Terminal device

Abstract

Power supply voltages delivered to processing units of a terminal device, respectively, and a delivery range of the power supply voltages are changed over. There is provided the terminal device comprising a connecter for connecting power supply boards for delivering respective power supply voltages thereto, a plurality of processing units to be operated by the respective power supply voltages delivered from the power supply boards, wherein by connecting the respective power supply boards differing in circuit structure from each other with the connecter, the processing units to which the respective power supply voltages are delivered and levels of the respective power supply voltages as delivered are changed over.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure of a sensor net terminal as well as a base station according to the first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a view showing logic levels of a power supply voltage determination means according to the second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a structure of a sensor net terminal as well as a base station according to the third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a fourth embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 8 is a view showing logic levels of a power supply voltage determination means according to the fourth embodiment of the invention.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising: a connecter for connecting power supply boards for delivering respective power supply voltages thereto;a plurality of processing units to be operated by the respective power supply voltages delivered from the power supply boards,wherein by connecting the respective power supply boards differing in circuit structure from each other with the connecter, the processing units to which the respective power supply voltages are delivered and levels of the respective power supply voltages as delivered are changed over.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply board and the terminal device are disposed so as to form a layered structure via the connecter.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processing units comprises a controller; and a communication controller,wherein the terminal device is provided with a regulator, and depending on the power supply board connected to the terminal device, andwherein a change is made such that either a power supply voltage delivered via the regulator is delivered to the controller and the communication controller, or a power supply voltage delivered not through the medium of the regulator is delivered to the controller.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the controller detects a voltage level of an input line to the communication controller, andwherein the controller executes a normal operation if the voltage level is high, and executes program-writing if the voltage level is low.

5. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein one of the power supply boards is provided with a constant-voltage source, and is connected to an input line to the controller via the connecter, thereby delivering a voltage level of the constant-voltage source to the controller.

6. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein one of the power supply boards is provided with a constant-voltage source, and is connected to an input line to the regulator via the connecter, andwherein, by receiving an input from an output line of the regulator and connecting the input to an input line to the controller, the one of the power supply boards delivers a power supply voltage level lower than a voltage level of the constant-voltage source to the controller and the communication controller.

7. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processing units comprises a microcomputer; a communication controller; and a sensor, andwherein, by changing the power supply board to be connected to the connecter, changeover is made among operation modes for delivering the power supply voltage only to the microcomputer, delivering the respective power supply voltages only to the microcomputer and the communication controller, and delivering the respective power supply voltages to the microcomputer, the communication controller, and the sensor, respectively.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the microcomputer has a power supply voltage determinator for the communication controller and the sensor, thereby determining a delivery mode of the power supply board, and stopping an operation thereof in case that the delivery mode of the power supply board does not match the operation mode of the microcomputer.

9. A terminal device comprising: a controller operated by a power supply voltage as delivered; andother processing units,wherein the controller detects voltage levels of respective input lines to the other processing units, and executes a normal operation if the voltage levels are high while executing program-writing if the voltage levels are low.

10. A terminal device comprising: at least two types of power supply boards; anda terminal body connected to said at least two types of power supply boards, respectively via a single connector,wherein the terminal body comprises a plurality of processing units,wherein said at least two types of power supply boards differ from each other in that interconnections between power supplies respectively being inside said at least two types of power supply boards and the single connector differ from each other, andwherein, by connecting either of said at least two types of power supply boards to the connector, a varying power supply voltage level is selectively delivered to the plurality of the processing units, respectively.