Archive for August, 2008

Power Supplies With the development of mobile electronic devices and development

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

In the past two decades, the rapid portable electronic equipment supply chips to promote universal incredible growth, and the power semiconductor market has become an important market for the first. Twenty years ago, almost all the power management chip (IC) are all kinds of management laptop battery, monitoring power lines and conversion (from the AC power grid power semiconductor devices or meet the requirements of the DC battery device) device.

As including mobile phones, portable media players, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, portable medical equipment, video games and mobile platforms, and many other similar equipment, portable battery-powered consumer electronics applications explosive growth, this situation has Earthshaking changes have taken place. Now, there are at least half of the power management semiconductor devices were integrated into portable devices, the other aspect of this change is also reflected in the lithium-ion (Li-Ion) inspiron battery on the number of rapid growth. Since 2001, global production of lithium-ion battery with growth of more than four times [1].

In fact, the demand for mobile electronic systems and the attendant for more portable power solution needs, is the prosperity of power management integrated circuits driving force behind the market. In recent years the semiconductor industry’s overall annual growth rate of about 7 per cent, and since 2002 has the power chip with 15 percent of the overall annual growth rate of sustained growth [2]. In addition, the power semiconductors is expected to continue this rate of growth to 2011 [3]. Overall, because of power
The equipment will be shipped over the general semiconductor devices, therefore, the electronic power system chip (or rather that is 1691P -powered mobile applications) will be significant growth that is not in doubt.

As the chip manufacturing process geometry in the past few years become more and more small, voltage levels have dropped dramatically, in order to support the new technology. That the majority of semiconductor devices are 5 volts of days gone forever. For example, a single chip in the phone with a few as low as 0.9 V (for digital baseband device) and up to 30 V (for a series of regional and keyboard for the display backlight to provide the light emitting diode) of the voltage level .

Portable system in the low-voltage chip-level power 75UYF  supply system is also on the complexity and precision to the challenge. A few years ago, most of the chip rated at Level 5 volts, power is often adjust to 5 V or 5 percent less than +250 mV. In many of today’s portable system, a 1.5 V chip voltage regulator requirements in its 1.5 V level of 1.5 percent, or +22 mV within. This shows that the voltage regulator accuracy increased by 10 times.

Segmentation power subsystem

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Many portable systems are generally based on several different parts of the structure or composition of district. In addition, each district may have its own set of power requirements laptop battery. These portable systems to meet the different needs of the individual often require specialized portable power chips.

Because of its electrical power output and low noise, linear regulators chips are usually installed in a portable system radio frequency (RF) in the district. Many linear regulators are open to provide rapid, and RF-conditioning needs of low-noise operation. There’s no need to ICP, they are very small in size, occupying only a small amount of board space.

In order to implement different lighting functions inspiron battery, such as: the camera flash digital cameras, portable cameras to provide continuous lighting or liquid crystal display and keypad of the backlight, may also be required number of DC / DC boost converter. An organic liquid crystal displays (organic light-emitting diode) of the bright colors may also require a certain level of voltage conversion.

Processor chip (including the general-purpose processors and digital signal processor (DSP)) have their own set of norms of power. Most processors are high-current, low-voltage devices, requirements to undergo a rigorous conditioning power. In order to be portable system down to 3.3 V power processor 1.2 V level, voltage converter is the most commonly used method. Usually, it 1691P  requires a large current can provide a highly efficient DC / DC converters.

Of course, some highly complex system requirements for portable power equipment for all or part of the power sub-system for monitoring and management. For example, the voltage monitoring device can monitor the power system, in response to some of the time of the incident to open or close the subsystem. A Power Management Unit (PMU) will be many possible by a number of discrete implementation of the power supply device functions into a single chip 75UYF . This integration cost savings, board space and design time.

Microchip introduced the integration of field-programmable power

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A few days ago, microcontroller and analog semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology (micro-core technology companies in the United States) to further expand its lineup of battery management products, today announced the launch of the integration of field-programmable power, applicable to 2-4 lithium-ion and Lithium polymer laptop battery, or 6-12 nickel-hydrogen batteries and nickel-cadmium battery applications. New devices with smart battery system (Smart Battery System, called SBS), can accurately judge the battery power and provide battery monitoring function, improve the application of security, with the end-of-discharge (End of Discharge, called EOD) control, then extended Battery life and working hours.

PS501 battery management IC products used Microchip high-performance, low-power PIC18 microcontroller core, its 16 kilobytes of memory-chip memory in the Accuron ® patented algorithm.

The hp battery management devices of current low, only 150 microamps. When the suspension of work related applications, the device will automatically enter the low-power sleep mode, power consumption less than 1 microamp, both energy conservation and reduce excessive battery discharge.

The new device also integrates a 16 programmable Sigma-Delta ADC, as well as to optimize the professional application of mixed-signal circuits. As a result, the device can not only accurate measurement of Pavilion DV1000 battery  current, temperature and voltage, but also directly connected to as many as four series lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery pack. EEPROM device can be stored on the user and set up the system by “learning”, was the battery parameters. The device also has a precise silicon oscillator, no longer need an external crystal. The new device hardware and advanced algorithms will be combined balance of the battery, the device could well be applied to lithium-polymer battery applications.

The new device has 12-pin universal, support charge and safety control or user programmable digital I / O. The eight-pin can only be used for light-emitting diode driver, while another two to make a direct FET (FET) drive the open-drain. The device can be industry-standard Pavilion ZV5000 battery  SMbus protocol with the host, and to support all Sbdata parameters.

Microchip for the PS501 battery management products provide a wide range of system development. One for lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery, Microchip launched a series for four batteries of the PS5164EV, three batteries of the series and two series PS5163EV battery PS5162EV; for nickel-hydrogen batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries, used to launch 6-12 series battery PS5100EV. These systems include the development of an application board, PowerInfoTM 2 interface board (PS051) and fringe of the cable, and documentation. In addition, the support of Microsoft Windows ® PowerToolTM 2 (PS050) software built-in wizard procedures to facilitate the assessment of engineers in the development of systems and application-specific parameters and Pavilion DV4000 battery  optimization, and provide PS501 applications such as custom programming and board and other adjustments Production support.

Accurately report lithium batteries and nickel consumption of power management products

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Microchip Technology (micro-core technology companies in the United States) to further expand its lineup of battery management products, today announced the launch of the integration of field-programmable power, applicable to 2-4 lithium-ion and lithium polymer batteries, or 6-12 Of nickel-hydrogen batteries and nickel-cadmium battery applications. New devices with smart laptop battery system (Smart Battery System, called SBS), can accurately judge the battery power and provide battery monitoring function, improve the application of security, with the end-of-discharge (End of Discharge, called EOD) control, then extended Battery life and working hours.

PS501 battery management IC products used Microchip high-performance, low-power PIC18 microcontroller core, its 16 kilobytes of memory-chip memory in the Accuron ® patented algorithm.

The battery management devices of current low, only 150 microamps. When the suspension of work related applications, the device will automatically enter the low-power sleep mode, power consumption less than 1 microamp, both energy conservation and reduce excessive hp battery discharge.

The new device also integrates a 16 programmable Sigma-Delta ADC, as well as to optimize the professional application of mixed-signal circuits. As a result, the device can not only accurate measurement of battery current, temperature and voltage, but also directly connected to as many as four series lithium-ion or lithium-polymer Pavilion ZV5000 battery  pack. EEPROM device can be stored on the user and set up the system by “learning”, was the battery parameters. The device also has a precise silicon oscillator, no longer need an external crystal. The new device hardware and advanced algorithms will be combined balance of the battery, the device could well be applied to lithium-polymer battery applications.

The new device has 12-pin universal, support charge and safety control or user programmable digital I / O. The eight-pin can only be used for light-emitting diode driver, while another two to make a direct FET (FET) drive the open-drain. The device can be industry-standard SMbus protocol with the host, and to support all Sbdata parameters.

Microchip for the PS501 Pavilion DV4000 battery  management products provide a wide range of system development. One for lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery, Microchip launched a series for four batteries of the PS5164EV, three batteries of the series and two series PS5163EV battery PS5162EV; for nickel-hydrogen batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries, used to launch 6-12 series battery PS5100EV. These systems include the development of an application board, PowerInfoTM 2 interface board (PS051) and fringe of the cable, and documentation. In addition, the support of Microsoft Windows ® PowerToolTM 2 (PS050) software built-in wizard procedures to facilitate the assessment of engineers in the development of systems and application-specific parameters and Presario V2000 battery  optimization, and provide PS501 applications such as custom programming and board and other adjustments Production support.

Nickel-cadmium batteries

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Nickel-cadmium batteries due to current capacity, and therefore widely used in power tools from a computer to the various products.

However, nickel-cadmium batteries out of the shortcomings is that, with a capacity will be reduced over time. I read in “portable battery in the world,” this book, are thinking about these issues. Chapter 10 “full use of batteries - used and the restoration of” Let me stripped, I realized that there was finally a solution.

Nickel-cadmium battery problems

With the aging of nickel-cadmium battery, depending on the different use, the internal battery of nickel crystals have different degrees of increase. This reduces the total surface area of the crystal, thereby reducing the battery capacity and increased FRU 92P1127 battery internal resistance. Fortunately, the adoption of each nickel-cadmium batteries from 1 V to 0.4 V is very slow to discharge the battery of nickel crystal shape can be resumed. Just as “portable battery in the world,” the book said, this will help restore the battery capacity and reduce battery internal resistance. Capacity will not be 100 percent recovery, but a slow month for discharge, the battery can extend the useful life of up to 40%. How many can return to capacity depends on many factors, such as slow start when the  nx6110 battery discharge status, battery aging, has been the number of charge and so on. Here, I recommend a slow-discharge mandate to complete a simple circuit,

Transmission line impedance characteristics of the design is the most important factor in

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Transmission line impedance of the moment or is characteristic impedance signal quality is affected the most important factor. If the signal transmission process, the adjacent signal transmission line spacing between the resistance, then the signals can be transmitted to move forward very smooth laptop battery and therefore the situation has become very simple. If the adjacent signal transmission between different intervals, or impedance has changed, the signal will be part of the energy back reflection, the continuity of signal transmission will be destroyed.

In order to ensure the best signal quality and design of the Internet signal the goal is to ensure that the signal transmission seen in the course of the impedance, as far as possible to maintain constant unchanged. Here is mean to maintain the characteristics of transmission lines for the constant impedance. Therefore, production design controlled impedance of the PCB board has become increasingly important inspiron battery. And for any other tips such as the minimum length of Goldfinger, the terminal match, daisy chain link or branches are connected, and so on in order to ensure that the signal be able to see the same moment impedance.

Often heard about the transmission line impedance characteristics of some of the confusion is. Through the above analysis that will signal source connected to the transmission lines, should be able to see a certain value of the transmission line impedance characteristics Inspiron 8100 battery , for example, 50 Ω, but if a ohmmeter three feet long with a section of the RG58 cable connection, To the impedance measurement is infinite.

The answer lies in front of any transmission line to see the last of the resistance value is changing with time. If the cable impedance measurement of the time is short and can signal to the cable in the back and forth from one time to compare, you can measure the cable to the surge impedance cable or also known as the characteristic impedance. If, however, waiting for enough time, they would have to return part of the energy Inspiron 4000 battery  reflection and measuring instruments to detect, at this time can detect changes in impedance, under normal circumstances, in this process, the resistance will change back and forth, until the resistance value To achieve a stable condition: If the cable end is open, the ultimate value of infinite impedance, if the end of the cable short-circuit, the final value of zero impedance.

For three feet long RG58 cable, must be less than 3 ns in the time interval to complete the impedance measurement process. This is the time domain reflectometer (TDR) to complete the work. TDR can measure the dynamic impedance transmission lines. If you need to spend 1 s time intervals to measure 3 feet long RG58 cable resistance, then the time interval Inspiron 600m battery  in which the signal has been reflecting the return of millions of times, then you may resistance from the tremendous changes in completely different impedance The value and ultimately the result is infinite, because the cable terminal is open.

Impedance characteristics of the transmission line

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Batteries from the point of view, once the battery design engineers will even lead to the front of transmission lines, a regular on the total value of the current outflow from the laptop battery, and to maintain the stability of the same voltage signal. Some people may ask, what kind of electronic components with such actions » Constant joined the same voltage signal will remain constant at the current value of the same, of course, is resistance.

And the battery, signal transmission lines along the forward spread, every 10 ps time interval, 0.06 inches of new transmission lines be charged to 1 V, from the inspiron battery to increase access to the new charge from the battery to ensure the maintenance of a stable Current from the batteries absorb constant current, equivalent to the transmission line on a resistance, and resistance constant. We call it the surge impedance transmission lines.

Similarly, when the signal transmission lines along the forward spread, each spread a certain distance, the signal will continue to gauge the signal lines, the environment and trying to determine when the signal further spread of resistance. Once the signal has been added to transmission lines and transmission lines along the forward spread, the signal itself has been little need to examine in the end to the current charging 10 ps time interval by Latitude D500 battery  the spread of the length of the transmission line and keep this part of the transmission line charge to 1 V. This is our moment to the analysis of the impedance value.

From the perspective of the battery itself, if the signal to the constant speed of transmission lines along the direction of transmission and transmission line with the assumption that the same cross-section, then spread each signal a fixed length (for example, at intervals of 10 ps signal transmission distance), then it will need to From the battery in the same amount of access charge to ensure that this section of transmission lines to charge the same signal voltage. Each transmission signal a fixed distance from the Latitude D600 battery  will be the same access to current and voltage signal to maintain consistency in the process of signal transmission, transmission lines throughout the impedance of the moment are the same.

Signal transmission lines along the transmission process, if the transmission lines is consistent throughout the signal transmission speed and length of units on the same capacitor, then the signal transmission in are always see exactly the same moment impedance. As in the entire transmission line impedance of constant change, we are given a specific name, to express specific characteristics of such transmission Latitude D800 battery  lines or characteristics, as the characteristics of the transmission line impedance. Characteristic impedance signal is transmitted along the transmission line, the signal that the moment impedance value. If the signal is transmitted along the transmission line in the process, at any time to see the signal characteristics of resistance remained the same, then the transmission line is called controlled impedance of the transmission line

According to reports PSP3000 battery specification changes can not be used PSP2000

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

 

According to report , sony battery  prevent PSP3000 to break even the first step is to amend the battery size! The source said PSP3000 Although the shape of the battery and PSP2000 looks like, even with all the same code, but the new battery can not put PSP2000 machines, and the corresponding PSP2000 batteries can not be used in PSP3000 (not Add to ).

If this news is true, we also have reason to believe that PSP3000 the battery may have been fundamentally shielding the “magic battery” (without the corresponding chips), it appears that the new console can not only change the LCD and microphone……

Hello world!

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Motherboard battery failure

The laptop battery is dead motherboard cause of computer failure can not be started, see dell battery.

A telephone rings, I awakened from a dream that a friend’s computer problem: press the power button, the computer and nothing happens repeatedly press the power switch is still invalid. After my initial analysis, is likely to be part of the problem of power is not enough power (power of low-grade “patent”) is a short-circuit switch, Collect a variety of tools for a pretty good idea after a friend went straight home.

Indeed, such as friends above, no matter how pressing the power switch (socket and verify that there is good access to electricity), the computer just like wood, like the “one drop of a hat.” Computer does not have any alarm sound, the motherboard does not seem to load the required voltage, power supply fan is not moving, it appears that the computer simply will not be able to power up. Open the chassis closer look at the motherboard and power supply connections and there is nothing abnormal, the power switch is also not short-circuit signs readily connect to other parts again still boot failure.

As the power of “suspects” the greatest, I have decided to replace the method used to verify, just-on-hand to have a 250W power supply, installed after the computer is still “silent”; Is this 250W power supply is Li dell latitude d520 battery, dell latitude d600 battery, dell latitude d610 battery? At this time I noted the chassis installed in the four IDE devices: two hard drives and two CD-ROM. Friends said that just to upgrade, it appears that is likely to be caused by excessive power supply, two of which I immediately unplug the power plug of equipment, try to boot, the computer has not the slightest reaction.

While I am prepared to give up when suddenly the computer’s power supply fan spinning up, then heard the sound of the hard drive self-test, the display is also slowly changing light, the computer launched! But soon, start interrupting, showing “CMOS Load Failure”, and prompted by the “F2″ key to start, according to “Del” to enter the BIOS settings, no matter, I press the F2 key to enable the system to continue to guide, but in any case can not enter the Windows XP desktop, had to restart. The press “Del” key to enter the BIOS settings, friends trying to enter a password, but directly to the, and found the time to view positioned at 0:00 on January 1, 1999, and it is clear the CMOS gd761, td347, dell inspiron 6400 battery is dead . Immediately bought a new battery into one, and all equipment connected to the boot again, the smooth startup of the computer, but still showed “CMOS Load Failure”, had no choice but to enter the BIOS settings to choose “Load BIOS SAFE DEFAULTS” and restart the smooth into the Windows XP desktop, and all the restoration unabated. In the thought that the problem has been resolved, the friends suddenly find missing floppy drive icon, the system did not identify the floppy! Is just now beginning to think that the song might touch the floppy drive connection, so no choice but to open the case more thin, but still can not see the boot floppy. Calm down, just recall the operation “Load BIOS SAFE DEFAULTS”, the floppy drive is set to the default “None”, and restart to enter the BIOS settings, was to prove my idea to come back immediately, with a floppy drive while .

Recalling the whole process, everything is small CMOS battery to blame, it seems that analysis can not be in accordance with the experience of walking, but should be adaptable, to deal with the specific environment; as to why no power CMOS, the computer can start suddenly, Although my analysis may be connected to power after the computer does not start, but the power supply has power to the motherboard, the motherboard CMOS battery to be sufficient dell inspiron e1505 battery, dell inspiron 6400 battery power to start the computer, they have taken place in front of the scene.