235 results about "Expansion card" patented technology

A riser card includes a circuit board and first, second, and third connectors. The first and second connectors are positioned at bottom and top edges of the circuit board, respectively. The third connector is mounted to a face of the circuit board. Such riser card may be mounted on a primary system board such that the first connector is detachably connected to a first complementary connector of the primary system board with the circuit board perpendicular to the primary system board, and the first connector receives power, data, and sideband signals from the first complementary connector. The second and third connectors may mate with second and third complementary connectors of an expansion card oriented parallel to the circuit board and a stackable secondary riser card oriented perpendicular to the circuit board, respectively. The riser card communicates power and sideband signals to the stackable secondary riser card via the third connector.

The invention discloses a memory access method based on a memory expansion controller, a memory expansion card and equipment, and relates to the technical field of computers, and the method comprises the following steps: carrying out twice address mapping on a target access address in a memory read-write instruction through the pre-created memory expansion controller, the target access address is mapped to a hard disk storage space from a processor memory physical address space, whether the mapped access address is hit in a preset cache space or not is judged, and if the mapped access address is hit, read-write operation is directly conducted on corresponding target data in the preset cache space; and if not, performing read-write operation on the corresponding target data in the solid state disk. By means of the mode, the solid state disk can be used as the extended memory of the host, the memory extension cost is remarkably reduced, ultra-large-capacity memory extension can be achieved, accordingly, the memory access cost is reduced, and meanwhile the access speed is taken into account in the mode of presetting the cache space.

A riser cage of a computing device comprises a bracket, a riser card attached to the bracket, and a fastener attached to the bracket. The bracket is to support an expansion card. The riser card is to electrically connect the expansion card to the computing device. The fastener is to secure the riser cage to the computing device. The fastener comprises a handle, a shaft extending along a first axis, a pivot connecting the handle to the shaft, and a half-turn latch coupled to the shaft. The half-turn latch is configured to engage with a receptacle of the computing device to selectively secure the fastener to the receptacle. The handle is pivotable about the pivot between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration, and in the stowed configuration the handle is parallel to the riser card.

The invention discloses a bandwidth allocation system and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation system comprises a bandwidth allocation indication unit, a first connector and a processing unit which are deployed on a mainboard, and a switching unit and at least two expansion interface groups which are deployed on an expansion card, the first connector and the expansion interface group are both connected with the switching unit, and the switching unit is used for switching the connection of the first connector with the current interface group to the connection of the first connector with the target interface group in a mechanical switching mode under the switching operation of a user; the bandwidth allocation indication unit is connected with the switching unit, and the bandwidth allocation indication unit is used for outputting a bandwidth allocation signal based on the connection state of the first connector and the two expansion interface groups; and the processing unit is connected with the first connector, and the processing unit is used for carrying out bandwidth allocation based on the bandwidth allocation signal. According to the method and the device, the problems of relatively high heat dissipation requirement and cost requirement and rigid resource configuration in the prior art are solved.

A fixing assembly is suitable for being arranged on a circuit board and configured to fix an expansion card. The fixing assembly includes a body and a buckle structure. The buckle structure includes a pressing part, a buckle part, an elastic member, and a base. The pressing part is away from the circuit board. An end of the buckle part is connected to the pressing part and has an inclined surface and a blocking surface connected to each other. The blocking surface has a gap with the top surface. The elastic member is connected to another end of the buckle part. When a first end of the expansion card is connected to the connector, a second end of the expansion card slides along the inclined surface to the top surface and is fixed in the gap by being abutted by the blocking surface.

A mounting assembly and a circuit board assembly. The mounting assembly configured to mount a short or long expansion card on the circuit board. The mounting assembly includes a fixed plate and a rotatable plate. The rotatable plate includes a body part, a pivot part and a fastening part. The pivot part is rotatably disposed on the fixed plate. The fastening part has a fastening hole. A pivot axis of the pivot part is spaced apart from a central axis of the fastening hole. When the fastening hole is at the first mounting position, the fastening hole is located closer to the connector than the pivot part to fix the short expansion card. When the fastening hole is at the second mounting position, the fastening hole is located farther away from the connector than the pivot part to fix the long expansion card.

The present disclosure relates to a server and a server cluster, the server comprising: computing acceleration cards, each computing acceleration card comprising at least two data interaction ports; the data interaction expansion card comprises a server internal connection port, a server external connection port group and a data interaction channel, the server internal connection port and the server external connection port group are coupled through the data interaction channel, and the server external connection port group is used for being connected with server external equipment through the OCS module. According to the method and the device, the data communication rate of the data link between the computing acceleration cards can be improved, the communication time delay is reduced, the overall computing resource utilization rate of the artificial intelligence server can be improved, and the overall computing efficiency of the artificial intelligence server and even a server cluster composed of the artificial intelligence server can be improved.

A cabinet for mounting expansion card comprises a base and a positioning module. The base defines a cavity. The expansion card is slidable into the cavity in a first direction. The positioning module comprises a positioning piece. The positioning piece is movably connected to the base in a second direction, and the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The positioning piece comprises a latching part placed in the cavity. The expansion card defines a slot. The latching part comprises a bevel. When the expansion card slides into the cavity, the expansion card pushes the bevel to lift the latching part, and the latching part inserts into the slot to latch the expansion card when the slot is aligned with the latching part; when the latching part is pulled out from the slot, the latching part unlatches the expansion card. A server with the cabinet is also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a computing system, comprising a plurality of computing devices. Each of the computing devices is configured with a plurality of computing modules and a plurality of optical interconnect expansion cards, and each of the optical interconnect expansion cards is provided with an on-chip optical switch and at least one first optical switching unit. The optical interconnect expansion cards of the plurality of computing devices communicate by means of optical fiber connections; moreover, by means of controlling the first optical switching units and / or the on-chip optical switches, a first part of the plurality of computing devices forms a first super node, with the topology of a communication link of the first super node comprising a two-dimensional torus topology. The two-dimensional torus topology may be configured to comprise first ring topologies, where the computing devices in the first part form a one-dimensional torus in a first direction; at least two first ring topologies are arranged in a second direction; and at least some of the computing devices in the at least two first ring topologies form second ring topologies with a one-dimensional torus in the second direction, where the second direction intersects the first direction.

A frame module is configured to be detachably disposed on a casing of a server and configured to secure an expansion card. One side of the expansion card includes an electrical connector portion and an engagement recessed portion arranged adjacent to each other. The frame module includes a main frame, a riser card and a fastening assembly. The main frame includes a first plate and a second plate connected to each other. The riser card is disposed on the first plate and includes a connection slot configured for the electrical connector portion to be inserted to. The fastening assembly is slidably disposed on the first plate and includes a block portion. When the fastening assembly is in a fastening position, the block portion presses against the engagement recessed portion. When the fastening assembly is in a releasing position, the block portion is removed from the engagement recessed portion.

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a specialized antenna expansion card for EMI fingerprint characterization of target computing systems are described. In one embodiment, a method for EMI scanning using a broadband antenna expansion card installed within a target computer includes causing the target computer to execute a test pattern of computer operations. The method includes taking readings of radiofrequency EMI generated by execution of the test pattern through the broadband antenna card that is installed within a chassis of the target computer. The method includes detecting that hardware of the target computer system is behaving anomalously based on a dissimilarity between the readings of radiofrequency EMI and machine learning estimates of radiofrequency EMI for nominal operation of a reference computer system. And, the method includes generating an electronic alert that the hardware of the target computer system is behaving anomalously.

The present invention relates to a computing system, comprising a plurality of computing devices. Each computing device is configured with a plurality of computing modules and a plurality of optical interconnect expansion cards, and each optical interconnect expansion card is provided with an on-chip optical switch and at least one first optical switching unit. The optical interconnect expansion cards of the plurality of computing devices communicate by means of optical fiber connections. At least one computing device among the plurality of computing devices serves as a backup device, and the remaining computing devices are working devices that operate normally. When one or more working devices among the plurality of working devices fail, the connection topology of the plurality of computing devices is reconstructed by controlling the first optical switching units and / or the on-chip optical switches on the optical interconnect expansion cards of the plurality of computing devices, so that the backup devices as many as the failed working devices become the working devices that operate normally.

A connector protection device includes a protective shell top wall, protective shell side walls, and two position-limiting structures. The protective shell top wall covers a connector top surface and includes a slot corresponding to a connector slot. The slot extends along a first direction. The protective shell side walls are connected to each other and to the protective shell top wall and cover the connector side surfaces. The two position-limiting structures are located adjacent to opposite ends of the slot in the first direction. Each of the position-limiting structures is used to limit a relative position of the expansion card and the connector slot in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. When the expansion card is inserted into the connector slot through the slot, the expansion card is limited by the two position-limiting structures to maintain the relative position with the connector slot in the second direction.

An expansion card assembly, including an expansion card body and a connector. The expansion card body includes a notch recessed into an edge thereof. The connector includes a housing. The housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and an engaging portion disposed on the bottom surface. The bottom surface is close to the expansion card body. The engaging portion is exposed out of the notch. The engaging portion connects the connector with an external power cord. A user operates the engaging portion at the bottom surface of the housing of the connector with fingers. Therefore, the expansion card assembly and the connector solve the problem that the too narrow space between the top surface of the housing and the other components makes it difficult for the user to stretch fingers into the space between the top surface of the housing and the other component.

An expansion card bracket for allowing operation of an expansion card in extreme cold conditions is disclosed. The expansion card bracket includes a base plate having a top surface to hold the expansion card. An aperture is formed through the base plate. A heater module with a thin film heater is attached to the base plate. The heater module is aligned with the aperture to heat an area of the expansion card. A thermal pad is inserted between the thin film heater and the expansion card. The expansion card bracket allows the heater module to be attached after the installation of the expansion card to allow for better thermal transmission and to prevent inadvertent damage or misalignment of the thermal pad.

The utility model relates to the technical field of communication gateways, and specifically discloses an electric power intelligent data communication gateway machine, comprising a casing, a signal transmit-receive indicating lamp panel installed on the front side surface of the casing, a port panel arranged on the rear side surface of the casing, and a connection established between the port panel and a mainboard in the casing; the port panel is sequentially provided with a video signal transmission interface, a USB interface, a network port, a serial communication interface, a digital signal output port and a power supply interface from left to right, the mainboard is provided with a PCI slot and a hard disk storage interface which are used for expanding modules, the PCI slot is connected with a network card expansion card and / or a serial port expansion card, one side of the mainboard is provided with a radiator, and the other side of the mainboard is provided with a power supply interface. The cold end of the radiator is connected with the mainboard, and the heat dissipation end of the radiator is arranged on the outer side of a shell body of the machine shell. According to the utility model, the applicability of the device in the electric power field can be improved, the stability and reliability of the overall operation of the device are guaranteed, and the defects of insufficient expansibility and flexibility are effectively solved.

Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, an identification of a startup of a data processing system may be made. Based on the identification, a determination may be made regarding whether a device is present in an expansion slot of the data processing system. If the device is present, then another determination may be made regarding whether identification information is able to be obtained from the device. If obtained, the identification information may be interpreted to obtain communication link bifurcation settings for the device. Default communication link training settings may then be updated based on the bifurcation settings to obtain updated training settings. Communication link training may then be initiated for a communication link using the updated training settings.

The present disclosure provides a server heat dissipation regulation method and device, belonging to the technical field of server heat dissipation, aiming to solve the problem that the heat dissipation mode proposed by the related art will cause excessive increase of fan rotating speed, and the temperature of external device expansion card will be accumulated and over-temperature in the initial process. The method comprises: before the target firmware is started, according to the environmental temperature and the temperature information of the external device expansion card, determining a first target regulation parameter; the first target regulation parameter is used to regulate the fan rotating speed before the target firmware is started; after the target firmware is started, matching the first identification information corresponding to each temperature information with the second identification information corresponding to each slot information, and at least according to the inconsistent identification, determining the second target regulation parameter of each fan in the server; the second target regulation parameter is used to regulate the fan rotating speed after the target firmware is started.

The invention relates to the technical field of industrial personal computers, and discloses a built-in power supply and self-adaptive expansion interface system of an industrial personal computer, and the system comprises an obtaining module which is used for obtaining a power feature table of a plurality of expansion interfaces in the industrial personal computer; the calculation module is used for calculating the distributable total power of each expansion interface and creating a power distribution table of each expansion interface; the power capping module is used for detecting the actually measured power of each expansion interface based on the power distribution table, and when the actually measured power exceeds a first peak power value, each expansion interface executes power capping and outputs an execution result; and the peak power adjustment module is used for dynamically adjusting the first peak power value according to the heat dissipation area temperature and the execution result of each expansion interface to obtain a second peak power value. The power distribution problem of the multiple PCIe expansion interfaces under the limited capacity of a built-in power supply of the industrial personal computer is solved by constructing a guarantee power and elastic power pool; and the stability of concurrent work of multiple expansion cards is improved.

1. Name of the product in this design: Connector slot. 2. Purpose of this design: The connector is used to electrically connect the circuit board and the expansion card, and the slot of the connector is used to mate with the expansion card. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model. 5. Other matters requiring explanation: This design patent application is a partial design patent application. The area covered by light red in the design drawings or photographs is the area not for which protection is sought in this case.

This application provides an FSU device and data transmission method supporting multiple slots and multiple types of expansion cards, relating to the field of environmental monitoring technology. The FSU device supports multiple expansion slots, each of which can accommodate different types of expansion cards, thereby meeting diverse interface requirements in different scenarios and transmitting various types of data. The FSU device includes an FSU processing unit, a universal serial bus hub, and multiple expansion cards: the FSU processing unit is connected to the USB hub via a USB interface; each downstream interface of the USB hub serves as an expansion slot for connecting expansion cards. The expansion cards implement the function of transmitting corresponding types of data through a microprocessor control unit. The type of expansion card is related to its own function. The expansion card can determine its own communication address according to the expansion slot it is inserted into. The expansion cards are also connected to power and environmental equipment, and the FSU processing unit can transmit data with them according to the type and communication address of the expansion cards.

The invention discloses an expansion card fault processing method and device, electronic equipment and a medium, and relates to the technical field of computers. In the method, when a unified extensible firmware interface basic input and output system is started, an expansion card driver used for carrying out fault detection on an expansion card is loaded so as to carry out fault detection on the expansion card; then, acquiring a current fault category of the expansion card, and determining a current fault recovery strategy corresponding to the current fault category according to a pre-established corresponding relationship between the fault category and the fault recovery strategy; and finally, repairing the current fault of the expansion card according to the current fault repairing strategy. That is to say, fault repair of the expansion card is realized through the method. Moreover, the unified extensible firmware interface basic input and output system is started before the operation system is loaded, that is, fault processing is carried out on the expansion card before the operation system is loaded, and it is guaranteed that the faults of the expansion card can be processed in time.

The application discloses a kind of server and server assembly method, it is related to server technical field, server includes case and board card module, case includes box and crossbeam, crossbeam is installed in box along first direction, so that the inner chamber of box is structured as respectively located in the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity of crossbeam along the two sides of second direction, wherein, second direction is perpendicular to first direction;Board card module is installed in case, board card module includes substrate, network card and expansion card, substrate uses integrally formed structure board body, substrate is detachably connected in box, substrate is below crossbeam, network card and expansion card are all installed on substrate, network card and expansion card are respectively accommodated in first accommodating cavity and second accommodating cavity, and network card is fixed to crossbeam.The above-mentioned server solves the problems of current server structure complex, high cost, difficult to assemble, high failure rate.

The application provides a PCIe extension card-based hardware monitoring device and method, and relates to the technical field of hardware monitoring.The device comprises a PCIe communication interface for performing PCIe protocol communication with a host;an independent power supply unit for taking power through an auxiliary standby power supply interface and being isolated from the host side through a digital isolator;an isomorphic processing unit;multi-stage storage units for storing data in stages;a switchable network topology unit having a network physical layer interface and a topology switching circuit;the isomorphic processing unit receives host instructions, controls the working mode of the switchable network topology unit, and schedules the multi-stage storage units to perform testing and store the test results in stages.The application can solve the problem of monitoring failure and data loss caused by operating system crash or power failure in the prior art, continuously monitors and ensures data safety in abnormal system conditions, reduces testing cost, and improves the comprehensiveness of system stability verification.

An extendible bay for an expansion card includes a base, an electrical connector, and an extender bracket. The base defines an interior space that is sized to receive at least a portion of the expansion card therein, and has an elongated shape with a first end and an opposing second end. The electrical connector is coupled to the base and is configured to electrically connect with a corresponding electrical connector of the expansion card. The extender bracket is slidably coupled to the first end of the base and is movable relative to the base such that the length of the extendible bay between the extender bracket and the second end of the base is adjustable to match a length of the expansion card.

1. Name of the product in this design: Expansion Card. 2. Purpose of this design: This design is used to house an expansion card that provides performance expansion for electronic devices. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: 3D view 1.

This disclosure discloses an expansion card module, including an expansion card, a circuit board, a storage unit, and a heat sink. The circuit board is disposed next to the expansion card and includes a first connector and a second connector. The storage unit is pluggably disposed on the first connector of the circuit board. The heat sink is located next to and thermally coupled to the expansion card and storage unit. The storage unit of the expansion card module in this disclosure transmits signals through the circuit board. Since there is no need to transmit signals through the expansion card, the storage unit and the motherboard may have better compatibility. In addition, the storage unit and the expansion card dissipate heat together through the heat sink, thus having a good heat dissipation effect.

The application provides a large model training acceleration method and system based on CUDA shared memory and a PCIe expansion card, hardware configuration information is acquired to identify the PCIe expansion card and build an expansion storage space, and a unified management heterogeneous memory space is formed in combination with GPU shared memory; in the training process, according to a preset initialization strategy, model data blocks are loaded to different levels of the heterogeneous memory, data access frequency is monitored in real time, data migration instructions are dynamically generated based on multiple frequency thresholds, and intelligent scheduling of the data blocks among the levels of storage is realized; a transparent address remapping mechanism is used to enable CUDA kernel functions to seamlessly access the heterogeneous memory space; periodic data snapshots and persistent storage are simultaneously supported, and quick recovery after interruption of training is ensured; the application breaks through the GPU display memory capacity limit, improves the large model training efficiency, reduces the dependence on multi-card hardware and cost, and guarantees data security and training reliability.

An expansion card module includes a carrier, an expansion card disposed on the carrier, a heat-dissipation member disposed on the expansion card, and a latch assembly that is assembled to the carrier. The carrier includes a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end. The second end has a pivotal portion. The expansion card has an electrical connection end that is arranged adjacent to the first end of the carrier. The expansion card is disposed between the carrier and the heat-dissipation member. The latch assembly is pivotally connected to the pivotal portion of the carrier.