Data storage control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9633699-B2
Application number	US-201415029170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2014
Priority date	Oct 18, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A data storage control device controls a memory card which, including a non-volatile rewritable memory, operates using an external power supply. A DC/DC converter generates, by having a power supply of a +B voltage, a card operating voltage for operating the memory card. When delayed ACC is completed after an accessory power supply of a vehicle is turned off, a main microcomputer, a shutdown signal control unit, and a transistor set a shutdown terminal of the DC/DC converter to a low level by setting a main control signal input terminal to a high level and, thereby, stops operation of the DC/DC converter. This inhibits the occurrence of a case in which, after the accessory power supply of the vehicle is turned off, the circuit supplying power to the memory card affects other devices mounted in the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data storage control device to control a memory card, the memory card including a non-volatile rewritable memory and operating using an external power supply, the data storage control device comprising:
an operating voltage generation circuit generating, by having power supplied from a battery mounted in a vehicle, a card operating voltage to operate the memory card;
an operation stopping unit stopping operation of the operating voltage generation circuit when a preset power supply stopping condition is met after an accessory power supply of the vehicle is turned off, the preset power supply stopping condition allowing the power supply to the memory card to be stopped; and
a control signal output circuit outputting an operation control signal to the operating voltage generation circuit, the operation control signal having a preset first voltage level when operating the operating voltage generation circuit and having a second voltage level preset to be different from the first voltage level when stopping the operation of the operating voltage generation circuit;
wherein the operation stopping unit includes a first switch having one end coupled to a current path of the operation control signal from the control signal output circuit to the operating voltage generation circuit and another end applied with the second voltage level; and
wherein the first voltage level is a high level and the second voltage level is a low level,
wherein the control signal output circuit includes an OR circuit having a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the OR circuit performing a logical OR operation between signals inputted to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, respectively, and outputting a result of the logical OR operation as the operation control signal, and
wherein the operation stopping unit further includes a second switch having one end coupled to the second input terminal and another end applied with the second voltage level.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Hasegawa Takaomi
• Watanabe Satoshi
• Hayashi Hiroki
• Nawa Hiroki

Classifications

• G11C5/147 Primary

  Voltage reference generators, voltage or current regulators; Internally lowered supply levels; Compensation for voltage drops (G11C5/141 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F12/16

  Protection against loss of memory contents {(contains no material, see G06F11/00)} · CPC title

• H02J1/00

  Circuit arrangements for DC mains or DC distribution networks · CPC title

• G06F1/305 Primary

  in the event of power-supply fluctuations · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title