USB peripheral device detection on an unpowered bus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9506976-B2
Application number	US-201314076446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2013
Priority date	Nov 14, 2012
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Method for detecting a connection of a peripheral device to a communication interface of an electronic device and associated detection circuit; the communication interface comprising a voltage power line for the power supply of a peripheral device, a range of nominal operating voltage values being associated with the power line, the method being characterized in that it comprises steps of application of a nominal voltage comprised in the range of nominal operating voltage values to the power line, of withdrawal of the nominal operating voltage applied to the power line, of detection, on the power line, in the presence of a residual voltage less than a threshold value of the nominal voltage value, of a transient signal resulting from the connection of the peripheral device to the interface, and of application of the nominal voltage to the voltage power line, according to the transient signal detected.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for detecting a connection of a peripheral device to a communication interface of an electronic device, said communication interface comprising a voltage power line for the power supply of said peripheral device, a nominal operating voltage value being associated with said power line, said method comprising:
applying by said electronic device, a nominal operating voltage at said power line,
withdrawing by said electronic device, said nominal operating voltage applied to said power line,
detecting on said power line, in the presence of a residual voltage lower than said nominal operating voltage value, a transient signal resulting from said connection of said peripheral device to said communication interface;
applying said nominal operating voltage to said voltage power line when said transient signal is detected.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said communication interface is compatible with a Universal Serial Bus standard.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said residual voltage is less than or equal to 10% of said nominal operating voltage value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said transient signal is a voltage drop of said residual voltage.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said electronic device is configurable in a stand-by mode and wherein said residual voltage is applied when said electronic device is configured in said stand-by mode.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said residual voltage is less than 500 mV.

7. A circuit for supplying power and detecting, in an electronic device, a connection of a peripheral device to a communication interface of said electronic device, said communication interface comprising a voltage power line for the power supply of said peripheral device, a nominal operating voltage value being associated with said power line, said circuit for supplying power and detecting comprising:
a voltage generator circuit for the application, by said electronic device, of a nominal operating voltage to said power line,
a detection circuit for the detection, in the presence of a residual voltage lower than said nominal operating voltage value, of a transient signal from said connection of said peripheral device to said communication interface.

8. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said transient signal is a voltage drop of said residual voltage.

9. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said voltage power line is connected to a connector compatible with a Universal Serial Bus standard.

10. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said electronic device is configurable in a stand-by mode and wherein said voltage generator circuit is configurable for applying said residual voltage when said electronic device is configured in said stand-by mode.

11. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said residual voltage value is less than or equal to 10% of said nominal operating voltage value.

12. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said circuit for supplying power and detecting comprises an inhibition circuit configured for detecting said transient signal.

13. The circuit for supplying power and detecting according to claim 7 , wherein said residual voltage is less than 500 mV.

14. An electronic device comprising a circuit for supplying power and detecting a connection of a peripheral device to a communication interface of said electronic device, said communication interface comprising a voltage power line for the power supply of said peripheral device, a nominal operating voltage value being associated with said power line, said circuit for supplying power and detecting comprising:
a voltage generator circuit for the application, by said electronic device, of a nominal operating voltage to said power line,
a detection circuit for the detection, in the presence of a residual voltage lower than said nominal operating voltage value, of a transient signal from said connection of said peripheral device to said communication interface.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said electronic device is configurable in a stand-by mode and wherein said voltage generator circuit is configurable for applying said residual voltage when said electronic device is configured in said stand-by mode.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said circuit for supplying power and detecting comprises an inhibition circuit configured for detecting said transient signal.

17. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said residual voltage value is less than or equal to 10% of said nominal operating voltage value.

18. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said transient signal is a voltage drop of said residual voltage.

19. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said voltage power line is connected to a connector compatible with a Universal Serial Bus standard.

20. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said residual voltage is less than 500 mV.

21. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said electronic device comprises a dedicated power-supply circuit adapted to generate said residual voltage.

22. A method for detecting a connection of a peripheral device to a communication interface of an electronic device, said communication interface comprising a voltage power line for the power supply of said peripheral device, said electronic device being configurable in a nominal mode where a nominal operating voltage is applied to said power line, said method comprising:
in the presence of a residual voltage on said power line, said residual voltage value being less than said nominal operating voltage value, when a glitch results on said power line from said connection of said peripheral device to said communication interface, configuring said electronic device in said nominal mode.

23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein said communication interface is compatible with a Universal Serial Bus standard.

24. The method according to claim 22 , wherein said residual voltage value is less than or equal to 10% of said nominal operating voltage value.

25. The method according to claim 22 , wherein said residual voltage is less than 500 mV.

26. The method according to claim 22 , wherein said electronic device is configurable in a stand-by mode and wherein said residual voltage is applied when said electronic device is configured in said stand-by mode.

Assignees

• Thomson Licensing

Inventors

• Marchand Phillippe
• Guillot Philippe
• Guitton Xavier

Classifications

• G06F13/4072 Primary

  Drivers or receivers (G06F13/4086 takes precedence; for multistate logic circuits H03K19/0002) · CPC title

• G06F13/4081

  Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging (current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004) · CPC title

• G06F2213/0042

  Universal serial bus [USB] · CPC title

• G01R31/2832 Primary

  Specific tests of electronic circuits not provided for elsewhere (G01R31/2801, G01R31/316 take precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T307/858

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic