CN200986704Y

CN200986704Y - Half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card and computer device

Info

Publication number: CN200986704Y
Application number: CN 200620149372
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简凌峰
Original assignee: IEI Tech Corp
Current assignee: IEI Tech Corp
Priority date: 2006-10-24
Filing date: 2006-10-24
Publication date: 2007-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 2016-10-24

Abstract

A half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card with PCIe expansion capability and a computer device are provided, the half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card is respectively provided with a PCI golden finger and a PCIe golden finger, the circuit of each golden finger is connected to the corresponding position of a south bridge chip compatible with PCI and PCIe bus standards on the central processing unit adapter card, so that the central processing unit adapter card is inserted into a corresponding insertion slot arranged on a backboard through the golden finger, the golden finger conforming to the PCIe bus standard is electrically connected with at least one expansion slot conforming to the PCIe bus standard arranged on the backboard through an expansion circuit arranged on the backboard, a user can insert interface equipment conforming to the PCIe bus standard on the PCIe expansion slot, the central processing unit adapter card utilizes the hot plug and broadband characteristics of the PCIe bus to carry out high-efficiency operation processing and data transmission on the interface equipment, effectively improving the expansion capability of the adapter card of the half-length PCI central processing unit.

Description

Half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and computer apparatus

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of half long formula (half-sized) PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter (CPUcard) and computer apparatus, be particularly related to a kind of half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and computer apparatus of the PCIe of having expansion capacity, make this half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter can utilize the hot plug and the broadband character of PCIe bus, the interfacing equipment of at least one accord with PCI e bus standard of being plugged on this backboard is carried out high efficiency controlling handle and data transmission.

Background technology

Outside interconnected bus standard (Peripheral Component Interconnect, hereinafter to be referred as PCI) be a kind of in order to connect the bus standard of computer main board and external unit, general speech, the equipment of accord with PCI bus standard, according to its different with the connected mode of computer main board, can probably be divided into following two kinds of forms:

(1) form with integrated circuit is set directly on the mainboard, is called " planar device " (planar device) in the PCI standard; And

(2) form with adapter is plugged on the slot of mainboard, has the characteristic of supporting plug and play.

The pci bus standard by US business Intel company in begin around the nineteen ninety research and development, on June 22nd, 1992, Intel company delivered PCI 1.0 standards, this standard only limits to the component level standard, after on April 30th, 1993, PCI-SIG delivered PCI 2.0 standards, this standard beginning was the standard of having set up for the first time between connector and host slot.The PCI standard is applied to having replaced original MCA and EISA in the server immediately, and becomes the unique selection of expansion bus in the server.In the main flow PC, the PCI standard then replaces VESA local bus (VLB) lentamente, and until the later stage in 1994, after second generation Pentium computer was released, this standard began to obtain important breakthrough on market.1996, VLB thoroughly withdraws from PC market, manufacturer in addition with the PCI standard application in 476 computers, then, though the EISA standard is used to 2000 with the coexistence of PCI standard, but owing to the PCI standard of later release is constantly weeded out the old and bring forth the new, by having added new function, to promote its performance, up to 2004, after US business Intel company released the serial bus standard of PCI Express, the mainboard manufacturer beginning reduces gradually used traditional PCI slot, and introduces PCI Express interface.

PCI Express (hereinafter to be referred as PCIe) is a kind of of pci bus, and it has continued to use existing PCI programming concept and communication standard, but has sequence communication system faster, general speech, and PCIe only is applied to intraconnection.Because the PCIe bus is to be based on existing P CI bus, so only need to revise Physical layer, just can be converted to the PCIe bus and need not revise software with having pci bus now, in addition, because the PCIe bus has transfer rate faster, so can comprise AGP and PCI in order to replace almost whole existing internal buss, US business Intel company even hope can be carried out data with a PCIe bus controller and all external units in the future and exchange, to replace existing South Bridge chip or north bridge chips.

Moreover, owing to the standard of PCIe bus mainly is that therefore, its frequency range has multiple different size standard for the transmission speed that promotes inner all buses of computer designs, as: PCIe x 16 aims at the designed standard of display card.Maximum different between PCIe and pci bus, be on the transmission channel on the connection of the PCIe bus point-to-point connection basis that is based upon a two-way sequence, transmit and receive different pieces of information and can use different transmission channels, each channel can move four item number certificates, therefore, the connection of two PCIe equipment rooms promptly becomes " link ", 1 group or more transmission channel have been formed, it is the link of each equipment 1 transmission channel of minimum support (x1), also can be the link of 2,4,7,16 or 32 transmission channels, so that better two-way compatibility to be provided; Review, the connection of PCI then belongs under total line traffic control, makes unidirectional 32 bit parallel buses of all devices shared in common.

Traditionally, be equipped with a backboard (backplane) on industrial computer or the server, consult shown in Figure 1, this backboard 10 is a printed circuit board (PCB) (printed circuit board), be laid with a plurality of inserting grooves 11 on it abreast, the circuit 12 of each pin (pin) in this inserting groove respectively by being laid on the backboard 10, form each other and be electrically connected, generally speaking, respectively the pin specification (as: size and quantity) in this inserting groove 11 must meet a kind of bus standard that connects computer main board and external unit, as: the pci bus standard.So, the user can be according to the actual requirements, on this inserting groove 11 respectively, peg graft a kind of CPU (central processing unit) adapter of accord with PCI bus standard, the utility model abbreviates the CPU (central processing unit) adapter of this kind accord with PCI bus standard as " PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter " in the following description.

Generally speaking, the CPU (central processing unit) adapter promptly is equivalent to a computer, visual actual demand on it, be provided with and make the required total interface of the normal operation of computer, as: video Control Component and the interface of VGA, COM1, the Communications Control Group Assembly of COM2 and COM2 and interface, LPT printer Control Component and interface, Floppy floppy drive Control Component and interface, audio frequency Control Component and the interface of AUDIO, input/the outgoing interface of DVD signal, LCD display Control Component and interface and USB transmission interface ... etc., consult shown in Figure 2, this CPU (central processing unit) adapter 20 is mainly by a central processing unit 21, one north bridge (NorthBridge) chip 22 and south bridge (South Bridge) chip 23 constitute, wherein north bridge chips 22 is connected with central processing unit 21 and South Bridge chip 23 respectively, and be responsible for being connected with storage area (memory) and video card assembly (not shown) such as (video card), be used for handling the high speed transmission of signals of central processing unit 21 and inter-modules such as storage area and video card, and the communicating by letter of

central processing unit

21 and 23 of South Bridge chips; 23 of South Bridge chips are responsible for and pci bus (Bus) 24, clock oscillator (Real Time Clock, not shown in the figures), power-supply management system (Power Management, not shown in the figures), USB transmission interface (not shown) and other device be connected, be used for handling the low speed signal transmission, and get in touch by north bridge chips 22 and central processing unit 21, handle the communicating by letter of 25 of golden fingers (goldenfinger) of central processing unit 21 and pci bus 24.

In recent years, has the characteristic of supporting hot plug, heat interchange and high-transmission efficient in view of the PCIe bus, and replace pci bus gradually, and be applied on various South Bridge chip and the interfacing equipment, so the manufacturer of South Bridge chip all in the South Bridge chip of its new release, has added the Interface design that is compatible with the PCIe bus for complying with this trend, as the expansion bus of South Bridge chip, the high-speed interface equipment that is used for being compatible with other PCIe bus is connected.Yet, be limited in certain range of size owing to generally be used in the size of the tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter on industrial computer or the server, though so used the novel South Bridge chip that is compatible with the PCIe bus on the described half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, but because of being subject to size, and can't set up the expansion slot of PCIe bus thereon, so all design on tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and the backboard thereof the expansion slot that is compatible with the PCIe bus is not arranged, cause to expand the high-speed interface equipment (hereinafter to be referred as the PCIe interfacing equipment) that is compatible with the PCIe bus on this half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter.Therefore, the ability that how to make tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter on industrial computer or the server and backboard thereof possess extendible PCIe interfacing equipment with its transmission of effective lifting and control efficient, has become an important topic of demanding urgently improving.

The utility model content

In view of the shortcoming that can't expand the PCIe interfacing equipment on half traditional long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and the backboard thereof, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and computer apparatus of the PCIe of having expansion capacity, with the expansion capacity of effective lifting half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter to the PCIe interfacing equipment.

The utility model provides a kind of half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter of the PCIe of having expansion capacity, partly be respectively equipped with the golden finger of an accord with PCI and an accord with PCI e bus standard on the length formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, respectively the circuit of this golden finger is connected to the correspondence position that is compatible with the South Bridge chip of PCI and PCIe bus standard on this half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, make and to pass through described golden finger by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, be plugged among the corresponding PCI and PCIe inserting groove set on the backboard.

The utility model provides a kind of Computer back board of the PCIe of having expansion capacity, be provided with the inserting groove of a plurality of accord with PCI bus standards on this Computer back board abreast, and the inserting groove of at least one accord with PCI e bus standard, wherein at least one PCIe inserting groove and a PCI inserting groove are paired into line spread, the circuit of pin in this PCI inserting groove respectively by being laid on the backboard, form each other and be electrically connected, also be provided with the expansion slot of at least one accord with PCI e bus standard on this backboard, the expansion circuit of pin by being laid on the backboard in this PCIe expansion slot forms with pin in the PCIe inserting groove and to be electrically connected.So, the user can be according to the actual requirements, in the corresponding PCI inserting groove and PCIe inserting groove that on backboard, is arranged in a linear, plug half required long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, and on this PCIe expansion slot, plug the interfacing equipment of accord with PCI e bus standard, make and to utilize the PCIe inserting groove by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, in regular turn by expanding circuit, to being plugged on the interfacing equipment on the PCIe expansion slot, carry out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission, with the expansion capacity of effective lifting half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter.

That is to say that half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter with PCIe expansion capacity of the present utility model comprises:

One printed circuit board (PCB);

One PCI golden finger is located on the side position of this printed circuit board (PCB), is connected with a South Bridge chip; And

One PCIe golden finger, being arranged in a linear is located on this printed circuit board (PCB) position with this PCI golden finger the same side, and is connected with this South Bridge chip.

Computer apparatus with PCIe expansion capacity of the present utility model comprises:

One printed circuit board (PCB);

A plurality of PCI inserting grooves are located on this printed circuit board (PCB) abreast, and respectively the circuit of pin by being laid on this printed circuit board (PCB) in this PCI inserting groove forms described PCI inserting groove each other and be electrically connected;

At least one PCIe inserting groove is located on this printed circuit board (PCB), is paired into line spread with a PCI inserting groove respectively;

At least one PCIe expansion slot is located on this printed circuit board (PCB), the expansion circuit of pin in this PCIe expansion slot by being laid on this printed circuit board (PCB), respectively with the PCIe inserting groove in pin form and to be electrically connected; And

At least one the first half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, the one side is provided with a PCI golden finger, for being plugged on this printed circuit board (PCB) in the corresponding PCI inserting groove, this PCI golden finger is connected with this first half one first South Bridge chip of growing on the formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter.

In the computer apparatus with PCIe expansion capacity of the present utility model, described the first half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapters also are provided with the PCIe golden finger, for being plugged on this printed circuit board (PCB) in the corresponding PCIe inserting groove, this PCIe golden finger and this PCI golden finger are located at the same side with being arranged in a linear, and this PCIe golden finger is connected with this first South Bridge chip.

In the computer apparatus with PCIe expansion capacity of the present utility model, also comprise:

At least one the second half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, the one side is provided with a PCI golden finger, for being plugged on this printed circuit board (PCB) in the corresponding PCI inserting groove, this PCI golden finger is connected with this second half one second South Bridge chip of growing on the formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter.

The utlity model has following useful technique effect: half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter has the PCIe expansion capacity, it utilizes the PCIe inserting groove of laying on the printed circuit board (PCB), in regular turn by the expansion circuit on the printed circuit board (PCB), to being plugged on the interfacing equipment of PCIe expansion slot on the printed circuit board (PCB), carrying out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the configuration diagram of traditional backboard;

Fig. 2 is the circuit framework synoptic diagram of tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter;

Fig. 3 is the side schematic view of tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter;

Fig. 4 is the side view of of the present utility model half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter;

Fig. 5 is the vertical view of backboard of the present utility model;

Fig. 6 is the vertical view of an embodiment dorsulum of the present utility model; And

Fig. 7 is the vertical view of another embodiment dorsulum of the present utility model.

Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:

41, PCI golden finger

42, PCIe golden finger

43, central processing unit

44, north bridge chips

45, South Bridge chip

50,60,70, backboard

51,61,62,63,64,71,72,73, PCI inserting groove

52, PCIe inserting groove

53,66,75, circuit

54, PCIe expansion slot

55,68,77, expand circuit

65,74, PCIe x 4 inserting grooves

66, PCIe x 4 expansion slots

75,76, PCIe x 1 expansion slot

Embodiment

For ease of to the purpose of this utility model, technical characterictic and effect thereof, further understanding and understanding are arranged, especially exemplified by some embodiment, and conjunction with figs., be described in detail as follows:

Consult shown in Figure 3, side at tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 30, be equipped with the golden finger 31 of an accord with PCI bus standard, make tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 30 to be plugged in the PCI inserting groove corresponding on the backboard of traditional industry computer or server by PCI golden finger 31, because tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 30 is provided with a side of PCI golden finger 31, except that PCI golden finger 31, still keep some spaces that do not use 32, the utility model promptly utilizes this space 32, be implemented on the half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, increase can be in order to expand the ability of PCIe interfacing equipment.

The utility model is a kind of half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter and computer apparatus of the PCIe of having expansion capacity, consult shown in Figure 3 once more, mainly utilize the not usage space 32 that is kept on above-mentioned tradition half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 30 1 sides, consult shown in Figure 4, on a side position of the printed circuit board (PCB) of of the present utility model half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40, be respectively equipped with the golden finger 41 of an accord with PCI bus standard and the golden finger 42 of an accord with PCI e bus standard, consult shown in Figure 4 once more, should also comprise a central processing unit 43 by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40, one north bridge chips 44 and a South Bridge chip 45, visual actual demand on it, be provided with and make required Control Component and the interface of the normal operation of computer, wherein north bridge chips 44 is connected with central processing unit 43 and South Bridge chip 45 respectively, being responsible for partly growing assembly (not shown) such as storage area set on formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40 and video card with this is connected, be used for handling signal transmission at a high speed, 45 of South Bridge chips are responsible for and the circuit that passes through to lay on this half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40, respectively with PCI golden finger 41, PCIe golden finger 42 and other device (as: clock oscillator, power-supply management system and USB transmission interface, not shown in the figures) be connected, be used for handling signal transmission therebetween, and interrelate by north bridge chips 44 and central processing unit 43, handle communicating by letter of 42 of central processing unit 43 and PCI golden finger 41 and PCIe golden fingers respectively.

This partly grows backboard 50 of formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40 in order to peg graft in the utility model, consult shown in Figure 5, be a printed circuit board (PCB) (printed circuit board), be laid with the inserting groove 51 of a plurality of accord with PCI bus standards on it abreast, and the inserting groove 52 of at least one accord with PCI e bus standard, the circuit 53 of pin in this PCI inserting groove 51 respectively by being laid on the backboard 50, form each other and be electrically connected, also be provided with the expansion slot 54 of at least one accord with PCI e bus standard on this backboard 50, the expansion circuit 55 of pin in this PCIe expansion slot 54 respectively by being laid on the backboard 50, respectively with PCIe inserting groove 52 in pin form and to be electrically connected, and according to the actual requirements, wherein at least one PCIe inserting groove 52 and a PCI inserting groove 51 are paired into line spread, make and set PCI golden finger 41 and PCIe golden finger 42 on shown in Figure 4 half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40 1 side positions can be plugged in the corresponding PCI inserting groove 51 and PCIe inserting groove 52 set on this backboard 50 respectively.

So, the user can be according to the actual requirements, consult Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5 once more, corresponding PCI inserting groove 51 that on backboard 50, is arranged in a linear and PCIe inserting groove 52 positions, plug half required long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40, and by on this PCIe expansion slot 54, plugging the interfacing equipment (not shown) of accord with PCI e bus standard, make and to utilize PCIe inserting groove 52 by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40, in regular turn by expanding circuit 55, to being plugged on the interfacing equipment on the PCIe expansion slot 54, carry out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission, with the expansion capacity of effective lifting half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 40.

Below, by some embodiment of the present utility model, consult Figure 6 and Figure 7, describe design of the present utility model in detail:

In an embodiment of the present utility model, consult shown in Figure 6, be laid with the inserting groove 61 of 4 accord with PCI bus standards on the backboard 60 abreast, 62,63 and 64, and the inserting groove 65 of accord with PCI e x 4 bus standards, this PCI inserting groove 61 respectively, 62, pin in 63 or 64 by with backboard 60 on the circuit 66 laid, form each other and be electrically connected, also be provided with the expansion slot 67 of accord with PCI ex 4 bus standards on the backboard 60, the expansion circuit 68 of pin in these PCIe x 4 expansion slots 67 by being laid on the backboard 60, be electrically connected with the pin formation in these PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 65, and these PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 65 are paired into line spread with this PCI inserting groove 62, make half grow set PCI golden finger and PCIe x 4 golden fingers on formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, can be plugged to respectively in corresponding PCI inserting groove 62 set on this backboard 60 and PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 65, so, the user can be according to the actual requirements, on these PCIe x 4 expansion slots 67, plug the interfacing equipment (not shown) of accord with PCI e x 4 bus standards, make and to utilize PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 65 by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 60, in regular turn by expanding circuit 68, to being plugged on the interfacing equipment on PCIe x 4 expansion slots 67, carrying out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission.

In another embodiment of the present utility model, consult shown in Figure 7 once more, be laid with the inserting groove 71 of 3 accord with PCI bus standards on the backboard 70 abreast, 72 and 73, and the inserting groove 74 of accord with PCI e x 4 bus standards, this PCI inserting groove 71 respectively, pin in 72 and 73 by with backboard 70 on the circuit 75 laid, form each other and be electrically connected, also be provided with the

expansion slot

75 and 76 of 2 accord with PCI ex 1 bus standards on the backboard 70, the expansion circuit 77 of pin in described PCIe x 1

expansion slot

75 and 76 by being laid on the backboard 70, be electrically connected with the pin formation in these PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 74, and these PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 74 are paired into line spread with this PCI inserting groove 72, make half grow set PCI golden finger and PCIe x 4 golden fingers on formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter, can be plugged to respectively in corresponding PCI inserting groove 72 set on this backboard 70 and PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 74, so, the user can be according to the actual requirements, be chosen in the interfacing equipment (not shown) that plugs one or two accord with PCI e x 1 bus standard on described PCIe x 1

expansion slot

75 and 76, make and to utilize PCIe x 4 inserting grooves 74 by half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter 70, in regular turn by expanding circuit 77, to being plugged on the interfacing equipment on described PCIe x 1

expansion slot

75 and 76, carrying out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission.

Need pay special attention at this, the above, only be some specific embodiments of the present utility model, when the utility model uses in reality, be not limited thereto, therefore, those skilled in the art can be according to above-mentioned design of the present utility model, on backboard, pass through change PCI inserting groove, the quantity of PCIe inserting groove and PCIe expansion slot, the transmission channel number of PCIe (promptly 2,4,7,16 or 32 transmission channels) and permutation and combination and the design finished, as long as its half long formula PCI CPU (central processing unit) adapter utilizes the PCIe inserting groove of laying on the backboard, in regular turn by the expansion circuit on the backboard, to being plugged on the interfacing equipment of PCIe expansion slot on the backboard, carry out high efficiency controlling and handle and data transmission, this all belongs to scope of the present utility model.

The above only is a specific embodiment of the utility model, and feature of the present utility model is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can easily change or revise in the utility model field, but these all should belong to scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1, a half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card, which has PCIe expansion capability, is characterized in that, comprising:

a printed circuit board;

A PCI gold finger is arranged on one side of the printed circuit board and connected with a south bridge chip; and

A PCIe gold finger is arranged in a straight line on the same side of the printed circuit board as the PCI gold finger, and is connected to the south bridge chip.

2. A computer device, which has PCIe expansion capability, is characterized in that, comprising:

a printed circuit board;

A plurality of PCI slots are arranged on the printed circuit board in parallel, and the pins in each of the PCI slots pass through the lines laid on the printed circuit board, so that the PCI slots are electrically connected to each other;

At least one PCIe slot is arranged on the printed circuit board and is respectively paired with one PCI slot in a straight line;

At least one PCIe expansion slot is arranged on the printed circuit board, and the pins in the PCIe expansion slot respectively form electrical connections with the pins in the PCIe slot through the expansion lines laid out on the printed circuit board; and

At least one first half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card, one side of which is provided with a PCI gold finger, for inserting in the corresponding PCI slot on the printed circuit board, the PCI gold finger and the first A first south bridge chip on the half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card is connected.

3. The computer device according to claim 2, wherein the first half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card is also provided with a PCIe gold finger for plugging into a corresponding PCIe card on the printed circuit board. In the socket slot, the PCIe golden finger and the PCI golden finger are arranged on the same side in a straight line, and the PCIe golden finger is connected to the first south bridge chip.

4. The computer device according to claim 3, further comprising:

At least one second half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card, one side of which is provided with a PCI gold finger, for inserting in the corresponding PCI slot on the printed circuit board, the PCI gold finger and the second A second south bridge chip on the half-length PCI central processing unit adapter card is connected.