Blade computing system
View Patent ↗A blade computing system is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The blade computing system includes a substrate, at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications, and at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power. The blade computing system further includes one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system. The blade computing system further includes a processing system formed on the substrate and coupled to the inductive power system and the capacitive communication system.
1. A blade computing system, comprising:
a substrate;
at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications;
at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power;
one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system; and
a processing system formed on the substrate and coupled to the inductive power system and the capacitive communication system.
2. The blade computing system of claim 1 , with a baffle of the one or more baffles providing a predetermined physical separation between the capacitive communication system and the inductive power system.
3. The blade computing system of claim 1 , with a baffle of the one or more baffles providing electromagnetic shielding between the capacitive communication system and the inductive power system.
4. The blade computing system of claim 1 , with a baffle of the one or more baffles providing a predetermined spacing between the capacitive communication system and the inductive power system.
5. The blade computing system of claim 1 , further comprising a status selector system formed on the substrate and configured to generate a status input and with the processing system being further configured to receive the status input from the status selector system, set the operational status of the blade computing system based on a current operational status and the status input, and implement the operational status in the blade computing system.
6. The blade computing system of claim 1 , further comprising a blade beacon formed on the substrate and configured to generate a beacon display and wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a beacon message through the at least one capacitive communication system, activate the blade beacon if a beacon on state is indicated by the beacon message, and de-activate the blade beacon if a beacon off state is indicated by the beacon message.
7. The blade computing system of claim 6 , with the processing system being further configured to activate the blade beacon upon receiving a beacon message addressed to the blade computing system.
8. The blade computing system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more non-contact retaining devices formed on the substrate and configured to retain the blade computing system in a blade server system.
9. A blade computing system, comprising:
a substrate;
a status selector system formed on the substrate and configured to generate a status input; and
a processing system formed on the substrate and coupled to the status selector system, with the processing system being configured to receive the status input from the status selector system, set the operational status of the blade computing system based on a current operational status and the status input, and implement the operational status in the blade computing system.
10. The blade computing system of claim 9 , further comprising:
at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications, with the at least one capacitive communication system being coupled to the processing system; and
at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power, with the at least one inductive power system being coupled to the processing system.
11. The blade computing system of claim 10 , further comprising one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system.
12. The blade computing system of claim 10 , further comprising a blade beacon formed on the substrate and configured to generate a beacon display and wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a beacon message through the at least one capacitive communication system, activate the blade beacon if a beacon on state is indicated by the beacon message, and de-activate the blade beacon if a beacon off state is indicated by the beacon message.
13. The blade computing system of claim 12 , with the processing system being further configured to activate the blade beacon upon receiving a beacon message addressed to the blade computing system.
14. The blade computing system of claim 9 , further comprising one or more non-contact retaining devices formed on the substrate and configured to retain the blade computing system in a blade server system.
15. A blade computing system for a blade server system, the blade computing system comprising:
a substrate;
a blade beacon formed on the substrate and configured to generate a beacon display; and
a processing system formed on the substrate and coupled to the blade beacon, with the processing system being configured to receive a beacon message, activate the blade beacon if a beacon on state is indicated by the beacon message, and de-activate the blade beacon if a beacon off state is indicated by the beacon message.
16. The blade computing system of claim 15 , further comprising:
at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications, with the at least one capacitive communication system being coupled to the processing system and with the beacon message being received through the at least one capacitive communication system; and
at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power, with the at least one inductive power system being coupled to the processing system.
17. The blade computing system of claim 15 , with the blade beacon comprising a light.
18. The blade computing system of claim 15 , with the blade beacon comprising a Light Emitting Diode (LED).
19. The blade computing system of claim 15 , with the processing system being further configured to activate the blade beacon upon receiving a beacon message addressed to the blade computing system.
20. The blade computing system of claim 16 , further comprising one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system.
21. The blade computing system of claim 15 , further comprising a status selector system formed on the substrate and configured to generate a status input and with the processing system being further configured to receive the status input from the status selector system, set the operational status of the blade computing system based on a current operational status and the status input, and implement the operational status in the blade computing system.
22. The blade computing system of claim 15 , further comprising one or more non-contact retaining devices formed on the substrate and configured to retain the blade computing system in a blade server system.
23. A blade computing system for a blade server system, the blade computing system comprising:
a substrate;
one or more non-contact retaining devices formed on the substrate and configured to retain the blade computing system in the blade server system; and
a processing system formed on the substrate.
24. The blade computing system of claim 23 , further comprising:
at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications, with the at least one capacitive communication system being coupled to the processing system; and
at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power, with the at least one inductive power system being coupled to the processing system.
25. The blade computing system of claim 24 , further comprising one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system.
26. The blade computing system of claim 23 , further comprising a status selector system formed on the substrate and configured to generate a status input and with the processing system being further configured to receive the status input from the status selector system, set the operational status of the blade computing system based on a current operational status and the status input, and implement the operational status in the blade computing system.
27. The blade computing system of claim 24 , further comprising a blade beacon formed on the substrate and configured to generate a beacon display and wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a beacon message through the at least one capacitive communication system, activate the blade beacon if a beacon on state is indicated by the beacon message, and de-activate the blade beacon if a beacon off state is indicated by the beacon message.
28. The blade computing system of claim 27 , with the processing system being further configured to activate the blade beacon upon receiving a beacon message addressed to the blade computing system.
29. The blade computing system of claim 23 , with a non-contact retaining device of the one or more non-contact retaining devices comprising a magnet.
30. A method of setting an operational status of a blade computing system, the method comprising:
receiving a manual status input in a status selector system of the blade computing system;
setting the operational status of the blade computing system based on a current operational status and the manual status input; and
implementing the operational status in the blade computing system.
31. The method of claim 30 , further comprising indicating the new operational status in a status indicator system of the blade computing system.
32. A method of activating a blade beacon of a blade computing system of a blade server system, the method comprising:
receiving a beacon message in the blade computing system;
activating the blade beacon if a beacon on state is indicated by the beacon message; and
de-activating the blade beacon if a beacon off state is indicated by the beacon message.
33. A method of activating a blade beacon of a particular blade computing system of a blade server system that includes a plurality of blade computing systems, the method comprising:
receiving a beacon message in the blade server system;
determining that a destination of the beacon message is the particular blade computing system; and
routing the beacon message to the particular blade computing system.