Patent ID: 11875181
Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A management controller coupled to a plurality of external devices and comprising:
a first counter configured to provide a first counting value;
a second counter configured to provide a second counting value;
a control circuit generating a control signal according to the first counting value and the second counting value; and
a transmission circuit coupled to the external devices, wherein in response to the first counting value not being equal to a first target value, the transmission circuit enters a circulating mode according to the control signal,
wherein:
in the circulating mode, the transmission circuit triggers the external devices in order,
in response to the second counting value not being equal to a second target value, the transmission circuit continues to operate in the circulating mode,
in response to the second counting value being equal to the second target value, the transmission circuit exits the circulating mode, and
in response to a first specific device of the external devices finishing a specific operation, the first specific device enables a finish signal and the transmission circuit provides the finish signal to a second specific device of the external devices to trigger the second specific device.