US4992970A
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System for reading or setting printed circuit boards voltage of computer by support processor
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1987-11-17
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Granted: 1991-02-12
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Expires: 2007-11-17
Abstract
Abstract In a computer system, a board voltage reading circuit or a board voltage setting circuit is formed on a board, to effectively read and set the power voltage of the board carrying various types of circuit elements. Board identification number data and board voltage reading mode data are entered into the board voltage reading circuit, and the board voltage setting data is entered into the board voltage setting circuit. These data are entered through a support processor by a display in a console. Only when the board identification number input from support processor and board identification number preset are in agreement each other, the board voltage is read by the board voltage readig circuit. The result is displayed by the display. The board voltage setting circuit is used for setting the power voltage of the board.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsu Igarashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/006; G06F11/22; G06F11/24; G06F11/26; G06F11/273; G06F11/2736
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for reading a voltage of a printed circuit board, the system comprising: a support processor for producing board identification data and for inputting voltage data; first registering means for storing board identification data and selecting data from said support processor through an input data line; converting means for converting voltage of said printed circuit board to voltage data representing voltage supplied to said printed circuit board; selecting means for selecting one of board data of said printed circuit board and voltage data converted by said converting means in accordance with said selecting data stored in said first registering means; second registering means for storing said data selected by said selecting means; comparing means for comparing said board identification data stored in said first registering means with special board identification data preset in said printed circuit board; and gate means for outputting said data stored in said second registering means to said support processor through an output data line, when said sorted board identification data are identical to said preset special board identification data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for reading a voltage of a printed circuit board, the system comprising: a support processor for producing board identification data and for inputting voltage data; first registering means for storing board identification data and selecting data from said support processor through an input data line; converting means for converting voltage of said printed circuit board to voltage data representing voltage supplied to said printed circuit board; selecting means for selecting one of board data of said printed circuit board and voltage data converted by said converting means in accordance with said selecting data stored in said first registering means; second registering means for storing said data selected by said selecting means; comparing means for comparing said board identification data stored in said first registering means with special board identification data preset in said printed circuit board; and gate means for outputting said data stored in said second registering means to said support processor through an output data line, when said sorted board identification data are identical to said preset special board identification data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said input data line and said output data line include a serial line, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said first registering means and said second registering means include a shift register, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said support processor is connected to a terminal comprised by input means for inputting said board identification data and display means for displaying said board identification data and said voltage data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein one of said first registering means and said second registering means is enabled in accordance with reading mode data from said support processor through a function line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein the second registering means includes storing means for storing voltage setting data from the support processor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein the gate means includes means for outputting the stored voltage setting data, when the voltage setting data is stored in the storing means, and when the stored board identification data are identical to the preset special board identification data.
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