CN211907881U - Adapter with multiple connectors - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an adapter with many connectors. The adapter comprises a first connector, at least two second connectors, a power transmission controller and a multiplexer. The power transmission controller is used for judging the type of the second connector when a first electronic device is connected with the first connector and a second electronic device is connected with one of the at least two second connectors. When the first electronic device is connected with the first connector and the second electronic device is connected with the second connector, the multiplexer controls a connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector, wherein the power transmission controller and the connection configuration are used for transmitting signals between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. Therefore, the utility model discloses an adapter not only can provide a plurality of connectors, but also automatic control first connector with connect the configuration between the second connector.

Description

Adapter with multiple connectors

technical field

The utility model relates to an adapter, in particular to an adapter with multiple connectors.

Background technique

In the prior art, an electronic product (such as a smart phone or a notebook computer) owned by a user can communicate with the outside world in a wireless manner or a wired manner, wherein when the electronic product uses the wired manner to communicate with the outside world During communication, the electronic product can receive data from the outside world or output data to the outside world through the connector of the electronic product. In daily life, because the user may often need the electronic product to transmit/receive a large amount of audio and video data, the electronic product uses a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector to transmit/receive A lot of audio and video data.

However, some electronic products choose to use connectors other than Universal Serial Bus (eg, a display port (DP) connector or a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector) due to product characteristics. Therefore, when the electronic product and the electronic product need to communicate with each other, the electronic product needs an appropriate adapter (adapter) and the electronic product to communicate with each other. However, since the electronic product may have more than one type of connector, how to design an adapter with multiple connectors becomes an important issue for designers of the adapter.

Utility model content

An embodiment of the present invention discloses an adapter with multiple connectors. The adapter includes a first connector, at least two second connectors, a power delivery controller and a multiplexer. The power transmission controller is coupled to the first connector and the at least two second connectors, for when a first electronic device is connected to the first connector and a second electronic device is connected to the at least two second connectors When one of the two second connectors is a second connector, the type of the second connector is determined. The multiplexer is coupled to the power delivery controller, the first connector and the at least two second connectors, wherein when the first electronic device is connected to the first connector and the first connector When two electronic devices are connected to the second connector, the multiplexer controls the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector, and the connection configuration is used to Signals are communicated between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an adapter with multiple connectors. The adapter includes a power delivery controller and a multiplexer. The multiplexer is coupled to the power transmission controller, for when a first electronic device is connected to the adaptor and a second electronic device is connected to the adaptor, the multiplexer is The type of the second electronic device determined by the power delivery controller controls the connection configuration between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, wherein the connection configuration is used for Signals are communicated between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an adapter with multiple connectors. The adapter includes a power delivery controller. When a first electronic device is connected to the first connector of the adaptor and a second electronic device is connected to the second connector of the adaptor, the multiplexer outside the adaptor will The type of the second connector determined by the conveying controller controls the configuration of the connection between the first connector and the second connector, and the connection configuration is used in the first connector Signals are communicated between the electronic device and the second electronic device.

The utility model discloses an adapter with multiple connection heads. When an electronic device is connected to the first connector of the adaptor and another electronic device is connected to a second connector of a plurality of second connectors of the adaptor, the adaptor can utilize a The power delivery controller determines the type of the second connector, uses a multiplexer to control the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector, and uses the connection configuration to connect the Signals are communicated between the electronic device and the other electronic device. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the adapter disclosed in the present invention can not only provide a plurality of connectors, but also can provide the first connector, the second connector, and the electronic device and all One of the other electronic devices supplies power to the power delivery controller, and automatically controls the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an adapter with multiple connectors disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the first electronic device is connected to the first connector and the second electronic device is connected to the second connector.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the third electronic device is connected to the first connector and the fourth electronic device is connected to the second connector.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the connection of the fifth electronic device to the first connector and the connection of the sixth electronic device to the second connector.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the connection of the seventh electronic device to the first connector and the connection of the eighth electronic device to the second connector.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an operation method of an adapter with multiple connectors disclosed in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Among them, the reference numerals are described as follows:

100 adapter

102 First connector

104, 106 Second connector

108 Power Delivery Controller

110 Multiplexer

202 The first electronic device

204 Second electronic device

302 Third electronic device

304 Fourth electronic device

402 Fifth electronic device

404 Sixth electronic device

502 Seventh electronic device

504 Eighth Electronic Device

GPIOP general purpose input and output pin

600-612 steps

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an adapter 100 with multiple connectors disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention. The adapter 100 includes a first connector 102, a second connector Two connectors 104, 106, a power delivery controller 108 and a multiplexer 110, wherein the power delivery controller 108 is coupled to the first connector 102 and the second connector 104, 106, the multiplexer 110 is coupled to the power delivery controller 108, the first connector 102 and the second connectors 104, 106, the first connector 102 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type C (Type C) connection The second connector 104 is a display port (DP) connector, and the second connector 106 is a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the adapter 100 including two second connectors 104 and 106 , that is, the adapter 100 may include more than two second connectors, for example, the adapter 100 may include A display port connector, a high-definition multimedia interface connector and a universal serial bus type C (Type C) connector. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the multiplexer 110 is coupled to the power transmission controller 108 through a general-purpose input/output pin GPIOP, but the present invention is not limited to the multiplexer 110 being connected to the power delivery controller 108 through a general-purpose input/output pin GPIOP. The pin GPIOP is coupled to the power transmission controller 108 . In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the multiplexer 110 can be coupled to the power transmission controller 108 through an integrated circuit bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit. I ² C). In addition, in subsequent embodiments of the present invention, the present invention will utilize the 18th pin and The 20th pin of the second connector 104 (the power supply pin of the display port connector) uses the hot plug disclosed in the related art in the second connector 106 (the high-definition multimedia interface connector). Pull the 19th pin of the technology and the 18th pin of the second connector 106 (the power supply pin of the high-definition multimedia interface connector), and use the first connector 102 (the C type connector) pin VBUS (the power supply pin of the universal serial bus type C connector) description.

Please refer to FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first electronic device 202 connected to the first connector 102 and a second electronic device 204 connected to the second connector 104 . As shown in FIG. 2 , when the second electronic device 204 is connected to the second connector 104 , the power delivery controller 108 can detect that the second connector 104 is connected to the second electronic device 204 according to the hot-plug technology disclosed in the prior art and the second connector 106 is not connected to any electronic device, and the power delivery controller 108 can determine the second connection according to the pin definition of the display port connector or the pin definition of the high-definition multimedia interface connector Kind of head 104 . In more detail, because the pin definitions of the first connector 102 , the second connector 104 and the second connector 106 are different under the hot-plug technology disclosed in the prior art, when the second connector 104 and When one of the second connectors 106 is connected to an electronic device, the power delivery controller 108 can detect that the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the hot-plug technology disclosed in the prior art. That is to say, the power delivery controller 108 does not know in advance which one of the second connectors 104 and 106 will be connected to the second electronic device 204, so when the second electronic device 204 is connected to the second connector 104, the power delivery The controller 108 needs to detect that the second connector 104 is connected to the second electronic device 204 according to the hot-plug technology disclosed in the prior art. At this time, because the pin definitions of the first connector 102 , the second connector 104 and the second connector 106 are different under the hot-plug technology disclosed in the prior art, when one of the second connectors 104 has different pin definitions The first predetermined pin (that is, the 18th pin of the second connector 104 in the hot-swap technology disclosed in the prior art) is enabled, and the second connector 106 is in the hot-swap technology disclosed in the prior art. When the 19th pin of the display port is not enabled (because the second connector 106 is not connected to any electronic device), the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the second connector 104 is the The DisplayPort connector (because the 18th pin defined by the pins of the DisplayPort connector is a hot-plug detection pin). Next, the power delivery controller 108 still needs to determine whether each electronic device in the first electronic device 202 and the second electronic device 204 is a host or a slave device. Because the power delivery controller 108 receives a first power transmitted by the first electronic device 202 through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102 (the power pin of the USB Type-C connector), the power The transport controller 108 can accordingly determine that the first electronic device 202 is a first host. For example, the first electronic device 202 is a notebook computer with a USB Type-C connector. In addition, because the second electronic device 204 does not transmit a second power to the power delivery controller 108 through the second connector 104, the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the second electronic device 204 is a second slave ( slave) device, such as the second electronic device 204 is a monitor with a display port connector. After the power delivery controller 108 determines that the first electronic device 202 is the first master and determines that the second electronic device 204 is the second slave device, the multiplexer 110 can The judgment result and the type of the second connector 104 (that is, the DisplayPort connector) are used to control the first connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 104 . For example, the multiplexer 110 controls the USB Super Speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2, and SSRX2 of the first connector 102 to connect to the pins ML2, ML3, ML1, and ML0 of the second connector 104, respectively (as shown in Table 1). shown), that is, the signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSTX1 of the first connector 102 can be transferred to the pin ML2 of the second connector 104, and vice versa. Similarly, the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSRX1 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the pin ML3 of the second connector 104, and the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSTX2 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the second connection The signals from the pin ML1 of the header 104 , and the USB SuperSpeed pin SSRX2 of the first connector 102 can be passed to the pin ML0 of the second connector 104 . Therefore, when the first electronic device 202 is the first master and the second electronic device 204 is the second slave device, the adapter 100 can be configured as the first electronic device 202 through the first connection configuration A Universal Serial Bus Type C (Type C) connector/DisplayPort connector cable (Type C-to-DP cable) between the second electronic device 204 and the second electronic device 204 . In addition, the first electronic device 202 (the first host) will negotiate with the second electronic device 204 (the second slave device) so that the second connector 104 and the DisplayPort connector of the second electronic device 204 are operational In a displayport alternatemode. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 and pins ML2, ML3, ML1 and ML0 are all differential signal pair pins. In addition, when the first electronic device 202 is connected to the first connector 102 and the second electronic device 204 is connected to the second connector 104 , the first electronic device 202 is the first host, and the second electronic device 204 is the second When a slave device is used, the present invention is not limited to the first connection configuration. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the power transmission controller 108 receives the first power transmitted by the first electronic device 202 through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102, the power transmission controller 108 can transmit the first electrical energy to the second electronic device 204 .

Table 1 USB Type-C Connector/DisplayPort Connector Cables

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , when a third electronic device 302 is connected to the first connector 102 and a fourth electronic device 304 is connected to the second connector 104 , if the power transmission The controller 108 receives the fourth electronic device 304 through a second predetermined pin in the second connector 104 (eg, the power pin of the second connector 104 (ie, the 20th pin of the second connector 104 )). A fourth power is transmitted, the power delivery controller 108 determines that the fourth electronic device 304 is a fourth host, and determines that the second connector 104 is the DisplayPort connection according to the pin definition of the DisplayPort connector Header (because the pin 20 defined by the DisplayPort connector is used to transmit the fourth power), for example, the fourth electronic device 304 is a notebook computer with a DisplayPort connector. In addition, because the third electronic device 302 does not transmit a third power to the power transmission controller 108 through the first connector 102, the power transmission controller 108 can determine that the third electronic device 302 is a third slave device accordingly. For example, the third electronic device 302 is a monitor having a USB Type-C (Type C) connector. At this time, because the fourth electronic device 304 transmits the fourth electrical energy to the power delivery controller 108 , the first predetermined pins in the second connector 104 (eg, the hot plug detection lead of the second connector 104 ) pin (ie the 18th pin of the second connector 104)) will be closed. After the power delivery controller 108 determines that the third electronic device 302 is the third slave device and determines that the fourth electronic device 304 is the fourth master, the multiplexer 110 can Determine the result and the type of the second connector 104 (that is, the DisplayPort connector), and control the second connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 104, for example, the multiplexer 110 controls the first connector The USB SuperSpeed (SuperSpeed) pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the connector 102 are respectively connected to the pins ML3, ML2, ML0 and ML1 of the second connector 104 (as shown in Table 2), that is to say, the first The signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSTX1 of the connector 102 can be passed to the pin ML3 of the second connector 104 and vice versa. Similarly, the signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSRX1 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the pin ML2 of the second connector 104, and the signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSTX2 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the second connector The signal from the pin ML0 of the header 104 , and the USB SuperSpeed pin SSRX2 of the first connector 102 can be passed to the pin ML1 of the second connector 104 . Therefore, when the third electronic device 302 is the third slave device and the fourth electronic device 304 is the fourth master, the adapter 100 can be configured as the third electronic device 302 through the second connection configuration A DisplayPort connector/USB Type C connector cable (DP-to-Type C cable) between the fourth electronic device 304 and the fourth electronic device 304 . In addition, the fourth electronic device 304 (the fourth host) will negotiate with the third electronic device 302 (the third slave device) to make the second connector 104 and the DisplayPort connector of the fourth electronic device 304 operate in the DisplayPort standby mode. In addition, when the third electronic device 302 is connected to the first connector 102, the fourth electronic device 304 is connected to the second connector 104, the third electronic device 302 is the third slave device, and the fourth electronic device 304 is the When the fourth host is used, the present invention is not limited to the second connection configuration. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the power transmission controller 108 receives the fourth power transmitted by the fourth electronic device 304 through the second predetermined pin in the second connector 104 , the power delivery controller 108 can transmit the fourth electrical energy to the third electronic device 302 .

ML0 ML1 ML2 ML3 TX1 connect RX1 connect TX2 connect RX2 connect

Table 2 shows the port connector/USB Type-C connector cable

Please refer to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a fifth electronic device 402 connected to the first connector 102 and a sixth electronic device 404 connected to the second connector 106 . As shown in FIG. 4 , if the power delivery controller 108 receives a signal transmitted by the fifth electronic device 402 through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102 (the power supply pin of the Type-C connector of the universal serial bus) the fifth power, so the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the fifth electronic device 402 is a fifth host, for example, the fifth electronic device 402 is a notebook computer with a USB Type-C connector . In addition, because the sixth electronic device 404 does not transmit a sixth power to the power transmission controller 108 through the second connector 106 , the power transmission controller 108 can determine that the sixth electronic device 404 is a sixth slave device accordingly. For example, the sixth electronic device 404 is a monitor having a high-definition multimedia interface connector. In addition, because the sixth electronic device 404 does not transmit the sixth power to the power delivery controller 108 through the second connector 106 , and a third predetermined pin in the second connector 106 (ie, the second connector The 19th pin of 106) is enabled, so the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the second connector 106 is the high-definition multimedia interface connector according to the pin definition of the high-definition multimedia interface connector (because all the The 19th pin defined by the pins of the high-definition multimedia interface connector is the hot-plug detection pin). After the power delivery controller 108 determines that the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth master and determines that the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth slave device, the multiplexer 110 can Determine the result and the type of the second connector 106 (that is, the high-definition multimedia interface connector), and control the third connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 106 , such as the multiplexer 110 The USB SuperSpeed (SuperSpeed) pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the control first connector 102 are respectively connected to the pins TMDS1, TMDS2, TMDSCLK and TMDS0 of the second connector 106 (as shown in Table 3), that is to say , the signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSTX1 of the first connector 102 can be transferred to the pin TMDS1 of the second connector 106 and vice versa. Similarly, the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSRX1 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the pin TMDS2 of the second connector 106, and the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSTX2 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the second connection Pin TMDSCLK of header 106 , and signals from USB SuperSpeed pin SSRX2 of first header 102 can be passed to pin TMDS0 of second header 106 . Therefore, when the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth master and the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth slave device, the adapter 100 can be configured as the fifth electronic device 402 through the third connection configuration A USB Type C connector/High Definition Multimedia Interface connector cable (Type C-to-HDMI cable) between the sixth electronic device 404 and the sixth electronic device 404 . In addition, the fifth electronic device 402 (the fifth host) will negotiate with the sixth electronic device 404 (the sixth slave device) to connect the second connector 106 with the high-definition multimedia interface of the sixth electronic device 404 The header is operating in a high-definition multimedia interface alternate mode (HDMI alternate mode). In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 and pins TMDS0, TMDS1, TMDS2 and TMDSCLK are differential signal pair pins. In addition, when the fifth electronic device 402 is connected to the first connector 102, the sixth electronic device 404 is connected to the second connector 106, the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth host, and the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth When a slave device is used, the present invention is not limited to the third connection configuration. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the power transmission controller 108 receives the fifth electrical energy transmitted by the fifth electronic device 402 through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102, the power transmission controller 108 can transmit the fifth electrical energy to the sixth electronic device 404 .

TMDS0 TMDS1 TMDS2 TMDSCLK TX1 connect RX1 connect TX2 connect RX2 connect

Table 3 USB Type-C Connector/High-Definition Multimedia Interface Connector Cable

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 , when a seventh electronic device 502 is connected to the first connector 102 and an eighth electronic device 504 is connected to the second connector 106 , if the power transmission The controller 108 receives the eighth electronic device 504 through a fourth predetermined pin in the second connector 106 (eg, the power pin of the second connector 106 (ie, the 18th pin of the second connector 106 )). The transmitted eighth power, the power delivery controller 108 determines that the eighth electronic device 504 is an eighth host, and determines that the second connector 106 is the A high-definition multimedia interface connector (because the 18th pin defined by the pins of the high-definition multimedia interface connector is used to transmit the eighth power), for example, the eighth electronic device 504 has a high-definition Laptop with multimedia interface connector. In addition, because the seventh electronic device 502 does not transmit a seventh power to the power transmission controller 108 through the first connector 102, the power transmission controller 108 can determine that the seventh electronic device 502 is a seventh slave device accordingly. For example, the seventh electronic device 502 is a monitor having a USB Type-C (Type C) connector. After the power delivery controller 108 determines that the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave device and determines that the eighth electronic device 504 is the eighth master, the multiplexer 110 may Determine the result and the type of the second connector 106 (that is, the high-quality multimedia interface connector), and control the fourth connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 106, such as the multiplexer 110 Control the USB SuperSpeed (SuperSpeed) pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the first connector 102 to connect to the pins TMDS1, TMDS2, TMDSCLK and TMDS0 of the second connector 106 respectively (as shown in Table 4), that is to say , the signal of the USB SuperSpeed pin SSTX1 of the first connector 102 can be transferred to the pin TMDS1 of the second connector 106 and vice versa. Similarly, the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSRX1 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the pin TMDS2 of the second connector 106, and the signal of the USB super-speed pin SSTX2 of the first connector 102 can be transmitted to the second connection Pin TMDSCLK of header 106 , and signals from USB SuperSpeed pin SSRX2 of first header 102 can be passed to pin TMDS0 of second header 106 . Therefore, when the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave device and the eighth electronic device 504 is the eighth master, the adapter 100 can be configured as the seventh electronic device 502 through the fourth connection configuration A HDMI-to-Type C cable (HDMI-to-Type C cable) between the eighth electronic device 504 and the eighth electronic device 504 . In addition, the eighth electronic device 504 (the eighth host) will negotiate with the seventh electronic device 502 (the seventh slave device) for the second connector 106 and the high-definition multimedia interface connector of the eighth electronic device 504 is operating in the HDMMI standby mode. In addition, when the seventh electronic device 502 is connected to the first connector 102, the eighth electronic device 504 is connected to the second connector 106, the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave device, and the eighth electronic device 504 is the When the eighth host is used, the present invention is not limited to the fourth connection configuration. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the power transmission controller 108 receives the eighth electrical energy transmitted by the eighth electronic device 504 through the fourth predetermined pin in the second connector 106 , the power delivery controller 108 may transmit the eighth electrical energy to the seventh electronic device 502 .

TMDS0 TMDS1 TMDS2 TMDSCLK TX1 connect RX1 connect TX2 connect RX2 connect

Table 4 HDMI Connector/USB Type-C Connector Cables

In addition, since those skilled in the art should be able to clearly understand the function of the power delivery controller 108 through the above description of the power delivery controller 108 , those skilled in the art can easily utilize a power delivery controller 108 with the aforementioned power delivery controller 108 . A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) having the functions of the above-mentioned power transmission controller 108, an Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) having the functions of the above-mentioned power transmission controller 108, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) having the functions of the above-mentioned power transmission controller 108 A software module with the functions of the power delivery controller 108 , or an analog integrated circuit having the functions of the power delivery controller 108 described above to implement the power delivery controller 108 . Because those skilled in the art can input programming codes with the functions of the power delivery controller 108 described above into the field programmable logic gate array, or use intellectual property cores with the functions of the power delivery controller 108 described above (IPs)) implement an application specific integrated circuit with the power delivery controller 108 described above, and the field programmable logic gate array and the intellectual property core are readily available to those skilled in the art, so the power delivery controller The description of the structure of 108 is not repeated here. In addition, since those skilled in the art should be able to clearly understand the function of the multiplexer 110 through the above description of the multiplexer 110 , those skilled in the art can easily use a device with the functions of the multiplexer 110 described above. Field programmable logic gate array, an application-specific integrated circuit with the function of the above-mentioned multiplexer 110, a software module with the function of the above-mentioned multiplexer 110, or an analog integrated circuit with the function of the above-mentioned multiplexer 110 to implement the multiplexer 110. Because those skilled in the art can input the programming code with the function of the above-mentioned multiplexer 110 into the field programmable logic gate array, or use the intellectual property core with the function of the above-mentioned multiplexer 110 to realize the above-mentioned multiplexer. 110 is a special application integrated circuit, and the field programmable logic gate array and the intellectual property core are readily available to those skilled in the art, so the description of the structure of the multiplexer 110 will not be repeated here.

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the adapter 100 further includes a switch, and a user can use the switch to switch between the first connection configuration and the second connection group according to FIGS. 2-5 . state, the third connection configuration and the fourth connection configuration.

Please refer to FIGS. 1-6 . FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an operation method of an adapter with multiple connectors disclosed by the second embodiment of the present invention. The operation method of FIG. 6 is using the adapter 100 of FIG. 1 , the first electronic device 202 and the second electronic device 204 of FIG. 2 , the third electronic device 302 and the fourth electronic device 304 of FIG. 3 , and the fifth electronic device 302 of FIG. 4 . The electronic device 402 and the sixth electronic device 404, as well as the seventh electronic device 502 and the eighth electronic device 504 in FIG. 5 are described, and the detailed steps are as follows:

Step 600: start;

Step 602: An electronic device is connected to the first connector 102 and another electronic device is connected to a second connector of the second connectors 104 and 106;

Step 604: The power transmission controller 108 determines the type of the second connector;

Step 606: One of the electronic device and the other electronic device supplies power to the power delivery controller 108;

Step 608: When the electronic device supplies power to the power delivery controller 108, the power delivery controller 108 determines that the electronic device is a master and the other electronic device is a slave device, and when the other electronic device is When the device supplies power to the power delivery controller 108, the power delivery controller 108 determines that the other electronic device is another host and the electronic device is another slave device;

Step 610: The multiplexer 110 controls the connection configuration between the first connection head 102 and the second connection head according to the judgment result of the power transmission controller 108 and the type of the second connection head, wherein the connection group The state is used to transmit signals between the electronic device and the other electronic device;

Step 612: End.

In step 602 , it is taken as an example that the first electronic device 202 is connected to the first connector 102 and the second electronic device 204 is connected to the second connector 104 . In steps 604 to 608 , as shown in FIG. 2 , when the second electronic device 204 is connected to the second connector 104 , if the power delivery controller 108 receives the first electronic device through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102 When the first power transmitted by 202 is received, the power transmission controller 108 can determine that the first electronic device 202 is the first host accordingly. In addition, because the second electronic device 204 does not transmit the second power to the power delivery controller 108 through the second connector 104 and the first predetermined pin in the second connector 104 (that is, the second connector 104 The 18th pin) is enabled, so the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the type of the second connector 104 is the DisplayPort connector according to the pin definition of the DisplayPort connector. In step 610, after the power delivery controller 108 determines that the first electronic device 202 is the first master and determines that the second electronic device 204 is the second slave device, the multiplexer 110 can control the power delivery according to the above The first judgment result of the controller 108 and the type of the second connector 104 (that is, the DisplayPort connector), control the first connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 104 (as shown in Table 1). shown). Therefore, when the first electronic device 202 is the first master and the second electronic device 204 is the second slave device, the adapter 100 can be configured as the first electronic device 202 through the first connection configuration A USB Type C connector/DisplayPort connector cable (Type C-to-DP cable) between the second electronic device 204 and the second electronic device 204 .

In addition, in step 602 , the third electronic device 302 is connected to the first connector 102 and the fourth electronic device 304 is connected to the second connector 104 as an example. In steps 604 to 608 , as shown in FIG. 3 , when the fourth electronic device 304 is connected to the second connector 104 , if the power delivery controller 108 passes through the second predetermined pin in the second connector 104 (eg, the first When the connector power pin of the second connector 104 (ie the 20th pin of the second connector 104 ) receives the fourth power transmitted by the fourth electronic device 304 , the power delivery controller 108 can display the port according to the The pin definition of the connector determines that the second connector 104 is the display port connector and determines that the fourth electronic device 304 is the fourth host. In addition, because the third electronic device 302 does not transmit the third power to the power delivery controller 108 through the first connector 102, the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the third electronic device 302 is the third slave moving device. At this time, because the fourth electronic device 304 transmits the fourth power to the power delivery controller 108, the first predetermined pin in the second connector 104 (eg, the hot-plug detection pin of the second connector 104 ( That is, the 18th pin)) of the second connector 104 will be closed. In step 610, after the power delivery controller 108 determines that the third electronic device 302 is the third slave device and determines that the fourth electronic device 304 is the fourth master, the multiplexer 110 can control the power delivery according to the above The second judgment result of the controller 108 and the type of the second connector 104 (that is, the DisplayPort connector), control the second connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 104 (as shown in Table 2). shown). Therefore, when the third electronic device 302 is the third slave device and the fourth electronic device 304 is the fourth master, the adapter 100 can be configured as the third electronic device 302 through the second connection configuration A DisplayPort connector/Universal Serial Bus Type-C connector cable between the fourth electronic device 304 and the fourth electronic device 304 .

In addition, in step 602, the fifth electronic device 402 is connected to the first connector 102 and the sixth electronic device 404 is connected to the second connector 106 as an example. In steps 604 to 608 , as shown in FIG. 4 , if the power delivery controller 108 receives the fifth power transmitted by the fifth electronic device 402 through the pin VBUS of the first connector 102 , the power delivery controller 108 It is determined that the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth host. In addition, because the sixth electronic device 404 does not transmit the sixth power to the power delivery controller 108 through the second connector 106 and a third predetermined pin in the second connector 106 (ie, the second connector The 19th pin of 106) is enabled, so the power delivery controller 108 can determine that the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth slave device, and can determine the pin definition of the high-definition multimedia interface connector It is determined that the second connector 106 is the high-quality multimedia interface connector. At this time, because the sixth electronic device 404 is connected to the second connector 106, the third predetermined pin in the second connector 106 (for example, the hot-plug detection pin of the second connector 106 (that is, the second connector) 19th pin)) of 106 will be enabled. In step 610, after the power delivery controller 108 determines that the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth master and determines that the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth slave device, the multiplexer 110 can control the power delivery according to the above The third judgment result of the controller 108 and the type of the second connector 106 (that is, the high-definition multimedia interface connector) are used to control the third connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 106 ( as shown in Table 3). Therefore, when the fifth electronic device 402 is the fifth master and the sixth electronic device 404 is the sixth slave device, the adapter 100 can be configured as the fifth electronic device 402 through the third connection configuration and the sixth electronic device 404 is a USB Type C connector/high-definition multimedia interface connector cable.

In addition, in step 602 , the seventh electronic device 502 is connected to the first connector 102 and the eighth electronic device 504 is connected to the second connector 106 as an example. In steps 604 to 608, if the power delivery controller 108 passes the fourth predetermined pin in the second connector 106 (for example, the power supply pin of the second connector 106 (that is, the 18th pin of the second connector 106) (pin)) receives the eighth power transmitted by the eighth electronic device 504, the power delivery controller 108 determines that the eighth electronic device 504 is the eighth host, and can determine the eighth host according to the lead of the high-definition multimedia interface connector The pin definition determines that the second connector 106 is the high-quality multimedia interface connector. In addition, because the seventh electronic device 502 does not transmit the seventh electrical energy to the power transmission controller 108 through the first connector 102, the power transmission controller 108 can determine that the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave accordingly. moving device. In step 610, after the power delivery controller 108 determines that the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave device and determines that the eighth electronic device 504 is the eighth master, the multiplexer 110 can control the power delivery according to the above According to the fourth judgment result of the controller 108 and the type of the second connector 106 (that is, the high-definition multimedia interface connector), control the fourth connection configuration between the first connector 102 and the second connector 106 ( as shown in Table 4). Therefore, when the seventh electronic device 502 is the seventh slave device and the eighth electronic device 504 is the eighth master, the adapter 100 can be configured as the seventh electronic device 502 through the fourth connection configuration and the eighth electronic device 504 is a high-definition multimedia interface connector/Universal Serial Bus Type C (Type C) connector cable.

To sum up, when an electronic device is connected to the first connector of the adapter disclosed in the present invention and another electronic device is connected to a second connector among the plurality of second connectors of the adapter , the adapter can use the power transmission controller to determine the type of the second connector, and use the multiplexer to control the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector , and utilizing the power delivery controller and the connection configuration to communicate signals between the electronic device and the other electronic device. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the adapter disclosed in the present invention can not only provide a plurality of connectors, but also can provide the first connector, the second connector, and the electronic device and all One of the other electronic devices supplies power to the power delivery controller, and automatically controls the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the present utility model. For those skilled in the art, the present utility model may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. an adaptor with multiple connectors, characterized in that it comprises: the first connector; a plurality of second connectors; a power transmission controller, coupled to the first connector and the plurality of second connectors, for connecting the first connector and the second electronic device to the second connector when the first electronic device is connected to the first connector and the second electronic device to the second connector When connecting the second connector in the connector, determine the type of the second connector; and a multiplexer, coupled to the power delivery controller, the first connector and the plurality of second connectors, wherein when the first electronic device connects the first connector and the second connector When the electronic device is connected to the second connector, the multiplexer controls the connection configuration between the first connector and the second connector, wherein the connection configuration is used for the connection between the first connector and the second connector. Signals are transmitted between an electronic device and the second electronic device. 2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the first connector is a USB Type-C connector, and the plurality of second connectors comprise DisplayPort connectors and High Picture quality multimedia interface connector. 3 . The adapter of claim 2 , wherein the power delivery controller further determines that the first electronic device is a first master or a first slave device and the second electronic device is a first electronic device. 4 . Two masters or second slaves, and the multiplexer controls the connection between the first connector and the second connector according to the judgment result of the power transmission controller and the type of the second connector connection configuration. 4 . The adapter of claim 3 , wherein the power transmission controller determines that the first electronic device is the first electronic device according to whether it receives the first power transmitted by the first electronic device. 5 . The first host, and according to whether the second electronic device receives the second power sent by the second electronic device, it is determined that the second electronic device is the second host. 5. The adapter of claim 3, wherein when the second connector is a DisplayPort connector, the first electronic device is the first host, and the second electronic device is When the second slave device is used, the connection configuration is that the USB super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the first connector are respectively connected to the pins ML2, ML3, ML1 of the second connector. and MLO, and the adapter is configured as a USB Type-C connector/DisplayPort connector cable between the first electronic device and the second electronic device through the connection, wherein The first connector is a Universal Serial Bus Type C connector. 6. The adapter of claim 3, wherein when the second connector is a DisplayPort connector, the first electronic device is the first slave device and the second electronic device When the device is the second host, the connection configuration is that the USB super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the first connector are respectively connected to the pins ML3, ML2, ML0 of the second connector and ML1, and the adapter is configured as a DisplayPort connector/USB Type-C connector cable between the first electronic device and the second electronic device through the connection, wherein The first connector is a Universal Serial Bus Type C connector. 7. The adapter of claim 3, wherein when the second connector is a high-definition multimedia interface connector, the first electronic device is the first host and the first When the second electronic device is the second slave device, the connection configuration is that the USB super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the first connector are respectively connected to the pins TMDS1 of the second connector , TMDS2, TMDSCLK, and TMDS0, and the adapter is configured as a USB Type-C connector/high-definition multimedia through the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device An interface connector cable, wherein the first connector is a Universal Serial Bus Type-C connector. 8 . The adapter of claim 3 , wherein when the second connector is a high-definition multimedia interface connector, the first electronic device is the first slave device, and the When the second electronic device is the second host, the connection configuration is that the USB super-speed pins SSTX1, SSRX1, SSTX2 and SSRX2 of the first connector are respectively connected to the pins TMDS1, SSRX2 and TMDS1 of the second connector. TMDS2, TMDSCLK and TMDS0, and the adapter is configured as a high-definition multimedia interface connector/USB type C through the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device A connector cable, wherein the first connector is a Universal Serial Bus Type-C connector. 9 . The adapter of claim 1 , wherein when the power delivery controller receives the first power transmitted by the first electronic device through the first connector, the power The delivery controller is also used for delivering the first electrical energy to the second electronic device. 10. An adapter with multiple connectors, characterized by comprising: power delivery controllers; and a multiplexer, coupled to the power transmission controller, for when the first electronic device is connected to the adaptor and the second electronic device is connected to the adaptor, the multiplexer transmits the power according to the power transmission The type of the second electronic device determined by the controller controls the connection configuration between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, wherein the connection configuration is used in the first electronic device Signals are communicated between the device and the second electronic device. 11 . The adapter of claim 10 , wherein when the power transmission controller receives the first electrical energy transmitted by the first electronic device, the power transmission controller is further used to transmit the electrical energy. 12 . the first electrical energy to the second electronic device. 12. An adapter with multiple connectors, characterized by comprising: Power delivery controller; When the first electronic device is connected to the first connector of the adaptor and the second electronic device is connected to the second connector of the adaptor, the multiplexer outside the adaptor transmits the power according to the power The type of the second connection head determined by the controller controls the connection configuration between the first connection head and the second connection head, wherein the connection configuration is used in the first electronic Signals are communicated between the device and the second electronic device. 13 . The adapter of claim 12 , wherein when the power delivery controller receives the first power transmitted by the first electronic device through the first connector, the power The delivery controller is also used for delivering the first electrical energy to the second electronic device.

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