Theory of Operation 4-13
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)
• Three operation s t ates
• ON state
• DOZE state
• SLEEP state
• Programmable DOZE and SLEEP timers
• Programmable EL timer for backlight control
• Three output pins depending on operation state, each pin is programmable and power configurable.
• Provide system activity monitoring, including:
• video
• hard disk
• floppy disk
• serial port
• keyboard
• parallel port
• two programmable I/O groups activity monitor, each group contains 16/8 I/O addresses.
• one predefined I/O group activity monitor
• Multiple extern al wake up events from DOZE a nd SLEEP states
• External push button
• RTC alarm
• Two levels battery warning monitor
• AC power monitoring to disable PMU function