POWER DETECTION DEVICE FOR MOTHERBOARD

• US 20120159227A1
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TONG, SONG-LIN, LUO, QI-YAN, CHEN, PENG
• Application Number:
  US13/070,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20120159227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision

Abstract

A motherboard detection device for a motherboard having a plurality of power input terminals. The power detection device includes a current sampling module, a voltage sampling module, a processor, and a display unit. The current sampling module is connected to the power input terminals for obtaining the current of each power input terminal. The voltage sampling module is connected to the power input terminals for obtaining the voltage of each power input terminal. The processor is connected to the current sampling module and the voltage sampling module for acquiring the current and the voltage of each power input terminal and calculating the input power of each power input terminal based on the current and the voltage of each power input terminal to obtain input power data. The display unit is connected to the processor for receiving the input power data from the processor and displaying the input power data.

Claims

1. A power detection device for a motherboard, the motherboard comprising a plurality of power input terminals, the power detection device comprising:

a current sampling module for connecting to the power input terminals to obtain the current of each power input terminal;

a voltage sampling module for connecting to the power input terminals to obtain the voltage of each power input terminal;

a processor electrically connected to the current sampling module and the voltage sampling module, the processor being configured for acquiring the current and the voltage of each power input terminal and calculating the input power of each power input terminal based on the current and the voltage of each power input terminal to obtain input power data; and

a display unit connected to the processor, the display unit being configured for receiving the input power data from the processor and displaying the input power data.

2. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured for calculating a total input power by adding the input powers of all power input terminals and outputting the total input power to the display unit.

3. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is a micro controller unit.

4. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a switching unit connected to the processor and configured for sending a starting signal to the processor for actuating the processor to calculate.

5. The power detection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the switching unit comprises a pull-up resistor and a button switch, one pin of the button switch is connected to the pull-up resistor and the processor, and another pin of the button switch is connected to the ground.

6. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the current sampling module comprises a plurality of operational amplifiers and a plurality of Manganin wires, each Manganin wire is configured for being electrically connected between a corresponding power input terminal and a power supply, each amplifier is electrically connected to a corresponding Manganin wire and configured for amplifying the voltage of the corresponding Manganin wire, the processor is configured for acquiring the current of each power input terminal based on the amplified voltage and the resistance of each Manganin wire and the amplification factor of each amplifier.

7. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage sampling module comprises a plurality of voltage dividers, each voltage divider is configured for connecting to a corresponding power input terminal to generate a divided voltage.

8. The power detection device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each voltage divider comprises two resistors connected in series between the corresponding power input terminal and the ground.

9. The power detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an interface module connecting the current sampling module and the voltage sampling module to the processor.

10. The power detection device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the interface module comprises two electronic switches, with each electronic switch connecting the current sampling module and the voltage sampling module to the processor.