CN115282592A - a game controller - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a game controller, comprising a second antenna and a second microcontroller, the second microcontroller and the second antenna being electrically connected, and further comprising a first antenna, a first microcontroller, Audio codec module, headphone interface; the first microcontroller and the first antenna are electrically connected, and the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are electrically connected; the first microcontroller The antenna is used to receive or send out non-audio signals, the second antenna is used to receive or send out audio signals, and both the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are used to transmit audio signals or non-audio signals; the audio The codec module is used to decode the audio signal. The game controller can transmit audio signals and other non-audio signals through different antennas, reducing the transmission delay caused by using the same antenna for audio signals and non-audio signals, and improving sound quality.

Description

a game controller

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of game controllers, in particular to a game controller.

Background technique

At present, the wireless game controllers with audio transmission capability on the market only have one micro-controller and one antenna. There is a problem with this method: games with audio transmission need to transmit two kinds of data from external devices, one is audio Signal, the other is key-value signal. Since there is only one antenna, these two signals can only be transmitted in time division. When transmitting the audio signal, the game key value signal cannot be transmitted at the same time, resulting in the delay of the game audio signal or key value signal and the delay of the wired game controller. The delay is several times larger than that, which reduces the game experience.

Comparative document CN214436443U Although a kind of game handle has used double communication module structure, but double communication module is all for the effect of audio signal, does not consider the impact that key-value signal can produce on audio frequency transmission, still can produce audio signal and key-value signal at the same time When reaching the same communication module, time-sharing transmission is required, resulting in the delay of game audio signals or key-value signals.

Contents of the invention

The present invention provides a game controller, which can transmit audio signals and other non-audio signals through different antennas, and reduce the transmission delay caused by using the same antenna for audio signals and non-audio signals, which is achieved through the following technical solutions:

A game controller, including a second antenna and a second microcontroller, the second microcontroller is electrically connected to the second antenna, and also includes a first antenna, a first microcontroller, and an audio codec module , headphone jack;

The first microcontroller is electrically connected to the first antenna, and the first microcontroller is electrically connected to the second microcontroller;

The first antenna is used to receive or send out non-audio signals, the second antenna is used to receive or send out audio signals, and both the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are used to transmit audio signals or non-audio signals ;

Audio signals and non-audio signals are mutually transmitted between the earphone interface and the second microcontroller, and the audio codec module is used for audio signals transmitted between the earphone interface and the second microcontroller Decode.

Further, the first antenna receives or sends out non-audio signals through Bluetooth wireless transmission or 2.4G wireless proprietary protocol transmission.

Further, the way the second antenna receives or sends out audio signals is Bluetooth wireless transmission or WIFI wireless connection.

Further, the audio codec module is a functional module included in the second microcontroller, and the earphone interface is electrically connected to the second microcontroller.

Further, the audio codec module is a functional module independent of the second microcontroller, the audio codec module is electrically connected to the second microcontroller, and the earphone interface is connected to the audio codec The decoding module is electrically connected.

Further, a storage module is also included, and the storage module is used for storing information for the second microcontroller.

Further, the storage module is a functional module included in the second microcontroller.

Further, the storage module is a functional module independent of the second microcontroller, and the storage module is electrically connected to the second microcontroller.

Further, it also includes a hub chip and a USB interface, the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are respectively electrically connected to the hub chip, the hub is electrically connected to the USB interface, and the USB interface is used for electrically connecting with external devices. sexual connection.

Further, the non-audio signal is a key-value signal.

This design has the following advantages:

1. The game controller can transmit audio signals and other non-audio signals through different antennas, reduce the transmission delay caused by using the same antenna for audio signals and non-audio signals, improve the transmission efficiency of audio signals, and improve the sound quality.

2. WIFI wireless connection can be used for signal transmission to improve transmission efficiency.

3. The first antenna and the second antenna can adopt different wireless connection methods according to actual situations.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural block diagram of a second microcontroller of the present invention that does not have the function of an audio codec module and the function of a storage module.

Fig. 2 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller of the present invention having the function of an audio codec module.

Fig. 3 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller with the function of a storage module in the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller of the present invention having the functions of an audio codec module and a storage module.

Fig. 5 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller of the present invention having the functions of an audio codec module and a storage module, and wired connection.

Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller of the present invention having the function of an audio codec module and wired connection.

Fig. 7 is a structural block diagram of the second micro-controller with the function of a storage module and connected by wires in the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a structural block diagram of the second microcontroller of the present invention that does not have the function of the audio codec module and the function of the storage module, and is wired.

In the figure, 1. the first antenna; 2. the second antenna; 3. the first microcontroller; 4. the second microcontroller; 5. the audio codec module; 6. the storage module; 7. the hub chip; 8. USB interface; 9. Headphone jack.

Detailed ways

Below, in conjunction with accompanying drawing and specific embodiment, the present invention is described further:

As shown in Figure 1, a game controller includes a first antenna 1, a second antenna 2, a first microcontroller 3, a second microcontroller 4, an audio codec module 5, an earphone interface 9, and a storage module 6 .

The first antenna 1 and the second antenna 2 can be wirelessly connected to external devices respectively, and the external devices can be terminals such as game consoles and computers, and both the first antenna 1 and the second antenna 2 can be used to receive signals sent by the external devices. Signals or send signals to external devices to realize wireless signal transmission between game controllers and external devices.

The first antenna 1 is electrically connected to the first microcontroller 3, and the signal sent by the external device received by the first antenna 1 can be transmitted to the first microcontroller 3, and the first microcontroller 3 can identify and process the signal . The first microcontroller 3 is also used to connect non-audio signal input equipment, such as key input equipment, the user can input key value signals through the key input equipment, and the key value signals can be transmitted to the first microcontroller 3, the first microcontroller The controller 3 transmits the key value signal to the external device through the first antenna 1 . The key-value signal is transmitted through Bluetooth wireless transmission or 2.4G wireless private protocol transmission.

The second antenna 2 is electrically connected to the second microcontroller 4, and the signal sent by the external device received by the second antenna 2 can be transmitted to the second microcontroller 4, and the second microcontroller 4 can identify and process the signal . The second microcontroller 4 is also electrically connected to the audio codec module 5, and the audio signal received by the second microcontroller 4 can be coded and decoded by the audio codec module 5, and the audio codec module 5 converts the second antenna 2 The transmitted audio signal is decoded into an audio signal suitable for the output of the earphone interface 9 , and the audio codec module 5 can also encode the audio signal transmitted from the earphone interface 9 into an audio signal suitable for the second microcontroller 4 .

If the second microcontroller 4 itself has the function of the audio codec module 5, the connection mode between the modules can be connected as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the second microcontroller 4 It is electrically connected to the headphone jack 9 . If the second micro-controller 4 itself does not have the function of the audio codec module 5, then an audio codec module 5 needs to be connected externally, and the connection mode between the modules is as shown in Figure 1, Figure 3, Figure 7 and Figure 8 .

The earphone interface 9 is connected to the audio codec module 5, and the audio codec module 5 outputs the decoded audio signal to the earphone interface 9, and the earphone interface 9 is used to connect an external audio device, and the audio output device can be an earphone, a loudspeaker, etc. In the player, the earphone interface 9 transmits the audio signal to an external audio device, so as to realize the effect of converting the audio signal into a real sound.

The external audio device can also output audio signals or key-value signals to the earphone interface 9, and the earphone interface 9 transmits the audio signals or key-value signals to the audio codec module 5, and the audio codec module 5 encodes the audio signal to be suitable for the first The audio signal of the second microcontroller 4 , the audio codec module 5 transmits the encoded audio signal and the key value signal to the second microcontroller 4 .

The first microcontroller 3 and the second microcontroller 4 are electrically connected, and bidirectional signal transmission can be performed between the first microcontroller 3 and the second microcontroller 4. In the first microcontroller 3 The audio signal of the second microcontroller 4 can be transmitted to the second microcontroller 4 , and the non-audio signal of the second microcontroller 4 can also be transmitted to the first microcontroller 3 .

The wireless connection between the first antenna 1 and the second antenna 2 and the external device can be a Bluetooth wireless connection or a 2.4G wireless private protocol connection, and the wireless connection between the second antenna 2 and the external device can be a Bluetooth wireless connection or a WiFi wireless connection. connect. If the first antenna 1 and the second antenna 2 adopt the Bluetooth wireless connection, the existing external devices generally have a Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth wireless connection has strong compatibility. The game controller can adapt to most external devices, but the Bluetooth wireless connection The bandwidth for transmitting data is low, the transmission delay is high, and the sampling rate is relatively low, which will result in low sound quality. If the second antenna 2 adopts WIFI wireless connection, an external device needs to be installed with a wireless transceiver to perform WIFI wireless connection, but the WIFI wireless connection has higher data transmission bandwidth, lower transmission delay, higher sampling rate and better sound quality. Therefore, the wireless connection between the first antenna 1 or the second antenna 2 and the external device can be respectively selected to adopt Bluetooth wireless connection or WIFI wireless connection or 2.4G wireless private protocol connection according to the actual situation, for example, 1, the first antenna 1 and the second antenna 2. Both use Bluetooth wireless connection; 2. The first antenna 1 uses 2.4G wireless private protocol to connect, the second antenna 2 uses Bluetooth wireless connection; 3. The first antenna 1 uses 2.4G wireless private protocol to connect, and the second antenna 2 uses WIFI Wireless connection; 4. The first antenna 1 uses Bluetooth wireless connection, and the second antenna 2 uses WIFI wireless connection.

The storage module 6 is electrically connected to the second microcontroller 4, the storage module 6 is used to store program codes, the second microcontroller 4 can run according to the stored program codes, and the second microcontroller 4 receives audio signals or After the key value signal, it can also be stored in the storage module 6.

If the second micro-controller 4 itself has the function of the storage module 6, the connection between the modules can be connected in the manner shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 . If the second microcontroller 4 itself does not have the function of the storage module 6, then a storage module 6 needs to be connected externally, and the connection mode between the modules is as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 6 and Fig. 8 shown.

As shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, described a kind of game controller also comprises hub chip 7 and USB interface 8, first micro-controller 3 and second micro-controller 4 and hub chip 7 respectively Electrically connected, the audio signal and key value signal of the first microcontroller 3 and the second microcontroller 4 can be transmitted to the hub chip 7, the hub chip 7 is electrically connected to the USB interface 8, and the USB interface 8 is wired to the external device , part of the audio signal and part of the key value signal can be transmitted to an external device through the USB interface 8 .

The signal transmission method of this game controller is as follows:

1. External devices output audio signals and key-value signals (the key-value signals can also be understood as non-audio signals, here we take key-value signals as an example), and the game controller receives audio signals and key-value signals:

The first antenna 1 receives the key value signal from the external device, and the second antenna 2 receives the audio signal from the external device. The first antenna 1 transmits the key value signal to the first microcontroller 3, and the first microcontroller 3 identifies and processes the key value signal. The second antenna 2 transmits the audio signal to the second microcontroller 4, and the second microcontroller 4 recognizes and processes the audio signal.

If the second micro-controller 4 itself has the function of the storage module 6, as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 7, the audio signal that cannot be identified and processed in time can be stored in the second micro-controller 4 To be processed later.

If the second micro-controller 4 does not have the function of the storage module 6 itself, as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, the audio signal that the second micro-controller 4 fails to identify and process in time can be transmitted and Stored in the storage module 6 for subsequent processing.

If also include hub chip 7 and USB interface 8, as shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, external device can transmit audio signal and non-audio signal to the first microcontroller through hub chip 7 and USB interface 8 3 and the second microcontroller 4.

If the second micro-controller 4 itself has the function of the audio codec module 5, as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the second micro-controller 4 decodes the audio signal to be applicable to the output of the earphone interface 9 audio signal, the second microcontroller 4 transmits the audio signal to the earphone jack 9.

If the second microcontroller 4 itself does not have an audio codec module 5, as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, then the second microcontroller 4 transmits the audio signal to the audio codec module 5, and the audio The codec module 5 decodes the audio signal into an audio signal suitable for output by the earphone interface 9 , and the audio codec module 5 transmits the audio signal to the earphone interface 9 .

The earphone interface 9 transmits the audio signal to an external audio device, so as to convert the audio signal into a real sound.

This transmission method distinguishes and transmits the audio signal and the key-value signal of the external device, which can effectively reduce the time-sharing transmission delay caused by the use of the same transmission channel for the audio signal and the key-value signal, and the second antenna 2 can also transmit more intensively. Multiple audio signals improve audio signal transmission efficiency, so it can support higher audio signal sampling rate and sampling bit number, with less audio signal loss and better sound quality.

2. The external audio device outputs audio signals and key-value signals (the key-value signals can also be understood as non-audio signals, here we take key-value signals as an example), and the game controller receives audio signals and key-value signals:

The external audio equipment outputs the audio signal and the key-value signal to the earphone interface 9, and the earphone interface 9 transmits the audio signal and the key-value signal to the audio codec module 5, and the audio codec module 5 encodes the audio signal so that the audio signal is suitable for the second Microcontroller 4, the audio signal and the key value signal are jointly transmitted to the second microcontroller 4, the key value signal of the second microcontroller 4 can be transmitted to the first microcontroller 3, and the second microcontroller 4 retains audio signal. The audio signal that the second microcontroller 4 fails to identify and process in time can be stored in the storage module 6 for subsequent processing.

If the second micro-controller 4 itself has the function of the storage module 6, as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 7, the audio signal that cannot be identified and processed in time can be stored in the second micro-controller 4 To be processed later.

If the second micro-controller 4 does not have the function of the storage module 6 itself, as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, the audio signal that the second micro-controller 4 fails to identify and process in time can be transmitted and Stored in the storage module 6 for subsequent processing.

If also include hub chip 7 and USB interface 8, as shown in Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, the first microcontroller 3 and the second microcontroller 4 can transmit audio signals and non-audio signals to the outside The device passes through the hub chip 7 and the USB interface 8 .

If the second microcontroller 4 itself has the function of the audio codec module 5, as shown in Figure 2, Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6, the second microcontroller 4 encodes the audio signal to be applicable to the second microcontroller The audio signal output by device 4.

If the second microcontroller 4 itself does not have an audio codec module 5, as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, then the second microcontroller 4 transmits the audio signal to the audio codec module 5, and the audio The codec module 5 encodes the audio signal into an audio signal suitable for output by the second microcontroller 4 .

The first microcontroller 3 transmits the key value signal to the external device through the first antenna 1, and the second microcontroller 4 transmits the audio signal to the external device through the second antenna 2, and the external device receives the audio signal and the key value signal .

This transmission method distinguishes and transmits audio signals and key-value signals of external audio equipment, which can reduce the delay caused by only time-sharing transmission of audio signals and key-value signals. The second antenna 2 can also transmit more audio signals in a concentrated manner, improving Audio signal transmission efficiency.

The above-mentioned key value signal of the second micro-controller 4 is transmitted to the first micro-controller 3, which is a preferred processing method of the second micro-controller for the key value signal. The second microcontroller 4 can also keep the key value signal in the second microcontroller 4 , and the second microcontroller 4 transmits the audio signal and the key value signal to the external device through the second antenna 2 .

To sum up, the present invention provides a game controller that can transmit audio signals and other non-audio signals through different antennas, reducing the transmission delay caused by using the same antenna for audio signals and non-audio signals. Improve the transmission efficiency of audio signals and improve sound quality.

The above detailed description is a specific description of the feasible embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is not used to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or change that does not deviate from the present invention should be included in the patent scope of this case. middle.

Claims (10)

1. A game controller comprising a second antenna (2) and a second microcontroller (4), the second microcontroller (4) and the second antenna (2) being electrically connected, characterized in that: the earphone also comprises a first antenna (1), a first microcontroller (3), an audio coding and decoding module (5) and an earphone interface (9);

the first microcontroller (3) is electrically connected with the first antenna (1), and the first microcontroller (3) is electrically connected with the second microcontroller (4);

the first antenna (1) is used for receiving or sending out non-audio signals, the second antenna (2) is used for receiving or sending out audio signals, and the first microcontroller (3) and the second microcontroller (4) are both used for transmitting audio signals or non-audio signals;

the earphone interface (9) and the second microcontroller (4) mutually transmit audio signals and non-audio signals, and the audio coding and decoding module (5) is used for decoding the audio signals transmitted between the earphone interface (9) and the second microcontroller (4).

2. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the mode that the first antenna (1) receives or sends out non-audio signals is Bluetooth wireless transmission or 2.4G wireless private protocol transmission.

3. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the mode that the second antenna (2) receives or sends out the audio signal is bluetooth wireless transmission or WIFI wireless connection.

4. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the audio coding and decoding module (5) is a functional module contained in the second microcontroller (4), and the earphone interface (9) is electrically connected with the second microcontroller (4).

5. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the audio coding and decoding module (5) is a functional module independent of the second microcontroller (4), the audio coding and decoding module (5) is electrically connected with the second microcontroller (4), and the earphone interface (9) is electrically connected with the audio coding and decoding module (5).

6. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the system also comprises a storage module (6), wherein the storage module (6) is used for storing information for the second microcontroller (4).

7. The game controller of claim 6, wherein: the memory module (6) is a functional module contained in the second microcontroller (4).

8. The game controller of claim 6, wherein: the storage module (6) is a functional module independent of the second microcontroller (4), and the storage module (6) is electrically connected with the second microcontroller (4).

9. The game controller of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: still include concentrator chip (7) and USB interface (8), first microcontroller (3) with second microcontroller (4) respectively and concentrator chip (7) electric connection, concentrator and USB interface (8) electric connection, USB interface (8) are used for with external equipment electric connection.

10. The game controller of claim 1, wherein: the non-audio signal is a key value signal.

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