TWI425344B - Motherboard and computer mainframe applying the same - Google Patents

Description

Motherboard and computer device for its application

The invention relates to a motherboard, in particular to a motherboard and a computer device for the application thereof.

Motherboard (MB) is the most important circuit board in the computer. It provides installation slots for central processing units (CPUs), memory and various function cards, and is used for various I/O devices and multimedia. And the communication device provides a connection communication interface, and the motherboard can connect various components such as a CPU with external devices to form a core part of a complete computer system.

The motherboard of the traditional desktop computer is used in conjunction with the ATX power supply. With the advancement of the times and the development of technology, the size of the computer device has gradually become a small and delicate route, such as: mini computer or integration (ALL IN ONE, AIO) computer. Therefore, in order to cope with the compact computer device, the adapter is now used to provide the power required for the motherboard. However, since the current technology does not have a motherboard for use with two power supplies, if the motherboard originally used with the ATX power supply is used in conjunction with the Adapter, the motherboard is Unable to action. When the motherboard needs to be used with different power supplies, the manufacturer must design different boards to match the ATX power supply or Adapter application, which not only increases the cost but also the design time.

The object of the present invention is to provide a computer device capable of flexibly cooperating with different power supply applications, and reducing the design cost and time of the motherboard and its application.

In order to achieve the above object, a motherboard according to the present invention is applied to a first power supply or a second power supply and a voltage converter, and the motherboard includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit, and component voltage generation. Circuit and switching unit. The switching unit is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, respectively, and has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. When the switching unit switches to the first operation mode, the first power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connection unit and the switching unit. When the switching unit switches to the second operation mode, the second power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit.

To achieve the above object, a computer device according to the present invention includes a first power supply and a motherboard. The motherboard is coupled to the first power supply, and the motherboard includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit, an element voltage generation circuit, and a switching unit. The switching unit is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, respectively, and the switching unit has a first operating mode. When the switching unit switches to the first operation mode, the first power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connection unit and the switching unit.

To achieve the above object, a computer device according to the present invention includes a power supply, a voltage converter, and a motherboard. The voltage converter is coupled to the power supply, and the motherboard is coupled to the voltage converter. The motherboard includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit, an element voltage generation circuit, and a switching unit. The switching unit is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, respectively, and the switching unit has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. When the switching unit switches to the second operation mode, the power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connection unit, and the switching unit.

As described above, the motherboard of the present invention and the computer device for the same have a first operating mode and a second operating mode by the switching unit, and the switching unit is coupled to the first power supply and the second power supply respectively. And connecting, by the short-circuiting component, the at least two pins, so that when the switching unit is switched to the first operating mode, the first power supply provides power to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit, and When the switching unit switches to the second operation mode, the second power supply supplies power to the element voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connection unit, and the switching unit. The motherboard can be applied to the ATX power supply and the Adapter with only one circuit board, and no additional circuit board is needed to reduce the design cost and time.

A computer board and a computer device for the same according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like elements will be described with the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of a computer device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The computer device 7 of the present embodiment includes a first power supply A and a motherboard 1. The computer device 7 of the present embodiment can be applied to the second power supply B and the voltage converter C. The first power supply A of the embodiment is exemplified by an ATX power supply, and the second power supply B is exemplified by an adapter. Generally speaking, the ATX power supply and the motherboard 1 are installed in a computer case (not shown), and the occupied space is relatively large. The adapter is an external power supply unit that is not installed in the computer case and is usually small in size.

The motherboard 1 includes a first connection unit 2, a second connection unit 3, an element voltage generation circuit 4, and a switching unit 5. The first connecting unit 2 and the second connecting unit 3 are respectively coupled to the switching unit 5, and the switching unit 5 is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit 4. In addition, the first power supply A is coupled to the first connection unit 2. The voltage converter C is coupled to the second power supply B and the second connection unit 3, respectively.

It should be noted that the motherboard 1 of the present embodiment is not used simultaneously with the first power supply A and the second power supply B, and is selectively used according to the use requirements and circuit design. That is, the motherboard 1 is used in conjunction with the first power supply A or with the second power supply B and the voltage converter C. The following will be separately explained for the two implementation aspects.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a computer device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a host according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A schematic view of the board. The motherboard 1 of the computer device 7a of the present embodiment is used in cooperation with the first power supply A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first connecting unit 2 has a first connecting line 21 and a first connecting terminal 22. The first connecting line 21 is respectively connected to two ends of the first connecting terminal 22. The first connecting line 21 is respectively connected to the first power source. The first connection terminal 22 is coupled to the first connection line 21 by soldering, that is, the first connection terminal 22 is respectively connected to the first power supply via the first connection line 21 The device A and the switching unit 5 are coupled, whereby the first power supply A can supply a voltage of 12V to the switching unit 5 through the first connection unit 2. The first connection terminal 22 of this embodiment is a 4-pin connector.

In addition, the first power supply A is also coupled to the second connection unit 3. The second connecting unit 3 has a second connecting line 31 and a second connecting terminal 32. The second connecting line 31 is respectively connected to the two ends of the second connecting terminal 32. The second connecting line 31 is further connected to the first power supply A and the switching unit respectively. 5 is coupled, that is, the second connection terminal 32 is coupled to the first power supply A and the switching unit 5 via the second connection line 31, respectively. In the present embodiment, the second connection terminal 32 is a connector having 24 pins that can provide various voltages to different electronic components or devices. For example, the second connection terminal 32 has a plurality of voltage outputs, which can respectively supply voltages of 3.3V, 5V, and 12V, and the second connection line 31 is connected to the 12V voltage output terminal of the second connection terminal 32.

The component voltage generating circuit 4 is, for example, a Vcore voltage generating circuit generally known in the art, which mainly provides a working power supply required by a central processing unit (CPU).

The switching unit 5 is coupled to the element voltage generating circuit 4, the first connecting unit 2, and the second connecting unit 3, respectively. The switching unit 5 of the present embodiment has a body 51 and a jumper 52. The base body 51 has a plurality of pins. The base body 51 of the embodiment has an adjacent three-pin arrangement, which are respectively a first pin 511, a second pin 512 and a third pin 513. . The first pin 511 is coupled to the first connecting unit 2, the second pin 512 is coupled to the second connecting unit 3, and the third pin 513 is floating.

The short-circuiting component 52 is coupled to the at least two pins of the base 51 and short-circuited, that is, the short-circuiting component 52 can connect the first pin 511 and the second pin 512 and the second pin 512 of the base 51 and The third pin 513 or the first pin 511 and the third pin 513 are coupled and short-circuited to the pin. In addition, in the embodiment, the switching unit 5 is coupled to the second pin 512 and the third pin 513 by the shorting component 52 to form a first operation mode, or coupled to the first pin 511 by the shorting component 52 and The second pin 512 forms a second mode of operation such that the switching unit 5 has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation.

The switching unit 5 of the first embodiment of the present embodiment is applied to the first operation mode as an example. When the switching unit 5 is switched to the first operation mode, the first power supply A is coupled to the element voltage generating circuit 4 via the first connecting unit 2 and the switching unit 5. In more detail, since the first power supply A is an ATX power supply, the switching unit 5 switches to the first operation mode. At this time, the shorting component 52 is coupled to the second pin 512 and the third pin 513 of the base 51, and the first pin 511 is coupled to the first connecting unit 2 and the component voltage generating circuit 4, so that the first power supply is provided. The device A can supply power to the element voltage generating circuit 4 via the first connecting unit 2 and the first pin 511 of the base 51. In the present embodiment, the first power supply unit A is exemplified by the provision of the 12V pre-element voltage generating circuit 4.

4 and FIG. 5, which are schematic diagrams of a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a computer device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial schematic view of the motherboard of the present invention. The motherboard 1 of the computer device 7b of the present embodiment is used in cooperation with the second power supply B and the voltage converter C.

The second connection line 31 of the embodiment is coupled to the voltage converter C and the switching unit 5, and the second connection terminal 32 is coupled to the second connection line 31 by soldering, that is, the second connection terminal 32 is connected via the second connection terminal 32. The second connection line 31 and the voltage converter C are respectively coupled to the second power supply B and the switching unit 5, whereby the second power supply B can supply 12V through the voltage converter C and the second connection unit 3. To the switching unit 5.

The switching unit 5 of the second embodiment of the present embodiment is applied to the second operation mode as an example. When the switching unit 5 switches to the second operation mode, the second power supply B is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit 4 via the voltage converter C, the second connection unit 3, and the switching unit 5. In more detail, since the second power supply B is an adapter, the switching unit 5 switches to the second operation mode. At this time, the shorting component 52 is coupled to the first pin 511 and the second pin 512 of the base 51, wherein the first pin 511 is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit 4, and the second pin 512 is coupled to the second connector. The unit 3 is coupled such that the second power supply B can supply power to the element voltage generating circuit 4 via the voltage converter C, the first pin 511 and the second pin 512 of the base 51 and the switching unit 5. In the present embodiment, the second power supply B is exemplified by the provision of the 12V pre-element voltage generating circuit 4.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, when the motherboard 1 is powered by the second power supply B to the component voltage generating circuit 4, and the switching unit 5 is applied to the second operating mode, the first connecting unit 2 can be There is only the first connection line 21 and the first connection terminal 22 is not required to save material costs.

The invention further provides a computer device comprising a power supply, a voltage converter and a motherboard. The voltage converter is coupled to the power supply, and the motherboard is coupled to the voltage converter. The motherboard includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit, an element voltage generation circuit, and a switching unit. The switching unit is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, respectively, and the switching unit has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. When the switching unit switches to the second operation mode, the power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connection unit, and the switching unit.

In addition, the computer device of the embodiment further cooperates with an additional power supply application, and when the switching unit is in the first operation mode, the additional power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit. Wherein, the additional power supply, the power supply, the voltage converter, the first connecting unit, the second connecting unit, the component voltage generating circuit and the switching unit, and the first embodiment, the first power supply A and the second power supply The supplier B, the voltage converter C, the first connection unit 2, the second connection unit 3, the element voltage generation circuit 4, and the switching unit 5 have the same technical features, and thus will not be described again.

In summary, the motherboard of the present invention and the computer device thereof have a first operating mode and a second operating mode by the switching unit, and the switching unit is coupled to the first power supply and the second power supply respectively. And connecting, by the short-circuiting component, at least two pins of the base body, so that when the switching unit is switched to the first operating mode, the first power supply device supplies power through the first connecting unit and the first pin of the base body a component voltage generating circuit, and when the switching unit is switched to the second operating mode, the second power supply provides power to the component via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the first pin and the second pin of the base Voltage generating circuit. The motherboard can be applied to the ATX power supply and the Adapter with only one circuit board, and no additional circuit board is needed to reduce the design cost and time.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

1. . . motherboard

2. . . First connection unit

twenty one. . . First connection line

twenty two. . . First connection terminal

3. . . Second connection unit

31. . . Second connection line

32. . . Second connection terminal

4. . . Component voltage generating circuit

5. . . Switching unit

51. . . Seat

511. . . First pin

512. . . Second pin

513. . . Third pin

52. . . Short circuit component

7, 7a, 7b. . . Computer device

A. . . First power supply

B. . . Second power supply

C. . . Voltage converter

1 is a block diagram of a computer device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a computer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partial schematic view of a motherboard of a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a computer device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial schematic view of a motherboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . motherboard

2. . . First connection unit

3. . . Second connection unit

4. . . Component voltage generating circuit

5. . . Switching unit

7. . . Computer device

A. . . First power supply

B. . . Second power supply

C. . . Voltage converter

Claims (15)

A motherboard is used in conjunction with a first power supply or a second power supply and a voltage converter, the motherboard includes: a first connection unit; a second connection unit; and a component voltage generation circuit And a switching unit respectively coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, the switching unit having a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein when the switching unit is switched to In the first operation mode, the first power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit, and when the switching unit is switched to the second operating mode, the second The power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit. The motherboard of claim 1, wherein the switching unit has a first pin, a second pin and a third pin, the first pin and the first connecting unit and the The component voltage generating circuit is coupled to the second connecting unit, and the third pin is floating. The motherboard of claim 2, wherein the switching unit further has a shorting component for coupling with at least two pins and shorting the pins. The motherboard of claim 2, wherein the first power supply is coupled to the second pin and the third pin by a shorting component when the switching unit is in the first operating mode The device is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit. The motherboard of claim 2, wherein when the switching unit is in the second operating mode, the first pin and the second pin are coupled by a shorting component, so that the second power supply The device is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit. A computer device includes: a first power supply; and a motherboard coupled to the first power supply, the motherboard includes: a first connection unit; a second connection unit; and a component voltage generation circuit And a switching unit respectively coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit, the switching unit having a first operating mode, wherein when the switching unit is in the first operating mode, The first power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit. The computer device of claim 6, wherein the computer device is further configured to cooperate with a second power supply and a voltage converter, the switching unit further having a second operation mode, when the switching unit is In the second operation mode, the second power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit. The computer device of claim 7, wherein the switching unit has a first pin, a second pin and a third pin, the first pin and the first connecting unit and the The component voltage generating circuit is coupled to the second connecting unit, and the third pin is floating. The computer device of claim 8, wherein the first power supply is coupled to the second pin and the third pin by a shorting component when the switching unit is in the first operating mode The device is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit. The computer device of claim 8, wherein the second power supply is coupled to the first pin and the second pin by a shorting component when the switching unit is in the second operating mode The device is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit. A computer device includes: a power supply; a voltage converter coupled to the power supply; and a motherboard coupled to the voltage converter, the motherboard includes: a first connection unit; a second connection unit; a component voltage generating circuit; and a switching unit coupled to the component voltage generating circuit, the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit respectively, the switching unit having a first operating mode and a second operation a mode, wherein the power supply is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the voltage converter, the second connecting unit, and the switching unit when the switching unit is in the second operating mode. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the computer device is further configured to cooperate with an additional power supply application, wherein the additional power supply is connected to the first connection when the switching unit is in the first operating mode The unit and the switching unit are coupled to the component voltage generating circuit. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the switching unit has a first pin, a second pin and a third pin, the first pin and the first connecting unit and the The component voltage generating circuit is coupled to the second connecting unit, and the third pin is floating. The computer device of claim 13, wherein when the switching unit is in the first operating mode, the second pin and the third pin are coupled by a shorting element, so that the additional power supply is provided. The device is coupled to the component voltage generating circuit via the first connecting unit and the switching unit. The computer device of claim 13, wherein when the switching unit is in the second operating mode, the first pin and the second pin are coupled by a shorting component, so that the power supply is The voltage converter, the second connecting unit and the switching unit are coupled to the component voltage generating circuit.