An expandable interface and an electronic device

Abstract

The application provides an expandable interface and an electronic device, the expandable interface comprising: an expansion interface and a plurality of expansion boards; the expansion interface has a first interface, a second interface and a third interface; the first interface is used for connecting with a mainboard; the second interface is used for connecting with an external device; the third interface is detachably connected with the expansion board; the expansion board is used for analyzing signals transmitted by the external device. The electronic device comprises a mainboard and the expandable interface. The application has the beneficial effect that the expandable interface and the electronic device have replaceable expansion boards, and by replacing the expansion boards capable of analyzing different transmission signals, the expandable interface and the electronic device can be connected with different external devices.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to an expandable interface and an electronic device. [Background Technology]

[0002] The integration of motherboards in modern electronic devices is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and motherboards are being designed to be smaller and smaller. As a result, electronic devices are becoming more compact and lighter, making them easier for customers to carry.

[0003] However, the shrinking size of motherboards has limited design space, and current motherboards have limited interface functionality, allowing only one type of pre-defined device to be connected to each interface. When customers want to connect other devices to the same interface, it is difficult to meet their needs.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to improve existing technologies. [Summary of the Invention]

[0005] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is the limitation of current motherboard interfaces, which only allow the connection of a pre-defined device and not other devices. This invention provides an expandable interface and an electronic device to address this issue.

[0006] The solution to the technical problem of this invention is: an expandable interface, comprising:

[0007] An expansion interface and multiple expansion boards; the expansion interface has a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface;

[0008] The first interface is used to connect to the motherboard; the second interface is used to connect to external devices.

[0009] The third interface is detachably connected to the expansion board; the expansion board is used to parse signals transmitted by the external device.

[0010] Preferably, all of the expansion plates are the same size.

[0011] Preferably, the external device is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer.

[0012] Preferably, the external device is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, a PCI-E interface, or a miniPCI-E interface.

[0013] Preferably, the first interface is connected to the motherboard via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board.

[0014] The present invention also provides an electronic device, comprising:

[0015] A motherboard and expandable interfaces; the expandable interfaces include expansion interfaces and multiple expansion boards; the expansion interfaces have a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface;

[0016] The first interface is connected to the motherboard, and the second interface is used to connect to external devices;

[0017] The third interface is detachably connected to one of the expansion boards; the expansion board is used to parse signals transmitted by the external device.

[0018] Preferably, all of the expansion plates are the same size.

[0019] Preferably, the external device is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer.

[0020] Preferably, the external device is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, a PCI-E interface, or a miniPCI-E interface.

[0021] Preferably, the first interface is connected to the motherboard via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board.

[0022] The beneficial effect of this invention is that this expandable interface and electronic device has a replaceable expansion board. By replacing the expansion board with one that can resolve different transmitted signals, this expandable interface and electronic device can be connected to different external devices. [Attached Image Description]

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an expandable interface according to the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to the present invention.

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between an electronic device and an external device according to the present invention.

Detailed Implementation Methods

[0026] To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention and their accompanying drawings.

[0027] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an expandable interface according to the present invention is shown. The present invention provides an expandable interface 1, comprising:

[0028] An expansion interface 101 and multiple expansion boards 102 are provided. The expansion interface 101 has a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface.

[0029] The first interface is used to connect to the motherboard 201, and the second interface is used to connect to the external device 3.

[0030] The third interface is detachably connected to the expansion board 102, which is used to parse the signals transmitted by the external device 3. Different expansion boards 102 can parse the signals transmitted by different external devices 3. When it is necessary to connect an external device 3 to the second interface, the corresponding expansion board 102 that can parse the signal of that external device 3 is connected to the third interface.

[0031] The multiple expansion boards 102 are all the same size, which facilitates the replacement of the expansion boards 102 and makes it easy to design their positions on the mainboard 201.

[0032] Among them, external device 3 is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer.

[0033] External device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, PCI-E interface, or miniPCI-E interface. The server computer here uses either a PCI-E interface or a miniPCI-E interface. When external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, the connection between the PCI signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved; when external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI-E interface, the connection between the PCI-E signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved; when external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a miniPCI-E interface, the connection between the miniPCI-E signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved.

[0034] It should be noted that when dealing with various interfaces of external device 3, the physical shape of the second interface can be changed to facilitate the plugging of different interfaces of external device 3.

[0035] The first interface is connected to the motherboard 201 via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board 102.

[0036] Please refer to the following: Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 2 A schematic diagram of an electronic device according to the present invention is shown. Figure 3 A schematic diagram illustrating the connection between an electronic device and an external device according to the present invention is shown. The present invention also provides an electronic device 2, comprising:

[0037] Motherboard and expandable interface 1. Expandable interface 1 includes expansion interface 101 and multiple expansion boards 102; expansion interface 101 has a first interface, a second interface and a third interface.

[0038] The first interface is connected to the motherboard 201, and the second interface is used to connect to the external device 3.

[0039] The third interface is detachably connected to an expansion board 102, which is used to parse the signals transmitted by the external device 3. Different expansion boards 102 can parse the signals transmitted by different external devices 3. When it is necessary to connect an external device 3 to the second interface, the corresponding expansion board 102 that can parse the signal of that external device 3 is connected to the third interface.

[0040] The multiple expansion boards 102 are all the same size, which facilitates the replacement of the expansion boards 102 and makes it easy to design their positions on the mainboard 201.

[0041] Among them, external device 3 is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer.

[0042] External device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, PCI-E interface, or miniPCI-E interface. The server computer here uses either a PCI-E interface or a miniPCI-E interface. When external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI interface, the connection between the PCI signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved; when external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a PCI-E interface, the connection between the PCI-E signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved; when external device 3 is connected to the second interface via a miniPCI-E interface, the connection between the miniPCI-E signal expansion board 102 and the third interface will be resolved.

[0043] It should be noted that when dealing with various interfaces of external device 3, the physical shape of the second interface can be changed to facilitate the plugging of different interfaces of external device 3.

[0044] The first interface is connected to the motherboard 201 via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board 102.

[0045] This expandable interface 1 and electronic device 2 have a replaceable expansion board 102. By replacing the expansion board 102, which can resolve different transmitted signals, this expandable interface 1 and electronic device 2 can be connected to different external devices.

[0046] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made by those skilled in the art to the above embodiments based on the technical solutions of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An expandable interface, characterized in that, include: Expansion interfaces and multiple expansion boards; The extended interface has a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface; The first interface is used to connect to the motherboard; the second interface is used to connect to external devices. The third interface is detachably connected to the expansion board; the expansion board is used to parse the signals transmitted by the external device; different expansion boards can parse the signals transmitted by different external devices; when an external device needs to be connected to the second interface, the corresponding expansion board that can parse the signal of the external device is connected to the third interface; multiple expansion boards are all the same size; The external device is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer, and the external device is plugged into the second interface through a PCI interface, a PCI-E interface, or a miniPCI-E interface; When faced with various interfaces of the external device, the physical shape of the second interface can be modified to facilitate the insertion of different interfaces of the external device.

2. The expandable interface as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first interface is connected to the motherboard via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board.

3. An electronic device, characterized in that, include: Motherboard and expandable interface; the expandable interface includes an expansion interface and multiple expansion boards; The expansion interface has a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface; the first interface is connected to the motherboard, and the second interface is used to connect to external devices. The third interface is detachably connected to one of the expansion boards; the expansion board is used to parse the signals transmitted by the external device; different expansion boards can parse the signals transmitted by different external devices; when it is necessary to connect an external device to the second interface, the corresponding expansion board that can parse the signal of the external device is connected to the third interface. The external device is a PCI network card, a PCI-E network card, or a server computer, and the external device is plugged into the second interface through a PCI interface, a PCI-E interface, or a miniPCI-E interface; When faced with various interfaces of the external device, the physical shape of the second interface can be modified to facilitate the insertion of different interfaces of the external device.

4. An electronic device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The first interface is connected to the motherboard via a cable; the third interface is plugged into the expansion board.

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