Method for monitoring audible tones in a multiple planar chassis
View Patent ↗Aspects for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis are described. Included in the aspects is the monitoring of a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones. An operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones is identified based on the state changes.
1. A method for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis, the method comprising:
monitoring a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones; and
identifying an operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones based on the state changes by providing the state changes as text message in an event log.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of monitoring further comprises monitoring with a microcontroller on each planar.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the beep tones further comprise beep tones during a power on self test (POST) routine.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising utilizing a timer to detect a duration of the beep tones.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the state changes further comprise off-to-on and on-to-off transitions of the beep tones.
6. A method for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis, the method comprising:
monitoring a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones; and
identifying an operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones based on the state changes by providing the state changes as a text message in an event log by providing the text message to a chassis management module.