The present application claims the priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810729944.0, titled “JUMPER CAP CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME”, filed on Jul. 5, 2018 with the Chinese Patent Office, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of designing server systems, and in particular to a jumper cap circuit and a method for designing the same.
A motherboard of a server is generally provided with a variety of headers and jumper caps. A level of a signal supplied to the header may be changed by changing a position of a jumper cap, thus parameters of the header are set to suit for a chip. In a case that the server is originally manufactured, default parameters are set for the server, to ensure a normal operation of the server for a first usage. These default parameters are set by connecting the jumper cap to different pins of the header.
A connection manner in a conventional jumper cap circuit is as shown in
However, the jumper cap may be fell off due to vibration during the transportation of a server, and there is no protective measure provided for the connection manner in the conventional circuit for setting default parameters. As a result, a signal line connected to the pin 2 is floated if the jumper cap is fell off, thereby resulting in an abnormal operation of the chip, thus affecting the performance of the server.
A jumper cap circuit and a method for designing a jumper cap circuit are provided according to the present disclosure, to solve a problem in the conventional art that a chip fails to operate normally once a jumper cap is fell off due to the connection manner in a circuit.
In order to solve the above problem, the following technical solutions are provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
A jumper cap circuit is provided, which includes a three-pin header and a chip, a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor, and a resistor R1. The three-pin header is connected to the chip via the pull-up resistor or the pull-down resistor. The resistor R1 and the pull-up resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit or the resistor R1 and the pull-down resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit. The resistor R1 is connected to a pin of the three-pin header. A resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the pull-up resistor. The resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the pull-down resistor.
Optionally, if a default input state of the jumper cap circuit is a high level state, the jumper cap circuit comprises a pull-up resistor R2, and a first pin of the three-pin header is grounded via the resistor R1, a second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled up by the pull-up resistor R2, and a third pin of the three-pin header is grounded via a resistor R3.
Optionally, if a default input state of the jumper cap circuit is a low level state, the jumper cap circuit comprises a pull-down resistor R2 which is grounded, and a level of a first pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the resistor R1, a second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled down by the pull-down resistor R2, and a level of a third pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by a resistor R3.
Optionally, the resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the pull-up resistor R2. The resistance of the pull up resistor R2 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the resistor R3.
Optionally, the chip is provided with a Strap pin.
A method for designing a jumper cap circuit is further provided, which is applicable to a jumper cap circuit including a three-pin header and a chip. The method includes:
acquiring a default input state of the chip, where the default input state comprises a high level state and a low level state; and
setting, based on the default input state of the chip, a default value of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located.
The default value of the chip includes logic 0 or logic 1. The second resistor is a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor. The second pin is a pin of the three-pin header which is connected to the chip. The first resistor and the second resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit. A resistance of the first resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second resistor.
Optionally, the setting, based on the default input state of the chip, a default value of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located includes:
if the default input state of the chip is a high level state and the second resistor is a pull-up resistor, connecting the first pin of the three-pin header to a ground via the first resistor, and connecting the second pin of the three-pin header to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled up by the second resistor.
Optionally, the setting, based on the default input state of the chip, a default value of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located further includes:
connecting a third pin of the three-pin header to the ground via a third resistor.
The resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor.
Optionally, the setting, based on the default input state of the chip, a default value of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located includes:
if the default input state of the chip is a low level state and the second resistor is a pull-down resistor which is grounded, pulling up a level of the first pin of the three-pin header by the first resistor, and connecting the second pin of the three-pin header to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled down by the second resistor.
Optionally, the setting, based on the default input state of the chip, a default value of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located further includes:
pulling up a level of a third pin of the three-pin header by a third resistor.
The resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor.
The following beneficial effects can be realized with the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.
A jumper cap circuit is provided according to the present disclosure. The jumper cap includes a three-pin header, a chip, a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor, and a resistor R1. The three-pin header is connected to the chip via the pull-up resistor or the pull-down resistor. The resistor R1 and the pull-up resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit or the resistor R1 and the pull-down resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit. The resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the pull-up resistor. The resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than that of the pull-down resistor. In a case that the default input state of the jumper cap circuit is a high level state, the jumper cap circuit includes a pull-up resistor R2, and a first pin of the three-pin header is connected to the ground via the resistor R1, a second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled up by the pull-up resistor R2, and a third pin of the three-pin header is connected to the ground via a resistor R3. In a case that the default input state of the jumper cap circuit is a low level state, the jumper cap circuit includes a pull-down resistor R2 which is grounded, and a level of the first pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the resistor R1, the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled down by the pull-down resistor R2, and a level of the third pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the resistor R3. According to the present disclosure, in a case that the default input state of the chip is a high level state, the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled up by the pull-up resistor, such that an input of the chip remains at a high level. A voltage dividing circuit is constituted by the resistor R1 and the pull-down resistor, such that even if a jumper cap is fell off during transportation of a server, a voltage supplied to the chip remains at Vcc, that is, the input of the chip is still logic 1. In a case that the default input state of the chip is a low level state, the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled down by a pull-down resistor which is grounded, such that an input of the chip remains at a low level. A voltage dividing circuit is constituted by the resistor R1 and the pull-down resistor, such that even if a jumper cap is fell off during transportation of a server, the voltage supplied to the chip is still zero, that is, the input of the chip is still logic 0. Therefore, with the connection manner of the three-pin header and the chip in the jumper cap circuit of the present disclosure, the chip can remain at an initial default input state even if a jumper cap is fell off, thereby ensuring a correct logic of the chip, thus ensuring a normal operation of the chip.
In addition, in the present disclosure, the resistance of the first resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second resistor R2, and the resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor R3. A balance of the circuit can be achieved by setting the resistances of the three resistors to meet certain conditions. The chip can remain at an initial default input state if a jumper cap is not fell off or during transportation of a server, which facilitates a further improvement of reliability of the server.
A method for designing a jumper cap circuit is further provided according to the present disclosure. In the method, a default input state of a chip is acquired, then a default value of the chip is set based on the default input state of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located. In a case that the default input state of the chip is a high level state, the second resistor serves as a pull-up resistor, the first pin of the three-pin header is connected to the ground via the first resistor, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled up by the second resistor. In a case that the default input state of the chip is a low level state, the second resistor is grounded and serves as a pull-down resistor, a level of the first pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the first resistor, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second chip is pulled down by the second resistor, and the resistance of the first resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second resistor. In the present disclosure, a second resistor serving as a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor is arranged in the path where the second pin of a three-pin header is located based on different default input states, such that the chip can remain at a default input state. A voltage dividing circuit is constituted by a first resistor and a second resistor, such that an abnormal operation of the chip due to the falling off of a jumper cap can be effectively avoided, thereby improving the reliability of the server. In addition, in a case that the default input state of the chip is a high level state, a third pin of the three-pin header is connected to the ground via a third resistor, and the resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor. In a case that the default input state of the chip is a low level state, a level of a third pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the third resistor, and the resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor. With the method, a balance of the circuit can be achieved, and the chip can remain at an initial default input state if a jumper cap is not fell off or during the transportation of a server, which facilities a further improvement of the reliability of the server.
It is to be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory, and do not intend to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
In order to more clearly describe the technical solution in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solution in the conventional art, drawings to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the conventional art are briefly described hereinafter. It is apparent that the drawings described below show merely the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art may obtain other drawings according to the provided drawings without any creative effort.
In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are described clearly and completely hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without any creative work should fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
In order to better understand the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
Reference is made to
In the present embodiment, in the jumper cap circuit, the default input state of the chip is a high level state. The first pin is grounded via the resistor R1, and the second pin is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled up by the pull-up resistor R2. The resistance of the resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the pull-up resistor R2.
According to the above arrangement, the resistor R2 serves as a pull-up resistor, the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled up by the resistor R2. The resistor R1 and the pull-up resistor R2 constitute a voltage dividing circuit, such that the input state of the chip remains at a high level state. Specifically, in a case that the jumper cap is not fell off, the level of the second pin is pulled up to Vcc by the pull-up resistor R2, and the resistor R1 and the resistor R2 constitute a voltage dividing circuit, such that a voltage supplied to the chip is expressed by Vcc*R1/(R1+R2). Since the resistance of the first resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second pull-up resistor R2, the following equation can be derived: Vcc*R1/(R1+R2)−≈Vcc. Therefore, the voltage inputted to the chip is approximately equal to Vcc, that is, the input of the chip is logic 1. In a case that the jumper cap is fell off, the second pin of the three-pin header is floated, and the chip is still connected to the power supply Vcc via the resistor R2, such that the voltage inputted to the chip is still equal to Vcc, that is, the input of the chip is still logic 1.
Therefore, with the jumper cap circuit in the present embodiment, the chip can remain at an initial default input state even if a jumper cap is fell off, thereby ensuring a correct logic of the chip, thus ensuring the normal operation of the chip.
Furthermore, in the jumper cap circuit of the present disclosure, the third pin of the three-pin header is grounded via the resistor R3, and the resistance of the pull-up resistor R2 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor R3.
Specifically, as can be seen from
In the embodiment, the third pin of the three-pin header is grounded via a resistor R3, such that the resistor R3 and the pull-up resistor R2 constitute a voltage dividing circuit, thus facilitating the balance of the circuit. Moreover, the resistor R3 is arranged such that the subsequent debugging operation on the jumper cap circuit is facilitated. For example, the resistor R3 may be reset to have other resistances to facilitate the debugging operation on the jumper cap circuit, thereby improving the flexibility of the jumper cap circuit.
In addition, in the embodiment, the third pin of the three-pin header may be directly grounded via a wire.
Furthermore, in the present disclosure, the chip is provided with a Strap pin, which is a pin to which a level of an input is determined by an external jumper wire. The Strap pin has a multiplexing function, and may serve as a multiplexing pin. For example, the Strap pin operates for a certain function during a power-on and reset stage, and operates for another function during the normal operation. In the present disclosure, the header is a three-pin header, that is, the header has three pins.
Based on the embodiment shown in
In the embodiment, the default input state of the chip in the jumper cap circuit is a low level state. The level of the first pin is pulled up by the resistor R1, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after a level of the second pin is pulled down by the pull-down resistor R2 which is grounded. The resistance of the first resistor R1 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second pull-up resistor R2.
According to the above arrangement, the resistor R2 serves as a pull-down resistor, the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled down by the resistor R2, and the resistor R1 and the pull-up resistor R2 constitute a voltage dividing circuit, such that the input state of the chip remains at a low level state. The principle of remaining the input of the chip at logic 0 by using the resistor R1 and the resistor R2 in the jumper cap circuit no matter the jumper cap is fell off or not fell off is similar to the principle in the embodiment one of remaining the input of the chip at logic 1 in the jumper cap circuit, which is not described in detail herein.
Furthermore, in the embodiment, in the jumper cap circuit, the level of the third pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the resistor R3, and the resistance of the pull-down resistor R2 is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the resistor R3.
As can be seen from
In addition, in the embodiment, the level of the third pin of the three-pin header may be directly pulled up via a wire.
For the part that is not described in detail in the embodiment, reference may be made to the embodiment one as shown in
Based on the embodiments as shown in
In step S1, a default input state of a chip is acquired, where the default input state of the chip includes a high level state and a low level state.
The method of the present disclosure is mainly applicable to a jumper cap circuit including a chip and a three-pin header.
In step S2, a default value of the chip is set based on the default input state of the chip by arranging a first resistor in a path where a first pin of the three-pin header is located and arranging a second resistor in a path where a second pin of the three-pin header is located. The default value of the chip includes logic 0 or logic 1. The second resistor serves as a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip, and the first resistor and the second resistor constitute a voltage dividing circuit. The resistance of the first resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the second resistor.
In the present disclosure, a second resistor serving as a pull-up resistor or a pull-down resistor is arranged in the path where the second pin of the three-pin header is located based on different default input states, and the voltage dividing circuit is constituted by the first resistor and the second resistor, such that the level of the input to the chip remains at the default input state, thereby effectively avoiding an abnormal operation of the chip due to the falling off of a jumper cap, thus improving the reliability of the server.
Specifically, the step S2 is performed in the following two cases.
In one case, the default input state of the chip is a high level state, the second resistor serves as a pull-up resistor, the first pin of the three-pin header is grounded via the first resistor, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled up by the second resistor.
Further, a third pin of the three-pin header is grounded via a third resistor, where the resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor.
In another case, the default input state of the chip is a low level state, the second resistor is grounded and serves as a pull-down resistor, the level of the first pin of the three-pin header is pulled up by the first resistor, and the second pin of the three-pin header is connected to the chip after the level of the second pin is pulled down by the second resistor.
Further, the level of the third pin is pulled up by the third resistor, and the resistance of the second resistor is equal to or greater than ten times of that of the third resistor.
In the embodiment, the operation principle and the operation method of the jumper cap circuit is described in detail in the embodiments as shown in
The embodiments described above only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, which are used to understand or implement the present disclosure by those skilled in the art. It is apparent that various modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined in the present disclosure may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the principle or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein, but complies with the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201810729944.0 | Jul 2018 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2019/077411 | 3/8/2019 | WO | 00 |