CN1178924A - Programmable working voltage converter for cpu and relevant chips - Google Patents
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The voltage converter mainly consists of address decoder, programmable data memory and feedback resistor switching circuit. After the address signal for changing work voltage and the data of voltage is fed by computer to address decoder, the decoded voltage data are writen to programmable data memory, which sends out selecting signal to change resistance inside the feedback resistor switching circuit so as to change the output voltage of the voltage converter.
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The present invention relates to a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, is the voltage changer that can change CPU and chipset (CHIPSET) operating voltage with the common composition one of an address decoder that is connected with computer bus, a programmable data storer and an electric pressure converter feedback resistance commutation circuit by the firmware mode easily.
Operating voltage by quiet CPU (central processing unit) of computer installation moisture in the soil (CPU) now and chipset (CHIPSET), be subjected to supplying the difference on producer and the process technique, the operating voltage specification has sizable difference, with regard to the CPU (central processing unit) of the PENTIUM grade used with personal computer, INTEL, the CPU operating voltage that CYRIX and AMD produced promptly has suitable difference, even if the CPU that is same producer and same frequency of operation also has a little difference, be numbered SSS such as the PENTIUM back side, be that the expression operating voltage is 3.3 volts, if be numbered VMU, it then is 3.45 volts, the CPU of CYRIX is then according to the sequencing of numbering, the difference that 3.3 volts and 3.52 volts are also arranged, in addition then need employs power voltage stabilizing module (VRM) and have 2.5 volts not wait with 2.7 volts for the CPU of higher frequency backward, at so many voltage specification, motherboard manufacturing firm promptly must carry out the selectivity jumper connection by motherboard built-in voltage converter and the wire jumper of arranging in pairs or groups (JUMPER), just can reach the requirement of adjusting CPU or chipset operating voltage, but need change the wire jumper connected mode continually according to different CPU, be generaton number item inconvenience and shortcoming, below promptly just existing kenel and the shortcoming that changes voltage illustrates successively.
As shown in Figure 1, the basic structure of its display change supply voltage, formed with a feedback resistance Rf and a fixed resistance R1 with an electric pressure converter 10 (DCTO DC CONVERTER), these structures are the basic circuit of general voltage stabilizer, and this feedback resistance Rf and fixed resistance R1 constitute a multiplying power resistance circuit, so that sending into a reference voltage Vref through this multiplying power resistance circuit, output voltage V out enters in the electric pressure converter 10, and by changing the resistance sizes of feedback resistance Rf, get final product the numerical value of corresponding change reference voltage Vref, so can change the size of the output voltage V out of electric pressure converter 10 according to this, and previous constructions is the basic design of general mu balanced circuit, so do not repeat them here.
And be to make said structure can reach the effect of sending a plurality of different magnitudes of voltage, can reach by a plurality of wire jumpers (JUMPER) arrange in pairs or groups the respectively resistor of different resistances, that is in the example as Fig. 2, promptly be connected in series wire jumper group 22 respectively with three feedback resistances 21, and the difference of each wire jumper by wire jumper group 22 rearranges, form different feedback resistance value, with the change operating voltage, and these modes are now the mode of widespread the most.
So in the mode of above-mentioned adjustment operating voltage as can be known, following every shortcoming is arranged:
When (1) desiring to carry out the operating voltage adjustment, must browse the motherboard service manual, just can learn the state that how to change wire jumper, and when desire is checked the set condition of operating voltage, also need cooperate jumper location and consult the service manual mode and just can reach, obviously quite inconvenience, when losing as if service manual, the puzzlement greatly of more deriving.
(2) carry out the selectivity jumper connection with wire jumper, cause easily adjusting and set mistake, not only cause outside the motherboard instability possibility that the easier CPU of causing burns.
(3) metal jumper is easily because of the humiture problem wears out and oxidation, and causes loose contact because of vibration easily or come off, and influences the serviceable life of motherboard stability and CPU.
(4) desire inspection or when adjusting operating voltage more must be taken casing adjustment apart, and inconvenience and trouble seem.
In view of aforementioned existing change CPU or the quite inconvenience and every defective of deriving of chipset operating voltage, human desires of the present invention provides a kind of wire jumper that need not can reach the design that changes operating voltage.
That is, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it mainly is the converting means able to programme that can change CPU or chipset operating voltage in the reference voltage input terminal connection one of electric pressure converter by the data that bus is sent into, in the time of only need passing through firmware (BIOS) and set required operating voltage, can reach the supply magnitude of voltage that changes CPU or chipset, exempt inconvenience and every problem of wire jumper jumper connection.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, this converting means able to programme is to comprise an address decoder, the common composition of one programmable data storer and electric pressure converter feedback resistance commutation circuit institute, in the time of can utilizing firmware to send into specific address date and operating voltage data to enter address decoder, be recognized as through address decoder and desire to carry out the operating voltage adjustment, and the operating voltage data of sending into are promptly write direct to the programmable data storer, so, in the content of programmable data storer when data write and change, make its each output terminal produce corresponding height change in voltage, change the inner formed actual feedback resistance value of this electric pressure converter feedback resistance commutation circuit in view of the above, reach the effect that changes CPU or chipset operating voltage easily.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, wherein this programmable data storer can be a flash memory (FLASHEEPROM) or cooperates a rechargeable battery with a working storage, so that write or unlikely outage of locking data and cause data to run off.
Technical program of the present invention lies in providing a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: it comprises
One impedance inverter circuit, be to be connected between the voltage output end and reference voltage input terminal of electric pressure converter, its input end is connected with the address/data bus of CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset, can send into the numerical data of representing a particular address and representing operating voltage by bus, can make this impedance inverter circuit change its inner practical impedance according to the numerical data of sending into, whereby, can send into signal by bus and change CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset operating voltage.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this impedance conversion device more comprises
One address decoder can be decoded to the address date of sending into, and the data of sending into can be passed on,
One programmable data storer has a non-volatile memory element, but the data signals that the receiver address demoder is sent into write and lock,
One feedback resistance commutation circuit, its input end is connected with the output signal of programmable data storer, can accept the output state of data-carrier store and changes its inner equivalent resistance numerical value.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this address decoder is to constitute with a demoder.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: the output terminal of this address decoder is the sequential input signal that is provided as the programmable data storer.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can cooperate a flash memory to constitute by a data working storage.Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be only with a data working storage, and the rechargeable battery of arranging in pairs or groups constitutes.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this feedback resistance commutation circuit can be made up of the indivedual series resistor of many group transistors, and each transistorized base stage is made as the signal input end point that is connected with the programmable data storer.
Technical program of the present invention also lies in providing a kind of CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: it comprises
One address decoder, can decode to the address date of sending into, and the data of sending into can be passed on, its input end is that the address/data bus of CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset connects, can send into the numerical data of representing a particular address and representing operating voltage by bus
One programmable data storer has a non-volatile memory element, but the data signals that the receiver address demoder is sent into, and write and lock,
One feedback resistance commutation circuit, its input end is connected with the output signal of programmable data storer, can accept the output state of data-carrier store and change its inner equivalent resistance numerical value, and be connected between the voltage output end and reference voltage input terminal of electric pressure converter, whereby, can send into signal by bus and change CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset operating voltage.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this address decoder can be made of a demoder.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: the output terminal of this address decoder is the sequential input signal that is provided as the programmable data storer.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be made of a data working storage and a flash memory.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be only with a data working storage, and the rechargeable battery of arranging in pairs or groups constitutes.
Aforesaid CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this feedback resistance commutation circuit can be made up of the indivedual series resistor of many group transistors, and each transistorized base stage is made as the signal input end point that is connected with the programmable data storer.
Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of numerous and diverse step that need not by change or adjustment wire jumper, and only need can select or change the effect of CPU and system chipset operating voltage by setting on computer screen easily, and advantage provided by the invention, in respect of:
(1) can need not to take apart casing and the complex job that contrasts service manual by knowing the voltage setting numerical value that sets on the screen rapidly.
(2) adjustment voltage is very easy, directly raise the full employment magnitude of voltage by program in screen, the inconvenience of can solving at all and take casing apart, adjusting jumper location, more can effectively exempt adjust wrong derived influence motherboard stability and the problem that causes CPU to reduce serviceable life.
(3) misgivings of non-oxidation or loose contact: because only with programmed control, and control switching circuit of the present invention also belongs to full electronic design, every problem that also can solve loose contact and derive.Therefore, this need not the design that wire jumper can change CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset operating voltage, really is the voltage transformation structure of a tool progressive and practicality.
Further specify specific structural features of the present invention and purpose below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of existing power supply mu balanced circuit.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of existing multistage power supply stabilization circuit.
Fig. 3 is a basic structure synoptic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a structure calcspar of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is an embodiments of the invention circuit detail drawing.
As shown in Figure 3, main structure of the present invention aspect, mainly be corresponding to earlier figures 1, feedback resistance Rf position shown in 2 is provided with an impedance inverter circuit 40, this impedance inverter circuit 40 is to be subjected to the signal that the bus of CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset 50 sends into and to carry out change action, that is, the present invention can send into different operating voltage data via bus, impedance inverter circuit 40 is switched accordingly selected action, reach the effect that changes electric pressure converter 10 output voltage V out, need not the intervention of wire jumper or the complicated operations step of change wire jumper therebetween fully, and the data of sending into through bus, more can be by rewriting computer firmware (BIOS) or being undertaken by the kenel of executive routine, and the data that this impedance inverter circuit 40 more has storer to write for storage, so that it is maintaining original state when re-executing, and unlikelyly suffer any change.
Internal structure aspect about impedance inverter circuit 40 of the present invention, can cooperate referring to shown in the structure calcspar of Fig. 4, it is can receive the address that CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset 50 send here and the address decoder 41 of numerical data signal with one, the one programmable data storer 42 (can be FLASHEEPROM) and that is connected in address decoder 41 rear ends is controlled by 43 common compositions of feedback resistance commutation circuit of this programmable data storer 42, wherein, this address decoder 41 can be decoded to the address date that CPU or system chipset are sent here, when desiring to adjust the address date of operating voltage through being recognized as, promptly produce a trigger signals, and make the operating voltage data of sending into be sent into and write in the programmable data storer 42, and in the content of programmable data storer 42 after aforesaid way changes, can make the state of its each output signal produce respective change and change the switching state of internal feedback resistance of feedback resistance commutation circuit 43 and the resistance value that presents by this output signal, be fed through the input voltage of electric pressure converter 10 and the operating voltage Vout value that corresponding change is sent with change, constituting one can send into the effect that signal changes CPU or system chipset supply voltage by bus.
And on implementing, can be shown in the one embodiment detailed circuit diagram of Fig. 5, aforementioned addresses demoder 41 is address dates that reception CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset 50 are sent into, and its decoding output terminal is promptly as the sequential signal that triggers programmable data storer 42, this programmable data storer 42 can be made up of a cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme and a working storage 422, the decoding output terminal of aforementioned addresses demoder 41 is to be connected with the sequential input end of data working storage 422, and the data input pin of data working storage 422 is to be connected with data (DATA) bus, for the data that receive the representative operating voltage of being sent on the bus, and this cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme is a programmable storage (EEPROM), the signal input end of this cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme (SIN), sequential input end (SCLK) and pattern input end (MODE) are to be connected with each output signal of aforementioned data working storage 422, and this feedback resistance commutation circuit 43 is with 431～434 compositions of most transistors 435～438 difference series resistors, and the base stage of each transistor 435～438 is to be connected with each exit point of cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme.
Make CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset 50 when bus location is sent the data of desiring to carry out the address signal of operating voltage adjustment and represent operating voltage and entered by system firmware or executive software, this address decoder 41 carries out the decoding of address signal, if when being recognized as corresponding address signal, promptly sending for the moment by address decoder 41, serial vein dashes, and make the data of the representative operating voltage that is arranged on the data bus transfer to cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme by data working storage 422, so that cd-rom recorder 421 able to programme can carry out the step of sequencing (writing) according to the signal of sending into, except reaching the content that changes this cd-rom recorder 42 able to programme, and the high low-potential state that corresponding change cd-rom recorder 421 each output terminal able to programme are sent according to the content of internal reservoir, make in the feedback resistance commutation circuit 43 conductings of corresponding crystal pipe or end, and utilize the combination and variation of each resistance 431～434, reach and change inner actual resistance numerical value, so, can change the magnitude of voltage that electric pressure converter 10 is sent.
And aforementioned programmable data storer 42 main effects are in order to locking and keep data sustainably, so on practice, more can be only with a data working storage, and cooperate a rechargeable battery with charging circuit to supply under the situation of working storage required electric power, also can reach the effect of long-term maintenance data, also should belong to enforceable scope.
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1. CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: it comprises an impedance inverter circuit, be connected between the voltage output end and reference voltage input terminal of electric pressure converter, its input end is connected with the address/data bus of CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset, can send into the numerical data of representing a particular address and representing operating voltage by bus, can make this impedance inverter circuit change its inner practical impedance according to the numerical data of sending into, whereby, can send into signal by bus and change CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset operating voltage.
2. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 1 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this impedance conversion device more comprises
One address decoder can be decoded to the address date of sending into, and the data of sending into can be passed on
One programmable data storer has a non-volatile memory element, but the data signals that the receiver address demoder is sent into write and lock,
One feedback resistance commutation circuit, its input end is connected with the output signal of programmable data storer, can accept the output state of data-carrier store and changes its inner equivalent resistance numerical value.
3. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 2 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this address decoder is to constitute with a demoder.
4. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 3 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: the output terminal of this address decoder is the sequential input signal that is provided as the programmable data storer.
5. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 2 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can cooperate a flash memory to constitute by a data working storage.
6. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 2 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be only with a data working storage, and the rechargeable battery of arranging in pairs or groups constitutes.
7. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 2 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this feedback resistance commutation circuit can be made up of the indivedual series resistor of many group transistors, and each transistorized base stage is made as the signal input end point that is connected with the programmable data storer.
8. CPU (central processing unit) and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: it comprises an address decoder, can decode to the address date of sending into, and the data of sending into can be passed on, its input end is that the address/data bus of CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset connects, can send into the numerical data of representing a particular address and representing operating voltage by bus
One programmable data storer has a non-volatile memory element, but the data signals that the receiver address demoder is sent into, and write and lock,
One feedback resistance commutation circuit, its input end is connected with the output signal of programmable data storer, can be subjected to the output state of data-carrier store and change its inner equivalent resistance numerical value, and be connected between the voltage output end and reference voltage input terminal of electric pressure converter, whereby, can send into signal by bus and change CPU (central processing unit) and system chipset operating voltage.
9. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 8 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this address decoder can be made of a demoder.
10. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 8 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: the output terminal of this address decoder is the sequential input signal that is provided as the programmable data storer.
11. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 8 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be made of a data working storage and a flash memory.
12. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 8 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme is characterized in that: this programmable data storer can be only with a data working storage, and the rechargeable battery of arranging in pairs or groups constitutes.
13. CPU (central processing unit) according to claim 8 and chipset operating voltage converting means able to programme, it is characterized in that: this feedback resistance commutation circuit can be made up of the indivedual series resistor of many group transistors, and each transistorized base stage is made as the signal input end point that is connected with the programmable data storer.
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