Workstation mainboard and collaborative management system

Abstract

The utility model relates to a workstation mainboard and a collaborative management system. Wherein the workstation main board comprises a main board, and a power supply management module, a processor, an on-off button, an embedded controller and a substrate management controller which are integrated on the main board, level signals output by the on-off button in different states are transmitted to the embedded controller, and then are transmitted to the power supply management module, the processor, the on-off button, the embedded controller and the substrate management controller. The embedded controller can drive the power management module to be turned on and turned off based on different level signals; the substrate management controller communicates with a remote terminal, and a worker can issue a corresponding operation instruction based on the remote terminal so as to control the power management module to be turned on and turned off. Therefore, the workstation mainboard integrated with the embedded controller and the substrate management controller can support local power management operation and remote power management operation at the same time, and the management convenience of the workstation mainboard is greatly improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of workstation mainboard, and particularly relates to a workstation mainboard and a collaborative management system. BACKGROUND

[0002] The mainboard is widely applied in various electrical devices. In the prior art, the mainboard, especially the workstation mainboard, usually uses a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) to perform remote hardware management operations such as power management module management and fan adjustment. However, the workstation mainboard cannot perform local hardware management operations, and the management is difficult. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a workstation mainboard and a collaborative management system capable of realizing convenient management.

[0004] In a first aspect, a workstation mainboard is provided, comprising: a mainboard, and a power management module, a processor, a power-on / off button, an embedded controller and a baseboard management controller integrated on the mainboard; the power management module is connected to the processor, the embedded controller and the baseboard management controller respectively; the baseboard management controller is further configured to communicate with a remote terminal.

[0005] The power-on / off button is connected to the embedded controller, and the power-on / off button outputs a level signal when being pressed.

[0006] In one of the embodiments, a general input / output pin of the baseboard management controller is connected to a power-on / off interface of the power management module, and a control pin of the baseboard management controller is connected to a controlled pin of the power management module.

[0007] In one of the embodiments, the workstation mainboard further comprises:

[0008] A heat dissipation device, wherein the heat dissipation device is connected to the power management module.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, the heat dissipation device is a fan.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the workstation mainboard further comprises:

[0011] A temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to acquire an actual temperature of the processor.

[0012] The embedded controller is connected to the temperature sensor, and the embedded controller is configured to acquire the actual temperature and start the heat dissipation device when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to a heat dissipation temperature.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the rotation speed of the heat dissipation device is positively correlated with the actual temperature.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the workstation mainboard further comprises:

[0015] an alarm module;

[0016] The embedded controller is connected to the alarm module, and the embedded controller is further configured to drive the alarm module to work when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to the safety temperature.

[0017] The safety temperature is greater than the heat dissipation temperature.

[0018] In a second aspect, a cooperative management system is provided, which comprises the workstation mainboard and a remote terminal; and the remote terminal is wirelessly connected to the baseboard management controller.

[0019] In one of the embodiments, the remote terminal comprises:

[0020] a touchable screen;

[0021] a central processing unit, which is wiredly connected to the touchable screen and wirelessly communicates with the baseboard management controller.

[0022] In one of the embodiments, the central processing unit is further configured to send an alarm information to the touchable screen when the received actual temperature is greater than or equal to the safety temperature.

[0023] The workstation mainboard and the cooperative management system comprise a mainboard, and a power management module, a processor, a power-on / off button, an embedded controller and a baseboard management controller integrated on the mainboard. The embedded controller can drive the power management module to turn on and off based on different level signals output by the power-on / off button in different states after the level signals are transmitted to the embedded controller. The baseboard management controller communicates with the remote terminal, and an operator can issue corresponding operation instructions based on the remote terminal to control the power management module to turn on and off. Therefore, the workstation mainboard integrated with the embedded controller and the baseboard management controller can support local power management operation and remote power management operation at the same time, which greatly improves the convenience of the workstation mainboard in management. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0025] Figure 1 is a structural block diagram of a workstation mainboard of an embodiment;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a second structural block diagram of a workstation motherboard according to one embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To facilitate understanding of this application, a more complete description will be provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate embodiments of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of this application will be thorough and complete.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0029] It is understood that the term "connection" in the following embodiments should be understood as "electrical connection," "communication connection," etc., if the connected circuits, modules, units, etc., have electrical signal or data transmission with each other.

[0030] When used herein, the singular forms of “a,” “an,” and “the” may also include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms “comprising / including” or “having,” etc., specify the presence of the stated features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Meanwhile, the term “and / or” as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of the associated listed items.

[0031] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, a workstation motherboard 10 is provided, including: a motherboard 102, and a power management module 104, a processor 106, a power button 108, an embedded controller 110 (EC), and a baseboard management controller 112 (BMC) integrated on the motherboard 102; the power management module 104 is connected to the processor 106, the embedded controller 110, and the baseboard management controller 112 respectively; the baseboard management controller 112 is also used to communicate with a remote terminal 20.

[0032] The power button 108 is connected to the embedded controller 110. When the power button 108 is pressed, it outputs a level signal.

[0033] The embedded controller 110 supports local management and can drive the power management module 104 to turn on or off in response to a level signal of the local power-on / off button 108. The embedded controller 110 can correspondingly configure a control interface for a consumer user, so that the consumer user can control the power-on and power-off of the workstation motherboard 10 based on the locally deployed power-on / off button 108.

[0034] In the case that the power-on / off button 108 is pressed an odd number of times, the power-on / off button 108 is in a closed state, at which time the embedded controller 110 can receive a corresponding button closing signal and send the button closing signal to the power management module 104 to turn on the power management module 104, so that other modules in the workstation motherboard 10 can work under the working power output by the power management module 104. In the case that the power-on / off button 108 is pressed an even number of times, the power-on / off button 108 is in an open state, at which time the embedded controller 110 can receive a corresponding button opening signal and send the button closing signal to the power management module 104 to turn off the power management module 104, so that other modules in the workstation motherboard 10 are powered off. Of course, the power-on / off button 108 can also be configured to be in an open state when pressed an odd number of times and in a closed state when pressed an even number of times.

[0035] In an embodiment, the power-on / off button 108 can also be a reset button on the motherboard 102 or other external switches.

[0036] In an embodiment, the power-on / off button 108 can be a touch switch. When the touch switch is touched, its capacitance value changes. Specifically, when the touch switch is pressed, a high level is output, and when the touch switch is not pressed, a low level is output. When the embedded controller 110 receives a high level, it can trigger the power management module 104 to turn on, thereby powering other modules in the workstation motherboard 10. When the embedded controller 110 receives a low level, it can trigger the power management module 104 to turn off, thereby powering off other modules in the workstation motherboard 10.

[0037] In an embodiment, the power-on / off button 108 can be a self-locking button. After being pressed once, the self-locking button remains in a pressed state until it is pressed again. Therefore, in the case that the power-on / off button 108 is a self-locking button, the worker can also observe the position of the self-locking button to determine the current state of the self-locking button, thereby avoiding repeated turning on and off of the workstation motherboard 10 and prolonging the service life.

[0038] The substrate management controller 112 supports remote management, and can remotely perform power management operations such as power-on, power-off, and restart. Through the substrate management controller 112, a worker can view state information including a power state and the like in the mainboard 102 on the remote terminal 20. Generally, the worker can manipulate the remote terminal 20, so that the substrate management controller 112 responds to the operation instruction issued by the worker, and realizes remote control of the power-on and power-off of the power management module 104. The substrate management controller 112 can be correspondingly configured with a control interface of an enterprise-level user, so that the enterprise-level user can control the power-on and power-off of the workstation mainboard 10 based on a remote operation instruction.

[0039] In one embodiment, the embedded controller 110 and the substrate management controller 112 are both connected with the power management module 104 through a high-speed bus, so as to realize faster power response.

[0040] Therefore, in the above workstation mainboard 10, the mainboard 102, and the power management module 104, the processor 106, the power-on / off button 108, the embedded controller 110, and the substrate management controller 112 integrated on the mainboard 102 are included. The level signal output by the power-on / off button 108 in different states is transmitted to the embedded controller 110 after being transmitted to the embedded controller 110, and the embedded controller 110 can drive the power-on and power-off of the power management module 104 based on different level signals. The substrate management controller 112 communicates with the remote terminal 20, and a worker can issue a corresponding operation instruction based on the remote terminal 20 to control the power-on and power-off of the power management module 104. Therefore, the workstation mainboard 10 integrated with the embedded controller 110 and the substrate management controller 112 can simultaneously support local power management operations and remote power management operations, greatly improving the convenience of management of the workstation mainboard 10.

[0041] In one embodiment, the general input / output pin of the substrate management controller 112 is connected with the power-on / off interface (PWRSW, Power Switch) of the power management module 104, and the control pin of the substrate management controller 112 is connected with the controlled pin of the power management module 104.

[0042] The general input / output pin of the substrate management controller 112 can obtain the power-on state or power-off state of the power management module 104 after being connected with the power-on / off interface of the power management module 104. Since the substrate management controller 112 is also connected with the remote terminal 20, when the substrate management controller 112 transmits the power-on state or power-off state of the power management module 104 to the remote terminal 20, the worker can also remotely view the power-on state or power-off state of the power management module 104.

[0043] The substrate management controller 112 can transmit a signal carrying an operation instruction for turning on the power management module 104 or a signal carrying an operation instruction for turning off the power management module 104 to the power management module 104 in response to an operation instruction of a staff to control the turning on and turning off of the power management module 104.

[0044] Further, when the power management module 104 is in the power-on state, the substrate management controller 112 can prohibit responding to the operation instruction carrying the operation instruction for turning on the power management module 104 issued by the staff to maintain the power-on state of the power management module 104; correspondingly, when the power management module 104 is in the power-off state, the substrate management controller 112 can prohibit responding to the operation instruction carrying the operation instruction for turning off the power management module 104 issued by the staff to maintain the power-off state of the power management module 104, thereby avoiding the instruction conflict of the power management module 104 and making the priority of the local embedded controller 110 corresponding to the response to the level signal of the power-on / off button 108 higher than the priority of the remote substrate management controller 112 corresponding to the response to the operation instruction issued by the staff.

[0045] The priority of the embedded controller 110 is higher than the priority of the substrate management controller 112, which can still trigger the turning on and turning off of the power management module 104 through the local embedded controller 110 when the communication network connection fails to remotely issue the operation instruction, thereby ensuring the normal use of the workstation motherboard 10.

[0046] In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the workstation motherboard 10 further comprises a heat dissipation device 114. Figure 2

[0047] The heat dissipation device 114 is connected to the power management module 104.

[0048] The heat dissipation device 114 is directly connected to the power management module 104, which can be powered on at the same time as the power management module 104 and powered off at the same time as the power management module 104, thereby ensuring the timely turning on and timely turning off of the heat dissipation device 114, preventing overheating of the workstation motherboard 10, and prolonging the service life.

[0049] In one embodiment, the heat dissipation device 114 is a fan.

[0050] The fan has a simple structure, low maintenance cost, and simple cleaning. Moreover, the fan can quickly guide the heat away from the power management module 104, the processor 106, the embedded controller 110, and the substrate management controller 112 through forced air flow, thereby reducing the temperature and maintaining the high-efficiency response and operation of the power management module 104, the processor 106, the embedded controller 110, and the substrate management controller 112.

[0051] ​In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the workstation mainboard 10 further comprises a temperature sensor 116. Figure 2

[0052] The temperature sensor 116 is configured to acquire the actual temperature of the processor 106.

[0053] The embedded controller 110 is connected to the temperature sensor 116, and is configured to acquire the actual temperature and start the heat dissipation device 114 when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to the heat dissipation temperature.

[0054] The processor 106 bears most of the program tasks and generates a large amount of heat, which reduces the operation efficiency of the processor 106. The temperature sensor 116 can be arranged close to the processor 106 to accurately acquire the actual temperature of the processor 106. The embedded controller 110 can control the start of the heat dissipation device 114 according to the actual temperature, so that the heat dissipation device 114 is started only when the heat dissipation temperature possibly reduces the operation efficiency of the processor 106, thereby saving energy.

[0055] In one embodiment, the rotation speed of the heat dissipation device 114 is positively correlated with the actual temperature.

[0056] As the actual temperature of the processor 106 increases, the heat that needs to be dissipated by the heat dissipation device 114 also increases. To ensure that the heat accumulated around the processor 106 is dissipated, the embedded controller 110 can correspondingly adjust the driving current output to the heat dissipation device 114 to increase the rotation speed of the heat dissipation device 114 until the rotation speed of the heat dissipation device 114 is adjusted to the maximum.

[0057] In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the workstation mainboard 10 further comprises a temperature sensor 116. Figure 2

[0058] The embedded controller 110 is connected to the temperature sensor 116, and is configured to acquire the actual temperature and start the heat dissipation device 114 when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to the heat dissipation temperature.

[0059] The safety temperature is greater than the heat dissipation temperature.

[0060] When the actual temperature of the processor 106 increases to the safety temperature, it can be considered that the heat dissipation efficiency of the heat dissipation device 114 is lower than the heat generation efficiency of the processor 106, which causes the heat to accumulate around the processor 106 and has the risk of overheating. In this case, the embedded controller 110 can drive the alarm module 118 to work to realize local alarm.

[0061] ​​The alarm module 118 can be a light bulb, which realizes the alarm through constant or light flashing under the driving of the embedded controller 110. The alarm module 118 can also be a buzzer, which realizes the alarm through sound under the driving of the embedded controller 110. Of course, the alarm module 118 can also be other modules or devices capable of attracting the attention of local staff, which are not limited herein.

[0062] In an embodiment, a cooperative management system includes the workstation mainboard 10 and the remote terminal 20 described above; wherein the remote terminal 20 is wirelessly connected to the baseboard management controller 112.

[0063] Based on the remote terminal 20, the staff can remotely control the opening and closing of the power management module 104, improving the operation convenience.

[0064] In an embodiment, the remote terminal 20 includes a touch screen and a central processing unit.

[0065] The central processing unit is wiredly connected to the touch screen, and the central processing unit wirelessly communicates with the baseboard management controller 112.

[0066] Since the baseboard management controller 112 supports remote management, it can obtain data such as the power-on state and power-off state of the power management module 104, the running speed of the processor 106, the rotating speed of the heat dissipation device 114, and the actual temperature measured by the temperature sensor 116. Therefore, the baseboard management controller 112 can transmit these data to the central manager, and the central processing unit controls the display of these data on the touch screen, improving the visualization of the cooperative management system.

[0067] In the case where the remote terminal 20 includes a touch screen, the remote terminal 20 can correspondingly configure a web page that can be operated, for example, a web page that is matched with each output port of the baseboard management controller and is constructed based on front-end technologies such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), JavaScript, and Vue.js.

[0068] In an embodiment, based on the Vue.js technology, a web page pattern is associated with the general input and output pins of the baseboard management controller 112 to obtain the power-on state or power-off state of the power management module 104, and a web page button is associated with the control pins of the baseboard management controller 112 to send a signal corresponding to the operation instruction issued by the staff to the power management module 104, thereby controlling the opening or closing of the power management module 104.

[0069] In one embodiment, when the substrate management controller 112 transmits the power-on state of the power management module 104 to the central processor, the central processor can disable the button in the webpage button of the touchable screen that controls the power-on of the power management module 104. Correspondingly, when the substrate management controller 112 transmits the power-off state of the power management module 104 to the central processor, the central processor can disable the button in the webpage button of the touchable screen that controls the power-off of the power management module 104, so as to avoid the instruction conflict of the power management module 104.

[0070] In one embodiment, the substrate management controller 112 connects the temperature sensor 116 to acquire the actual temperature of the processor 106 and transmits the actual temperature to the central processor, so that the central processor displays the actual temperature on the touchable screen.

[0071] Further, the central processor can determine the corresponding actual temperature log record based on the actual temperature in a period of time, so that the staff can analyze the change of the actual temperature through the touchable screen, facilitating the troubleshooting and performance optimization.

[0072] In one embodiment, the central processor is further configured to send an alarm information to the touchable screen when the received actual temperature is greater than or equal to the safety temperature.

[0073] The central processor can initiate a pop-up window carrying the alarm information on the touchable screen to alert the staff.

[0074] In the case that the central processor is connected to the mobile terminal, the alarm message carrying the alarm information can also be sent to the mobile terminal.

[0075] In one embodiment, the central processor can also support the mobile terminal to access the substrate management controller 112 through the local area network.

[0076] When the local area network connected by the mobile terminal is consistent with the local area network connected by the central processor, the staff can directly access the substrate management controller 112 through the mobile terminal and issue operation instructions to control the power-on and power-off of the power management module 104.

[0077] In one embodiment, the baseboard management controller 112 can also support BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) settings to directly control the frequency of the processor 106 through the touchable screen, so that the worker can remotely adjust the frequency of the processor 106 according to different load requirements, so as to increase the frequency of the processor 106 under high-performance work requirements, and reduce the frequency of the processor 106 under low-performance work requirements, so as to optimize the power consumption and computing efficiency. The baseboard management controller 112 transmits the frequency adjustment data to the BIOS by using the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) technology, so as to support the update of the frequency in the case of automatic restart of the system, and improve the degree of automation.

[0078] In the description of the present specification, the description referring to the terms "some embodiments", "other embodiments", and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily mean the same embodiment or example.

[0079] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, and in order to make the description simple, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described, however, as long as the combinations of the technical features do not contradict, it should be considered that they are within the scope of the present application.

[0080] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the present application. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which are within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A workstation motherboard, characterized by The mainboard and a power management module, a processor, a power-on / off button, an embedded controller and a baseboard management controller integrated on the mainboard; The power management module is connected with the processor, the embedded controller and the baseboard management controller respectively; the baseboard management controller is further configured to communicate with a remote terminal; The power-on / off button is connected with the embedded controller, and outputs a level signal when the power-on / off button is pressed.

2. The workstation motherboard of claim 1, wherein, A general input / output pin of the baseboard management controller is connected with a power-on / off interface of the power management module, and a control pin of the baseboard management controller is connected with a controlled pin of the power management module.

3. The workstation motherboard of claim 1, wherein, Further comprising: A heat dissipation device connected with the power management module.

4. The workstation motherboard of claim 3, wherein, The heat dissipation device is a fan.

5. The workstation motherboard of claim 3, wherein, Further comprising: A temperature sensor configured to acquire an actual temperature of the processor; The embedded controller is connected with the temperature sensor; The embedded controller is configured to acquire the actual temperature, and start the heat dissipation device when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to a heat dissipation temperature.

6. The workstation motherboard of claim 5, wherein, The rotation speed of the heat dissipation device is positively correlated with the actual temperature.

7. The workstation motherboard of claim 5, wherein, Further comprising: An alarm module; The embedded controller is connected with the alarm module, and the embedded controller is further configured to drive the alarm module to work when the actual temperature is greater than or equal to a safety temperature; The safety temperature is greater than the heat dissipation temperature.

8. A collaborative management system, characterized by The workstation mainboard of any one of claims 1-6 and a remote terminal; wherein the remote terminal is wirelessly connected with the baseboard management controller.

9. The collaborative management system of claim 8, wherein, The remote terminal comprises: A touchable screen; A central processing unit, which is wiredly connected with the touchable screen and wirelessly communicates with the baseboard management controller.

10. The collaborative management system of claim 9, wherein, The central processing unit is further configured to send alarm information to the touchable screen when the received actual temperature is greater than or equal to a safety temperature.

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