公开(公告)号：US11899419B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17524384

申请日：2021-11-11

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Heng-Chia Hsu ,  Chen-Yin Lin ,  Yu-Shu Yeh ,  Chien-Chung Wang ,  Chin-Hung Tan

IPC: G05B19/042

CPC classification number: G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23027

Abstract: An integrated control management system includes an input output device. The input output device includes a database, a memory module, a first processing module, and a second processing module. The memory module receives and stores a plurality of integrated control commands, and one of the integrated control commands is generated based on a hardware control command for setting a hardware control transmitted by another input and output device. The first processing module reads the integrated control command from the memory module and obtains the hardware control data from the integrated control command. The first processing module updates the hardware control data to the database. The second processing module reads the database and updates the hardware control data stored in the database to another database in another input output device. The second processing module sets the hardware control based on the hardware control data stored in the database.

公开(公告)号：US11714630B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17239283

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hsin-Hao Chu

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/30

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/3058

Abstract: A method is provided for adding a sensor monitoring feature of a newly-added sensor to a system monitoring feature provided by a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC stores a BMC firmware that contains a main program, a sensor library and a sensor data record. The BMC updates the sensor library to a target sensor library that includes identification information of the additional sensor, and functions used to execute the sensor monitoring feature of the additional sensor. By executing the main program, the BMC loads the target sensor library, and adds the identification information of the additional sensor to the sensor data record.

公开(公告)号：US20230153255A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18052559

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: Mitac Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Chin-Hung TAN ,  Heng-Chia HSU ,  Chien-Chung WANG ,  Yu-Shu YEH ,  Chen-Yin LIN

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F13/1668 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F2213/0016

Abstract: A method of data synchronization is to be implemented by a redundant server system including an active input/output module (IOM) and a passive IOM. The method includes: allocating a primary transfer buffer in the active IOM; allocating a secondary transfer buffer in the passive IOM; collecting pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data, and storing the pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data in the primary transfer buffer at once; collecting pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data; after the pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data have been collected, updating the primary state data based on the pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data thus collected and the pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data stored in the primary transfer buffer at once, and storing the primary state data thus updated in the secondary transfer buffer; and updating the secondary state data based on the primary state data that have been updated and that are stored in the secondary transfer buffer.

公开(公告)号：US20220374223A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17743152

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Jing-Chin HUANG ,  Chih-Peng CHANG

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  H04L61/50

Abstract: A server and an updating method for a MAC address are provided in the present application. The server includes: a network chipset having a preset first MAC address; a first non-volatile memory storing the first MAC address of the network chipset; a second non-volatile memory storing a first BIOS code data; a central processing unit coupled to the network chipset and the second non-volatile memory; and a baseboard management controller coupled to the central processing unit, the first non-volatile memory, and the second non-volatile memory. The baseboard management controller reads the first non-volatile memory to obtain the first MAC address and stores a second BIOS code data including the first MAC address to the second non-volatile memory, causing the first BIOS code data to be overwritten by the second BIOS code data

公开(公告)号：US11489328B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17224253

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hsiu-Sheng Lin ,  Ho-Tien Chang

IPC: H02H5/08 ,  H05K7/20 ,  H02H1/00 ,  G01M3/00

Abstract: A method for protecting a server from damage by a liquid leak from a liquid-cooling unit of the server is provided. The server further includes a liquid leak sensor unit, a programmable logic circuit, and a power supply unit that supplies main power and standby power for the server. When a liquid leak is detected, the liquid leak sensor unit generates a main-power-off signal to the programmable logic circuit that causes the power supply unit to stop outputting the main power accordingly. The liquid leak sensor unit sends a total-power-off signal to the power supply unit to stop supply of the standby power after the power supply unit has stopped outputting the main power.

公开(公告)号：US20220179476A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17456816

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chi-Jung LO

IPC: G06F1/3234

Abstract: A method of adjusting power consumption of a server is implemented by a baseboard management controller (BMC). The server includes the BMC and a processing module that are connected to each other. The BMC is connected to a power supply for receiving electrical energy supplied thereby, and the processing module operates based on the electrical energy thus received according to a current setting value of a power consumption limit. The method includes steps of: obtaining consecutive values of power conveyed by the power supply to the server; and based on the values of power currently obtained, adjusting the current setting value of the power consumption limit to be within a defined range.

公开(公告)号：US11314318B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16573236

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Cheng-Chun Chen ,  Jing-Chin Huang ,  Chih-Peng Chang

IPC: G06F1/3287 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: A server system and a power-saving method thereof are provided. The power-saving method includes: enabling, by a programmable logic unit in a working mode, a power-on control unit to operate according to a working power; determining, by the power-on control unit in the working mode, whether a power-saving power-off signal is received, and when the power-saving power-off signal is received, controlling, by the power-on control unit, the server system to be powered off and switched from the working mode to a soft-off mode; operating, by the programmable logic unit, according to standby power to enable, in the soft-off mode, the power-on control unit to operate according to the standby power; and turning off, by a baseboard management control unit, the programmable logic unit according to the power-saving power-off signal when the power-on control unit operates according to the standby power, to turn off the power-on control unit.

公开(公告)号：US20210320490A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US17224253

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hsiu-Sheng LIN ,  Ho-Tien CHANG

IPC: H02H5/08 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H05K7/20

Abstract: A method for protecting a server from damage by a liquid leak from a liquid-cooling unit of the server is provided. The server further includes a liquid leak sensor unit, a programmable logic circuit, and a power supply unit that supplies main power and standby power for the server. When a liquid leak is detected, the liquid leak sensor unit generates a main-power-off signal to the programmable logic circuit that causes the power supply unit to stop outputting the main power accordingly. The liquid leak sensor unit sends a total-power-off signal to the power supply unit to stop supply of the standby power after the power supply unit has stopped outputting the main power.

公开(公告)号：US20210191492A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17131330

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chi-Yu WANG

IPC: G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  G06F1/3287

Abstract: A method of supplying electric power to a computer system compliant with specification provided by the OCP is provided. The method includes: a PLU setting an OCP_V3_EN signal to a high level so as to make the computer system operate in a first mode; a BMC obtaining card data from an OCP card when the computer system operates in the first mode; the BMC determining whether standby power provided by a PSU in the first mode is sufficient according to the card data; and when it is determined that the standby power is not sufficient, the BMC controlling the PLU to make the computer system operate in a second mode requiring more electric power, and to then control the PSU to provide main power that is greater than the standby power to the OCP card.

公开(公告)号：US11042202B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16526405

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chia-Hung Tseng ,  Han-Ching Hsieh ,  Kuan-Ho Lin ,  Shun-Chi Lee

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  H05K7/14

Abstract: A server rack includes a plurality of servers, each of which includes: a power management unit operable to convert a DC input voltage into at least one DC output voltage to output at least one type of DC output power; at least one application circuit for being respectively powered by the at least one type of DC output power; and a baseboard management controller cooperating with the power management unit to provide power management data. One of the baseboard management controllers of the servers is for receiving the power management data respectively from the other one(s) of the baseboard management controllers, and controls the power management units of the servers for power management of the servers based on the power management data.