Module connector damage detection and controlled insertion
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsGarima Mishra, Rohit Dev Gupta, Shilpa Agrawal, Manjunatha Reddy Shivashankara, Ramesh Babu Darla
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Abstract
Embodiments herein describe preventing a pluggable module from connecting to a chassis until ensuring there is no damage on the pluggable module, the chassis, or both. In one embodiment, the chassis includes a blocking element that prevents or blocks the pluggable module from mating with the chassis. The chassis can also include a camera for capturing an image of the pluggable module to determine whether there is damage to its connection elements (e.g., pins). If not, the chassis can release the locking pin to permit the pluggable module to mate with connection elements on the chassis.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- detecting that a module is proximate to a computing device;
- activating a blocking element to prevent a first connector element in the module from mating with a second connector element in the computing device;
- while the blocking element is activated, capturing an image of at least one of the first connector element or the second connector element;
- and
- upon determining, using an image processing system, that the at least one of the first connector element or second connector element is not damaged, releasing the blocking element, thereby permitting the first connector element to mate with the second connector element.
A computing device:
- comprising:
- a first connector element configured to mate with a second connector element on a pluggable module;
- a camera configured to capture images of the second connector element before the pluggable module mates with the first connector element;
- a blocking element configured to prevent the first connector element from mating with the second connector element in the pluggable module;
- and
- an image processing system configured to evaluate the images to determine whether there is damage on the pluggable module, wherein the computing device is configured to release the blocking element in response to determining there is no damage on the pluggable module.
A system, comprising:
- a computing device;
- a pluggable module, wherein a first connector element on the computing device is configured to mate with a second connector element on the pluggable module;
- a camera configured to capture images of the computing device or the pluggable module before the pluggable module mates with the first connector element;
- a blocking element disposed on the computing device or the pluggable module, the blocking element is configured to prevent the first connector element from mating with the second connector element in the pluggable module;
- and
- an image processing system configured to evaluate the images to determine whether there is damage on the computing device or the pluggable module, wherein the computing device is configured to release the blocking element in response to determining there is no damage on the computing device or the pluggable module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.