CN220290207U - USB-C multifunctional adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of adapters, and relates to a USB-C multifunctional adapter, which comprises: the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip, the power supply chip, the USB controller, the first hub controller, the second hub controller, the DP-HDMI chip, the Ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the first switch, the second switch, the first USB-A interface, the second USB-A interface, the first USB-C interface, the second USB-C interface and the HDMI interface, wherein the USB controller is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip and the DP-HDMI chip, and the power supply switching chip is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port and the power supply chip. The interface has strong expansion function and can adapt to various peripheral devices.

Description

USB-C multifunctional adapter

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of adapters, in particular to a USB-C multifunctional adapter.

Background

The adapter is an interface converter, which may be a stand-alone hardware interface device, allowing the hardware or electronic interface to be connected to other hardware or electronic interfaces, or an information interface.

In the prior art, although various types of adapters exist, the interface expansion function is limited. Thus, there is a need for a significant advancement in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, although various types of adapters exist, the interface expansion function is limited, and aiming at the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a USB-C multifunctional adapter, which comprises:

the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip, the power supply chip, the USB controller, the first hub controller, the second hub controller, the DP changes HDMI chip, the Ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the first switch, the second switch, the first USB-A interface, the second USB-A interface, the first USB-C interface, the second USB-C interface and the HDMI interface, the USB controller is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip and the DP changes HDMI chip, the power supply switching chip is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port and the power supply chip, the DP changes HDMI chip is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port and the HDMI interface, the first hub controller is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port, the Ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the second controller, the first USB-A interface, the second controller is electrically connected with the second switch, the first switch is electrically connected with the second switch, and the USB-C interface is electrically connected with the first switch.

Preferably, the ethernet chip is also connected with an RJ45 interface.

Preferably, the card reader control chip is also connected with an SD card interface and a TF card interface respectively.

Preferably, the USB controller includes FL7102.

Preferably, the ethernet chip comprises AX88179a.

Preferably, the first hub controller includes GL3510.

Preferably, the second hub controller includes GL3510.

Preferably, the first switching switch comprises AW3410S.

Preferably, the second switch comprises AW3410S.

Preferably, the DP to HDMI chip includes IT6565FN.

The USB-C multifunctional adapter has the following beneficial effects: the USB-C interface is connected with ase:Sub>A notebook computer, the USB-C interface is connected with ase:Sub>A power adapter, the HDMI interface is connected with ase:Sub>A TV, ase:Sub>A display or ase:Sub>A projector, the RJ45 port is connected with ase:Sub>A gigabit Ethernet, the USB-A interface is connected with ase:Sub>A mouse and ase:Sub>A keyboard lamp, the USB-C interface is connected with ase:Sub>A flash memory driver or ase:Sub>A hard disk drive, the TF interface is connected with ase:Sub>A TF card, the SD card interface is connected with an SD card, one USB-C input, 2X USB-A, 2X USB-C, 1X HDMI, 1X RJ45, 1 SD card slot and 1 TF card slot are output, video is supported, ase:Sub>A high-definition multimediase:Sub>A interface (High Definition Multimediase:Sub>A Interface, HDMI) format is supported, 4K@60Hz, the USB interface supports USB-A/USB-C, up to 5Gbps transmission rate is supported, the USB-C is powered by USB-C, the maximum value of PD 3.0,100W (datase:Sub>A/video stream is not supported), the 45 type Ethernet is up to 1000Mbps, the SD/TF card is supported, up to 104 megabytes/sec is supported by 3.0, and meanwhile, the SD interface is capable of being read and write by ase:Sub>A plurality of peripheral devices.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art. The utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a first hub controller or a second hub controller GL3510 for use in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a DP to HDMI chip IT6565FN used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of an Ethernet chip AX88179 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the utility model;

fig. 6 is a circuit diagram of a first or second switch AW3410 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a card reader control chip GL3224 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the usage scenario of the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) are included in the embodiments of the present utility model, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a USB-C multifunctional adapter according to the present utility model. As shown in fig. 1, in the USB-C multifunctional adapter provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model, at least ase:Sub>A USB-C upstream port, ase:Sub>A USB-C downstream port, ase:Sub>A power supply switching chip, ase:Sub>A power supply chip, ase:Sub>A USB controller, ase:Sub>A first hub controller, ase:Sub>A second hub controller, ase:Sub>A DP-to-HDMI chip, an ethernet chip, ase:Sub>A card reader control chip, ase:Sub>A first switching switch, ase:Sub>A second switching switch, ase:Sub>A first USB-ase:Sub>A interface, ase:Sub>A second USB-ase:Sub>A interface, ase:Sub>A first USB-C interface, ase:Sub>A second USB-C interface, and an HDMI interface are electrically connected to the USB-C upstream port, the USB-C downstream port, the power supply switching chip, and the DP-to-HDMI chip, respectively, the power supply switching chip is electrically connected to the USB-C downstream port and the HDMI interface, the first hub controller is electrically connected to the USB-C downstream port, the ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the second hub controller, and the first USB-ase:Sub>A interface, the second hub controller is electrically connected to the second switching switch, and the second switching switch is electrically connected to the USB-C interface.

In specific implementation, the power switching chip includes, but is not limited to, a thick film switching power supply controller DP104C, a thick film switching power supply controller DP308P, DPA-Switch series high voltage power switching controller DPA423/DPA424/DPA425/DPA426, a current-type switching power supply controller FA13842/FA13843/FA13844/FA13845, a switching power supply controller FA5310/FA5311, a PWM switching power supply controller FAN7556, a green PWM switching power supply controller FAN7601, a FPS-type switching power supply controller FS6M07652R, a switching power supply power converter FS6Sxx, and the like, and in this embodiment, the thick film switching power supply controller DP104C is selected.

Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic structure of a USB-C multifunctional adapter according to a preferred embodiment of the utility model is shown. As shown in fig. 2, in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model, the ethernet chip is also connected to an RJ45 interface. The card reader control chip is also connected with the SD card interface and the TF card interface respectively.

The first hub controller includes, but is not limited to, GL3510. The second hub controller includes, but is not limited to, GL3510.GL3510 is a 4-port, low power consumption and configurable hub controller. GL3510 integrates a USB3.1 GE1 ultra-high speed transmitter/receiver, a physical layer (PHY) and a USB2.0 high speed physical layer, which supports ultra-high speed, high speed and full speed USB connections, and is fully backward compatible with all USB2.0 and USB1.1 hosts. The GL3510 is internally provided with 5V to 3.3V and 5V to 1.2V regulators, so that BOM cost is saved, and PCB design is simplified. GL3510 is characterized by fast charging and meets the USB-if battery charging specification Rev1.2.

Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of a first hub controller or a second hub controller GL3510 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. Genesys GL3510 is a 4-port, low power, configurable hub controller, ultra-high speed transmitter/receiver. Physical layer (PHY) and USB2.0 high speed PHY. It supports ultra-high speed, high speed and full speed USB connections and is fully backward compatible with all USB2.0 and USB1.1 hosts. The system can convert a group of USB3.0 signals (comprising USB 2.0) output by an uplink computer into four groups of USB3.0 signals (comprising USB 2.0) to supply a back end, and a GL3510 is internally provided with 5V to 3.3V and 5V to 1.2V voltage regulators, the GL3510 has a local quick charging function, and the 1.2 th edition of the system accords with the USB-IF battery charging specification and can be used for quick charging of apples, samsung Galaxy devices and any devices of BC 1.2/1.1. It also allows portable devices to draw up to 1.5A of current from the GL3510 charging downstream port (CDP 1). The DP to HDMI chip includes IT6565FN. IT6565FN is a high performance single chip DisplayPort to HDMI converter. In combination with DisplayPort receivers and HDMI transmitters, IT6565FN supports DisplayPort inputs and HDMI transition outputs. The IT6565FN built-in DisplayPort receiver is fully compatible with DisplayPort 1.4a and HDCP 1.3/2.3 specifications. With a dual channel HBR3 (high bit rate 3) configuration and horizontal blanking extension, the DP receiver can support VESA resolutions up to WUXGA (1920x1200@120 hz) or WQXGA (2560x1600 RB@120Hz, resolutions up to 1080p@240hz or 4k 2k@60hz. This DisplayPort receiver also supports mccs.built-in HDMI transmitters on AUX are high performance HDMI 2.0 transmitters that are fully compliant with HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 1.4/2.3 and backwards compatible DVI 1.0 specifications. This HDMI transmitter can support color depths up to 36 bits (12 bits/color), and ensures robust transmission of high quality uncompressed video content in addition to various video output formats, this transmitter also supports 8 channel digital audio with sample rates up to 192, sample sizes up to 24 bits, and HBR audio by embedded HDMI and Flash, IT6565 can be easily programmed through the kHz interface of the AUX channels without requiring external HDMI and FN 2.0.3 and fcn 3, and the cost of which can be saved by the use of a consumer, and the high-speed digital keys of the HDCP 1.65 are not required to be purchased by any special version of the HDCP 1.65.

Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of a DP to HDMI chip IT6565FN used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. IT6565FN is a high performance single chip DisplayPort to HDMI converter. The IT6565FN supports the functions of DisplayPort input and HDMI conversion output, and the built-in DisplayPort receiver is completely compatible with DisplayPort 1.4a and HDCP 1.3/2.3 specifications. With a dual channel HBR3 (high dynamic ratio) configuration, the DP receiver can support VESA resolutions up to WUXGA (1920x1200@120 hz) or WQXGA (2560x1600 RB@120Hz), resolutions up to 1080p@240hz or 4kx2k@60hz. The DisplayPort receiver also supports that the MCCS channel built-in HDMI transmitter on AUX is a high performance HDMI 2.0 transmitter that is fully compliant with HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 1.4/2.3 and backward compatible DVI 1.0 specification. This HDMI transmitter can support colors, up to 36 bits (12 bits/color) in depth, and ensure robust transmission of high quality uncompressed video content. In addition to supporting various video output formats, this HDMI transmitter also supports 8-channel digital audio, a sample rate up to 192kHz, a sample size up to 24 bits, and HBR audio. With embedded MCU and Flash, IT6565FN can be easily programmed through the ISP interface of the DP AUX channel.

Each IT6565FN is pre-programmed with a unique HDCP key, conforming to 1.3/2.3, HDCP 1.4/2.3-conforming to the HDMI standard, thereby providing high definition content for the user.

The USB controller includes FL7102.FL7102 is a highly integrated PD controller, suitable for USB3.1 Type-C connectors, is a Type-C power controller supporting PD 3.0. FL7102 supports 2 PD ports with integrated Aux switches, billboards devices, vconn switches and TCPC specifications in a single chip. May be configured as DFP, UFP or DRP for various applications. FL7102 small package: QFN 40 and QFN 32 encapsulation, PD 3.0 supports two Type-C ports at most, supports UCSI (USB Type-C connector system software interface), supports TCPC (Type-C port controller interface specification), fast role exchange support, has VCONN power switch, integrated LDO voltage stabilizer, can be used for TCPC message passing I2C or SPI interface, can be used for PD power control I2C and GPIO interface, supports Type-C audio and debugging accessories, can be used for DFP, UFP or DRP's firmware is programmable, carries out intra-system firmware update through USB, supports 12MHz or 24MHz crystal oscillator and the like.

The ethernet chip includes AX88179a. AX88179A is a USB 3.2Gen 1-gigabit Ethernet control single chip, and integrates a USB 3.2Gen 1 physical layer (PHY), a 10/100/1000Mbps gigabit Ethernet physical layer (PHY) and a Media Access Controller (MAC) into a single chip. AX88179A can support built-in drivers of operating systems such as Windows 11/10/8.X, linux/Android/Chrome OS, nintendo Switch and the like, and support CDC-NCM drivers built in macOS/Linux, thereby providing a client-friendly drive-free (driver) and Plug and Play (Plug and Play) advanced function. The system can be applied to various desktop computers/notebook computers/POS cash registers/tablet computers, USB Ethernet cards, smart phone docking stations, game machines, smart cameras/set-top boxes, 5G/LTE routers and gateways, and various intelligent home and office network products such as embedded systems supporting USB ports.

Fig. 5 is a circuit diagram of an ethernet chip AX88179 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. The AX88179 USB3.0 to 10/100/1000M gigabit Ethernet controller is a high-performance and highly-integrated ASIC, and is realized by realizing network port output through 88179A processing through uplink USB signal input, and the AX88179 has a USB interface, can communicate with a USB host controller and accords with USB specifications V3.0, V2.0 and V1.1, wherein the network port output is realized by low-cost, small-size and simple plug-and-play gigabit Ethernet network connection capability. It implements the 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet local area network function based on IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u and IEEE802.3ab standards, with embedded SRAM for packet buffering. Moreover, it integrates a 10/100/1000Mbps EEE compatible Ethernet PHY on a chip, facilitating the ability of desktop, notebook, ultrabook, docking station, gaming machine, digital home appliances, and any embedded devices to access the network with a standard USB port system.

The first switching switch includes, but is not limited to, AW3410S. The second switch includes, but is not limited to, AW3410S. AW3410S is a USB3.1 analog data switch with 10GHz bandwidth, can be used as a 2-in 1-out or 1-in 2-out signal switch for high-speed data transmission, and can be widely applied to products such as smart phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, docking stations, HDMI switches, DP switches, USB switches, PCIE switches and the like. AW3410S is characterized by: low active power with typical bandwidth of 10GHz, typical insertion loss of-1.0 dB of 2.5GHz, typical value of 12A, low off power of 1A maximum, 2KV HBM ESD protection, small package, QFN 18 pin, wide VDD operating range: 1.5V to 5V. The AW3410S supports a variety of high speed data transfer protocols: USB3.1 SuperSpeed (Gen 2), 10Gbps PCIe (Gen 3), SATA 6Gbit/s, fibre channel, HDMI 2.0, display Port 1.4, etc.

Fig. 6 is a circuit diagram of the first or second switch AW3410 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. As shown in fig. 6, the first or second switch AW3410 is a dual-channel differential 2:1/1:2usb3.1 multiplexer, a low off power 2KV HBM ESD protection with-1.0 dB typical insertion loss of 12 μa typical value of low active power 1 μa maximum of 10GHz typical bandwidth 2.5 GHz.

The card reader control chip includes, but is not limited to, GL3224.GL3224 is a crystal-free USB 3.0/single LUN card reader controller, which provides 2 LUNs (logical unit numbers) and can support multiple types of memory cards, such as Secure Digital (SD), SDHC, minisD card, microSD (T-Flash), multiMediaCardTM (MMC), RS-MMC card, MMCmicro, MMCmobile storage, memory Stick (MS), memory card DuoTM (MS-holder), high-speed memory StickTM (HS MS), memory card PROTM (MS PRO), memory card PROTM-band (MS PRO dual core), memory card PRO-HG (MS PRO-HG), and the like, with MS PRO being on a single chip. It also supports SDXC and memory card XC high density memory cards (capacity up to 2 TB) and UHS-I memory cards for high speed SD 3.0. The GL3224 may be configured as a LUN to support electronic eMMC version 4.5, 1/4/8 bit data bus, high speed SDR/high speed DDR/HS200 mode.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a card reader control chip GL3224 used in the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. As shown in fig. 7, the GL3224 integrates a high-speed 8051 microprocessor and a high-efficiency hardware engine to achieve the best effect of data transfer performance between USB and various memory card interfaces. It supports an interface (SPI) for a serial peripheral to upgrade firmware to SPI flash through a USB port. It also integrates 5V to 3.3V and 3.3V to 1.2V voltage regulators and power MOSFETs, is a USB3.1 gen1 dual/single LUN reader controller that provides 2 LUNs (logic unit numbers) that can support various types of Memory cards, such as Secure Digital (SD), SDHC, miniSD, microSD (T-Flash), multiMediaCardTM (MMC), RS-MMC, MMCmicro, MMCmobile, memory card (MS), memory card DuoTM (MSDuo), high speed Memory card (HS MS), memory card PRO (MS PRO), memory card PRO Duo (MS PRO Duo), memory card PRO-HGTM (MS PRO-HG), MS PRO Micro unification, and it also supports SDXC and Memory Stick XC high density Memory cards (capacity up to 2 TB) and high speed SD3.0 UHS-I Memory cards.

The Ethernet chip is provided with an RJ45 interface, and the card reader control chip is provided with an SD card interface and a TF card interface. The power supply chip supplies power to the power supply switching chip to form a USB-C-to-USB-A3.0x2, USB-C3.0x2, HDMI, SD/TF, RJ45 and PD 4K@60Hz docking station. The USB controller supports 2 PD ports, such as USB-C (M) upstream port, USB-C (F) downstream port. The first hub controller controls the Ethernet chip and the card reader control chip, the second hub controller controls the first switch and the second switch, and the second hub controller is also provided with ase:Sub>A USB-A (F) interface. The first switch may be used to select a first USB-C (F) interface and the second switch may be used to select a second USB-C (F) interface. The USB controller also controls the DP to HDMI chip, and the DP to HDMI chip is provided with an HDMI (F) interface and can be connected with an external HDMI (F) interface, so that a docking station for converting USB-C into USB-A3.0x2, USB-C3.0x2, HDMI, SD/TF, RJ45 and PD 4K@60Hz is formed.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the usage scenario of the USB-C multifunctional adapter of the present utility model. As shown in fig. 8, ase:Sub>A notebook computer can be accessed through ase:Sub>A USB-C interface, ase:Sub>A power adapter can be accessed through ase:Sub>A USB-C (PD), ase:Sub>A TV, ase:Sub>A display or ase:Sub>A projector can be accessed through an HDMI interface, ase:Sub>A gigabit ethernet can be accessed through an RJ45 port, ase:Sub>A mouse and ase:Sub>A keyboard lamp can be accessed through ase:Sub>A USB-ase:Sub>A interface, ase:Sub>A flash memory driver or ase:Sub>A hard disk drive can be connected through ase:Sub>A USB-C interface, ase:Sub>A TF card can be accessed through ase:Sub>A TF interface, an SD card can be accessed through an SD card interface, one USB-C input can be realized, 2 x USB-ase:Sub>A, 2 x USB-C, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ45, 1 SD card slot, 1 TF card slot multiple outputs can be supported, ase:Sub>A video can be supported, ase:Sub>A high-definition multimediase:Sub>A interface (High Definition Multimediase:Sub>A Interface, HDMI) format can be supported, 4k@60hz, ase:Sub>A USB interface supports USB-ase:Sub>A/USB-C, ase:Sub>A transmission rate up to 5Gbps can be supported, ase:Sub>A PD 3.0,100W maximum (datase:Sub>A/video stream is not supported), an RJ45 ethernet can be supported, ase:Sub>A network speed up to 1000 seconds can be supported, an SD/TF card can be supported, an SD3.0 can support up to 104 bytes/megabytes/Mbps/megabytes/and ase:Sub>A plurality of powerful read/write interfaces can be simultaneously expanded, and ase:Sub>A plurality of peripheral devices can be adapted.

While the utility model has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the utility model. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation to the teachings of the utility model without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the utility model not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the utility model will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A USB-C multifunctional adapter, comprising:

the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip, the power supply chip, the USB controller, the first hub controller, the second hub controller, the DP changes HDMI chip, the Ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the first switch, the second switch, the first USB-A interface, the second USB-A interface, the first USB-C interface, the second USB-C interface and the HDMI interface, the USB controller is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C uplink port, the USB-C downlink port, the power supply switching chip and the DP changes HDMI chip, the power supply switching chip is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port and the power supply chip, the DP changes HDMI chip is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port and the HDMI interface, the first hub controller is respectively electrically connected with the USB-C downlink port, the Ethernet chip, the card reader control chip, the second controller, the first USB-A interface, the second controller is electrically connected with the second switch, the first switch is electrically connected with the second switch, and the USB-C interface is electrically connected with the first switch.

2. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the ethernet chip is further connected to an RJ45 interface.

3. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the card reader control chip is further connected to an SD card interface and a TF card interface, respectively.

4. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the USB controller comprises FL7102.

5. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the ethernet chip comprises AX88179a.

6. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the first hub controller comprises GL3510.

7. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the second hub controller comprises GL3510.

8. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the first switch comprises AW3410S.

9. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of claim 1, wherein the second switch comprises AW3410S.

10. The USB-C multifunctional adapter of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the DP to HDMI chip comprises IT6565FN.