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The utility model provides an on-board Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device and an automobile to achieve increased diversity of vehicle Ethernet network ports.
First, the present invention embodiment provides an on-board Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device, the apparatus comprising: a USB control module, at least one physical layer interface transceiver module and an Ethernet switching module, the USB control module is connected to the first data interface, the USB control module for converting the data input from the first data interface into a first communication protocol; the physical layer interface transceiver module is connected to the second data interface, The physical layer interface transceiver module for converting the data input of the second data interface into a second communication protocol; the Ethernet switching module is connected to the USB control module and the physical layer interface transceiver module, the Ethernet switching module for the USB control module of the first communication protocol and the physical layer interface transceiver module of the second communication protocol is converted to the USB control module and the physical layer interface transceiver module can recognize the intermediate virtual representation.
Alternatively, the USB control module comprises a USB control circuit, a PCIe interface and a USB3.0 interface; the USB control circuit is connected to the PCIe interface and the USB3.0 interface respectively; the PCIe interface is connected to the Ethernet switching module, the USB3.0 interface is connected to the first data interface, the USB control module for converting and bidirectional transmission of the PCIe interface and the USB3.0 interface input or output data.
Alternatively, the physical layer interface transceiver module comprises an SGMII interface, a first 1000BASE-T1 interface and a conversion circuit; the SGMII interface is connected to the Ethernet switching module, the first 1000BASE-T1 interface is connected to the second data interface, the conversion circuit for converting and bidirectional transmission of the SGMII interface and the first 1000BASE-T1 interface input or output data.
Optionally, the on-board Gigabit Ethernet port adapter further comprises:
The third data interface and the optical module, the optical module is connected to the third data interface and the Ethernet switching module, the optical module for converting the data input of the third data interface into a third communication protocol; the Ethernet switching module is further used to convert the third communication protocol of the optical module into the USB control module and the physical layer interface transceiver module can identify the intermediate virtual representation; and the said The first communication protocol of the USB control module and the second communication protocol of the physical layer interface transceiver module are converted to an intermediate virtual representation that the optical module can recognize.
Alternatively, the optical module comprises a photoelectric conversion circuit, an SFP interface and a SerDes interface, the photoelectric conversion circuit is connected to the SFP interface and the SerDes interface, the SerDes interface is connected to the Ethernet switching module, the SFP interface is connected to the third data interface, the photoelectric conversion circuit for converting and bidirectional transmission of the electrical signal of the SerDes interface and the optical signal of the SFP interface.
Alternatively, the vehicle-mounted Gigabit Ethernet port conversion apparatus further comprises: a fourth data interface and a conversion module, the conversion module is connected to the fourth data interface and the Ethernet switching module, the conversion module for converting the data input of the fourth data interface into a fourth communication protocol; the Ethernet switching module is further used to convert the fourth communication protocol of the conversion module to the USB control module, the physical layer interface transceiver module and the optical module can identify the intermediate virtual representation The first communication protocol of the USB control module, the second communication protocol of the physical layer interface transceiver module and the third communication protocol of the optical module are converted to an intermediate virtual representation that the conversion module can recognize.
Alternatively, the conversion module comprises a converter, a second 1000Base-T1 interface and an RJ45 interface, the converter is connected to the second 1000Base-T1 interface and the RJ45 interface, respectively; the second 1000Base-T1 interface is connected to the Ethernet switching module, the RJ45 interface is connected to the fourth data interface; the converter for converting the physical layer of the vehicle Ethernet and standard Ethernet.
Alternatively, the first data interface is connected to an audio-visual device or dashboard; the second data interface is connected to the vehicle detector; the third data interface is connected to the vehicle network terminal; the fourth data interface is connected to the test computer; the Ethernet switching module is connected to the host computer, the Ethernet switching module is further used to control the data transmission path of the Ethernet switching module according to the control instructions of the host computer.
Alternatively, the Ethernet switching module is a SWITCH chip; the USB control module is a USB master chip of model UPD7202; the physical layer interface transceiver module is a gigabit Ethernet switch chip of model 88Q2221; the number of physical layer interface transceiver modules is 2.
In a second aspect, the present invention embodiment further provides a car, the car comprises a first aspect of any of the on-board Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device.
The present invention embodiment provides an on-board Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device and a car, provided with a USB control module, at least one physical layer interface transceiver module and an Ethernet switching module, the USB control module may convert the data input from the first data interface into a first communication protocol, the physical layer interface transceiver module may convert the data input from the second data interface into a second communication protocol, The Ethernet switching module can convert the signal into an intermediate virtual representation that can be recognized by the USB control module and the physical layer interface transceiver module, realize the data conversion between the first interface and the second interface, expand the on-board data interface, and improve the interface diversity of the car.
Specific embodiments
The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It will be appreciated that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and not to qualify the present invention. It should also be noted that, in order to facilitate the description, only some but not all of the structure associated with the present invention is shown in the drawings.
The utility model provides an on-board Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100. FIG 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automotive Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 provided in the present invention embodiment, with reference to FIG. 1, the vehicle Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100, comprising: USB control module 101, at least one physical layer interface transceiver module 102 and Ethernet switching module 103, USB control module 101 and the first data interface 104 connected, USB control module 101 for converting the data input of the first data interface 104 into a first communication protocol The physical layer interface transceiver module 102 is connected to the second data interface 105, the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 is used to convert the data input of the second data interface 105 into a second communication protocol; Ethernet switching module 103 and usb control module 101 and the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 are connected, Ethernet switching module 103 for the USB control module 101 of the first communication protocol and the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 of the second communication protocol is converted to the USB control module 101 and the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 can identify the intermediate virtual representation.
Specifically, the USB control module 101 may convert the data input of the first data interface 104 into a first communication protocol and input Ethernet switching module 103, and the Ethernet switching module 103 output of the data in accordance with the first communication protocol is converted to a USB protocol and then transmitted to the first data interface 104 output, the first data interface 104 is a USB interface, which can be connected to the screen and dashboard and other vehicle multimedia devices. Physical layer interface transceiver module 102 may be the second data interface 105 input data into a second communication protocol and input Ethernet switching module 103, and the Ethernet switching module 103 output of the data in line with the second communication protocol converted to gigabit Ethernet standard and then transmitted to the second data interface 105 output, the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 can achieve data link layer to port physical layer conversion and decoding, the second data interface 105 may be an on-board Gigabit Ethernet interface, The second data interface 105 may be connected to the on-board sensor. Ethernet switching module 103 may convert the signal of the first communication protocol into an intermediate virtual representation, and then convert the intermediate virtual representation into a signal of the second communication protocol; or the Ethernet switching module 103 may convert the signal of the second communication protocol into an intermediate virtual representation, and then convert the intermediate virtual representation into a signal of the first communication protocol, thereby realizing two-way data transmission between the USB control module 101 and the physical layer interface transceiver module 102, the intermediate virtual representation may be an intermediate form of data conversion, For example, the form of a data table or matrix is not qualified here.
Exemplary, the vehicle temperature sensor may be connected to the second data interface 105, the dashboard is connected to the first data interface 104. The vehicle temperature sensor transmits the detected analog signal about the engine temperature to the physical layer interface transceiver module 102, the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 decodes the analog signal into a digital signal of the second communication protocol, and transmits it to the Ethernet switching module 103. Ethernet switching module 103 converts the digital signal of the second communication protocol into an intermediate virtual representation, and then converts to the first communication protocol is transmitted to the USB control module 101. THE USB control module 101 then converts the data in accordance with the first communication protocol into a USB protocol, and transmits it to the dashboard via the first data interface 104 for display.
The vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device provided in the present embodiment, provided with a USB control module, at least one physical layer interface transceiver module and an Ethernet switching module, the USB control module may convert the data input from the first data interface into a first communication protocol, the physical layer interface transceiver module can convert the data input from the second data interface into a second communication protocol, the Ethernet switching module may convert the signal into an intermediate virtual representation that the USB control module and the physical layer interface transceiver module can recognize, It realizes the data conversion between the first interface and the second interface, expands the on-board data interface, and improves the interface diversity of the car.
Alternatively, FIG. 2 provides a schematic structural diagram of another vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 for the present invention embodiment, with reference to FIG. 2, the USB control module 101 includes a USB control circuit 201, a PCIe interface 202 and a USB3.0 interface 203; a USB control circuit 201 is connected to the PCIe interface 202 and a USB3.0 interface 203, respectively; the PCIe interface 202 is connected to the Ethernet switching module 103, USB3.0 interface 203 is connected to the first data interface 104, usb control module 101 for converting and bidirectional transmission of PCIe interface 202 and USB3.0 interface 203 input or output data. Physical layer interface transceiver module 102 includes SGMII interface 205, the first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206 and a conversion circuit 204; SGMII interface 205 is connected to the Ethernet switching module 103, the first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206 and the second data interface 105 is connected, the conversion circuit 204 for converting and bidirectional transmission of SGMII interface 205 and a first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206 input or output data.
Specifically, the USB control circuit 201 may implement a bidirectional conversion and data transfer of the PCIe interface 202 and USB3.0 interface 203. PCIe interface 202 is connected to the corresponding interface of the Ethernet switching module 103, may output or input signals of the PCIe protocol. USB3.0 interface 203 may be connected to the car audio-visual device, input or output USB3.0 protocol signal. Conversion circuit 204 may implement bidirectional conversion and data transmission between the SGMII interface 205 and the first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206. SGMII interface 205 may be connected to the corresponding interface of the Ethernet switching module 103, may output or input signals of the SGMII protocol. The first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206 may be connected to a variety of automotive sensors through the second data interface 105, the control signal of the vehicle sensor or the analog signal collected by the vehicle sensor may be transmitted. Ethernet switching module 103 may realize bidirectional conversion and data transmission between the PCIe protocol and the SGMII protocol, thereby realizing the conversion and data transmission between the USB3.0 interface 203 and the first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206.
Exemplary, the first data interface 104 may be connected to the automotive dashboard, the second data interface 105 may be connected to the oil level sensor. In the process of normal driving of the car, the oil sensor collects the oil amount information at any time and transmits the signal to the conversion circuit 204 through the second data interface 105 and the first 1000BASE-T1 interface 206 in turn, the conversion circuit 204 converts the signal to the SGMII protocol and transmits it to the Ethernet switching module 103 through the SGMII interface 205, the Ethernet switching module 103 converts the signal and transmits it to the PCIe interface 202, USB control circuit 201 converts the signal of the PCIe protocol into a signal of the USB3.0 protocol and then transmits it to the automotive dashboard via usb3.0 interface 203 and the first data interface 104, the on-board gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 expands the vehicle data interface, improving the diversity of the car interface.
Alternatively, FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of another vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 provided in the present invention embodiment, with reference to FIG. 3, the vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 further comprises: a third data interface 301 and an optical module 302, optical module 302 are connected to the third data interface 301 and an Ethernet switching module 103, optical module 302 for converting the data input of the third data interface 301 into a third communication protocol Ethernet switching module 103 is also used to convert the third communication protocol of the optical module 302 into a USB control module 101 and a physical layer interface transceiver module 102 can identify the intermediate virtual representation; and the USB control module 101 of the first communication protocol and the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 of the second communication protocol is converted into an intermediate virtual representation of the optical module 302 can be recognized.
Specifically, the optical module 302 includes a photoelectric conversion circuit 303, an SFP interface 305 and a SerDes interface 304, the photoelectric conversion circuit 303 is connected to the SFP interface 305 and the SerDes interface 304, respectively, the photoelectric conversion circuit 303 is used to convert and bidirectional transmit the electrical signal of the SerDes interface 304 and the optical signal of the SFP interface 305. SerDes interface 304 is connected to the Ethernet switching module 103, may output or receive signals of the SerDes protocol. SFP interface 305 and the third data interface 301 connection, due to the high bandwidth of the optical module 302, SFP interface 305 can be connected with the third data interface 301 and the vehicle radar and other large amount of data sensor device connection, to achieve a large number of data interface conversion and two-way data transmission, improve a large number of data interface conversion and two-way transmission of vehicle equipment, improve the vehicle Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 data transmission efficiency.
Alternatively, FIG. 4 provides a structural schematic diagram of another vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 for the present invention embodiment, referring to FIG. 4, the vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 further comprises: a fourth data interface 401 and a conversion module 402, the conversion module 402 and the fourth data interface 401 and the Ethernet switching module 103 are connected, the conversion module 402 is used to convert the data input of the fourth data interface 401 into a fourth communication protocol Ethernet switching module 103 is also used to convert the fourth communication protocol of the conversion module 402 into a USB control module 101, a physical layer interface transceiver module 102 and an intermediate virtual representation of the optical module 302 can be recognized; the usb control module 101 of the first communication protocol, the second communication protocol of the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 and the third communication protocol of the optical module 302 can be converted into an intermediate virtual representation that the conversion module 402 can recognize.
Specifically, the conversion module 402 includes a converter 403, a second 1000Base-T1 interface 404 and RJ45 interface 405, converter 403 are connected to the second 1000Base-T1 interface 404 and RJ45 interface 405, respectively; the second 1000Base-T1 interface 404 is connected to the Ethernet switching module 103, RJ45 interface 405 is connected to the fourth data interface 401, which can be connected to the debugging computer through the fourth data interface 401 Converter 403 is used to convert the physical layer of vehicle Ethernet and standard Ethernet, converter 403 can convert and bidirectional transmission of the signal of the second 1000Base-T1 interface 404 and RJ45 interface 405, to achieve network debugging and performance testing of the vehicle equipment, improve the reliability of the vehicle Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100.
Alternatively, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another vehicle-mounted Gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100 provided in the present invention embodiment, with reference to FIG. 5, the first data interface 104 is connected to an audio-visual device or dashboard; the second data interface 105 is connected to the vehicle-mounted detector; the third data interface 301 is connected to the vehicle network terminal; the fourth data interface 401 is connected to the test computer; the Ethernet switching module 103 is connected to the host computer 501, Ethernet switching module 103 is also used to control the data transmission path of the Ethernet switching module 103 according to the control instructions of the host computer 501.
Specifically, the Ethernet switching module 103 is a SWITCH chip; usb control module 101 is a USB main control chip of model UPD7202; the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 is a gigabit Ethernet switch chip of model 88Q2221; the conversion module 402 is a T1-TX converter, the number of physical layer interface transceiver modules 102 is 2.
For example, when the car needs to debug the vehicle Ethernet before leaving the factory, in the process of debugging, the tester can connect the test computer with the fourth data interface 401, and then the host computer 501 issues a control command to control the data transmission path of the Ethernet switching module 103, the Ethernet switching module 103 Other interface input signals are transmitted to the conversion module 402 and then through the fourth data interface 401, transmitted to the test computer. The test bench calculation can also send various signals to test the actual working status of the dashboard, speed detector, oil detector and on-board network terminal to verify whether the on-board equipment can work properly. In the process of normal use of the vehicle, if it is necessary to display the speed and oil amount on the dashboard, the host computer 501 issues a control command, the Ethernet switching module 103 transmits the signal sent by the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 is transmitted to the USB control module 101 through conversion, and then the USB control module 101 converts the PCIe protocol to the protocol of USB3.0 and transmits to the dashboard display via the first data interface 104. If it is necessary to send the speed and oil signal to the mobile phone terminal, the host computer 501 issues a control command, the Ethernet switching module 103 will transmit the signal sent by the physical layer interface transceiver module 102 to the optical module 302 through conversion, the optical module 302 converts the signal of the SerDes protocol into an SFP signal, and is transmitted to the vehicle network terminal through the third data interface 301, and the vehicle network terminal can use the wireless transmission method to send the oil signal and the speed signal to the mobile phone terminal, This enables users to record the driving status of the car at all times on the mobile phone.
The vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device provided in the present embodiment, the use of SWITCH chip and USB main control chip, Gigabit Ethernet switch chip, T1-TX conversion module and optical module to achieve a variety of interface conversion and data transmission, in the debugging stage to avoid the use of the adapter board, to achieve the vehicle Ethernet 1000BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-TX, respectively, The conversion of interfaces such as USB3.0 and optical modules reduces the workload of debugging work and improves the richness of automotive equipment.
Alternatively, the present invention embodiment further provides an automobile. The car includes any of the above embodiments proposed in the vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device 100.
The vehicle gigabit Ethernet port conversion device and the car provided in the present embodiment, provided with a USB control module, at least one physical layer interface transceiver module and an Ethernet switching module, the USB control module may convert the data input of the first data interface into a first communication protocol, the physical layer interface transceiver module may convert the data input of the second data interface into a second communication protocol, the Ethernet switching module may convert the signal into a USB control module and a physical layer interface transceiver module can be identified in the intermediate virtual representation , the data conversion between the first interface and the second interface is realized, the on-board data interface is expanded, and the interface diversity of the car is improved.
Note that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, for those skilled in the art can be various obvious changes, readjustments, combinations and substitutions without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Thus, although the present utility model is described in more detail by the above embodiments, the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, without departing from the present invention concept, it may also include more other equivalent embodiments, and the scope of the present utility model is determined by the scope of the appended claims.