Electronic device, detection circuit and voltage control method

1. An electronic device comprising:

a system circuit operating based on an adaptor voltage which is input to a power source terminal; and

a detection circuit detecting the adaptor voltage and an adaptor current corresponding to the adaptor voltage by a resistor coupled between the power source terminal and the system circuit,

wherein the detection circuit comprises:

an error amplifier outputting an error signal corresponding to a difference between the adaptor voltage and a reference signal;

a current control circuit coupled to a control terminal through which an identifying voltage is input and outputting, based on the error signal, a control current corresponding to the adaptor voltage;

a monitoring circuit coupled to the control terminal, comparing a reference voltage with a voltage corresponding to a potential of the control terminal based on the identifying voltage, and producing, based on a result of the comparison, a detection signal indicating whether or not an external power source connected to the power source terminal is suitable;

a switch control circuit turning on/off, based on the detection signal a switch coupled between the power source terminal and the resistor; and

a setting circuit setting the potential of the control terminal.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the setting circuit is a constant current circuit coupled to the control terminal and supplying a constant current to the control terminal.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the setting circuit is coupled between the error amplifier and the current control circuit, receives the detection signal, and clamps the potential of the control terminal through the current control circuit to the adaptor voltage based on the detection signal.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current control circuit comprises a first MOS transistor including a drain coupled to the control terminal, a source receiving the adaptor voltage, and a gate coupled to a current-voltage conversion circuit; and the current-voltage conversion circuit that supplies a voltage proportional to the error signal produced by the error amplifier to the gate of the first MOS transistor,

wherein the current-voltage conversion circuit comprises a second MOS transistor coupled in current-mirror form to the first MOS transistor, a third MOS transistor coupled in series to the second MOS transistor, and a resistor, and

wherein the setting circuit is coupled between the error amplifier and a gate of the third MOS transistor, and when the detection signal is at a first level, transmits the error current produced by the error amplifier to the gate of the third MOS transistor, or when the detection signal is at a second level, cuts off the transmission of the error current and keeps the gate voltage of the third MOS transistor at the time of the cutoff.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current control circuit comprises a first MOS transistor having a drain coupled to the control terminal, a source receiving the adaptor voltage, and a gate coupled to a current-voltage conversion circuit; and the current-voltage conversion circuit that supplies a voltage proportional to the error signal produced by the error amplifier to the gate of the first MOS transistor,

wherein the current-voltage conversion circuit comprises: a second MOS transistor coupled in current-mirror form to the first MOS transistor; a third MOS transistor coupled in series to the second MOS transistor; and a resistor, and

wherein the setting circuit is coupled between the error amplifier and the gate of the third MOS transistor, and when the detection signal is at a first level, transmits the error current produced by the error amplifier to the gate of the third MOS transistor, or when the detection signal is at a second level, cuts off the transmission of the error current and supplies the adaptor voltage to the gate voltage of the third MOS transistor.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main device is coupled to a secondary battery producing a battery voltage,

wherein the system circuit operates using at least one of the adaptor voltage and the battery voltage,

wherein the detection circuit detects the battery voltage and a battery current corresponding to the battery voltage by use of a resistor coupled between the battery and the system circuit,

wherein the error amplifier produces an error signal based on a difference between the reference signal and at least two of the adaptor voltage, the adaptor current, the battery voltage, and the battery current, and

wherein the switch control circuit turns on/off, based on the detection signal, a first switch coupled between the power source terminal and the resistor and a second switch coupled between the resistor used to detect the battery current and the battery.

7. A detection circuit comprising:

an error amplifier outputting an error signal based on a difference between an adaptor voltage and an adaptor current based on the adaptor voltage and a reference signal;

a current control circuit outputting, based on the error signal, a control current corresponding to the adaptor voltage;

a monitoring circuit comparing a reference voltage with a voltage proportional to a potential based on an identifying voltage corresponding to the adaptor voltage, and producing, based on a result of the comparison, a detection signal indicating whether or not a coupled external power source is suitable;

a switch control circuit turning on/off, based on the detection signal, a switch coupled between the power source terminal and a resistor; and

a setting circuit setting a potential based on the identifying voltage.

8. The detection circuit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the setting circuit is a constant current circuit that supplies a constant current.

9. The detection circuit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the setting circuit is coupled between the error amplifier and the current control circuit, receives the detection signal, and clamps, based on the detection signal, a potential corresponding to the identifying voltage through the current control circuit to the adaptor voltage.

10. The detection circuit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the detection circuit is coupled to a secondary battery producing a battery voltage and to a system circuit that operates using at least one of the adaptor voltage and the battery voltage,

wherein the detection circuit detects the battery voltage and a battery current corresponding to the battery voltage by use of a resistor coupled between the battery and the system circuit,

wherein the error amplifier produces an error signal based on a difference between the reference signal and at least two of the adaptor voltage, the adaptor current, the battery voltage, and the battery current, and

wherein the switch control circuit turns on/off, based on the detection signal, a first switch coupled between the power source terminal and the resistor and a second switch coupled between the resistor used to detect the battery current and the battery.

11. A voltage control method comprising:

producing an error signal based on a difference between a reference signal and an adaptor voltage and an adaptor current corresponding to the adaptor voltage;

regulating, based on the error signal, the adaptor voltage;

comparing a reference voltage to a voltage proportional to a potential corresponding to an identifying voltage corresponding to the adaptor voltage;

detecting, based on the comparison result, whether or not a couplable external power source is suitable; and

setting based, on the detection result, a potential corresponding to the identifying voltage.