Digital Circuit Board Map for Chip-Level Fault Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing monitoring solutions for IC chips in large-scale computing systems lack real-time, intuitive visualization tools, making it difficult to track and diagnose issues at the individual chip level, leading to increased downtime and inefficient resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
A digital circuit board map that provides a color-coded representation of IC chip parameters such as temperature, frequency, and voltage, allowing for real-time monitoring and quick identification of issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional monitoring solutions are used for IC chips, then system-wide monitoring is possible, but real-time, intuitive visualization at individual chip level is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the monitoring function by creating individual digital icons for each IC chip on the circuit board, allowing separate tracking of temperature, frequency, and voltage parameters for each chip. This segmentation enables precise chip-level monitoring while maintaining system-wide overview through the organized digital map representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy (digital map) of the physical circuit board, where each physical IC chip is represented by a corresponding digital icon. This digital replica allows intuitive visualization and interaction with chip parameters without physically accessing the hardware, significantly improving ease of monitoring while maintaining measurement precision.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If detailed monitoring of individual IC chips is implemented, then troubleshooting capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple monitoring functions (temperature monitoring, frequency monitoring, voltage monitoring) into a single integrated digital map interface. By combining these functions and presenting them through unified digital icons representing each IC chip, the system reduces the perceived complexity for users while maintaining detailed detection capabilities for all parameters simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from physical inspection of IC chips to a digital dimensional representation. By creating a virtual digital map that mirrors the physical circuit board layout, the system adds a digital dimension for monitoring and diagnostics, making it easier to detect and measure chip issues without increasing physical system complexity.
3Loss of time
If real-time parameter monitoring is implemented at chip level, then diagnostic speed is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses color-coded visual indicators in the digital map to represent different parameter states and thresholds for each IC chip. This visual encoding allows users to quickly identify chips with abnormal temperature, frequency, or voltage levels without processing or analyzing raw numerical data, significantly reducing diagnostic time while managing data processing requirements through intuitive visual presentation.
4Productivity
If comprehensive parameter tracking is implemented, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The digital map system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it monitors temperature, frequency, and voltage parameters; provides visual status indication; enables diagnostic capabilities; and supports resource allocation decisions. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single universal interface, the system improves resource allocation efficiency while preventing information management complexity through integrated presentation.
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AI summary
A system that includes a control system communicatively coupled to at least one computation hardware asset through one or more networks. The control system is configured to present on a user interface, a digital map including icons indicating individual IC chips on a circuit board of the computation hardware asset. The icons are arranged on the digital map corresponding to physical locations of the individual IC chips. The control system is further configured to: receive a value of a parameter of at least one of the individual IC chips via the one or more networks; based on the received value, select a category for the received value from a group of possible categories; and present, associated with the icon of the at least one of the individual IC chips on the digital map, information indicating the category for the received value.