detection data into a string information and transmits the string information to the monitoring unit in response to the data request.

Description

主機開機檢測方法及其系統Detection method and system of host computer booting

本發明是有關於一種檢測方法及其系統，特別是指一種在開機過程中達到自動化檢測之主機開機檢測方法及其系統。The invention relates to a detection method and system, in particular to a host startup detection method and system that achieves automatic detection during the startup process.

現有技術在一主機的開機過程中，複雜可程式邏輯裝置(Complex Programmable Logic Device，簡稱CPLD)會依據一預定的電源供電順序，管理該主機之電源模組中的多個電源元件之啟動時機。In the prior art, during the startup process of a host, a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) will manage the startup timing of multiple power components in the power module of the host according to a predetermined power supply sequence.

然而CPLD之運作如同一黑箱，當該主機無法順利開機時，檢測人員根本無法藉由CPLD得知在開機時序中無法順利被啟動的電源元件是哪一個，檢測人員僅能一一檢查並量測每一個電源元件的運作情況才能知道哪一個電源元件發生問題。因而耗費大量時間進行除錯，有鑑於此，須尋求一解決之道，以求改善上述問題，加速問題排除。However, the CPLD operates like a black box. When the host cannot be successfully turned on, the inspector simply cannot know which power supply component could not be successfully activated in the boot sequence through the CPLD. The inspector can only check and measure one by one Only the operation of each power component can know which power component has a problem. Therefore, it takes a lot of time to debug. In view of this, it is necessary to find a solution to improve the above problems and expedite the elimination of problems.

因此，本發明的目的，即在提供一種在一主機的開機過程中自動檢測該主機之電源管理模組的主機開機檢測方法。Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a host boot detection method that automatically detects the power management module of a host during the boot process of the host.

於是，本發明主機開機檢測方法，適用於檢測包含於一主機的一電源管理模組，藉由一主機開機檢測系統來實施，該主機開機檢測系統包括一電連接一監控單元的檢測單元、及一包含於該主機且電連接該檢測單元與該電源管理模組的第一邏輯元件，該檢測單元包括一第二邏輯元件及一電連接該第二邏輯元件之狀態顯示元件，該主機開機檢測方法包含以下步驟：Therefore, the host boot detection method of the present invention is suitable for detecting a power management module included in a host, and is implemented by a host boot detection system including a detection unit electrically connected to a monitoring unit, and A first logic element included in the host and electrically connecting the detection unit and the power management module, the detection unit includes a second logic element and a status display element electrically connected to the second logic element, and the host is powered on for detection The method includes the following steps:

(A)該第一邏輯元件傳送一供電指令集至該電源管理模組，以使該電源管理模組回應於該供電指令集產生一組供電狀態訊號並傳送至該第一邏輯元件；(A) The first logic element transmits a power supply instruction set to the power management module, so that the power management module generates a set of power supply status signals in response to the power supply instruction set and transmits it to the first logic element;

(B)當該第一邏輯元件接收到該組供電狀態訊號時，該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號產生一檢測資料，並傳至該第二邏輯元件；(B) When the first logic element receives the set of power supply status signals, the first logic element generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply status signals, and transmits it to the second logic element;

(C)該第二邏輯元件根據該檢測資料，產生並輸出一狀態資訊於該狀態顯示元件；及(C) the second logic element generates and outputs a status information to the status display element based on the detection data; and

(D)當該第二邏輯元件接收來自該監控單元的一資料請求時，該第二邏輯元件將該檢測資料轉換成一筆字串資訊並傳送至該監控單元。(D) When the second logic element receives a data request from the monitoring unit, the second logic element converts the detection data into a string of information and sends it to the monitoring unit.

因此，本發明之另一目的，即在提供一種在一主機的開機過程中自動檢測該主機之電源管理模組的主機開機檢測系統。Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a host boot detection system that automatically detects the power management module of a host during the boot process of the host.

於是，本發明主機開機檢測系統，適用於檢測包括於一主機的一電源管理模組，並包含一第一邏輯元件、一檢測單元及一監控單元。Therefore, the host boot detection system of the present invention is suitable for detecting a power management module included in a host, and includes a first logic element, a detection unit and a monitoring unit.

該第一邏輯元件包含於該主機且電連接該電源管理模組，並傳送一供電指令集至該電源管理模組，以使該電源管理模組回應於該供電指令集產生一組供電狀態訊號，且該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號產生一檢測資料。The first logic element is included in the host and electrically connected to the power management module, and transmits a power supply instruction set to the power management module, so that the power management module generates a set of power supply status signals in response to the power supply instruction set And the first logic element generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply status signals.

該檢測單元電連接該第一邏輯元件，並具有一第二邏輯元件及一電連接該第二邏輯元件之狀態顯示元件，該第二邏輯元件根據該檢測資料，產生並輸出一狀態資訊於該狀態顯示元件。The detection unit is electrically connected to the first logic element, and has a second logic element and a status display element electrically connected to the second logic element. The second logic element generates and outputs a state information based on the detection data Status display element.

該監控單元電連接該檢測單元，該監控單元傳送一資料請求至該第二邏輯元件，以使該第二邏輯元件回應於該資料請求將該檢測資料轉換成一筆字串資訊並傳送至該監控單元。The monitoring unit is electrically connected to the detection unit, and the monitoring unit sends a data request to the second logic element, so that the second logic element converts the detection data into a string of information in response to the data request and sends it to the monitoring unit.

本發明的功效在於：藉由該第一邏輯元件自動收集該等電源元件之供電狀態訊號，並將該等訊號轉換成該檢測資料提供給該狀態顯示元件即時顯示當前主機在開機過程中第幾個電源元件已被啟動，方便檢測人員找出該等電源元件於上電時序之問題點；此外，在檢測出現異常時，檢測人員可透過該監控單元查看更進一步的資訊來進行後續的除錯。The effect of the present invention is that: the first logic element automatically collects the power supply status signals of the power supply elements, and converts the signals into the detection data to provide the status display element with real-time display of the current host during the boot process The power supply components have been activated, which is convenient for the testing personnel to find out the problems of the power supply sequence of the power supply components; in addition, when an abnormality is detected, the testing personnel can view further information through the monitoring unit for subsequent debugging .

在本發明被詳細描述之前，應當注意在以下的說明內容中，類似的元件是以相同的編號來表示。Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

參閱圖1，本發明主機開機檢測方法的一實施例，適用於檢測包括於一主機1中的一電源管理模組11及一待監測模組12，並藉由一主機開機檢測系統來實施。該主機開機檢測系統電連接一監控單元2、該電源管理模組11與該待監測模組12，並包含一與該監控單元2電連接的檢測單元14、及一包含於該主機1且電連接該檢測單元14、該電源管理模組11與該待監測模組12的第一邏輯元件13。在本實施例中，該檢測單元14之實施態樣可為直接插置於該主機1上的測試電路板、或可為經由一連接線與該主機1電連接的測試電路板，且該第一邏輯元件13例如為複雜可程式邏輯裝置(Complex Programmable Logic Device，簡稱CPLD)，但不在此限。Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the host boot detection method of the present invention is suitable for detecting a power management module 11 and a module to be monitored 12 included in a host 1, and is implemented by a host boot detection system. The host power-on detection system is electrically connected to a monitoring unit 2, the power management module 11 and the to-be-monitored module 12, and includes a detection unit 14 electrically connected to the monitoring unit 2, and a power unit included in the host 1 and electrically The first logic element 13 of the detection unit 14, the power management module 11 and the module to be monitored 12 is connected. In this embodiment, the implementation of the detection unit 14 may be a test circuit board directly inserted on the host 1, or may be a test circuit board electrically connected to the host 1 via a connecting line, and the first A logic element 13 is, for example, a complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD for short), but it is not limited thereto.

該電源管理模組11包括多個電源元件111、112、113、114，並耦接於一電源供應器(圖未示)，該待監測模組12包括多個待測元件121、122、123。在本實施例中，該第一邏輯元件13可觸發該電源供應器供電，以使該電源供應器以直接或間接供電給每一電源元件111/112/113/114，且每一電源元件111/112/113/114為電源管理晶片(Power Management IC，簡稱PMIC)，該等電源管理晶片之實施態樣可為變壓器或電源轉換器，但不在此限，每一電源元件111/112/113/114亦可為電源管理單元(Power Management Unit，簡稱PMU)；其中，該等電源元件111、112、113、114中的enable腳位分別與該第一邏輯元件13中的不同的通用型之輸入輸出(General-Purpose Input/Output，以下簡稱GPIO)的輸出腳位電連接，該等電源元件111、112、113、114中的power good腳位分別與該第一邏輯元件13中的不同的GPIO輸入腳位電連接；每一電源元件111/112/113/114可分別自該電源供應器直接或間接接收電源，且可在該主機1進行開機的過程中依照一第一預定順序被啟動，並在其皆正常啟動後分別由該電源供應器接收電源並分別對所接收的電源進行變壓後供電(如，3.3V、5V、12V及24V等)給該主機1運行所需的電力；該等待測元件121、122、123用以在該主機1進行開機的過程中，在該等電源元件111、112、113、114正常啟動(亦即正常供電)後，依照一第二預定順序進行初始化，並用於傳送一組指示出其初始化狀態的初始化狀態訊號至該第一邏輯元件13，該等待測元件121、122、123例如可分別為基板管理控制器(Baseboard Management Controller，簡稱BMC)、中央處理器(Central Processor Unit，簡稱CPU)及平台路徑控制器(Platform Controller Hub，簡稱PCH)，但不在此限。The power management module 11 includes a plurality of power components 111, 112, 113, 114, and is coupled to a power supply (not shown), and the module to be monitored 12 includes a plurality of components under test 121, 122, 123 . In this embodiment, the first logic element 13 can trigger the power supply to supply power so that the power supply directly or indirectly supplies power to each power element 111/112/113/114, and each power element 111 /112/113/114 is Power Management IC (PMIC). The implementation of these power management chips can be transformers or power converters, but not limited to this. Each power element 111/112/113 /114 can also be a power management unit (Power Management Unit, PMU for short); wherein, the enable pins in the power elements 111, 112, 113, and 114 are different from the general type of the first logic element 13, respectively. The output pins of the General-Purpose Input/Output (hereinafter referred to as GPIO) are electrically connected. The power good pins of the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, and 114 are different from those of the first logic element 13, respectively. GPIO input pins are electrically connected; each power element 111/112/113/114 can receive power directly or indirectly from the power supply, respectively, and can be activated according to a first predetermined sequence during the booting process of the host 1 , And after they are all started normally, the power supply receives power and converts the received power into power (for example, 3.3V, 5V, 12V and 24V, etc.) to provide power for the host 1 to operate ; The waiting test elements 121, 122, 123 are used during the booting of the host 1, after the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, 114 are normally started (that is, normal power supply), according to a second predetermined order Perform initialization and send a set of initialization status signals indicating its initialization status to the first logic element 13, the waiting elements 121, 122, and 123 can be, for example, Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) , Central Processor Unit (CPU) and Platform Controller Hub (PCH), but not limited to this.

該檢測單元14包括一第二邏輯元件141及一電連接該第二邏輯元件141之狀態顯示元件142。在本實施例中，該第二邏輯元件141可為CPLD，且，該第一邏輯元件13及該第二邏輯元件141可透過GPIO連接器進行通訊且其傳輸方式是串列式傳輸，但不在此限。The detection unit 14 includes a second logic element 141 and a status display element 142 electrically connected to the second logic element 141. In this embodiment, the second logic element 141 can be a CPLD, and the first logic element 13 and the second logic element 141 can communicate through a GPIO connector and the transmission method is serial transmission, but not This limit.

該監控單元2包括一控制元件21及一監視元件22。在本實施例中，該監控單元2例如為一電腦，但不在此限。The monitoring unit 2 includes a control element 21 and a monitoring element 22. In this embodiment, the monitoring unit 2 is, for example, a computer, but not limited to this.

參閱圖1與圖2，以下詳述本發明在該主機1進行開機的過程中，該主機1檢測方法的步驟流程，並分別以供電為3.3V、5V、12V及24V之第一電源元件111、第二電源元件112、第三電源元件113及第四電源元件114，且第一待測元件121、第二待測元件122及第三待測元件123分別為BMC、CPU及PCH為例進行說明，但不在此限。Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the following describes in detail the steps of the detection method of the host 1 during the booting process of the host 1 according to the present invention, and uses the first power element 111 with a power supply of 3.3V, 5V, 12V and 24V respectively , The second power element 112, the third power element 113 and the fourth power element 114, and the first element under test 121, the second element under test 122 and the third element under test 123 are BMC, CPU and PCH respectively as an example Description, but not limited to this.

首先，在步驟30中，該第一邏輯元件13傳送一供電指令集至該電源管理模組11。在本實施例中，該第一邏輯元件13(在本實施例以CPLD為示例)是以該供電指令集觸發該電源供應器進行供電，其中，該供電指令集具有多個指令，每一指令係對應一位元邏輯值，該等指令係由該第一邏輯元件13中與該等電源元件111、112、113、114的enable腳位電連接的該第一邏輯元件13之GPIO輸出腳位所產生，用以控制該等電源元件111、112、113、114的enable腳位之電壓準位由“low”切換至“high”；值得一提的是，在一開始，當該第一邏輯元件13中與該第一電源元件111的enable腳位(以下簡稱EN腳位)電連接的一個GPIO輸出腳位藉由傳送一個指令控制該第一電源元件111的EN腳位之電壓準位切換至“high”(也就是邏輯準位為1的訊號)時，此刻，該第一邏輯元件13中其他與該等電源元件112、113、114的EN腳位電連接的GPIO輸出腳位對應傳送的指令使該等電源元件112、113、114的EN腳位之電壓準位均仍維持為“low”(邏輯準位為0)，一直到該第一邏輯元件13中的一個GPIO輸入腳位收到由該第一電源元件111的power good腳位(以下簡稱PG腳位)傳來的power good的訊號後，也就是確定該第一電源元件111的PG腳位的電壓準位已切換為“high”(邏輯準位為1)，該第一邏輯元件13才接著改變與該第二電源元件112的EN腳位電連接的另一個GPIO輸出腳位所傳送的指令所對應的位元邏輯值以控制該第二電源元件112的EN腳位之電壓準位切換至“high”，此時，該第一邏輯元件13仍持續傳送使該第一電源元件111的EN腳位之電壓準位維持在“high”狀態的指令至該第一電源元件111的EN腳位；也就是說，該等電源元件111、112、113、114在該主機1進行開機的過程中依照（電源元件111→電源元件112→電源元件113→電源元件114）此第一預定順序被啟動，當該第一邏輯元件13控制該等電源元件111、112、113、114之其中一者進行啟動時，該第一邏輯元件13傳輸至該電源管理模組11的該供電指令集中對應該等電源元件111、112、113、114之其中該者的指令為enable指令，並用“1”來表示；當該第一邏輯元件13控制該等電源元件111、112、113、114之其中一者不進行啟動時，該第一邏輯元件13傳輸至該電源管理模組11的該供電指令集中對應該等電源元件111、112、113、114之其中該者的指令為disable指令，並用“0”來表示。舉例來說，若該供電指令集為1000，則表示該第一邏輯元件13控制第一電源元件111進行啟動；若該供電指令集為1100，則表示該第一邏輯元件13控制該第一電源元件111與該第二電源元件112進行啟動；若該供電指令集為1110，則表示該第一邏輯元件13控制該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112及該第三電源元件113進行啟動；若該供電指令集為1111，則表示該第一邏輯元件13控制該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112、該第三電源元件113及該第四電源元件114進行啟動。First, in step 30, the first logic element 13 transmits a power supply instruction set to the power management module 11. In this embodiment, the first logic element 13 (in this embodiment, taking CPLD as an example) uses the power supply instruction set to trigger the power supply to supply power, wherein the power supply instruction set has multiple instructions, each instruction Corresponding to a one-bit logic value, the commands are the GPIO output pins of the first logic element 13 electrically connected to the enable pins of the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 in the first logic element 13 Generated to control the voltage level of the enable pins of the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, 114 from "low" to "high"; it is worth mentioning that at the beginning, when the first logic A GPIO output pin electrically connected to the enable pin of the first power element 111 (hereinafter referred to as the EN pin) in the element 13 controls the voltage level switching of the EN pin of the first power element 111 by sending a command When it reaches "high" (that is, a signal with a logic level of 1), at this moment, the other GPIO output pins of the first logic element 13 that are electrically connected to the EN pins of the power elements 112, 113, and 114 are transmitted correspondingly 'S command keeps the voltage level of the EN pins of the power supply elements 112, 113, 114 at "low" (logic level is 0) until a GPIO input pin of the first logic element 13 After receiving the power good signal from the power good pin of the first power element 111 (hereinafter referred to as the PG pin), it is determined that the voltage level of the PG pin of the first power element 111 has been switched to "High" (logic level is 1), the first logic element 13 then changes the bit logic corresponding to the command transmitted by another GPIO output pin electrically connected to the EN pin of the second power element 112 Value to control the voltage level of the EN pin of the second power element 112 to switch to "high". At this time, the first logic element 13 continues to transmit the voltage level of the EN pin of the first power element 111 The command maintained in the "high" state is to the EN pin of the first power element 111; that is to say, the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 are in accordance with (power element 111→ Power element 112→Power element 113→Power element 114) This first predetermined sequence is activated. When the first logic element 13 controls one of the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 to activate, the first The power supply command transmitted from the logic element 13 to the power management module 11 corresponds to the power element 111, 112, 113, 114. The command of the power element 111, 112, 113, 114 is an enable command, and is represented by "1"; when the first logic When the component 13 controls one of the power components 111, 112, 113, 114 not to start, the first logic component 13 transmits the power supply command to the power management module 11 The commands that collectively correspond to the power elements 111, 112, 113, and 114 are disable commands and are represented by "0". For example, if the power supply instruction set is 1000, it means that the first logic element 13 controls the first power element 111 to start; if the power supply instruction set is 1100, it means that the first logic element 13 controls the first power supply The element 111 starts with the second power element 112; if the power supply instruction set is 1110, it means that the first logic element 13 controls the first power element 111, the second power element 112, and the third power element 113 to Start; if the power supply instruction set is 1111, it means that the first logic element 13 controls the first power element 111, the second power element 112, the third power element 113, and the fourth power element 114 to start.

在步驟31中，該第一邏輯元件13接收由該電源管理模組11回應於該供電指令集所產生的一組供電狀態訊號。值得一提的是，該電源元件111/112/113/114因應該第一邏輯元件13之指令而成功啟動時，該電源元件111/112/113/114所回應的供電狀態訊號為“1”；當該電源元件111/112/113/114故障而無法因應該第一邏輯元件13之指令而成功啟動，或尚未啟動時，該電源元件111/112/113/114所回應的供電狀態訊號為“0”。舉例來說，若該組供電狀態訊號為1000，則表示第一電源元件111受該供電指令集指示而啟動；若該供電指令集為1100，則表示該第一電源元件111及該第二電源元件112均受該供電指令集指示而啟動；若該供電指令集為1110，則表示該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112及該第三電源元件113均受該供電指令集指示而啟動；若該供電指令集為1111，則表示該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112、該第三電源元件113及該第四電源元件114均受該供電指令集指示而啟動。In step 31, the first logic element 13 receives a set of power status signals generated by the power management module 11 in response to the power command set. It is worth mentioning that when the power supply element 111/112/113/114 is successfully activated in response to the instruction of the first logic element 13, the power supply status signal responded by the power supply element 111/112/113/114 is "1" ; When the power element 111/112/113/114 fails and cannot be successfully activated in response to the instruction of the first logic element 13, or has not been activated, the power status signal responded to by the power element 111/112/113/114 is "0". For example, if the set of power supply status signals is 1000, it means that the first power supply element 111 is activated by the instruction of the power supply instruction set; if the power supply instruction set is 1100, it means that the first power supply element 111 and the second power supply The element 112 is activated by the instruction of the power supply instruction set; if the instruction set of the power supply is 1110, it means that the first power element 111, the second power element 112 and the third power element 113 are all instructed by the power instruction set Start; if the power supply instruction set is 1111, it means that the first power element 111, the second power element 112, the third power element 113, and the fourth power element 114 are all activated by the instruction of the power supply instruction set.

在步驟32中，該第一邏輯元件13接收由該待監測模組12所傳送的該組指示出其初始化狀態的初始化狀態訊號。值得一提的是，步驟31與步驟32之執行順序亦可為同時執行。此外，該待測元件121/122/123成功初始化時，該待測元件121/122/123所傳送的初始化狀態訊號為“1”；當該待測元件121/122/123故障而無法成功初始化，或尚未進行初始化時，該待測元件121/122/123所傳送的初始化狀態訊號為“0”。若該組初始化狀態訊號的該等位元為100，則表示該第一待測元件121已被初始化，且第二待測元件122及第三待測元件123未被初始化；若該組初始化狀態訊號的該等位元為110，則表示該第一待測元件121及第二待測元件122已被初始化，且第三待測元件123未被初始化；若該組初始化狀態訊號的該等位元為010，則表示該第一待測元件121被成功初始化後發生異常，第二待測元件122已被初始化，且第三待測元件123未被初始化，以此類推，故不贅述。In step 32, the first logic element 13 receives the initialization state signal indicating the initialization state of the group transmitted by the module to be monitored 12. It is worth mentioning that the execution sequence of step 31 and step 32 can also be executed simultaneously. In addition, when the device under test 121/122/123 is successfully initialized, the initialization status signal transmitted by the device under test 121/122/123 is "1"; when the device under test 121/122/123 fails and cannot be initialized successfully , Or the initialization status signal sent by the device under test 121/122/123 is "0" when initialization is not yet performed. If the bits of the group of initialization status signals are 100, it means that the first device under test 121 has been initialized, and the second device under test 122 and the third device under test 123 have not been initialized; if the group of initialization states If the bits of the signal are 110, it means that the first device under test 121 and the second device under test 122 have been initialized, and the third device under test 123 has not been initialized; if the bits of the set of initialization status signals If the element is 010, it means that the first element under test 121 has been successfully initialized, an abnormality occurs, the second element under test 122 has been initialized, and the third element under test 123 has not been initialized, and so on, so it will not be repeated here.

在步驟33中，在該第一邏輯元件13接收到來自該電源管理模組11的該組供電狀態訊號及來自該待監測模組12的該組指示出其初始化狀態的初始化狀態訊號後，該第一邏輯元件13根據該供電指令集、該組供電狀態訊號及該組初始化狀態訊號產生一檢測資料，並傳至該第二邏輯元件141。In step 33, after the first logic element 13 receives the set of power supply status signals from the power management module 11 and the set of initialization status signals from the to-be-monitored module 12 indicating its initial status, the The first logic element 13 generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set, the set of power supply status signals and the set of initialization status signals, and transmits it to the second logic element 141.

接著，在步驟34中，在該第二邏輯元件141接收到該檢測資料後，該第二邏輯元件141根據該檢測資料，產生並輸出一狀態資訊於該狀態顯示元件142。在本實施例中，該狀態顯示元件142為七段顯示器；其中，該狀態資訊指示該主機1進行開機的過程中，該等電源元件111、112、113、114之即時啟動狀態(即，可以目前已成功啟動到該第一預定順序的第幾個電源元件對應的啟動順序代碼或元件代碼表示)及該等待測元件121、122、123之即時初始化狀態(即，可以目前已成功初始化到該第二預定順序的第幾個待測元件對應的初始順序代碼或元件代碼表示)。舉例來說，由於該等電源元件111、112、113、114在開機的過程中會依照該第一預定順序被啟動，而該等待測元件121、122、123在該等電源元件111、112、113、114皆正常啟動(亦即正常供電)後，會依照該第二預定順序進行初始化，假設該第一邏輯元件13現已發出1110的供電指令集，但該電源元件113因發生異常而無法正常啟動，則該檢測資料即為11101100000，其中前4個位元即為該供電指令集1110，第5~8個位元即為該等電源元件111、112、113、114的供電狀態訊號，該組供電狀態訊號指示出該電源元件111已啟動、該電源元件112已啟動、該電源元件113未啟動、該電源元件114未啟動，最後3個位元即為該等待測元件121、122、123的初始化狀態訊號，該組初始化狀態訊號指示出該待測元件121未初始化、該待測元件122未初始化、該待測元件123未初始化。對應該檢測資料11101100000，該第二邏輯元件141會輸出唯一對應於該檢測資料11101100000的狀態資訊，藉由該第二邏輯元件141所輸出的狀態資訊，檢測人員即可根據該唯一的狀態資訊推論出該供電指令集1110有指示該電源元件113進行啟動，但該電源元件113卻未啟動，故該電源元件113恐已故障，需對其進行檢修。Next, in step 34, after the second logic element 141 receives the detection data, the second logic element 141 generates and outputs state information to the state display element 142 according to the detection data. In this embodiment, the status display element 142 is a seven-segment display; wherein, the status information indicates the real-time startup status of the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, 114 during the boot process of the host 1 (ie, It has successfully booted up to the start sequence code or component code corresponding to the number of power components in the first predetermined sequence) and the instantaneous initialization status of the waiting test elements 121, 122, 123 (that is, it can be successfully initialized to the current (Indicated by the initial sequence code or component code corresponding to the several components to be tested in the second predetermined sequence) For example, since the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 are activated according to the first predetermined sequence during the boot process, and the waiting elements 121, 122, 123 are located in the power elements 111, 112, After both 113 and 114 are normally started (that is, normal power supply), they will be initialized according to the second predetermined order. Suppose that the first logic element 13 has now issued the power supply instruction set of 1110, but the power element 113 cannot be used due to an abnormal Normal start, the detection data is 11101100000, the first 4 bits are the power supply instruction set 1110, and the 5th to 8th bits are the power supply status signals of the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, 114, The set of power supply status signals indicates that the power element 111 has been activated, the power element 112 has been activated, the power element 113 has not been activated, the power element 114 has not been activated, and the last three bits are the waiting elements 121, 122, The initialization state signal of 123 indicates that the set of initialization state signals indicates that the device under test 121 is not initialized, the device under test 122 is not initialized, and the device under test 123 is not initialized. Corresponding to the detection data 11101100000, the second logic element 141 will output the unique state information corresponding to the detection data 11101100000. With the state information output by the second logic element 141, the tester can infer based on the unique state information The power supply instruction set 1110 instructs the power supply element 113 to start, but the power supply element 113 has not been started. Therefore, the power supply element 113 may be faulty and needs to be repaired.

在步驟35中，該第一邏輯元件13根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號，判定該電源管理模組11的電源元件中受該供電指令集指示啟動的電源元件是否已被啟動。若該判定結果為肯定時，流程進行步驟36。否則，流程進行步驟37。In step 35, according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply status signals, the first logic element 13 determines whether the power supply element of the power management module 11 that has been activated by the power supply instruction set has been activated. If the determination result is positive, the flow proceeds to step 36. Otherwise, the flow proceeds to step 37.

在本實施例中，由於該組供電狀態訊號具有用以指示對應該等電源元件111、112、113、114是否被啟動之多個位元；假設，若該供電指令集為1000時，則該第一邏輯元件13可根據該組供電狀態訊號的第一個位元判定該第一電源元件111是否已被啟動；若該供電指令集為1100時，則該第一邏輯元件13可根據該組供電狀態訊號的第一及第二個位元判定該第一電源元件111及該第二電源元件112是否已被啟動；若該供電指令集為1110時，則該第一邏輯元件13可根據該組供電狀態訊號的第一至第三個位元判定該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112及第三電源元件113是否已被啟動；若該供電指令集為1111時，則該第一邏輯元件13可根據該組供電狀態訊號的第一至第四個位元判定該第一電源元件111、該第二電源元件112、第三電源元件113及第四電源元件114是否已被啟動。舉例來說，若該供電指令集為1000且該組供電狀態訊號為1000，則表示該第一電源元件111已被啟動；若該供電指令集為1100，且該組供電狀態訊號的第一個位元為1 000，則表示該第一電源元件111已被啟動，該第二電源元件112發生異常；若該供電指令集為1100，且該供電狀態訊號的第一個位元為0100，則表示該第一電源元件111在依據第一預定順序啟動過程中，於啟動該第一電源元件111的一第一上電時序程序中該第一電源元件111已被啟動，但到了啟動該第二電源元件112的一第二個上電時序程序中，該第一電源元件111發生異常，而該第二電源元件112已被啟動，以此類推，在此不加贅述。In this embodiment, since the set of power state signals has multiple bits to indicate whether the corresponding power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 are activated; suppose that if the power instruction set is 1000, then the The first logic element 13 can determine whether the first power element 111 has been activated according to the first bit of the group of power status signals; if the power instruction set is 1100, the first logic element 13 can The first and second bits of the power state signal determine whether the first power element 111 and the second power element 112 have been activated; if the power instruction set is 1110, the first logic element 13 can The first to third bits of the group power supply status signal determine whether the first power element 111, the second power element 112, and the third power element 113 have been activated; if the power instruction set is 1111, the first A logic element 13 can determine whether the first power element 111, the second power element 112, the third power element 113, and the fourth power element 114 have been activated according to the first to fourth bits of the set of power supply status signals . For example, if the power supply instruction set is 1000 and the group of power supply status signals is 1000, it means that the first power element 111 has been activated; if the power supply instruction set is 1100, and the first of the group power supply status signals If the bit is 1 000, it means that the first power element 111 has been activated, and the second power element 112 is abnormal; if the power supply instruction set is 1100, and the first bit of the power supply status signal is 0100, then It means that the first power element 111 has been activated in a first power-on sequence procedure for activating the first power element 111 during the startup process according to the first predetermined sequence, but when the second power element 111 has been activated In a second power-on sequence procedure of the power supply element 112, the first power supply element 111 is abnormal, and the second power supply element 112 has been activated, and so on, which will not be repeated here.

此外，當該第一邏輯元件13判定出受該供電指令集指示啟動的每一電源元件111/112/113/114皆被啟動時，該供電指令集中的各位元值與該組供電狀態訊號中的各對應位元值皆會一致。In addition, when the first logic element 13 determines that each power element 111/112/113/114 activated by the power supply instruction set is activated, the value of each bit in the power supply instruction set and the group of power supply status signals The corresponding bit values of will be the same.

接著，在步驟36中，該第一邏輯元件13判定該電源管理模組11的所有電源元件111、112、113、114是否皆被啟動。若判定的結果為是，則流程進行步驟37；若否，則進入步驟38。Next, in step 36, the first logic element 13 determines whether all the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 of the power management module 11 are activated. If the result of the determination is yes, the flow proceeds to step 37; if not, it proceeds to step 38.

在步驟37中，該第一邏輯元維持前次執行步驟31時的該供電指令集，並回到步驟31。In step 37, the first logic element maintains the power supply instruction set when step 31 was executed last time, and returns to step 31.

在步驟38中，該第一邏輯元件13根據該第一預定順序更新該供電指令集以令更新後的該供電指令集指示該電源管理模組11中符合該第一預定順序的下一個電源元件啟動，並回到步驟31。在本實施例中，假設該供電指令集為1000，則該更新後的該供電指令集為1100，且受該供電指令集為1000而被啟動的第一電源元件111之該下一個電源元件即為該第二電源元件112。In step 38, the first logic element 13 updates the power supply instruction set according to the first predetermined order so that the updated power supply instruction set indicates the next power supply element in the power management module 11 that meets the first predetermined order Start and return to step 31. In this embodiment, assuming that the power supply instruction set is 1000, the updated power supply instruction set is 1100, and the next power supply element of the first power supply element 111 that is activated by the power supply instruction set is 1000 is为此第一动力设备112。 The second power element 112.

此外，當一檢測人員欲從在該狀態顯示元件142所顯示的狀態資訊指示異常時想進一步查看檢測結果，可在符合主機1進行開機之正常電源開啟程序的時間後，藉由該監控單元2的一控制元件21輸入一資料請求傳送至該檢測單元14之第二邏輯元件141，以使該第二邏輯元件141回應於該資料請求，而將該檢測資料轉換成一筆字串資訊並傳送至該監控單元2之監視元件22中顯示。在本較佳實施例中，該筆字串資訊指示出每一電源元件111/112/113/114的供電狀態及每一待測元件的初始化狀態。值得一提的是，檢測人員還可利用該控制元件21進一步將該筆字串資訊儲存成一文字檔，以供其進行後續資料分析使用，並據以改善該主機1在設計上之缺陷。In addition, when a tester wants to further check the test results when the status information displayed on the status display element 142 indicates abnormality, the monitoring unit 2 can be used after the time for the normal power-on procedure of the host 1 to boot up. A control element 21 inputs a data request and sends it to the second logic element 141 of the detection unit 14, so that the second logic element 141 responds to the data request and converts the detection data into a string of information and sends it to This is displayed in the monitoring element 22 of the monitoring unit 2. In the preferred embodiment, the pen string information indicates the power supply state of each power element 111/112/113/114 and the initialization state of each device under test. It is worth mentioning that the inspector can also use the control element 21 to further store the pen string information into a text file for subsequent data analysis and use, and accordingly improve the design defects of the host 1.

綜上所述，本發明藉由該第一邏輯元件13自動收集該等電源元件111、112、113、114之供電狀態訊號及該等待測元件121、122、123之初始化狀態訊號，並將該等訊號轉換成該檢測資料提供給該狀態顯示元件142即時顯示當前主機1在開機過程中第幾個電源元件已被啟動、或在該等電源元件111、112、113、114正常啟動時，即時顯示該等待測元件121、122、123之初始化狀態，方便檢測人員找出該等電源元件111、112、113、114於上電時序的問題點、或是該等待測元件121、122、123中何者未成功進行初始化；此外，在檢測出現異常時，檢測人員可透過該監控單元2查看更進一步的資訊來進行後續的除錯，故確實能達成本發明的目的。In summary, according to the present invention, the first logic element 13 automatically collects the power supply status signals of the power supply elements 111, 112, 113, 114 and the initialization status signals of the waiting test elements 121, 122, 123, and stores the After the signal is converted into the detection data and provided to the status display element 142, the current number of power elements of the host 1 during the boot process has been activated, or when the power elements 111, 112, 113, 114 are normally activated, Display the initialization status of the components under test 121, 122, 123, so that the tester can find out the problems of the power-on components 111, 112, 113, 114 in the power-on sequence, or the components under test 121, 122, 123 Which is not successfully initialized; in addition, when an abnormality is detected, the testing personnel can view further information through the monitoring unit 2 to perform subsequent debugging, so the purpose of the invention can indeed be achieved.

惟以上所述者，僅為本發明的實施例而已，當不能以此限定本發明實施的範圍，凡是依本發明申請專利範圍及專利說明書內容所作的簡單的等效變化與修飾，皆仍屬本發明專利涵蓋的範圍內。However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still classified as Within the scope of the invention patent.

1:主機11:電源管理模組111:第一電源元件112:第二電源元件113:第三電源元件114:第四電源元件12:待監測模組121:第一待測元件122:第二待測元件123:第三待測元件13:第一邏輯元件14:檢測單元141:第二邏輯元件142:狀態顯示元件2:監控單元21:控制元件22:監視元件30~38:步驟1: host 11: power management module 111: first power element 112: second power element 113: third power element 114: fourth power element 12: module to be monitored 121: first element to be tested 122: second Element to be tested 123: third element to be tested 13: first logic element 14: detection unit 141: second logic element 142: status display element 2: monitoring unit 21: control element 22: monitoring elements 30 to 38: steps

本發明的其他的特徵及功效，將於參照圖式的實施方式中清楚地呈現，其中：圖1是一方塊圖，示例地說明本發明主機開機檢測系統的一實施例；及圖2是一流程圖，示例地說明該實施例的該主機開機檢測系統如何執行一開機檢測程序。Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the host boot detection system of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a The flowchart exemplifies how the host boot detection system of this embodiment executes a boot detection procedure.

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一種主機開機檢測方法，適用於檢測包含於一主機的一電源管理模組，藉由一主機開機檢測系統來實施，該主機開機檢測系統包括一電連接一監控單元的檢測單元、及一包含於該主機且電連接該檢測單元與該電源管理模組的第一邏輯元件，該檢測單元包括一第二邏輯元件及一電連接該第二邏輯元件之狀態顯示元件，該主機開機檢測方法包含以下步驟： (A)該第一邏輯元件傳送一供電指令集至該電源管理模組，以使該電源管理模組回應於該供電指令集產生一組供電狀態訊號並傳送至該第一邏輯元件； (B)當該第一邏輯元件接收到該組供電狀態訊號時，該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號產生一檢測資料，並傳至該第二邏輯元件； (C)該第二邏輯元件根據該檢測資料，產生並輸出一狀態資訊於該狀態顯示元件；及 (D)當該第二邏輯元件接收來自該監控單元的一資料請求時，該第二邏輯元件將該檢測資料轉換成一筆字串資訊並傳送至該監控單元。A host boot detection method, suitable for detecting a power management module included in a host, is implemented by a host boot detection system, the host boot detection system includes a detection unit electrically connected to a monitoring unit, and a The host is electrically connected to the detection unit and the first logic element of the power management module. The detection unit includes a second logic element and a status display element electrically connected to the second logic element. The boot detection method of the host includes the following Steps: (A) The first logic element transmits a power supply instruction set to the power management module, so that the power management module generates a set of power supply status signals in response to the power supply instruction set and transmits it to the first logic element; (B) When the first logic element receives the set of power supply status signals, the first logic element generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply status signals, and transmits it to the second logic element; (C ) The second logic element generates and outputs a status information to the status display element according to the detection data; and (D) When the second logic element receives a data request from the monitoring unit, the second logic element will The detection data is converted into a piece of string information and sent to the monitoring unit.

如請求項1所述的主機開機檢測方法，其中該電源管理模組具有多個電源元件，該等電源元件在該主機進行開機的過程中依照一第一預定順序被啟動，在步驟(A)之後，該主機開機檢測方法還包含以下步驟： (E)該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號，判定該電源管理模組的電源元件中受該供電指令集指示啟動的電源元件是否已被啟動；及 (F)當該第一邏輯元件判定出受該供電指令集指示啟動的電源元件未皆被啟動時，該第一邏輯元維持前次執行步驟(A)時的該供電指令集，並回到步驟(A)。The host boot detection method according to claim 1, wherein the power management module has a plurality of power components, and the power components are started according to a first predetermined sequence during the boot process of the host, in step (A) Afterwards, the host power-on detection method further includes the following steps: (E) The first logic element determines that the power supply element of the power management module is activated by the power supply instruction set according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply status signals Whether the power supply element has been activated; and (F) when the first logic element determines that all the power elements activated by the power instruction set are not activated, the first logic element maintains the state of the previous step (A) The power supply instruction set, and return to step (A).

如請求項2所述的主機開機檢測方法，在步驟(E)之後，該主機開機檢測方法還包含以下步驟： (G)當該第一邏輯元件判定出受該供電指令集指示啟動的電源元件皆被啟動時，該第一邏輯元件判定該電源管理模組的所有電源元件是否皆被啟動；及 (H)當該第一邏輯元件判定出該電源管理模組的所有電源元件未皆被啟動時，該第一邏輯元件根據該第一預定順序更新該供電指令集以令更新後的該供電指令集指示該電源管理模組中符合該第一預定順序的下一個電源元件啟動，並回到步驟(A)。According to the host power-on detection method of claim 2, after step (E), the host power-on detection method further includes the following steps: (G) when the first logic element determines that the power supply element is activated by the power instruction set When all are activated, the first logic element determines whether all power elements of the power management module are activated; and (H) When the first logic element determines that all power elements of the power management module are not activated At this time, the first logic element updates the power supply instruction set according to the first predetermined order so that the updated power supply instruction set instructs the next power supply element in the power management module that conforms to the first predetermined order to start and returns Step (A).

如請求項1所述的主機開機檢測方法，其中該電源管理模組具有多個電源元件，且在步驟(D)中，該筆字串資訊指示出每一電源元件的供電狀態。The host boot detection method according to claim 1, wherein the power management module has a plurality of power components, and in step (D), the pen string information indicates the power supply status of each power component.

如請求項1所述的主機開機檢測方法，還適用於檢測包含於該主機且與該第一邏輯元件電連接的一待監測模組，該待監測模組具有多個待測元件，該待測元件用以在該主機進行開機的過程中依照一第二預定順序進行初始化，並傳送一組指示出其初始化狀態的初始化狀態訊號至該第一邏輯元件，其中：在該步驟(B)中，該第一邏輯元件不僅會接收到來自該電源管理模組的該組供電狀態訊號，還會接收到來自該待監測模組的該組初始化狀態訊號，當該第一邏輯元件接收到該組供電狀態訊號及該組初始化狀態訊號時，該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集、該組供電狀態訊號及該組初始化狀態訊號產生一檢測資料，並傳至該第二邏輯元件。The host boot detection method according to claim 1, is also suitable for detecting a module to be monitored included in the host and electrically connected to the first logic element, the module to be monitored has a plurality of components to be tested, the The test element is used for initialization according to a second predetermined sequence during the booting process of the host, and transmits a set of initialization status signals indicating its initialization status to the first logic element, wherein: In the step (B) , The first logic element not only receives the set of power supply status signals from the power management module, but also receives the set of initialization status signals from the module to be monitored, when the first logic element receives the set When the power supply status signal and the set of initialization status signals are generated, the first logic element generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set, the set of power supply status signals and the set of initialization status signals, and transmits it to the second logic element.

如請求項5所述的主機開機檢測方法，其中在步驟(D)中，該筆字串資訊還指示每一待測元件的初始化狀態。The host boot detection method according to claim 5, wherein in step (D), the pen string information also indicates the initialization state of each device under test.

一種主機開機檢測系統，電連接一監控單元並適用於檢測包括於一主機的一電源管理模組，該主機開機檢測系統包含：一第一邏輯元件，包含於該主機且電連接該電源管理模組，並傳送一供電指令集至該電源管理模組，以使該電源管理模組回應於該供電指令集產生一組供電狀態訊號，且該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集及該組供電狀態訊號產生一檢測資料；及一檢測單元，電連接該第一邏輯元件，並具有一第二邏輯元件及一電連接該第二邏輯元件之狀態顯示元件，該第二邏輯元件根據該檢測資料，產生並輸出一狀態資訊於該狀態顯示元件，當該第二邏輯元件接收來自該監控單元的一資料請求時，該第二邏輯元件將該檢測資料轉換成一筆字串資訊並傳送至該監控單元。A host power-on detection system is electrically connected to a monitoring unit and is suitable for detecting a power management module included in a host. The host power-on detection system includes: a first logic element included in the host and electrically connected to the power management module Group, and send a power supply instruction set to the power management module, so that the power management module generates a set of power supply status signals in response to the power supply instruction set, and the first logic element according to the power supply instruction set and the set of power supply The status signal generates a detection data; and a detection unit, electrically connected to the first logic element, and having a second logic element and a state display element electrically connected to the second logic element, the second logic element is based on the detection data , Generate and output a status information on the status display element, when the second logic element receives a data request from the monitoring unit, the second logic element converts the detection data into a string of information and sends it to the monitoring unit.

如請求項7所述的主機開機檢測系統，其中該電源管理模組具有多個電源元件，該筆字串資訊指示出每一電源元件的供電狀態。The host boot detection system according to claim 7, wherein the power management module has a plurality of power elements, and the pen string information indicates the power supply status of each power element.

如請求項7所述的主機開機檢測系統，還適用於檢測包含於該主機且與該第一邏輯元件電連接的一待監測模組，該待監測模組具有多個待測元件，該待測元件用以在該主機進行開機的過程中依照一第二預定順序進行初始化，並傳送一組指示出其初始化狀態的初始化狀態訊號至該第一邏輯元件，其中，該第一邏輯元件不僅會接收到來自該電源管理模組的該組供電狀態訊號，還會接收到來自該待監測模組的該組初始化狀態訊號，當該第一邏輯元件接收到該組供電狀態訊號及該組初始化狀態訊號時，該第一邏輯元件根據該供電指令集、該組供電狀態訊號及該組初始化狀態訊號產生一檢測資料，並傳至該第二邏輯元件。The host boot detection system according to claim 7, is also suitable for detecting a module to be monitored included in the host and electrically connected to the first logic element, the module to be monitored has a plurality of components to be tested, the The test element is used for initialization according to a second predetermined sequence during the booting process of the host, and transmits a set of initialization status signals indicating the initialization status to the first logic element, wherein the first logic element not only Receiving the group of power supply status signals from the power management module, and also receiving the group of initialization status signals from the module to be monitored, when the first logic element receives the group of power supply status signals and the group of initialization status During the signal, the first logic element generates a detection data according to the power supply instruction set, the set of power supply status signals and the set of initialization status signals, and transmits it to the second logic element.

如請求項9所述的主機開機檢測系統，該筆字串資訊還指示每一待測元件的初始化狀態。According to the host power-on detection system described in claim 9, the string information also indicates the initialization status of each device under test.