Device and method for pre-bootup fault control of a driver output

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11537114-B2
Application number	US-202117188908-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2021
Priority date	Mar 1, 2021
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

Example implementations include a method of pre-bootup fault monitor of a LASER diode driver output, by applying a first power to a pre-bootup fault monitor device, setting a fault condition at the pre-bootup fault monitor device to a no-fault state, initiating the pre-bootup fault monitor device, determining whether a first impedance of driver output satisfies an impedance threshold, and in response to a determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, applying a second power to the output device. Example implementations also include a system with a LASER output device, and a pre-bootup fault monitor device operatively coupled to the LASER output device, and operable to activate in response to receiving a first power, set a fault condition to a no-fault state, determine whether a first impedance of the output driver satisfies an impedance threshold, and, in response to a determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, apply a second power to the LASER output device, and a power-on reset controller operatively coupled to the pre-bootup fault monitor and operable to, in response to the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, deactivate the pre-bootup fault monitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of pre-bootup fault control of LASER diode driver output, the method comprising:
applying a first power to a pre-bootup fault monitor device;
setting a fault condition at the pre-bootup fault monitor device to a no-fault state;
initiating the pre-bootup fault monitor device;
determining whether a first impedance of an output driver, at an output driver node, satisfies an impedance threshold; and
in response to a determination that the first impedance is less than or equal to the impedance threshold, blocking application of a second power to the output driver node, the output driver node coupled with an output device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting the first impedance at an output node operatively coupled to the output device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the impedance threshold comprises a second impedance.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
detecting the second impedance at the pre-bootup fault monitor device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold comprises determining whether the first impedance is greater than the impedance threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold comprises determining whether the first impedance is greater than or equal to the impedance threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, deactivating the pre-bootup fault monitor.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the deactivating the pre-bootup fault monitor further comprises deactivating the pre-bootup fault monitor by a power-on reset controller.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, activating an active mode fault monitor.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold further comprises a determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold after a predetermined delay.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a determination that the first impedance does not satisfy the impedance threshold, setting the fault condition to a fault state.

12. A device comprising:
a pre-bootup fault monitor device operatively coupled with a laser output device, and operable to activate in response to receiving a first power, set a fault condition to a no-fault state, determine whether a first impedance of a laser output device, at an output driver node, satisfies an impedance threshold, and, in response to a determination that the first impedance is less than or equal to the impedance threshold, block application of a second power to the output driver node, the output driver node coupled with the laser output device.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the pre-bootup fault monitor device is further operable to detect the first impedance to ground at an output node operatively coupled to the output device.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the impedance threshold comprises a second impedance.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the pre-bootup fault monitor device is further operable to detect the second impedance by an internal reference impedance to ground.

16. The device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a system processor operatively coupled to the pre-bootup fault monitor and operable to, in response to the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, deactivate the pre-bootup fault monitor.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the system processor is further operable to, in response the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, activate an active mode fault monitor.

18. The device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a power-on reset controller operatively coupled with a system processor and the pre-bootup fault monitor, and operable to deactivate the pre-bootup fault monitor.

19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the power-on reset controller is further operable to determine that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold after a predetermined delay.

20. A system comprising:
a laser output device;
a pre-bootup fault monitor device operatively coupled with the laser output device, and operable to activate in response to receiving a first power, set a fault condition to a no-fault state, determine whether a first impedance of an output driver, at an output driver node, satisfies an impedance threshold, and, in response to a determination that the first impedance is less than or equal to the impedance threshold, block application of a second power to the output driver node, the output driver node coupled with the laser output device; and
a power-on reset controller operatively coupled to the pre-bootup fault monitor and operable to, in response to the determination that the first impedance satisfies the impedance threshold, deactivate the pre-bootup fault monitor.

Assignees

• Renesas Electronics America Inc

Inventors

• Kumath Lokesh
• Chandrasekaran Muthukumaran
• Concklin Barry
• Liu Bin
• Vu Ha Chu
• Cole Matthew

Classifications

• G05B6/00

  Internal feedback arrangements for obtaining particular characteristics, e.g. proportional, integral or differential · CPC title

• G06F11/3093

  Configuration details thereof, e.g. installation, enabling, spatial arrangement of the probes · CPC title

• H01S5/042

  Electrical excitation {; Circuits therefor (monolithically integrated laser drive components H01S5/0261)} · CPC title

• G05B19/0425 Primary

  Safety, monitoring · CPC title

• G05B23/0235 Primary

  based on a comparison with predetermined threshold or range, e.g. "classical methods", carried out during normal operation; threshold adaptation or choice; when or how to compare with the threshold · CPC title