Abstract: A sequence control circuit for power sources includes two switched circuits and a sequence control unit. Each of the switched circuits has a control node and is coupled between a power source and a load. The sequence control unit includes two output terminals coupled to the control nodes. The output terminals generate control signals to control the sequence of the circuits being turned on.

Abstract: A driver circuit drives a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The driver circuit includes an enabling circuit, a power supply input control circuit, a stabilizing circuit, and a discharge circuit. The stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the PWM controller. The power supply input control circuit is electrically connected between the enabling circuit and the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit is electrically connected between the stabilizing circuit and the ground. In response to the driver circuit working in normal operation, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input control circuit to output a working voltage to the stabilizing circuit, and in response to the process of the driver circuit restarting, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input to stop outputting power supply to the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit leads a residual voltage of the stabilizing circuit to the ground, during the process of the driver circuit being restarted.

Abstract: A buck converter includes a power supply unit, two MOSFETs and a delay circuit. The PWM module is coupled to the gates of the two MOSFETs to alternatively turn on the two MOSFETs. The delay circuit is coupled between an output terminal and an input node of the PWM module for making sure that a voltage applied to the PWM module is after a voltage applied to a drain the MOSFETs.

Abstract: An adjusting device adjusts a load line of a CPU power supply circuit. The adjusting device includes a controller, a DC electronic load device, a voltage follower, an adjustable resistor, and an indicator. The controller controls the DC electronic load device to change an output current of the circuit. The voltage follower sends an output voltage of the circuit to the controller. The controller calculates the load line of the circuit based on the output current and the output voltage of the circuit, determines whether the load line satisfies the required value, changes a resistance of the adjustable resistor until the load line satisfies the required value, and sends a resistance of the adjustable resistor to the indicator.

Abstract: A capacitor test fixture for positioning capacitors under test includes a main body, a clamping section, an operating section, and a cover. The main body defines an opening, a plurality of receiving slots at the bottom of the opening to receive the capacitors, some positioning slots located at opposite sides of the opening, and a sliding slot. The clamping section includes a first hook, and the operating section includes a second hook corresponding to the first hook. The cover locates and fixes the clamping section and the operating section to the main body. The operating section functions when the second hook holds back the first hook, the capacitors under test are received within the receiving slots, and when the second hook releases the first hook, the clamping section secures and makes contact with the capacitors for testing.

Abstract: A resistance determining system is used to determine an offsetting resistance of a mainboard to establish a predetermined offset voltage. The system includes an input equipment, a single-chip, and a resistor. The input equipment sets a predetermined standard voltage of the mainboard. The resistor supplies the mainboard with various resistances, to adjust real output voltage of the mainboard. The single-chip monitors the real output voltage of the mainboard, and adjusts the resistance of the resistor until the difference between the real output voltage and the predetermined standard voltage is equal to a predetermined offset voltage.

Abstract: A driving circuit includes a switching circuit, an acquiring circuit, an amplifying circuit, and an adjusting circuit. The switching circuit includes a driving chip and a switching unit. The switching unit is connected between a power source and a load, the driving chip is configured for controlling the connection and disconnection of the switching unit. The acquiring circuit is connected between the switching unit and the load, and is configured for providing a feedback to the amplifying circuit. The amplifying circuit includes two amplifying input terminals connected to two terminals of the acquiring circuit and an amplifying output terminal outputting an amplified voltage. The adjusting circuit is connected to the amplifying output terminal and is configured for outputting different control voltages to the driving chip according to the amplified voltage. The driving chip outputs different driving voltages to the switching unit according to the control voltages.

Abstract: A resistance determining system and method for a protection circuit, includes a resistance determining unit. The resistance determining unit interconnects a microcontroller and a digital resistor, where the microcontroller has first setting voltage corresponding to a first voltage threshold for activating the protection circuit, and the microcontroller is capable of receiving and converting a first external voltage input to the protection circuit to be a first converted voltage. The digital resistor includes a first variable resistor having two terminals connected to the respective first terminal and the second terminal. The microcontroller adjusts a resistance of the first variable resistor to be a first threshold resistance if the first converted voltage is substantially equal to the first voltage threshold, and the first resistance is determined to be substantially equal to the first threshold resistance.

Abstract: A power supply circuit for a CPU (central processing unit) includes a CPU, a power supply, a plurality of voltage adjustment modules, a pulse width modulator, a plurality of resistivity selection modules, and a module management unit. The resistivity selection module includes an electronic switch, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a fourth resistor. When the CPU operates abnormally, the power supply circuit utilizes the resistors in the resistivity selection module as voltage dividers, thereby restricting MOSFET or other components to operate in a normal voltage range.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection device includes a power input terminal, a power output terminal, a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal, a testing circuit, and a switch element. The power input terminal and the first signal terminal are connected to a power supply. The power output terminal and the second signal terminal are connected to a computer motherboard. If the first and second terminals are disconnected from each other when the computer motherboard works, the power supply stops working. The testing circuit includes a fixed resistor and a control chip parallel connected between the power input and output terminal. The control chip stores a predetermined voltage threshold, and detects voltage between the two terminals of the fixed resistor, and compares the measured voltage with the predetermined voltage threshold. The switch element disconnects the first and second signal terminals when the measured voltage is greater than the predetermined voltage threshold.

Abstract: An RC test circuit includes an RC circuit, a digital rheostat, a control chip, and an oscillograph. The RC circuit includes a plurality of positive terminals and a plurality of negative terminals. The digital rheostat includes a plurality of rheostats each including a sliding terminal and a fixed terminal. The sliding terminals are correspondingly connected to the positive terminals while the fixed terminals are correspondingly connected to the negative terminals. The control chip is connected to the digital rheostat, and configured for controlling the digital rheostat to change the resistance of each rheostat. The oscillograph is connected to the RC circuit for displaying a waveform of the RC circuit.

Abstract: A driver circuit drives a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The driver circuit includes an enabling circuit, a power supply input control circuit, a stabilizing circuit, and a discharge circuit. The stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the PWM controller. The power supply input control circuit is electrically connected between the enabling circuit and the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit is electrically connected between the stabilizing circuit and the ground. In response to the driver circuit working in normal operation, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input control circuit to output a working voltage to the stabilizing circuit, and in response to the process of the driver circuit restarting, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input to stop outputting power supply to the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit leads a residual voltage of the stabilizing circuit to the ground, during the process of the driver circuit being restarted.

Abstract: A motherboard includes a motherboard power supply connector and a time delay circuit. The motherboard power supply connector connects a power supply unit. The motherboard power supply connector has a power supply on pin and a power good pin. The power good pin is configured for receiving a power good signal from the power supply unit. The time delay circuit has an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal is configured for receiving a power supply on signal. The output terminal is connected to the power supply on pin and is configured for sending the power supply on signal to the power supply on pin after a time delay determined by the time delay circuit.

Abstract: A resistance determining system for an over voltage protection (OVP) circuit, includes an external power source, a microcontroller, a digital rheostat and a display unit. The external power source supplies an external voltage to the OVP circuit. The microcontroller stores an over voltage value. The microcontroller is connected to the external power source and configured to detect the external voltage and compare the external voltage with the over voltage value. The digital rheostat is connected to the microcontroller and includes a first rheostat having two connection terminals respectively connected to two first connection ends of the OVP circuit. The microcontroller adjusts the first rheostat to be a first resistance value to activate the OVP circuit when the external voltage is substantially equal to the over voltage value. The display unit is connected to the microcontroller and configured to display the first resistance value.

Abstract: A buck converter includes a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET connected in series, a PWM module coupled to gates of the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET, and a control unit being coupled to the input current acquired unit, the input voltage acquired unit, the output current acquired unit, the output voltage acquired unit and the PWM module respectively, wherein the control unit controls a switch frequency of the PWM module and acquires the input current, the input voltage, the output current and the output voltage from the input current acquired unit, the input voltage acquired unit, the output current acquired unit and the output voltage acquired unit respectively.

Abstract: A driving voltage adjusting circuit includes a digital rheostat, a control chip, a low dropout regulating circuit, and a driving circuit. The control chip is connected with the digital rheostat, and configured for adjusting the resistance of the digital rheostat. The low dropout regulating circuit is connected with the digital rheostat and outputs an output voltage according to the resistance of the digital rheostat. The driving circuit comprising a number of switch elements connected with each other and a driver configured for driving the switch elements, each of the switch elements comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured for controlling connection and disconnection of the first terminal and the second terminal; the first terminal and the second terminal connected with the control chip, the driver is connected with the low dropout regulating circuit and output an driving voltage to the control terminal.

Abstract: A measuring device for a hard disk drive includes a first input node, a hard disk drive having a first input terminal, the first input terminal being coupled to the first input node to provide power to the hard disk drive. A first input current sampling unit is coupled between the first input node and the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input current Iin1. A first input voltage sampling unit is coupled to the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input voltage Uin1. A control unit is coupled to the first input current sampling unit and the first input voltage sampling unit to receive the first input current and the first input voltage.

Abstract: A measurement circuit includes a switch unit with a number of keys selectively pressed to output different resistance regulating signals. A resistance setting circuit receives the resistance regulating signals and connects different resistances to a voltage circuit and a current circuit. The voltage circuit outputs different voltages. The current voltage receives a voltage from the voltage circuit and outputs a current to a capacitor. A detecting circuit measures a temperature of the capacitor and outputs the temperature to the resistance setting circuit. The resistance setting circuit compares the received temperature with a preset temperature. If the received temperature is equal to or greater than the preset temperature, the resistance setting circuit outputs short-circuit information of the capacitor. If the received temperature is less than the preset temperature, the resistance setting circuit outputs normal information of the capacitor. A display unit displays the information of the capacitor.

Abstract: A measurement circuit includes a switch unit with a number of keys selectively pressed to output different resistance regulating signals. A resistance setting circuit receives the resistance regulating signals and connects different resistances to a control circuit. The control circuit obtains a voltage according to the chosen resistance by the resistance setting circuit and compares the voltage with a preset voltage. If the voltage is greater than the preset voltage, the control circuit outputs a high level signal to a control pin of a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, to control a voltage unit to output a voltage. If the voltage is less than the preset voltage, the control circuit outputs a low level signal to the control pin of the PWM controller, to control the voltage unit to not output a voltage. A display unit displays the chosen resistance.

Abstract: A multimeter includes a main body, two probes extending from the main body, a battery unit arranged in the main body, and a charging system arranged in the main body and configured for charging the battery. The charging system includes a microcontroller with an external input voltage sampling circuit, a battery voltage sampling circuit and a voltage regulator circuit each electrically connected the microcontroller. The microcontroller compares sampled signals from the external input voltage sampling circuit and the battery voltage sampling circuit, and controls the voltage regulator circuit to regulate the external input voltage to be applicable to the battery based on the comparison.