Texas Instruments 60X User Manual

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Theory of Operation

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A simplified block diagram of the M6377 Power Management Unit is provided in Figure
4-6. The chip pinouts are provided in Figure 4-7.

4.3.2.2 ALI M6377 (Power Management Unit)

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Three operation states

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ON state

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DOZE state

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SLEEP state

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Programmable DOZE and SLEEP timers

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Programmable EL timer for backlight control

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Three output pins depending on operation state, each pin is programmable and power configurable.

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Provide system activity monitoring, including:

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video

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hard disk

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floppy disk

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serial port

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keyboard

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parallel port

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two programmable I/O groups activity monitor, each group contains 16/8 I/O addresses.

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one predefined I/O group activity monitor

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Multiple external wake up events from DOZE and SLEEP states

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External push button

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RTC alarm

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Two levels battery warning monitor

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AC power monitoring to disable PMU function

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