Detection circuit applied to a connecting port

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11081840-B2
Application number	US-201916424627-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2019
Priority date	Nov 23, 2018
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A detection circuit is provided, including a connector and a processing circuit. The connector comprises a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal. The second detection terminal is electrically connected to a first reference potential. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the first detection terminal and is used for receiving a power supply signal. When the connector is connected to a connecting port, the first detection terminal is electrically connected with the second detection terminal through the connecting port to form an electrical loop, so that the processing circuit detects a detection potential on the first detection terminal, and then determines whether the connector is correctly connected to the connecting port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A detection circuit applied to a connecting port, comprising:
a connector, comprising a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal, wherein the second detection terminal is electrically connected to a first reference potential; and
a processing circuit, electrically connected to the first detection terminal and is configured to receive a power supply signal, wherein the connector is configured to be connected to the connecting port, the first detection terminal is electrically connected with the second detection terminal through the connecting port, and the first detection terminal is configured to be connected to a detection resistor of the connecting port, so that the processing circuit detects a detection potential on the first detection terminal, and a magnitude of the detection potential varies with a resistance of the detection resistor.

2. The detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit further comprises:
a comparator, wherein a negative end of the comparator is electrically connected to a second reference potential, a positive end of the comparator is electrically connected to the first detection terminal and is configured to receive the detection potential, and an output end of the comparator is configured to output a notification signal; and
a control circuit, electrically connected to the output end of the comparator and is configured to control a power supply unit to transmit power to the connecting port through a plurality of power terminals of the connecting port on the connector according to the notification signal.

3. The detection circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the processing circuit further comprises:
an analog-to-digital circuit, electrically connected to the first detection terminal and the control circuit and configured to convert the detection potential into a digital notification signal and transmitting the digital notification signal to the control circuit.

4. The detection circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the control circuit is configured to control power values output by the multiple power terminals according to analysis data after receiving the digital notification signal.

5. The detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the detection circuit further comprises a protection circuit, electrically connected between the processing circuit and the first detection terminal.

6. The detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit comprises:
an analog-to-digital circuit, wherein the first end of the analog-to-digital circuit is electrically connected to the first detection terminal and is configured to convert the detection potential into a digital notification signal; and
a control circuit, electrically connected to the second end of the analog-to-digital circuit and is configured to implement transmission between multiple power terminals on the connector and the connecting port according to the digital notification signal.

7. The detection circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the control circuit is configured to control power values output by the multiple power terminals according to analysis data after receiving the digital notification signal.

8. The detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises multiple power terminals, and the multiple power terminals are arranged between the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Liang Kai-Chun
• Chee Kian-Ming
• Tu Wei-Chen
• Chen Tao

Classifications

• G01R31/68 Primary

  Testing of releasable connections, e.g. of terminals mounted on a printed circuit board · CPC title

• H01R13/641 Primary

  by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement · CPC title