Method and system for controlling and monitoring an array of point-of-load regulators
First Claim
1. A power control system for a host, comprising:
- a plurality of programmable voltage regulators providing regulated power to corresponding loads of the host;
at least one serial data bus operatively connected to said plurality of programmable voltage regulators; and
a system controller connected to said at least one serial data bus and adapted to send and receive digital data to and from said plurality of programmable voltage regulators, the system controller having a host interface adapted for communications with the host via a communication channel that is separate from said at least one serial data bus;
wherein, programming, control and monitoring information is carried on said at least one serial data bus between said system controller and said plurality of programmable voltage regulators, the programming, control and monitoring information being selectively communicated between the system controller and the host via the host interface.
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Abstract
A power control system comprises a plurality of POL regulators, at least one serial data bus operatively connecting the plurality of POL regulators, and a system controller connected to the serial data bus and adapted to send and receive digital data to and from the plurality of POL regulators. The serial data bus further comprises a first data bus carrying programming and control information between the system controller and the plurality of POL regulators. The serial data bus may also include a second data bus carrying fault management information between the system controller and the plurality of POL regulators. The power control may also include a front-end regulator providing an intermediate voltage to the plurality of POL regulators on an intermediate voltage bus.
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1. A power control system for a host, comprising:
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a plurality of programmable voltage regulators providing regulated power to corresponding loads of the host; at least one serial data bus operatively connected to said plurality of programmable voltage regulators; and a system controller connected to said at least one serial data bus and adapted to send and receive digital data to and from said plurality of programmable voltage regulators, the system controller having a host interface adapted for communications with the host via a communication channel that is separate from said at least one serial data bus; wherein, programming, control and monitoring information is carried on said at least one serial data bus between said system controller and said plurality of programmable voltage regulators, the programming, control and monitoring information being selectively communicated between the system controller and the host via the host interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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