Hot-plug voltage and power management control using detected connection status
US5996035A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/703
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Hot-plugging and power management capabilities are simultaneously provided for a connector. Circuitry is provided to control a power management terminal so that it is powered up gradually and only after a device has been connected to the connector. The power management terminal is powered down when the device is disconnected from the connector under control of the circuitry. The power management voltage domain is isolated from the voltage domain of the system having the connector by further circuitry which also provides connection status lines.
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