National Taiwan University

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Chih-Sheng Liao

Joe-Air Jiang

Tzu-Shiang Lin

Chia-Pang Chen

En-Cheng Yang

Fu-Ming Lu

Chwan-Lu Tseng

Yung-Cheng Wu

Kuang-Chang Lin

Zong-Siou Wu

Chen-Ying Lin

Chu-Ping Tseng

Chung-Wei Yen

Shih-Hsiang Lin

Shih-Hao Szu

Kang-Jong Peng

Chin-Jung Tsao

Jui Lin Chen

Tse-Jen Sung

Chao-Lin Hsiao

Chung-Hsiang Hsu

Chao Lin Hsiao

A system and method are provided to detect an event corresponding to the system powering up or a storage device being inserted into the backplane. In response to detecting the event, the system obtains configuration information associated with a physical topology of the backplane, the configuration information associated with: a first bus between a storage controller and a redriver; a second bus between the redriver and the storage device; the backplane; and the storage device. The system searches, in a data structure based on the configuration information, for an optimized redriver setting. The system activates, based on the optimized setting, the redriver by enhancing signals sent via the second bus to the storage device and by enhancing signals sent via the first bus to the storage controller, thereby facilitating enhancement of signal integrity between the storage components in the backplane.

Adaptable redriver design on drive backplane with universal backplane management controller

Examples herein relate to cooling systems. In one example, a cooling system comprises a plurality of adjacent fan modules configured to generate a plurality of cooling flows, a fan cage having a central axis adapted to contain the plurality of adjacent fan modules, the fan cage comprising a cavity on its central axis. Furthermore, the system comprises a first support bracket adapted to support the fan cage such that the fan cage rotates on its central axis and a bush established in the cavity of the fan cage. A first end of the bush is adapted to engage the first support bracket on a first surface of the fan cage.

Cooling systems

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system comprises a first computing device comprising a first baseboard management controller (BMC), a second computing device comprising a second BMC, a first universal serial bus (USB) port coupled to the first BMC, a second USB port coupled to the second BMC, a multiplexor coupled to the first USB port and the second USB port, a shared USB port coupled to the multiplexor, and a chassis manager coupled to the first computing device and the second computing device. The chassis manager may connect, with the multiplexor, the shared port to the first USB port or the second USB port.

Shared USB ports

A multi-checkpoint type clustered animal counting device is proposed, which is capable of providing a counting function that can be used for statistically determining the number of animals (such as fruit flies) within a region such as farmland or garden. The proposed animal counting device is characterized by the utilized to at least two object sensors, wherein the first object sensor is disposed at a first checkpoint while the second object sensor is disposed at a second checkpoint, and wherein the first object sensor is initially set to power-on state while the second object sensor is initially set to power-off state and can be switched on only when the first object sensor is triggered. When the second object sensor is triggered, the counting operation will increase the output count number by one. This feature allows a more accurate result and can help save power consumption.

Multi-checkpoint type clustered fruit fly counting device

A front-end gateway unit is designed for integration to a remote ecological environment monitoring system that is equipped with a wireless sensor network (WSN) system installed at a remote site, such as a farmland or a garden, for the purpose of allowing the WSN system to exchange data with a back-end host server via a wireless communication system. The front-end gateway unit is characterized by the capability of using either the WSN system or a built-in sensing module for collecting ecological data, and the capability of combining geographical location data in the ecological data. This feature allows the collection of a comprehensive set of ecological data (including geographical location, temperature, humidity, sunlight data, wind speed, and pest number) for transfer to the back-end host server, such that research/management personnel at the local site can conveniently browse these ecological data and learn the ecological conditions of the remotely monitored area.

Front-end gateway unit for remote ecological environment monitoring system

A wireless-linked remote ecological environment monitoring system is proposed, which is characterized by the use of a sensor network such as WSN (wireless sensor network) installed at the remote site for collecting ecological data, and the use of a public wireless communication system such as GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) for transferring all the collected ecological data to a back-end host server unit where the ecological data are compiled into webpages for posting on a website. This feature allows the research/management personnel to browse the ecological data simply by linking a network workstation via a network system such as the Internet to the website, without having to travel to the remote site and collect ecological data by human labor.

Wireless-linked remote ecological environment monitoring system

A wireless sensor network gateway unit is proposed, which is designed for integration to a wireless sensor network (WSN) for providing a gateway function with a failed link auto-redirecting capability for the wireless sensor network. The proposed WSN gateway unit is characterized by the provision of an failed link auto-redirecting capability, which can respond to the failure of any sensor node in the WSN system by performing a failed link auto-redirecting operation for redirecting the down-linked good sensor nodes for linking to a nearby good sensor node to thereby allow the down-linked good sensor nodes to be nevertheless able to transfer data to the WSN gateway unit of the invention. This feature allows the WSN gateway unit of the invention to maintain good operational reliability for the WSN system.

Wireless sensor network gateway unit with failed link auto-redirecting capability

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Chih-Sheng Liao