System and method of utilizing diagnostic circuitry
View Patent ↗In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine, via a first switch, that a signal from an embedded controller has not been received; may determine if a second switch is actuated by a user; if the second switch is actuated, may display first information that indicates that power from the at least one of an external power source and a battery power source is received; may determine, via a third switch, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source, may display second information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source.
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a battery power source;
an embedded controller; and
circuitry coupled to the embedded controller and the battery power source;
wherein the circuitry includes a plurality of switches and is configured to:
receive power from at least one of an external power source and the battery power source;
determine, via a first switch of the plurality of switches, that a signal from the embedded controller has not been received;
determine if a second switch of the plurality of switches is actuated by a user;
if the second switch is actuated, display first information that indicates that power from the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source is received and that the signal from the embedded controller of the information handling system has not been received;
determine, via a third switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source, display second information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine, via a fourth switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source, display third information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein the first switch includes a first transistor; and
wherein the third switch includes a second transistor, different from the first transistor.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein, to display the first information, the circuitry is further configured to illuminate a first light emitting diode that emits light of a first color; and
wherein, to the display the second information, the circuitry is further configured to illuminate a second light emitting diode that emits light of a second color, different from the first color.
5. The information handling system of claim 4 , wherein a multi-color light emitting diode includes at least one of the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the embedded controller is configured to:
cease the first information from being displayed; and
cease the second information from being displayed.
7. The information handling system of claim 6 ,
wherein, to cease the first information from being displayed, the embedded controller is further configured to actuate a fourth switch of the plurality of switches; and
wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine, via the fourth switch, that displaying the first information is to be ceased.
8. A method, comprising:
circuitry, that includes a plurality of switches, receiving power from at least one of an external power source and a battery power source;
the circuitry determining, via a first switch of the plurality of switches, that a signal from an embedded controller of an information handling system has not been received;
the circuitry determining if a second switch of the plurality of switches is actuated by a user;
if the second switch is actuated, the circuitry displaying first information that indicates that power from the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source is received and that the signal from the embedded controller of the information handling system has not been received;
the circuitry determining, via a third switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source, the circuitry displaying second information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
the circuitry determining, via a fourth switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source, the circuitry displaying third information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery includes the battery power source.
10. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the first switch includes a first transistor; and
wherein the third switch includes a second transistor.
11. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the circuitry displaying the first information includes illuminating a first light emitting diode that emits light of a first color; and
wherein the circuitry displaying the second information includes illuminating a second light emitting diode that emits light of a second color, different from the first color.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a multi-color light emitting diode includes at least one of the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
the embedded controller ceasing the displaying the first information.
14. The method of claim 13 ,
wherein the embedded controller ceasing the displaying the first information includes providing a signal to a fourth switch of the plurality of switches;
the method further comprising:
the circuitry determining, via the fourth switch, that the displaying the first information is to be ceased.
15. Circuitry of an information handling system, comprising:
a plurality of switches;
wherein the circuit is configured to:
receive power from at least one of an external power source and a battery power source;
determine, via a first switch of the plurality of switches, that a signal from an embedded controller, of the information handling system, has not been received;
determine if a second switch of the plurality of switches is actuated by a user;
if the second switch is actuated, display first information that indicates that power from the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source is received and that the signal from the embedded controller of the information handling system has not been received;
determine, via a third switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source display second information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source.
16. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine, via a fourth switch of the plurality of switches, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source; and
if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source, display third information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the battery power source.
17. The circuitry of claim 15 ,
wherein the first switch includes a first transistor; and
wherein the third switch includes a second transistor, different from the first transistor.
18. The circuitry of claim 15 ,
wherein, to display the first information, the circuitry is further configured to illuminate a first light emitting diode that emits light of a first color; and
wherein, to the display the second information, the circuitry is further configured to illuminate a second light emitting diode that emits light of a second color, different from the first color.
19. The circuitry of claim 18 , wherein a multi-color light emitting diode includes at least one of the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode.
20. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein circuitry is further configured to: receive a cessation signal from the embedded controller; and cease the first information from being displayed based at least on the cessation signal from the embedded controller.