Fan controller for fans of a multi-node computer system

    公开(公告)号:US12137534B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-05

    申请号:US17349715

    申请日:2021-06-16

    Abstract: A hardware-based fan controller for controlling fan modules in a computer system having multiple computer nodes is disclosed. Each of the computer nodes has a service processor. The fan controller includes a slave module that receives fan speed commands from each of the service processors. A fan speed generator is coupled to the slave module and a subset of the fan modules. The fan speed generator receives fan speed commands from the slave module and fan speed outputs from the subset of fan modules. The fan speed generator is configured to output a speed command to each of the fan modules in the subset.

    Systems and methods for storing FSM state data for a power control system

    公开(公告)号:US11579673B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17243220

    申请日:2021-04-28

    Abstract: A system and method for logging state data from a power system control device on a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a power system supplying power to the computer system. The power system has a power-up sequence having a plurality of stages. The power system control device is coupled to the power system. The power system control device includes a finite state machine circuit having states corresponding to the stages of the power-up sequence. The control device also has a write controller, a storage buffer, and a communication interface. The write controller writes the state of the finite state machine circuit in the storage buffer. An external controller is coupled to the communication interface and is operable to read the stored state data.

    Foldable board with flexible PCB coupling

    公开(公告)号:US10856409B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16729004

    申请日:2019-12-27

    Abstract: A junction between two circuit board segments can be made using a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), permitting the two circuit board segments to be movably positioned with respect to one another, while maintaining electrical connections between the board segments through the junction. Such a design with flexible PCB junctions can allow a single, foldable board with multiple board segments to be used in place of a set of multiple circuit boards that must couple together using connectors and cables.

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