CN216530587U

CN216530587U - Power supply connector for supplying power to master equipment and slave equipment

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Publication number: CN216530587U
Application number: CN202121215010.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马岳
Original assignee: Shining Reality Wuxi Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shining Reality Wuxi Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-01
Filing date: 2021-06-01
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-01

Abstract

Embodiments of the present description provide a power supply connector. The power supply connector includes first to third interfaces, a switch circuit, a power supply device control circuit, and an interface control circuit. The first to third interfaces are respectively used for connecting the master equipment, the slave end equipment and the power supply equipment. The switch circuit is connected with the first interface, the second interface, the third interface and the interface control circuit. And the power supply equipment control circuit is connected with the third interface and the interface control circuit. In response to detecting that the power supply device is plugged into the third interface, the power supply device control circuit detects power supply output power of the power supply device, and determines a power supply control command according to the power supply output power, power required for charging of the master device, and operating power of the slave device. The interface control circuit controls the switch circuit to switch on and off according to the power supply control command so as to control the power supply of the power supply equipment to the master equipment and the slave equipment. By using the power supply connector, the external power supply equipment can efficiently supply power to the master equipment and the slave equipment.

Description

Power supply connector for supplying power to master equipment and slave equipment

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present description relate to the field of power supply connectors, and in particular, to a power supply connector for supplying power to a master device and a slave device.

Background

In some application scenarios, a master device is required to work in cooperation with one or more slave devices to accomplish a desired task. In this application scenario, a master device acts as a source (DFP) device, and a slave device acts as a slave (UFP) device. The DFP device has data processing capabilities and can provide content output, e.g., data processing results, content to be presented, etc., for the UFP device. The DFP device also has power supply capability that can supply power to other devices, such as the UFP device. In addition, the main device may also serve as a UFP device, powered or charged by other power supply devices. Examples of host devices may include cell phones, computers, smart terminal devices, and the like. The UFP device itself does not have power supply capability and needs to obtain power supply power from, for example, a DFP device or other power supply device before it can be turned on. Examples of UFP devices may include virtual reality devices, augmented reality devices, and the like, such as AR glasses and the like.

When the master device works in cooperation with a plurality of slave devices, the master device needs to maintain the operation of the master device by utilizing the power supply capacity of the master device to provide content output for the slave devices, and meanwhile, the slave device is powered to maintain the operation of the slave devices, so that the master device has larger power consumption, and the cruising capacity of the master device is greatly limited.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present specification provide a power supply connector for supplying power to a master device and a slave device. By using the power supply connector, the external power supply equipment can efficiently supply power to the master equipment and the slave equipment.

According to an aspect of embodiments herein, there is provided a power supply connector including: a first interface for connecting a master device; a second interface for connecting a slave device; a third interface for connecting a power supply device, a switch circuit electrically connected to power supply terminals of the first interface, the second interface, and the third interface via a power supply line; a power supply device control circuit electrically connected to a signal terminal of the third interface via a signal line; and the interface control circuit is electrically connected with the switch circuit and the power supply equipment control circuit, wherein in response to the detection that the power supply equipment is inserted into the third interface, the power supply equipment control circuit detects the power supply output power of the power supply equipment, determines power supply control commands of the power supply equipment for the master equipment and the slave equipment according to the power supply output power, the charging required power of the master equipment and the working power of the slave equipment, and sends the power supply control commands to the interface control circuit, and the interface control circuit controls the switch circuit to switch the power supply equipment to control the power supply of the master equipment and the slave equipment according to the power supply control commands.

Drawings

A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the contents of the embodiments of the specification may be realized by reference to the following drawings. In the drawings, similar components or features may have the same reference numerals. The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the detailed description serve to explain the embodiments of the utility model.

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary structural schematic diagram of a power supply connector according to a first embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of an example control procedure of the power supply apparatus control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 3 shows a flowchart of another example control procedure of the power supply apparatus control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 4 shows an implementation example schematic diagram of a switching circuit according to the first embodiment of the present description.

Fig. 5 shows a flowchart of a control procedure of the interface control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 6 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a power supply connector according to a second embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 7 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a clock data reconstruction circuit between a first interface and a second interface according to a second embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 8 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a power supply connector according to a third embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 9 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a clock data reconstruction switch circuit between a first interface and a second interface according to a third embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram of a power supply connector implemented based on a type C interface according to a fourth embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 11 shows a flowchart of a power supply control method applied to a power supply connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 12 shows a block schematic diagram of a power supply control device applied to a power supply connector according to a sixth embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 13 shows an example hardware configuration diagram of a power supply control apparatus implemented based on a computer system according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Detailed Description

The subject matter described herein will be discussed with reference to example embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are discussed only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and thereby implement the subject matter described herein, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as needed. In addition, features described with respect to some examples may also be combined in other examples.

As used herein, the term "include" and its variants mean open-ended terms in the sense of "including, but not limited to. The term "based on" means "based at least in part on". The terms "one embodiment" and "an embodiment" mean "at least one embodiment". The term "another embodiment" means "at least one other embodiment". The terms "first," "second," and the like may refer to different or the same object. Other definitions, whether explicit or implicit, may be included below. The definition of a term is consistent throughout the specification unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, the term "connect" may also be referred to as "couple," which refers to a direct electrical connection between two components or an electrical connection achieved through intermediate components. In some cases, the term "connected" may also be understood as accommodating or similarly expressing.

Under the scene that the master device and the slave device cooperate to work, the master device receives and processes the data provided by the slave device, and then provides the data processing result to the slave device for subsequent processing. For example, in an application scenario of a virtual reality device or an augmented reality device, the virtual reality device may acquire image data and send the acquired image data to a host device (e.g., a mobile phone or other smart terminal device) with computing capability or processing capability for image processing. Subsequently, the host device provides the image processing result to the virtual reality device or the augmented reality device for virtual reality display or augmented reality display.

When the master device and the slave device work cooperatively, the master device needs to use its own power module (e.g., a lithium battery, etc.) to provide electric energy to maintain its operation, so as to perform corresponding data processing to provide content output for the slave device, and meanwhile, the master device needs to supply power to the slave device to maintain the operation of the slave device, which causes the master device to have a large power consumption, thereby greatly limiting the cruising ability of the master device.

In view of the above, embodiments of the present specification provide a power supply connector for supplying power to a master device and a slave device. The power supply connector includes first to third interfaces, a switch circuit, a power supply device control circuit, and an interface control circuit. The first to third interfaces are respectively used for connecting the master equipment, the slave end equipment and the power supply equipment. The switch circuit is electrically connected to the power supply terminals of the first interface, the second interface, and the third interface via a power supply line, and is electrically connected to the interface control circuit via a signal line. The power supply device control circuit is electrically connected with the signal terminal of the third interface and the interface control circuit via a signal line. When the power supply equipment is plugged into the third interface, the power supply equipment control circuit detects the power supply output power of the power supply equipment. And the power supply equipment control circuit determines a power supply control command according to the power supply output power, the power required by charging of the master equipment and the working power of the slave equipment. The interface control circuit controls the switch circuit to switch on and off according to the power supply control command so as to control the power supply of the power supply equipment to the master equipment and the slave equipment. By using the power supply connector, the power supply strategies aiming at the main equipment and the slave end equipment can be determined according to the actual power supply output power of the external power supply equipment, and the on-off control of the switch circuit is realized according to the power supply strategies, so that the high-efficiency power supply of the external power supply equipment to the main equipment and the slave end equipment is realized, and the cruising ability of the main equipment is improved.

First embodiment

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary structural schematic diagram of a power supply connector 100 according to a first embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in fig. 1, the power supply connector 100 includes a first interface 110, a second interface 120, a third interface 130, a switch circuit 140, a power supply device control circuit 150, and an interface control circuit 160. The first interface 110 is used to connect a host device. The second interface 120 is used to connect a slave device (UFP device). The third interface 130 is used for connecting a power supply device. In embodiments of the present description, the first interface 110, the second interface 120, and/or the third interface 130 may employ one of the following interfaces: type A interface, Type B interface, Type C interface, Micro USB interface, Mini USB interface and Lighting interface. Here, a device connected to an interface may have, for example, an interface component that matches the interface, so that the device and the interface can be coupled together. For example, assuming that the first interface is a Type C plug, the host device has a Type C socket (Type C slot), so that the first interface can be inserted into the Type C socket of the host device.

In the present specification, examples of the host device may include, for example, but are not limited to, a mobile phone, a computer, a smart terminal device, and the like. Examples of slave devices may include, for example, but are not limited to, virtual reality devices, augmented reality devices, and the like, such as AR glasses and the like. The power supply device is a device or apparatus having power supply capability, such as a charging device (also referred to as a power bank), a power supply device, a power adapter, and the like. Examples of the charging device may include a PD type charging device, a QC type charging device, and the like. The power supply device control circuit 150 is electrically connected to the signal terminal of the third interface via a signal line. The power supply device control circuit 150 may have a power supply output power detection capability for the power supply device.

When the power supply apparatus is plugged into the third interface 130, the power supply apparatus control circuit 150 may detect the power supply output power of the power supply apparatus at that time. For example, in the case where the third interface 130 is a Type C interface, the power supply apparatus needs to support the PD protocol, so that the power supply apparatus control circuit 150 can detect an output power signal indicating the power supply output power of the power supply apparatus using the PD protocol when the power supply apparatus is plugged into the third interface 130. For example, when the power supply apparatus is a PD type charging apparatus, the power supply apparatus control circuit 150 may be connected to the CC terminal of the third interface 130 via a signal line. When the power supply device is plugged into the third interface 130, the power supply device control circuit 150 may receive a CC signal from the CC terminal of the third interface 130, and obtain the power supply output power, the power supply output voltage, and the power supply output current of the power supply device according to the CC signal. When the power supply device is a QC type charging device, the power supply device control circuit 150 may be connected to the D + terminal and the D-terminal of the third interface 130. When the power supply device is plugged into the third interface 130, the power supply device control circuit 150 may receive the D + signal and the D-signal from the D + terminal and the D-terminal of the third interface 130, and derive the power supply output power of the power supply device according to the D + signal and the D-signal. Here, the detected power supply output power is the real-time power supply output power of the power supply apparatus, and is reflected in the real-time power supply capability of the power supply apparatus.

After obtaining the power supply output power of the power supply device, the power supply device control circuit 150 determines the power supply control command according to the power supply output power of the power supply device, the power required for charging the master device, and the operating power of the slave device.

In this specification, the power required for charging of the master device is used to mean the supply power required to trigger the charging operation for the master device. When the power supply power of the power supply device is lower than the power required for charging, the power supply device cannot charge the main device. The power required for charging of the master device may be a master device factory configuration parameter, for example, may be characterized by a current value at a specified output voltage, and may vary from device type to device model to device manufacturer. Furthermore, there may be multiple available charging required powers for one master device, for example, for a cell phone, the available charging required power may be "5V, 3A", "5V, 1.5A", "5V, 900 mA", and so on. Further, the available power required for charging of the master device may also include power required for charging in a normal charging state, power required for charging in a rapid charging state, and the like. Here, the power required for charging in the rapid charging state is larger than the power required for charging in the normal charging state. The working power of the slave end equipment is used for representing the working power required by the slave end equipment to work normally. The operating power of the slave end device may be, for example, the nominal operating power or the rated operating power of the slave end device.

In this specification, the power required for charging of the master device and the operating power of the slave device may be notified to the power supply device control circuit in advance, or notified to the power supply device control circuit by the master device or the slave device when the master device is connected to the first interface and the slave device is connected to the second interface. In some embodiments, the power required for charging of the master device may also be negotiated by the master device and the power supply device control circuitry. For example, in a case where the master device has a plurality of available power required for charging, the power supply device control circuit may supply a power difference value between the supply output power and the operating power of the slave device to the master device, and the master device selects an appropriate available power required for charging from the plurality of available power required for charging as a final power required for charging to supply to the power supply device control circuit based on the power difference value.

Fig. 2 shows a flow chart of an example control process 200 of the power supply apparatus control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in FIG. 2, at 210, in response to detecting that the power unit is plugged into the third interface, the power unit control circuit 150 detects a power supply output power P of the power unit_{Power supply equipment}。

At 220, a judgment is madePower supply cut-off output power P_{Power supply equipment}Whether it is not lower than the charging required power P of the master device_{Master device}Operating power P of slave end equipment_{Slave terminal equipment}And (4) summing. When the master device has multiple available power for charging, P_{Master device}The minimum available charging required power may be, or the available charging required power may be specified (by the master device or a user), for example, by the power supply device control circuitry negotiating with the master device.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Master device}+P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 230, the power control command is determined to be the first power control command. The first power supply control command is used for indicating that the master equipment and the slave equipment are powered simultaneously.

In one example, the first power control command is used to instruct the slave device to be powered at its operating power and to charge the master device at the remaining power (i.e., the difference power of the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device).

In another example, the first power control command is used to instruct the slave device to be powered at its operating power and the master device to be charged at its power required for charging. In the case where the master device has a plurality of available power required for charging, the power supply device control circuit may notify the master device of a power difference between the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device, select an appropriate power required for charging from the plurality of available power required for charging based on the power difference, and then notify the power supply device control circuit of the selected power required for charging or an equivalent message thereof (for example, a number, a code, unique identification information, or the like of the power required for charging). The power supply device control circuit then charges the master device in accordance with the power required for the charging.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Master device}+P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 240, the power supply output power P of the power supply device is determined_{Power supply equipment}Whether not to be lower than the working power P of the slave end equipment_{Slave terminal equipment}. If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 250, the power supply control command is determined to be a second power supply control command, and the second power supply control command is used for indicating that the slave device is powered and the master device is not powered. In one example, the second power control command is used to indicate to operate the power P at the slave device_{Slave terminal equipment}And supplying power to the slave end equipment.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then at 260, the power supply output power P of the power supply device is determined_{Power supply equipment}Whether it is not lower than the charging required power P of the master device_{Master device}. If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Master device}Then, at 270, the power control command is determined to be a third power control command. The third power supply control command is used for indicating that the master device is powered and the slave device is not powered. In one example, the charging for the master device may be performed at the power supply output power of the power supply device. In another example, the charging for the master device may be performed at power required for charging of the master device. In the case where the master device has a plurality of available power required for charging, the power supply device control circuit may notify the master device of a power difference between the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device, select an appropriate power required for charging from the plurality of available power required for charging based on the power difference, and then notify the power supply device control circuit of the selected power required for charging or an equivalent message thereof (for example, a number, a code, unique identification information, or the like of the power required for charging). The power supply device control circuit then charges the master device in accordance with the power required for the charging.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Master device}Then, at 280, the power control command is determined to be a fourth power control command. And the fourth power supply control command is used for indicating that the master equipment and the slave equipment are not powered.

Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of another example control process 300 of the power supply apparatus control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in FIG. 3, at 301, in response to detecting that the power supply device is plugged into the third interface, the power supply device controls powerCircuit 150 detects the power supply output power P of the power supply equipment_{Power supply equipment}。

At 302, the power supply output power P is determined_{Power supply equipment}Whether it is not lower than the charging required power P of the master device_{Master device}Operating power P of slave end equipment_{Slave terminal equipment}And (4) summing. When the master device has multiple available power for charging, P_{Master device}The minimum available charging required power may be, or the available charging required power may be specified (by the master device or a user), for example, by the power supply device control circuitry negotiating with the master device.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Master device}+P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 303, it is determined whether a power supply requirement exists for the master device. The power requirement indicates that an external power supply device is required to charge the master device.

In one example, the power supply device control circuitry may negotiate with the master device to determine whether a power supply requirement exists for the master device based on a power difference between a power supply output power of the power supply device and an operating power of the slave device. For example, the power supply device control circuit transmits a power difference value between the power supply output power of the power supply device and the operating power of the slave device to the master device, and the master device determines whether charging is required or not according to the power difference value. For example, when the power difference is greater than the power required for charging, it is determined that a charging demand exists, and the charging demand is transmitted to the power supply apparatus control circuit. Further, optionally, the power required for charging used in charging may be further determined based on the power difference. In another example, the power supply device control circuit may negotiate in advance with the master device that the charging is to be performed as long as a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the predetermined condition may be the power supply output power P_{Power supply equipment}Not lower than charging power P of the main device_{Master device}Operating power P of slave end equipment_{Slave terminal equipment}And (4) summing. In another example, the power supply device control circuitry may determine that a power supply requirement exists for the master device in response to receiving a power supply request for the master device.

When it is determined that there is a power supply demand for the master device, at 304, it is determined that the power supply control command is a fifth power supply control command. And the fifth power supply control command is used for indicating that the master equipment and the slave equipment are simultaneously powered. Also, in one example, the fifth power control command is used to instruct the slave device to be powered at its operating power and to charge the master device at the remaining power (i.e., the difference power of the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device). In another example, the fifth power control command is used to instruct the slave device to be powered with the operating power of the slave device and to charge the master device with the power required for charging of the master device. In the case where the master device has a plurality of available power required for charging, the power supply device control circuit may notify the master device of a power difference between the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device, select an appropriate power required for charging from the plurality of available power required for charging based on the power difference, and then notify the power supply device control circuit of the selected power required for charging or an equivalent message thereof (for example, a number, a code, unique identification information, or the like of the power required for charging). The power supply device control circuit then charges the master device in accordance with the power required for the charging.

If the master device is determined not to have the power supply requirement, at 305, the power supply control command is determined to be a sixth power supply control command, and the sixth power supply control command is used for indicating that the slave device is powered on and the master device is not powered on. In one example, the sixth power control command is used to indicate to operate the power P at the slave device_{Slave terminal equipment}And supplying power to the slave end equipment.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Master device}+P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 306, the power supply output power P of the power supply device is determined_{Power supply equipment}Whether the working power P of the slave end equipment is not lower than_{Slave terminal equipment}. If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 305, the power supply control command is determined to be a sixth power supply control command.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Slave terminal equipment}Then, at 307, the power supply output power P of the power supply apparatus is judged_{Power supply equipment}Whether it is not lower than the charging required power P of the master device_{Master device}. If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}≥P_{Master device}Then, at 308, it is determined whether a power supply requirement exists for the master device. If there is a power demand by the master device, then at 309, it is determined that the power control command is a seventh power control command. The seventh power control command is used to instruct power supply to the master device and no power supply to the slave device. In one example, the charging for the master device may be performed at a power supply output power of the power supply device. In another example, the charging for the master device may be performed at power required for charging of the master device. In the case where the master device has a plurality of available power required for charging, the power supply device control circuit may notify the master device of a power difference between the power supply output power and the operating power of the slave device, select an appropriate power required for charging from the plurality of available power required for charging based on the power difference, and then notify the power supply device control circuit of the selected power required for charging or an equivalent message thereof (for example, a number, a code, unique identification information, or the like of the power required for charging). The power supply device control circuit then charges the master device in accordance with the power required for the charging.

If it is determined that there is no power demand from the master device, at 310, it is determined that the power control command is an eighth power control command. And the eighth power supply control command is used for indicating that power is not supplied to the master equipment and the slave equipment.

If the judgment is P_{Power supply equipment}<P_{Master device}Flow proceeds to 310. At 310, the power control command is determined to be an eighth power control command.

Returning to fig. 1, the power supply device control circuit 150 is electrically connected to the interface control circuit 160. After the power supply device control circuit 150 determines the power supply control command, the determined power supply control command is sent to the interface control circuit 160.

The interface control circuit 160 is electrically connected to the switch circuit 140, and the switch circuit 140 is electrically connected to the power supply terminals of the first interface 110, the second interface 120, and the third interface 130 via a power supply line. The interface control circuit 160 may perform on-off control on the switch circuit 140 according to the power supply control command to enable on/off of corresponding power supply lines between the power supply device and the master device and the slave device, so that the power supply device supplies power to the master device and the slave device according to the power supply control command.

Fig. 4 shows an implementation example schematic diagram of the switching circuit 140 according to the first embodiment of the present description.

As shown in fig. 4, the switching circuit 140 includes a first switching circuit 141, a second switching circuit 142, and a third switching circuit 143. The first switch circuit 141 and the third switch circuit 143 are connected in series between the power supply terminals of the first interface 110 and the third interface 130 in this order via a power supply line. The second switch circuit 142 is connected between the power supply terminal of the second interface 120 and an intermediate connection point (intermediate node) of the first switch circuit 141 and the third switch circuit 143 via a power supply line.

In the present specification, the first switch circuit 141, the second switch circuit 142, and the third switch circuit 143 may be implemented by any suitable switch mechanism, for example, a digital switch circuit or an analog switch circuit, such as a switch circuit implemented by a triode or a triode group, a switch circuit implemented by a field effect transistor or a field effect transistor group, or the like. In one example, the switching circuit may be implemented using a combination of N-MOSFET and P-MOSFET transistors.

It is noted that the switch circuit 140 shown in fig. 4 is merely an illustrative example. In other embodiments, the switching circuit 140 that can switch the power supply line based on the power supply control command can be implemented in other suitable ways.

Fig. 5 shows a flow chart of an example control process 500 of the interface control circuit 160 according to the first embodiment of the present description.

As shown in fig. 5, at 510, a power supply control command is received from the power supply device control circuit 150.

When the power supply control command is the first power supply control command or the fifth power supply control command, the interface control circuit 160 controls the switch circuit 140 to close the first switch circuit 141, the second switch circuit 142, and the third switch circuit 143 at 520.

When the power supply control command is the second power supply control command or the sixth power supply control command, the interface control circuit 160 controls the switch circuit 140 to open the first switch circuit 141 and close the second switch circuit 142 and the third switch circuit 143 at 530.

When the power supply control command is the third power supply control command or the seventh power supply control command, the interface control circuit 160 controls the switch circuit 140 to close the first switch circuit 141 and the third switch circuit 143 and to open the second switch circuit 142 at 540.

When the power supply control command is the fourth power supply control command or the eighth power supply control command, the interface control circuit 160 controls the switch circuit 140 to turn off the third switch circuit 143 at 550. For example, in one example, the first, second, and third switch circuits 141, 142, and 143 may be turned off. Or, in another example, the first and second switch circuits 141 and 142 are closed and the third switch circuit 143 is opened.

Optionally, in another example, the power supply connector 100 may further include a signal transmission line (not shown) connected between the first interface 110 and the second interface 120. The signal transmission line is configured to perform data signal transmission and signaling signal transmission between the master device and the slave device, for example, to transmit data signals and signaling signals required when the master device and the slave device perform data processing. Examples of signal transmission lines may include USB signal lines, dp (display port) signal lines, and the like.

Second embodiment

Fig. 6 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a power supply connector 600 according to a second embodiment of the present specification. The power supply connector 600 shown in the second embodiment is a modification to the power supply connector 100 shown in the first embodiment.

The power supply connector 600 includes a first interface 610, a second interface 620, a third interface 630, a switch circuit 640, a power supply device control circuit 650, and an interface control circuit 660. The structures and operations of the first interface 610, the second interface 620, the third interface 630, the switch circuit 640, the power supply device control circuit 650, and the interface control circuit 660 are the same as those of the first interface 110, the second interface 120, the third interface 130, the switch circuit 140, the power supply device control circuit 150, and the interface control circuit 160 in the power supply connector 100 in the first embodiment, and will not be described here.

The power supply connector 600 further includes a signal transmission line 670 connected between the first interface 610 and the second interface 620. The signal transmission line 670 is configured to perform data signal transmission and signaling signal transmission between the master device and the slave device. Further, the data transmission rate of the signal transmission line 670 is not lower than 5Gbps, that is, the signal transmission line is a high-speed signal transmission line for transmitting a high-speed signal. The signal transmission line 670 may include, for example, a USB3.1 signal line and a DP signal line.

The power supply connector 600 further includes a clock data reconstruction circuit 680 connected between the first interface 610 and the second interface 620 via a signal transmission line. The clock data reconstruction circuit 680 is configured to reconstruct and recover signals transmitted between the first interface 110 and the second interface 120.

Under different application scenarios, the lengths and thicknesses of cables connected to the master device side and the slave device side are different, so that when the signal transmission speed of the signal transmission line is up to 5-10 Gbps (for example, the signal transmission line is a USB3.1 signal line and a DP signal line), the direct current attenuation and the alternating current attenuation of the transmitted high-speed signal are very serious, and in the most serious case, the standard signal sent by the sending end cannot be normally received at the receiving end. By using the clock data reconstruction circuit, the adverse effect of the channel distribution parameters on the signals can be removed at the transmitting end, then the signals are reconstructed through the clock data recovery circuit, and then the reconstructed signals are transmitted again according to the standard signal requirements.

Fig. 7 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a clock data reconstruction circuit 680 between a first interface and a second interface according to a second embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in fig. 7, the clock data recovery circuit 680 may include a first signal equalization circuit 681, a first clock data recovery circuit 682, and a first signal transmission circuit 683, which are sequentially connected between the first interface 110 and the second interface 120 via signal transmission lines. The first signal equalization circuit 681 performs signal equalization processing on a signal at the transmitting end on the first interface 110 side, thereby removing a bad influence of a channel distribution parameter on the signal. The first clock data recovery circuit 682 performs clock data recovery processing on the signal subjected to signal equalization processing, thereby completing signal reconstruction. The first signal transmission circuit 683 re-transmits the signal reconstructed by the first clock data recovery circuit 682 in accordance with the standard signal requirements, thereby ensuring the transmission quality of the signal transmitted from the first interface side 110 to the second interface side 120.

The clock data reconstruction circuit 680 may further include a second signal equalization circuit 684, a second clock data recovery circuit 685, and a second signaling circuit 686 connected in sequence between the second interface 120 and the first interface 110 via signal transmission lines. The functions and operations of the second signal equalizing circuit 684, the second clock data recovery circuit 685 and the second signal transmitting circuit 686 are the same as those of the first signal equalizing circuit 681, the first clock data recovery circuit 682 and the first signal transmitting circuit 683, and will not be described again.

Third embodiment

Fig. 8 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a power supply connector 800 according to a third embodiment of the present specification. The power supply connector 800 shown in the third embodiment is a modification to the power supply connector 600 shown in the second embodiment.

In the third embodiment, the first interface and the second interface are Type C interfaces, and the signal transmission line includes a first USB signal line and a DP signal line. The first USB signal line is used to enable bidirectional communication between the master device and the slave device, and the DP signal line is used to enable unidirectional communication from the master device to the slave device. The data transmission rate of the first USB signal line and the DP signal line is not lower than 5Gbps (i.e., high-speed signal transmission line). The first USB signal line may include, for example, a USB3.1 signal line. Further, optionally, in another example, the signal transmission lines may further include a second USB signal line whose data transmission rate is lower than 5Gbps (i.e., a low-speed signal transmission line), and the second USB signal line is directly connected between the first interface 110 and the second interface 120. Examples of the second USB signal line may include, for example, a USB 2.0 signal line, a USB 1.0 signal line, and the like.

The power supply connector 800 includes a first interface 810, a second interface 820, a third interface 830, a switch circuit 840, a power supply device control circuit 850, an interface control circuit 860, and a signal transmission line 870. The structures and operations of the first interface 810, the second interface 820, the third interface 830, the switching circuit 840, the power supply device control circuit 850, the interface control circuit 860, and the signal transmission line 870 are the same as those of the first interface 610, the second interface 620, the third interface 630, the switching circuit 640, the power supply device control circuit 650, the interface control circuit 660, and the signal transmission line 670 in the second embodiment, and will not be described here.

The power supply connector 800 differs from the power supply connector 600 in that the clock data reconstruction switch circuit 880 in the power supply connector 800. Fig. 9 shows an exemplary structural diagram of a clock data reconstruction switch circuit 880 between the first interface and the second interface according to the third embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in fig. 9, unlike the clock data reconstruction circuit 680 in fig. 6, the clock data reconstruction switch circuit 880 includes a channel switching circuit 887 connected between the first clock data recovery circuit 882 and the first signal transmission circuit 883 and between the second clock data recovery circuit 885 and the second signal transmission circuit 886 via a high-speed signal transmission line, in addition to including all the components included in the clock data reconstruction circuit 680. The channel switching circuit 887 is configured to perform channel switching processing on the signal transmission line according to the positive and negative insertion states of the master device and the slave device. The positive and negative insertion states of the master device and the slave device can be detected by the interface control circuit by using a PD protocol.

Alternatively, in one example, the interface control circuit 860 may have two control ports supporting the PD protocol, wherein one control port is connected with the CC signal terminal of the first interface 110 via one signal line, and the other control port is connected with the two CC signal terminals of the second interface 120 via two signal lines.

When the master device and the slave device are plugged into the first interface and the second interface, respectively, the interface control circuit 860 may determine a forward/reverse plugging state between the master device and the slave device according to the CC signal received from the CC signal terminals of the first interface 110 and the second interface 120, and transmit the determined forward/reverse plugging state (channel switching control signal) to the channel switching circuit 887. For example, the channel switching circuit 887 may be sent via a gpio (general Purpose input output) control line or an I2C control line. Accordingly, the channel switching control signal may be a GPIO signal or an I2C signal.

Fourth embodiment

Fig. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram of a power supply connector 1000 implemented based on a type C interface according to a fourth embodiment of the present specification. The power supply connector 1000 shown in fig. 10 is applied to an application scenario in which a mobile phone and AR glasses cooperate.

In this embodiment, the handset acts as the master and the first interface is the handset Type C plug 1010. The AR glasses act as a slave and the second interface is a glasses Type C socket 1020. The charger acts as a power supply and the third interface is a charger Type C receptacle 1030.

The signal transmission line between the mobile phone Type C plug 1010 and the glasses Type C socket 1020 includes a USB 2.0 signal line (second USB signal line), a USB3.1 signal line (first USB signal line), and a DP signal line. USB 2.0 signal line lug connection is between the corresponding terminal of cell-phone Type C plug 1010 and glasses Type C socket 1020 to make USB 2.0 signal can transmit between cell-phone Type C plug 1010 and glasses Type C socket 1020 through USB 2.0 signal line. Signals transmitted by the USB3.1 signal line and the DP signal line are transmitted from the transmitting end to the receiving end after being processed by the clock data reconstruction switch circuit 1080.

The power supply device control circuit may be implemented using the charger controller 1050. Four signal lines, namely, charge _ USB _ CC1, charge _ USB _ CC2, USB _ DP, and USB _ DM, are connected between the Charger controller 1050 and the Charger Type C receptacle 1030. When the power supply apparatus is inserted into the charger Type C receptacle 1030, the power supply output of the charger can be detected and transmitted to the charger controller 1050 through the above-described signal line. Then, the charger controller 1050 determines a power supply control command according to the detected power supply output power, the power required for charging the mobile phone, and the operating power of the glasses, and transmits the power supply control command to the interface control circuit. In one example, the charger controller 1050 may be implemented using, for example, the Cypress CCG3PA chip.

The interface control circuit may be implemented using a dual port Type C control unit 1060, for example, using a Cypress CCG4 chip. The dual-port Type C control unit 1060 is respectively connected to the first to third switch circuits 1041-1043, and is configured to control the on and off of the first to third switch circuits 1041-1043 according to a power supply control command, so as to implement power supply control of the power supply device on the mobile phone and the glasses. In addition, the dual Type C control unit 1060 is also connected to the CC _ P1 terminal of the cell phone Type C plug 1010 and to the two CC terminals (CC1_ P2 and CC2_ P2) of the glasses Type C socket 1020, respectively. When the mobile phone and the glasses are respectively inserted into the mobile phone Type C plug 1010 and the glasses Type C socket 1020, the dual Type C control unit 1060 determines the forward and reverse insertion states of the mobile phone and the glasses according to the CC _ P1 signal from the CC _ P1 terminal of the mobile phone Type C plug 1010 and the CC1_ P2 signal and the CC2_ P2 signal from the CC1_ P2 terminal and the CC2_ P2 terminal of the glasses Type C socket 1020. Then, the dual-port Type C control unit 1060 transmits the determined positive and negative insertion state to the clock data reconstruction switch circuit 1080 via the GPIO line or the I2C line. The clock data reconstruction switch circuit 1080 performs signal transmission channel switching processing based on the determined positive and negative insertion state.

The dual-port Type C control unit 1060, the mobile phone Type C plug 1010 and the glasses Type C socket 1020 support the PD protocol, so that after the mobile phone and the glasses are inserted into the mobile phone Type C plug 1010 and the glasses Type C socket 1020, the dual-port Type C control unit 1060 can negotiate the working mode of the glasses with the communication of the mobile phone terminal PD control module, whether power supply is needed, and the like. In addition, the dual-port Type C control unit 1060 can also communicate with the PD control module at the glasses end to ensure that the communication of video stream and data stream between the mobile phone and the glasses is normally realized.

Fifth embodiment

Fig. 11 shows a flow chart of a power supply control method 1100 applied to a power supply connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in fig. 11, at 1100, a power supply output power of a power supply device is detected at a power supply device control circuit in response to detecting that the power supply device is plugged into a third interface.

At 1120, at the power supply device control circuit, power supply control commands of the power supply device for the master device and the slave device are determined according to the power supply output power of the power supply device, the power required for charging of the master device, and the operating power of the slave device. The determination process of the power supply control command specifically refers to the above description.

At 1130, the power supply device control circuitry sends a power supply control command to the interface control circuitry.

At 1140, at the interface control circuit, in response to receiving the power supply control command, the switching circuit is switched to control the power supply of the power supply device to the master device and the slave device according to the power supply control command. The control process of the switching circuit is specifically referred to the above description.

Sixth embodiment

Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of a power supply control device 1200 applied to a power supply connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present specification.

As shown in fig. 12, the power supply control device 1200 includes a power supply output power detection unit 1210, a power supply control command determination unit 1220, a power supply control command transmission unit 1230, and a switch circuit control unit 1240. The power supply output power detection unit 1210, the power supply control command determination unit 1220, and the power supply control command transmission unit 1230 constitute a power supply apparatus control circuit or are components of the power supply apparatus control circuit. The switch circuit control unit 1240 functions as an interface control circuit or as a component of the interface control circuit.

The power supply output power detection unit 1210 is configured to detect a power supply output power of the power supply apparatus in response to detecting that the power supply apparatus is inserted into the third interface.

The power supply control command determining unit 1220 is configured to determine power supply control commands of the power supply apparatus for the master apparatus and the slave apparatus according to the power supply output power of the power supply apparatus, the power required for charging of the master apparatus, and the operating power of the slave apparatus.

The power supply control command transmission unit 1230 is configured to transmit a power supply control command to the interface control circuit.

The switch circuit control unit 1240 is configured to, in response to receiving the power supply control command, switch-control the switch circuit in accordance with the power supply control command to control power supply of the power supply device to the master device and the slave device.

As described above with reference to fig. 1 to 12, embodiments of a connector, a power supply control method applied to the connector, and a power supply control apparatus according to embodiments of the present specification are described. The details mentioned in the above description of the method embodiments apply equally to the embodiments of the device of the present description. The above power supply control device may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Fig. 13 shows an example hardware configuration diagram of a power supply control apparatus 1300 implemented based on a computer system according to an embodiment of the present specification. As shown in fig. 13, the power control device 1300 may include at least one processor 1310, a storage (e.g., non-volatile storage) 1320, a memory 1330, and a communication interface 1340, and the at least one processor 1310, the storage 1320, the memory 1330, and the communication interface 1340 are connected together via a bus 1360. The at least one processor 1310 executes computer programs (i.e., elements described above as being implemented in software) stored or encoded in memory.

In one embodiment, a computer program is stored in the memory that, when executed, causes the at least one processor 1310 to: detecting, at the power supply equipment control circuit side, a power supply output power of the power supply equipment in response to detecting that the power supply equipment is inserted into the third interface; determining a power supply control command of the power supply equipment for the master equipment and the slave equipment according to the power supply output power, the power required by charging of the master equipment and the working power of the slave equipment; and sending the power supply control command to the interface control circuit, and responding to the received power supply control command on the interface control circuit side, and performing switching control on the switching circuit according to the power supply control command to control the power supply of the power supply equipment to the master equipment and the slave equipment.

It should be appreciated that the computer programs stored in the memory, when executed, cause the at least one processor 1310 to perform the various operations and functions described above in connection with fig. 1-12 in the various embodiments of the present description.

According to one embodiment, a program product, such as a computer-readable medium, is provided. The computer-readable medium may have a computer program (i.e., the elements described above as being implemented in software) that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform various operations and functions described above in connection with fig. 1-12 in various embodiments of the present specification. Specifically, a system or an apparatus equipped with a computer-readable storage medium on which software program codes implementing the functions of any of the above-described embodiments are stored may be provided, and a computer or a processor of the system or the apparatus is caused to read out and execute the computer program stored in the computer-readable storage medium.

In this case, the computer program code itself read from the computer-readable medium may realize the functions of any of the above-described embodiments, and thus the computer-readable program code and the computer-readable storage medium storing the computer-readable program code constitute a part of the present invention.

Examples of the computer-readable storage medium include floppy disks, hard disks, magneto-optical disks, optical disks (e.g., CD-ROMs, CD-R, CD-RWs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs, DVD-RWs), magnetic tapes, nonvolatile memory cards, and ROMs. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded from a server computer or from the cloud via a communications network.

According to one embodiment, a computer program product is provided that includes a computer program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the various operations and functions described above in connection with fig. 1-13 in the various embodiments of the present specification.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the spirit of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model should be determined from the following claims.

It should be noted that not all steps and units in the above flows and system structure diagrams are necessary, and some steps or units may be omitted according to actual needs. The execution order of the steps is not fixed, and can be determined as required. The apparatus structures described in the above embodiments may be physical structures or logical structures, that is, some units may be implemented by the same physical entity, or some units may be implemented by a plurality of physical entities, or some units may be implemented by some components in a plurality of independent devices.

In the above embodiments, the hardware units or modules may be implemented mechanically or electrically. For example, a hardware unit, module or processor may comprise permanently dedicated circuitry or logic (such as a dedicated processor, FPGA or ASIC) to perform the corresponding operations. The hardware units or processors may also include programmable logic or circuitry (e.g., a general purpose processor or other programmable processor) that may be temporarily configured by software to perform the corresponding operations. The specific implementation (mechanical, or dedicated permanent circuit, or temporarily set circuit) may be determined based on cost and time considerations.

The detailed description set forth above in connection with the appended drawings describes exemplary embodiments but does not represent all embodiments that may be practiced or fall within the scope of the claims. The term "exemplary" used throughout this specification means "serving as an example, instance, or illustration," and does not mean "preferred" or "advantageous" over other embodiments. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described technology. However, the techniques may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described embodiments.

The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A power supply connector for supplying power to a master device and a slave device, the power supply connector comprising:

a first interface for connecting a master device;

the second interface is used for connecting the slave end equipment;

the third interface is used for connecting power supply equipment;

a switch circuit electrically connected to power supply terminals of the first interface, the second interface, and the third interface via a power supply line;

a power supply device control circuit electrically connected to a signal terminal of the third interface via a signal line; and

an interface control circuit electrically connected to the switching circuit and the power supply device control circuit,

the power supply equipment control circuit detects power supply output power of the power supply equipment in response to detecting that the power supply equipment is inserted into a third interface, determines power supply control commands of the power supply equipment for the master equipment and the slave equipment according to the power supply output power, charging required power of the master equipment and working power of the slave equipment, and sends the power supply control commands to the interface control circuit, and the interface control circuit controls the switch circuit to switch according to the power supply control commands so as to control power supply of the power supply equipment to the master equipment and the slave equipment.

2. The power supply connector of claim 1, wherein the switching circuit comprises: a first switching circuit and a third switching circuit connected in series in this order between power supply terminals of the first interface and the third interface via a power supply line; and a second switch circuit connected between a power supply terminal of the second interface and an intermediate connection point of the first switch circuit and the third switch circuit via a power supply line;

the power supply connector further includes: a signal transmission line connected between the first interface and the second interface;

the main device, the slave device and the power supply device are respectively a mobile phone, AR glasses and a charger, and the first interface, the first interface and the third interface are respectively a mobile phone Type C plug, a glasses Type C socket and a charger Type C socket;

the power supply equipment control circuit is realized by adopting a Charger controller, and four signal lines, namely, Charge _ USB _ CC1, Charge _ USB _ CC2, USB _ DP and USB _ DM are connected between the Charger controller and the Charger Type C socket;

the interface control circuit is realized by adopting a double-port Type C control unit and is provided with two control ports supporting PD protocols, one control port is connected with the CC signal terminal of the first interface through one signal wire, and the other control port is connected with the two CC signal terminals of the second interface through two signal wires.

3. The power supply connector according to claim 2, wherein a data transmission rate of the signal transmission line is not lower than 5Gbps, the signal transmission line includes a first USB signal line and a DP signal line,

the power supply connector further includes:

a first signal equalization circuit, a first clock data recovery circuit, and a first signal transmission circuit connected in sequence between the first interface and the second interface via the signal transmission line, and/or a second signal equalization circuit, a second clock data recovery circuit, and a second signal transmission circuit connected in sequence between the second interface and the first interface via the signal transmission line; and

a channel switching circuit connected between the first clock data recovery circuit and the first signal transmission circuit and between the second clock data recovery circuit and the second signal transmission circuit via the first USB signal line and/or the DP signal line.

4. The power supply connector according to claim 2, wherein the first interface and the second interface are Type C interfaces, the signal transmission lines include a first USB signal line, a second USB signal line, and a DP signal line, the data transmission rate of the first USB signal line and the DP signal line is not lower than 5Gbps, the data transmission rate of the second USB signal line is lower than 5Gbps, and the second USB signal line is connected between the first interface and the second interface,

the power supply connector further includes:

a first signal equalization circuit, a first clock data recovery circuit, and a first signal transmission circuit connected in sequence between the first interface and the second interface via the first USB signal line and the DP signal line, and/or a second signal equalization circuit, a second clock data recovery circuit, and a second signal transmission circuit connected in sequence between the second interface and the first interface via the first USB signal line and the DP signal line; and

a channel switching circuit connected between the first clock data recovery circuit and the first signal transmission circuit and between the second clock data recovery circuit and the second signal transmission circuit via the first USB signal line and/or the DP signal line,

the first USB signal line is a USB3.1 signal line, and the second USB signal line is a USB 2.0 signal line or a USB 1.0 line.

5. The power supply connector of claim 1, wherein the first interface, the second interface, and/or the third interface is one of: type A interface, Type B interface, Type C interface, Micro USB interface, Mini USB interface and Lightning interface.