CN102478952B - There is electronic installation and the method for operating thereof of standby mode - Google Patents

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CN102478952B
CN102478952B CN201010565743.5A CN201010565743A CN102478952B CN 102478952 B CN102478952 B CN 102478952B CN 201010565743 A CN201010565743 A CN 201010565743A CN 102478952 B CN102478952 B CN 102478952B
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Present invention is disclosed the electronic installation and method of operating thereof with standby mode.This electronic installation with standby mode comprises: one first circuit, comprises an interface, in order to transmit data with an external device (ED); One second circuit, comprises a processor, in order to set one first powering mode of this first circuit; And a tertiary circuit, in order to set a second circuit powering mode of this second circuit, and when this second circuit is invalid in order to set one second powering mode of this first circuit; Wherein before this second circuit is invalid, this processor selects one first circuit powering mode using as this second powering mode in the powering mode of many groups the first circuit.

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There is electronic installation and the method for operating thereof of standby mode
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation and the method for operating thereof with standby mode, especially relate to a kind of electronic installation and the method for operating thereof with the standby module of two groups of different characteristics.
Background technology
In modern consumer, under the prerequisite of environmental protection, the requirement of power saving increases day by day.Element normally works and often can determine the length of service time of battery with power consumption time standby and efficiency, so different work or standby mode can be used in design to come to reduce power consumption for system requirements.Such as, have so-called silent mode (QuietMode), sleep pattern (SleepMode), power-down mode (PowerdownMode) during the application of wireless network, block invalid (CardDisable), radio frequency closes (RadioOff) etc. setting.And how standby mode effectively can save the electricity consumption of non-essential, become the problem that present value must be studied.
The mode of general idle function pattern setting has:
(1) drive processor to carry out the setting of idle function pattern by built-in or external software, namely set the condition triggering idle function pattern by system in advance, namely carried out the setting of idle function pattern when the conditions are met by external software or internal firmware.But the processor required for its running must be retained regardless of use software or firmware, and namely these processors itself have consumed a large amount of power consumptions, and uneconomical.
(2) triggered by external pin, carried out the setting of idle function pattern by specific hardware, namely carried out the setting of idle function pattern by specific hardware.But, specific hardware can only carry out limited and fixing pattern setting, different standby modes must use different external pins to trigger, but under chip area day by day reduces the trend that external pin tails off, use too many pin to become a kind of uneconomic practice to set these idle functions.
Edge this, the inventor of this case works out a kind of electronic installation and the method for operating thereof with standby mode, in particular to a kind of electronic installation and the method for operating thereof with the standby module of two groups of different characteristics, it can improve the problem that in prior art, power consumption needed for standby mode is too large or pin is too many.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to, a kind of device or method are provided, while power consumption needed for the standby module of reduction, the pin needed for standby module can be reduced.
System of the present invention discloses a kind of electronic installation with standby mode, and it comprises: one first circuit, comprises an interface, in order to transmit data with an external device (ED); One second circuit, comprises a processor, in order to set one first powering mode of this first circuit; And a tertiary circuit, in order to set a second circuit powering mode of this second circuit, and when this second circuit is invalid in order to set one second powering mode of this first circuit; Wherein before this second circuit is invalid, this processor selects one first circuit powering mode using as this second powering mode in the powering mode of many groups the first circuit.
Present invention further teaches the method for the holding state of a kind of setting one electronic installation, the method comprises the following steps: supply power supply is to this electronic installation; The powering mode of many this electronic installations of group is provided; One processor of this electronic installation, in this many groups powering mode, according to the state of this electronic installation, selects one second powering mode; And close the power supply of this processor.
For making your auditor have further understanding and approval for structure object of the present invention and effect, illustrated example is hereby coordinated to be described in detail as follows.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of electronic installation schematic diagram with standby mode of the present invention;
Fig. 2 A ~ Fig. 2 E is electronic installation standby mode schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram for standby mode method of the present invention.
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10 electronic installation 10a external device (ED)s
101 first circuit 102 second circuits
103 tertiary circuit 104 Physical layers
105 medium access controller 106 interfaces
107 processor 108 internal memories
109 first buffer 110 second buffers
301 ~ 304 steps
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is a kind of electronic installation 10 with standby mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, and it has: one first circuit 101, and it comprises one and connects 106, in order to transmit data with an external device (ED) 10a; One second circuit 102, in order to set the powering mode of the first circuit 101, it comprises a processor 107; And a tertiary circuit 103, in order to set the powering mode of this second circuit, and when second circuit 102 is invalid in order to set the powering mode of this first circuit 101.According to one embodiment of present invention, it can according to electronic installation 10 situation at that time, the use situation of such as the first circuit 101 and second circuit 102 or external command, a suitable powering mode or standby mode is selected from many group powering modes, and set trigger condition and the function of external pin (not shown) according to this, or in many group trigger conditions, select a suitable trigger condition using the trigger condition as external pin.Wherein this external pin such as can be a multi-functional input and output pin (GPIO).Then, the power supply of closing process device, so can reach the object of power saving more, and the setting of the trigger condition of the standby mode of the specific hardware triggered by external pin or powering mode can not be fixing, and the situation before can being closed according to it by processor is selected, thus reach effect that single pin can select multiple trigger condition, thus reach the effect of saving pin.
Preferably, this electronic installation 10 is a system single chip.
Preferably, the first circuit 101 comprises Physical layer 104 and a medium access controller 105 further.
Preferably, second circuit 102 comprises the internal memory 108 of one and processor 107 Collaboration further, and comprises one first buffer 109 further, in order to store the powering mode of the first circuit 101.
Preferably, tertiary circuit 103 comprises one second buffer 110 further, in order to store the powering mode of the first circuit 101 and second circuit 101.
Fig. 2 A ~ Fig. 2 E shows further when the electronic installation 10 with standby mode is a wireless network card, and the powering mode of electronic installation 10 can include but not limited to following several embodiment:
Fig. 2 A is normal manipulation mode, and the first circuit 101 and interface wherein 106, second circuit 102, tertiary circuit 103 all enter mode of operation, and namely second circuit 102 sets the powering mode of the first circuit 101 as normal work.Now also can by or firmware or software drive processor 107 to carry out the setting of idle function pattern or powering mode and to change the duty of the first circuit 101.
Fig. 2 B is that radio frequency closes (RadioOff) pattern, now close the power supply of Physical layer 104 in the first circuit 101 and medium access controller 105, and interface 106 in second circuit 102 and the first circuit 101, tertiary circuit 103 still enter mode of operation, and second circuit 102 can open the power supply of (turnon) first in circuit 101 at once when receiving the instruction from external device (ED) 10a.That is, drive processor 107 to carry out the setting of idle function pattern by firmware or software, namely the first buffer 109 is set the condition triggering idle function pattern in advance by electronic installation 10, namely drives processor 107 to carry out the setting of idle function pattern or powering mode by firmware or software when the conditions are met.
Fig. 2 C is card invalid (CardDisable) pattern, now close the power supply of Physical layer 104 in the first circuit 101 and medium access controller 105, the present invention also closes the power supply of second circuit 102, also by the power-off of processor 107, but interface 106 enters low power consuming pattern (as SUS/L3), tertiary circuit 103 maintenance work pattern, and second circuit 102 can set the second buffer 110 of tertiary circuit 101 before the power-off of second circuit 102, also namely before the power-off of second circuit 102, processor 107 can according to electronic installation 10 situation at that time, the action that next the use situation of such as each circuit estimating may occur to select a suitable powering mode from many group powering modes, using the powering mode as electronic installation 10 (or first circuit 101).And now such as external device (ED) 10a can pass through interface 106 and transmits specific external command to make processor 107 restart power supply or to carry out specific data transmission.
Fig. 2 D is external pin trigger mode, now close the power supply of the first circuit 101, second circuit 102, but tertiary circuit 103 maintenance work pattern, wherein tertiary circuit 101 is triggered by external pin, is carried out the setting of idle function pattern or powering mode by specific hardware.But the second buffer 110 of tertiary circuit 101 first can be set at the power-off front processor 107 of second circuit 102, also namely before the power-off of second circuit 102, processor 107 can according to electronic installation 10 situation at that time, a suitable powering mode is selected from many group powering modes, to set trigger condition and the function of the standby mode of external pin (not shown) according to this, or from many group trigger conditions, select a suitable trigger condition using the trigger condition as external pin.
Fig. 2 E is power-down mode (PowerDownMode), now closes the power supply in the first circuit 101, second circuit 102 and interface wherein 106, tertiary circuit 103.
Fig. 3 discloses the process flow diagram of method of the present invention, and it is that the method comprises the following steps about a kind of method setting the holding state of electronic installation:
S301: supply power supply is to this electronic installation;
S302: the powering mode that many this electronic installations of group are provided;
S303 a: processor of this electronic installation, from this many groups powering mode, according to the state of this electronic installation, selects one second powering mode; And
S304: the power supply of closing this processor.
Preferably, in the method for figure 3, the trigger condition setting an external pin according to this second powering mode is also comprised in the step selecting this second powering mode, and this electronic installation also comprises interface 106 and a tertiary circuit 103, wherein when the power supply of this interface is also for closing, this tertiary circuit 103, according to the triggering of this external pin, starts this second powering mode.
Preferably, this electronic installation comprises an interface, and this interface, under the state of the power-off of this processor, operates according to this second powering mode.
Preferably, in the method for figure 3, the tertiary circuit that its step also comprises this electronic installation sets the powering mode of this electronic installation according to this second powering mode, and this tertiary circuit separately comprises one second buffer, in order to store this second powering mode.
Only as described above, be only one example implementation of the present invention, when can not with the scope implemented of restriction the present invention.Namely the equalization change generally done according to the present patent application the scope of the claims with modify, all should still belong in scope that patent of the present invention contains, sincerely please your juror's explicit example for reference, and pray Hui Zhun, be to praying.

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1. have an electronic installation for standby mode, it comprises:
One first circuit, comprises an interface, in order to transmit data with an external device (ED);
One second circuit, comprises a processor, in order to set one first powering mode of described first circuit; And
One tertiary circuit, in order to set a second circuit powering mode of described second circuit, and when described second circuit is invalid in order to set one second powering mode of described first circuit;
Wherein, before described second circuit is invalid, described processor selects one first circuit powering mode using as described second powering mode in the powering mode of many groups the first circuit.
2. electronic installation according to claim 1, wherein, described tertiary circuit sets the trigger condition of an external pin according to described second powering mode.
3. electronic installation according to claim 2, wherein, when described first circuit and described second circuit invalid time, described tertiary circuit triggers according to described external pin, starts described second powering mode.
4. electronic installation according to claim 1, wherein, described tertiary circuit sets the trigger condition of an external pin according to described second circuit powering mode.
5. electronic installation according to claim 4, wherein, when described first circuit and described second circuit invalid time, described tertiary circuit triggers according to described external pin, starts described second circuit powering mode.
6. electronic installation according to claim 1, wherein, described first circuit separately comprises a Physical layer and a medium access controller, wherein, when the power-off of described Physical layer, described medium access controller and described second circuit, described interface operates according to described second powering mode.
7. set a method for the holding state of an electronic installation, described electronic installation comprises one first circuit, and described first circuit comprises an interface, and in order to transmit data with an external device (ED), described method comprises following steps:
One second circuit is set, comprises a processor, in order to set one first powering mode of described first circuit;
One tertiary circuit is set, in order to set a second circuit powering mode of described second circuit, and when described second circuit is invalid in order to set one second powering mode of described first circuit;
Supply power supply is to described electronic installation;
The powering mode of described first circuit of many groups is provided;
Described processor, from described many group powering modes of described first circuit, according to the state of described electronic installation, selects one first circuit powering mode using as described second powering mode; And
Close the power supply of described processor.
8. method according to claim 7, also comprises in the step selecting described second powering mode:
The trigger condition of an external pin is set according to described second powering mode.
9. method according to claim 7, wherein, described interface, under the state of the power-off of described processor, operates according to described second powering mode.
10. set a method for the holding state of electronic installation, described electronic installation comprises one first circuit, and described first circuit comprises an interface, and in order to transmit data with an external device (ED), described method comprises following steps:
One second circuit is set, comprises a processor, in order to set one first trigger condition of described first circuit;
One tertiary circuit is set, in order to set one second trigger condition of described second circuit, and when described second circuit is invalid in order to set one second trigger condition of described first circuit;
Supply power supply is to described electronic installation;
Many groups standby mode trigger condition of described first circuit is provided;
The described processor of described second circuit, from described many group standby mode trigger conditions, according to the state of described electronic installation, selects the trigger condition of an external pin as described second trigger condition; And
Close the power supply of the described processor of described second circuit.
11. methods according to claim 10, also comprise following steps:
Wherein, when described second trigger condition of described external pin occurs, described tertiary circuit starts described processor.
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