Voltage adjusting circuit and all-in-one computer including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016147238-A1
Application number	US-201514596678-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 14, 2015
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A voltage adjusting circuit includes a voltage regulator module, a control chip, a platform controller hub (PCH), a basic input-output system (BIOS), a number of switching units, and a number of resistors. The voltage adjusting circuit is utilized to receive a voltage signal to supply a working voltage to a liquid crystal display (LCD). The voltage adjusting circuit controls switching units to turn on or turn off, and changes the current of the control chip, and further outputs different voltages to different LCDs. The disclosure further provides an all-in-one computer including the voltage adjusting circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A voltage adjusting circuit comprising:
a voltage regulator module (VRM) comprising an input terminal configured for receiving a first voltage, an output terminal connected to a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a control terminal; a control chip comprising a plurality of sensor terminals connected to the LCD to sense currents of the LCD, and a slave terminal connected to the control terminal of the VRM to output a control signal to the VRM, the VRM outputting working voltages to the LCD according to the control signal; a platform controller hub (PCH) comprising a plurality of input output pins; a basic input-output system (BIOS) coupled to the PCH for controlling output signals of the input output pins of the PCH according to a rated voltage of the LCD; and a plurality of switching units, wherein each of the switching units comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal, the first terminals of the plurality of switching units are respectively coupled to the plurality of sensor terminals of the control chip, the second terminal of the plurality of switching units are grounded through a first resistor, and the control terminals of the plurality of switching units are respectively coupled to the input/output pins of the PCH.

2 . The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein each the switching unit comprises a first electronic switch, a second electronic switch, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a capacitor, a control terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to a first end of the second resistor, a second end of the second resistor is defined as the control terminal of the switching unit, the control terminal of the first electronic switch is also coupled to ground through the capacitor, a first terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to a power supply through the second resistor, a second terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to ground, a control terminal of the second electronic switch is coupled to the first terminal of the first electronic switch, a first terminal of the second electronic switch is defined as the first terminal of the switching unit, and a second terminal of the second electronic switch is defined as the second terminal of the switching unit.

3 . The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 2 , wherein the first electronic switch is an npn bipolar junction transistor.

4 . The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic switch is an n-channel field effect transistor.

5 . The voltage adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the BIOS controls the output signals of the input output pins of the PCH through a menu of the BIOS.

6 . An all-in-one computer comprising:
a liquid crystal display; a voltage regulator module (VRM) comprising an input terminal for receiving a first voltage, an output terminal connected to the LCD, and a control terminal; a control chip comprising a plurality of sensor terminals connected to the LCD to sense currents of the LCD, and a slave terminal connected to the control terminal of the VRM to output control signals to the VRM, the VRM outputting working voltages to the LCD according to the control signals; a platform controller hub (PCH) comprising a plurality of input/output pins; a basic input-output system (BIOS) coupled to the PCH for controlling output signals of the input output pins of the PCH according to a rated voltage of the LCD; and a plurality of switching units, wherein a first terminal of each switching unit is coupled to a corresponding sensor terminal of the control chip, a second terminal of each switching unit is coupled to ground through a first resistor, and a control terminal of each switching unit is coupled to a corresponding input output pin of the PCH.

7 . The all-in-one computer of claim 6 , wherein the switching unit comprises a first electronic switch, a second electronic switch, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a capacitor, a control terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to a first end of the second resistor, a second end of the second resistor is defined as the control terminal of the switching unit, the control terminal of the first electronic switch is also coupled to ground through the capacitor, a first terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to a power supply through the second resistor, a second terminal of the first electronic switch is coupled to ground, a control terminal of the second electronic switch is coupled to the first terminal of the first electronic switch, a first terminal of the second electronic switch is defined as the first terminal of the switching unit, and a second terminal of the second electronic switch is defined as the second terminal of the switching unit.

8 . The all-in-one computer of claim 7 , wherein the first electronic switch is an npn bipolar junction transistor.

9 . The all-in-one computer of claim 7 , wherein the second electronic switch is an n-channel field effect transistor.

10 . The all-in-one computer of claim 6 , wherein the BIOS controls the output signals of input output pins of the PCH through a menu of the BIOS.

Assignees

• Hongfujin Prec Ind Wuhan
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Guo Song
• Chen Chun-Sheng

Classifications

• G05F1/613

  using semiconductor devices in parallel with the load as final control devices (G05F1/461 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05F1/462 Primary

  as a function of the requirements of the load, e.g. delay, temperature, specific voltage/current characteristic · CPC title

• G09G3/36

  using liquid crystals · CPC title

• G09G3/2096

  Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167) · CPC title

• G09G2330/02

  Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation · CPC title