aSC7621 HARDWARE MONITOR WITH INTEGRATED FAN CONTROL PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Preliminary Specification Measurement System The aSC7621 has a two wire digital interface compatible with SMBus 2.0. Using a 10-bit ΣΔ- ADC, the aSC7621 measures the temperature of two remote diode connected transistors as well as its own die. Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) is included. Using temperature information from these four zones, an automatic fan speed control algorithm is employed to minimize acoustic impact while achieving recommended CPU temperature under varying operational loads. To set fan speed, the aSC7621 has three independent pulse width modulation (PWM) outputs that are controlled by one, or a combination of three, temperature zones. Both high- and low-frequency PWM ranges are supported. The aSC7621 also includes a digital filter that can be invoked to smooth temperature readings for better control of fan speed and minimum acoustic impact. The aSC7621 has tachometer inputs to measure fan speed on up to four fans. Limit and status registers for all measured values are included to alert the system host that any measurements are outside of programmed limits via status registers. System voltages of VCCP, 2.5V, 3.3V, 5.0V, and 12V motherboard power are monitored efficiently with internal scaling resistors. • • • • • • • • • • • Voltage: • 10-bit Resolution, ±2% (TUE) Fan Tachometer: • 16-bit count of 90kHz clock periods Limit alarms for all measured values Applications • • Desktop Computers – Motherboards and Graphics Cards Microprocessor based equipment (e.g. Basestations, Routers, ATMs, Point of Sales) Connection Diagram Features • Temperature: • 0.25°C resolution, ±2°C accuracy on remote diode • 0.25°C resolution, ±3°C accuracy on local sensor • Temperature measurement range on remote sensor –55°C to +125°C using 2’s complement coding. Supports PECI interface and monitors internal and remote thermal diodes 2-wire, SMBus 2.0 compliant, serial interface 10-bit ΣΔ-ADC Monitors VCCP, 2.5V, 3.3V, 5.0V, and 12V motherboard/processor supplies Programmable autonomous fan control based on temperature readings Noise filtering of temperature reading for fan speed control 0.25°C digital temperature sensor resolution 3 PWM fan speed control outputs for 2-, 3- or 4wire fans and up to 4 fan tachometer inputs Enhanced measured temperature to Temperature Zone assignment. Provides high and low PWM frequency ranges 3 GPIO pins for custom use 24-Lead QSOP package SMBDAT 1 24 SMBCLK 2 23 PWM1/ XTESTOUT VCCP GND 3 22 2.5V 3.3V 4 21 12V GPIO2 5 20 5V GPIO1 6 19 GPIO3 PECI 7 18 REMOTE 1+ Vtt 8 17 REMOTE 1- TACH3 9 16 REMOTE 2+ PWM2 10 15 REMOTE 2- TACH1 11 14 TACH2 12 13 TACH4/ AddressSelect PWM3/ AddressEnable aSC7621 Ordering Information Part Number aSC7621QS24 Package 24-lead QSOP Temperature Range and Operating Voltage Marking 0°C to +120°C, 3.3V aSC7621 Ayww How Supplied 2500 units Tape & Reel Ayww – Assembly site, year, workweek © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 -1www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Product Description aSC7621 Block Diagram PECI Vtt TACH1 TACH2 TACH3 TACH4/ Address Select 3.3V FAN SPEED COUNTER STEPPING AND DEVICE ID REGISTERS VCCP REMOTE 1REMOTE 2- LIMIT COMPARATORS STATUS REGISTERS 12V REMOTE 1+ SMBCLK VOLTAGE FAN SPEED TEMPERATURE, AND LIMIT VALUE REGISTERS GPIO REGISTER 5V 2.5V SMBDAT SERIAL BUS INTERFACE INPUT ATTENUATORS, EXTERNAL DIODE SIGNAL CONDITIONING, AND ANALOG MULTIPLEXER ADDRESS POINTER REGISTERS 10-bit ΣΔ-ADC CONFIGURATION REGISTERS PWM1 SPIKE SMOOTHING FAN TMIN/TRANGE/ HYST REGISTERS PWM2 REMOTE 2+ INTERNAL TEMP SENSOR BANDGAP REFERENCE FAN CHARACTERISTICS FAN SPEED CONFIG REGISTERS PWM3/ AddressEnable FAN PWM CONTROL & PWM VALUE REGISTERS Figure 1 Block Diagram © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 -2www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice GPIO1 GPIO2 GPIO3 PECI INTERFACE aSC7621 Pin Descriptions Name and Function/Connection SMBDAT 1 Digital I/O (Open-Drain) System Management Bus Data. Open-drain output. 5V tolerant, SMBus 2.0 compliant. SMBCLK 2 Digital Input System Management Bus Clock. Tied to Open-drain output. 5V tolerant, SMBus 2.0 compliant. PECI 7 Digital I/O Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI). PECI 1.0 compliant, CPU digital thermometer input Vtt 8 Analog Input PECI reference voltage. Fan Control Fan Tachometer Inputs Remote Voltage Inputs Power SMBus Type 3.3V 4 POWER +3.3V pin. Can be powered by +3.3V Standby power if monitoring in low power states is required. This pin should be bypassed with a 0.1μF capacitor in parallel with 100pF. A bulk capacitance of approximately 10μF needs to be in near vicinity of the aSC7621. GND 3 GROUND Ground for all analog and digital circuitry. 5V 20 Analog Input Analog Input for +5V monitoring. 12V 21 Analog Input Analog Input for +12V monitoring. 2.5V 22 Analog Input Analog Input for +2.5V monitoring.. VCCP 23 Analog Input Analog Input for VCCP (processor voltage) monitoring. Remote 1+ 18 Remote Thermal Diode Positive Input Positive input (current source) from the first remote thermal diode Serves as the positive input into the A/D. Connected to THERMDA pin of Pentium processor. Remote 1- 17 Remote Thermal Diode Negative Input Negative input (current sink) from the first remote thermal diode Serves as the negative input into the A/D. Connected to THERMDC pin of Pentium processor. Remote 2+ 16 Remote Thermal Diode Positive Output Remote 2- 15 Remote Thermal Diode Negative Input TACH1 11 Digital Input Input for monitoring tachometer output of fan 1. TACH2 12 Digital Input Input for monitoring tachometer output of fan 2. TACH3 9 Digital Input Input for monitoring tachometer output of fan 3. During power-up, if held low through a 10KΩ resistor, SMBus address may be selected based on the state of TACH4 pin. TACH4/AddressSelect 14 Digital Input Input for monitoring tachometer output of fan 4. If in Address Select Mode, determines the SMBus address of aSC7621. PWM1/XTESTOUT 24 Digital OpenDrain Output Fan speed control 1. When in XOR tree test mode, functions as XOR Tree output. PWM2 10 Digital OpenDrain Output Fan speed control 2. PWM3/Address Enable 13 Digital OpenDrain Output Fan speed control 3. Pull to ground at power on to enable Address Select Mode (Address Select pin controls SMBus address of the device). © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Positive input (current source) from the second remote thermal diode Serves as the positive input into the A/D. Connected to the base of a diode connected MMBT3904 NPN transistor. Negative input (current sink) from the second remote thermal diode Serves as the negative input into the A/D. Connected to the emitter of a diode connected MMBT3904 NPN transistor. -3www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Pin PECI Symbol aSC7621 GPIO Symbol Pin Type GPIO1 6 Digital I/O Alert Out / Zone # THERM Out. Default is GPIO input GPIO2 5 Digital I/O Alert Out / Zone # THERM Out. Default is GPIO input GPIO3 19 Digital I/O Alert Out / Zone # THERM Out. Default is GPIO input Absolute Maximum Ratings1 Parameter Supply Voltage, VDD Voltage on Any Digital Input or Output Pin other than PWM Outputs Operating Ratings1 Rating Parameter Rating 3.6V aSC7621 Operating Temperature Range, Ambient Temperature, TMIN to TMAX 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +120°C -0.3V to VDD +0.3V Voltage on PWM Outputs -0.3V to 5.5V Voltage on 12V Analog Input -0.5V to 16V Voltage on 5V Analog Input -0.5V to 6.5V Voltage on Remote 1 +, Remote 2 + Voltage on Other Analog Inputs Current on Remote 1 -, Remote 2 2 -0.5V to (VDD + 0.50V) ±20mA Human Body Model ESD4 See (Note 3) +3.0V to +3.6V +12V VIN -0.05V to 16V +5V VIN -0.05V to 6.5V +3.3V VIN Package Input Current2 -55°C ≤ TD ≤ +125°C VIN Voltage Range ±1mA ±5mA Storage Temperature Supply Voltage (3.3V nominal) -0.5V to 6.0V Input Current on Any Pin Package Dissipation at TA = 25°C Remote Diode Temperature Range VCCP and All Other Inputs Typical Supply Current 3.0V to 4.4V -0.05V to VDD + 0.05V 1.8mA -65°C to +150°C 4000 V Machine Model 250 V Charged Device Model 2000V Notes: 1. Absolute maximum ratings are limits beyond which operation may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only; functional operation at or above these limits is not implied. 2. When the input voltage (VIN) at any pin exceeds the power supplies (VIN < GND or VIN > VDD), the current at that pin should be limited to 5mA. The 20mA maximum package input current rating limits the number of pins that can safely exceed the power supplies with an input current of 5mA to four. Parasitic components and/or ESD protection circuitry are present on the aSC7621 pins. Care should be taken not to forward bias the parasitic diode present on pins D+ and D-. Doing so by more than 50mV may corrupt temperature measurements. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 -4www.andigilog.com 3. Thermal resistance junction-to-ambient when attached to a double-sided printed circuit board with 1oz. foil is 115°C/W 4. Human Body Model: 100pF capacitor discharged through a 1.5kΩ resistor into each pin. Machine Model: 200pF capacitor discharged directly into each pin. Charged-Device Model is per JESD22C101C. October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Name and Function/Connection aSC7621 DC Electrical Characteristics5 The following specifications apply for VDD = 3.0V to 3.6V, and all analog input source impedance Rs = 50Ω unless otherwise specified in conditions. Boldface limits apply for TA = TJ over TMIN to TMAX; all other limits TA = TJ = 25°C. TA is the ambient temperature of the aSC7621; TJ is the junction temperature of aSC7621; TD is the remote thermal diode junction temperature. Specifications subject to change without notice Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units Converting, Interface and Fans Inactive, Peak Current 1.8 3.5 mA(max) Converting, Interface and Fans inactive, Average Current 0.5 POWER SUPPLY CHARACTERISTICS Power-On Reset Threshold Voltage 1.6 mA 2.8 V TEMPERATURE TO DIGITAL CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS 0.25 10 Resolution 6 Remote Sensor Accuracy Temperature Accuracy using 7 Internal Diode External Diode Current Source °C Bits 0°C ≤ T A ≤ +100°C, 0°C≤TD ≤+100°C, 3V≤VDD≤3.6V ±2 °C 0°C ≤ T A ≤ +120°C, -55°C≤TD ≤+125°C, 3V≤VDD≤3.6V ±3 °C ±3 °C 0°C ≤ T A ≤ +120°C, 3V≤ V D D ≤ 3.6V ±1 High Level 96 µA(max) Low Level 6 µA IDS External Diode Current Ratio 16 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS Total Unadjusted Error8 TUE Differential Non-linearity DNL ±2 Power Supply Sensitivity All Voltage and Temperature readings Total Monitoring Cycle Time9 Input Resistance, all analog inputs 140 %(max) 1 LSB ±1 %/V 200 250 ms (max) 210 400 kΩ DIGITAL OUTPUT: PWM1, PWM2, PWM3, XTESTOUT Logic Low Sink Current IOL VOL = 0.4V Logic Low Level VOL IOUT = +8mA mA (min) 8 0.4 V (max) SMBUS OPEN-DRAIN OUTPUT: SMBDAT Logic Low Output Voltage VOL IOUT = +4mA High Level Output Current IOH VOUT = V+ 0.1 0.4 V (max) 10 µA(max) 0.8 V (max) SMBUS INPUTS: SMBCLK, SMBDAT Logic Input High Voltage VIH Logic Input Low Voltage VIL Logic Input Hysteresis Voltage V (min) 2.1 VHYST 300 mV DIGITAL INPUTS: ALL Logic Input High Voltage © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 VIH 2.1 -5www.andigilog.com V (min) October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Supply Current aSC7621 Parameter Conditions Logic Input Low Voltage VIL Logic Input Threshold Voltage VTH Logic High Input Current Min Typ Max Units 0.8 V (max) 1.5 V IIH VIN = V+ 0.005 10 µA(max) Logic Low Input Current IIL VIN = GND -0.005 -10 µA(max) Digital Input Capacitance CIN 20 pF AC Electrical Characteristics The following specifications apply for VDD = 3.0V to 3.6V unless otherwise specified in conditions. Boldface limits apply for TA = TJ over TMIN to TMAX; all other limits TA = TJ = 25°C. Parameter Conditions Min Typ Units 65535 (max) Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice TACHOMETER Fan Full-Scale Count Fan Counter Clock Frequency 90 Fan Count Conversion Time kHz 0.3 1.0 sec(max) FAN PWM OUTPUT Low-Frequency Range 10 94 Hz Hz High-Frequency Range 23 30 kHz kHz Frequency Range 0 to 100 Duty-Cycle Range %(max) Duty-Cycle Resolution (8-bits) 0.3906 %/count Spin-Up Time Interval Range 0 4000 ms ms Logic Electrical Characteristics (TA = 25 °C, VDD = 3.3V unless otherwise noted) Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Input Voltage Logic High VIH 3V≤ V D D ≤ 3.6V 2.1 Input Voltage Logic Low VIL 3V≤ V D D ≤ 3.6V 0.8 V Input Leakage Current IIN VIN = 0V or 5.5V, 0°C ≤ T A ≤ +125°C ±1.0 µA SMBus Output Sink Current IOL TA = 25 °C, VOL = 0.6V SMBus Logic Input Current IIH, IIL Units 6 mA +1 µA 1 µA CL= 400pF, IOL = -3mA 250 ns All Digital Inputs 5 pF IOH VOH = VDD = 5.5V Output Transition Time tF CIN © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Max V -1 Output Leakage Current Input Capacitance Typ -6www.andigilog.com 0.1 October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Max aSC7621 Serial Port Timing (TA = 25 °C, VDD = 3.3V unless otherwise noted, Guaranteed by design, not production tested) Symbol Min Typ Max Units SCL Operating Frequency fSCL 400 kHz SCL Clock Transition Time tT:LH , tT:HL 300 ns SCL Clock Low Period tLOW SCL Clock High Period tHIGH 0.6 Bus free time between a Stop and a new Start Condition tBUF 1.3 μs Data in Set-Up to SCL High tSU:DAT 100 ns μs 1.3 50 μs Data Out Stable after SCL Low tHD:DAT 300 ns SCL Low Set-up to SDA Low (Repeated Start Condition) tSU:STA 600 ns SCL High Hold after SDA Low (Start Condition) tHD:STA 600 ns SDA High after SCL High (Stop Condition) tSU:STO 600 ns Time in which aSC7621 must be operational after a power-on reset tPOR SMBus Time-out before device communication interface reset10 tTIMEOUT SCL tHD:STA tSU:DAT 25 500 ms 35 ms tSU:STA tSU:STO SDA tBUF tLOW tHIGH tT:HL tT:LH 90 10 SCL 90 10 SDA Data Out tHD:DAT Notes (cont’d): 5. These specifications are guaranteed only for the test conditions listed. 6. The accuracy of the aSC7621 is guaranteed when using the thermal diode of Intel Pentium 4, 65nm processors or any thermal diode with a non-ideality of 1.009 and series resistance of 4.52Ω. When using a 2N3904 type transistor or an CPU with a different non-ideality the error band will be typically shifted depending on transistor diode or CPU characteristics. See applications section for details. 7. Accuracy (expressed in °C) = Difference between the aSC7621 reported output temperature and the temperature being measured. Local temperature accuracy does not include the effects of self-heating. The rise in temperature due to self-heating is the product of the internal power dissipation of the aSC7621 and the thermal resistance. See (Note 3) for the thermal resistance to be used in the self-heating calculation. 8. TUE, total unadjusted error, includes ADC gain, offset, linearity and reference errors. TUE is defined as the “actual Vin” to achieve a given code transition minus the “theoretical Vin “ for the same code. Therefore, a positive error indicates that the input voltage is greater than the theoretical input voltage for a given code. If the theoretical input voltage was applied to an aSC7621 that has positive error, the aSC7621’s reading would be less than the theoretical. 9. This specification is provided only to indicate how often temperature and voltage data is updated. The aSC7621 can be read at any time without regard to conversion state (and will yield last conversion result). 10. Holding the SMBCLK line low for a time interval greater than tTIMEOUT will reset the aSC7621’s SMBus state machine, therefore setting the SMBDAT pin to a high impedance state. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 -7www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Parameter aSC7621 Control Communication SMBus Slave Address The aSC7621 is compatible with devices that are compliant to the SMBus 2.0 specifications. More information on this bus can be found at http://www.smbus.org/. Compatibility of SMBus2.0 to other buses is discussed in the SMBus 2.0 specification. aSC7621 is designed to be used primarily in desktop systems that require only one monitoring device. If only one aSC7621 is used on the motherboard, the designer should AddressEnable /PWM3 is an open drain I/O pin that at General Operation Writing to and reading from the aSC7621 registers is accomplished via the SMBus-compatible two-wire serial interface. SMBus protocol requires that one device on the bus initiate and control all read and write operations. This device is called the “master” device. The master device also generates the SCL signal that is the clock signal for all other devices on the bus. All other devices on the bus are called “slave” devices. The aSC7621 is a slave device. Both the master and slave devices can send and receive data on the bus. During SMBus operations, one data bit is transmitted per clock cycle. All SMBus operations follow a repeating nine clock-cycle pattern that consists of eight bits (one byte) of transmitted data followed by an acknowledge (ACK) or not acknowledge (NACK) from the receiving device. Note that there are no unused clock cycles during any operation— therefore there must be no breaks in the stream of data and ACKs / NACKs during data transfers. For most operations, SMBus protocol requires the SDA line to remain stable (unmoving) whenever SCL is high — i.e. any transitions on the SDA line can only occur when SCL is low. The exceptions to this rule are when the master device issues a start or stop condition. Note that the slave device cannot issue a start or stop condition. power-on defaults to the input state of AddressEnable . A maximum of 10k pull-up resistance on AddressEnable /PWM3 is required to assure that the SMBus address of the device will be locked at 010 1110b, which is the default address of the aSC7621. During the first SMBus communication TACH4 and PWM3 can be used to change the SMBus address of the aSC7621 to 0101101b or 0101100b. aSC7621 address selection procedure: A 10kΩ pull-down resistor to ground on the AddressEnable /PWM3 pin is required. Upon power up, the aSC7621 will be placed into AddressEnable mode and assign itself on SMBus address according to the state of the Address Select input. The aSC7621 will latch the address during the first valid SMBus transaction in which the first five bits of the targeted address match those of the aSC7621 address, 0 1011b. This feature eliminates the possibility of a glitch on the SMBus interfering with address selection. When the AddressEnable /PWM3 pin is not used to change the SMBus address of the aSC7621, it will remain in a high state until the first communication with the aSC7621. After the first SMBus transaction is completed PWM3 and TACH4 will return to normal operation. SMBus Definitions The following are definitions for some general SMBus terms: Start Condition: This condition occurs when the SDA line transitions from high to low while SCL is high. The master device uses this condition to indicate that a data transfer is about to begin. Stop Condition: This condition occurs when the SDA line transitions from low to high while SCL is high. The master device uses this condition to signal the end of a data transfer. Acknowledge and Not Acknowledge: When data are transferred to the slave device it sends an “acknowledge” (ACK) after receiving each byte. The receiving device sends an ACK by pulling SDA low for one clock. Following the last byte, a master device sends a "not acknowledge" (NACK) followed by a stop condition. A NACK is indicated by forcing SDA high during the clock after the last byte. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Address Enable Address Select 0 0 0 1 1 X -8www.andigilog.com Board Implementation Both pins pulled to ground through a 10 kΩ resistor Address Select pulled to 3.3V and AddressEnable pulled to GND through a 10 kΩ resistor AddressEnable pulled to 3.3V through a 10 kΩ resistor SMBus Address Binary Hex 010 1100 2Ch 010 1101 2Dh 010 1110 2Eh October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice be sure that the AddressEnable /PWM3 pin is High during the first SMBus communication addressing the aSC7621. aSC7621 In this way, up to three aSC7621 devices can exist on a SMBus at any time. Multiple aSC7621 devices can be used to monitor additional processors in the temperature zones. When using the non-default addresses, additional circuitry will be required if Tach4 and PWM3 require to function correctly. Such circuitry could consist of GPIO pins from a micro-controller. During the first communication the micro-controller would drive the AddressEnable and Address Select pins to the proper state for the required address. After the first SMBus communication the micro-controller would drive its pins into Tri-State allowing TACH4 and PWM3 to operate correctly. Writing to Registers All writes must start with a pointer set as described previously, even if the pointer is already pointing to the desired register. The sequence is described in Figure 2. Immediately following the pointer set, the master must begin transmitting the data to be written. After transmitting each byte of data, the master must release the SDA line for one clock to allow the aSC7621 to acknowledge receiving the byte. The write operation should be terminated by a stop condition from the master. Writing to and Reading from the aSC7621 All read and write operations must begin with a start condition generated by the master device. After the start condition, the master device must immediately send a slave address (7-bits) followed by a R/ W bit. If the slave address matches the address of the aSC7621, it sends an ACK by pulling the SDA line low for one clock. Read or write operations may contain one- or two-bytes. See Figures 2 through 6 for timing diagrams for all aSC7621 operations. To read from a register other than the one currently being pointed to by the address pointer register, a pointer set sequence to the desired register must be done as described previously. Immediately following the pointer set, the master must perform a repeat start condition that indicates to the aSC7621 that a read is about to occur. It is important to note that if the repeat start condition does not occur, the aSC7621 will assume that a write is taking place, and the selected register will be overwritten by the upcoming data on the data bus. The read sequence is described in Figure 4. After the start condition, the master must again send the device address and read/write bit. This time the R/ W bit must be set to 1 to indicate a read. The rest of the read cycle is the same as described in the previous paragraph for reading from a preset pointer location. If the pointer is already pointing to the desired register, the Setting the Register Address Pointer For all operations, the address pointer stored in the address pointer register must be pointing to the register address that is going to be written to or read from. This register’s content is automatically set to the value of the first byte following the R/ W bit being set to 0. After the aSC7621 sends an ACK in response to receiving the address and R/ W bit, the master device must transmit an appropriate 8-bit address pointer value as explained in the Registers section of this data sheet. The aSC7621 will send an ACK after receiving the new pointer data. The register address pointer set operation is illustrated in Figure 2. If the address pointer is not a valid address the aSC7621 will internally terminate the operation. Also recall that the address register retains the current address pointer value between operations. Therefore, once a register is being pointed to, subsequent read operations do not require another Address Pointer set cycle. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 master can read from that register by setting the R/ W bit (following the slave address) to a 1. After sending an ACK, the aSC7621 will begin transmitting data during the following clock cycle. After receiving the 8 data bits, the master device should respond with a NACK followed by a stop condition. If the master is reset while the aSC7621 is in the process of being read, the master should perform an SMBus reset. This is done by holding the clock low for more than 35ms, allowing all SMBus devices to be reset. This follows the SMBus 2.0 specification of 25-35ms. When the aSC7621 detects an SMBus reset, it will prepare to accept a new start sequence and resume communication from a known state. -9www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Reading from Registers aSC7621 Note: The following figures assume that Device Address 2Ch has been chosen by the user via address selection. 1 9 1 A A7 9 SCL SDA S 0 1 0 1 1 0 R/W 0 Start A6 ACK from aSC7621 SMBus Device Address Byte (2Ch) A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 A ACK from aSC7621 Register Address Byte Stop By Master Figure 2 Register Address Pointer Set 1 1 A A7 9 1 A D7 9 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice SDA S 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 R/W Start SMBus Device Address Byte (2Ch) A6 ACK from aSC7621 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D6 ACK from aSC7621 Register Address Byte D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 Register Data Byte D0 A ACK from aSC7621 Stop by Master Figure 3 Register Write 1 Register Address Pointer Set + (Figure 2.) without stop by Master S 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 R/W Re-start 9 1 A D7 9 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 ACK from SMBus Device Address Byte (2Ch) aSC7621 Register Data Byte D1 D0 N NACK from Master Stop by Master Figure 4 Register Read 1 9 1 A D7 9 SCL SDA S 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 R/W Start SMBus Device Address Byte (2Ch) ACK from aSC7621 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 Register Data Byte D0 N NACK from Master Stop by Master Figure 5 Register Read When Read Address Already Set © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 10 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 9 SCL aSC7621 PECI The aSC7621 is compatible with devices that are compliant with Intel’s PECI 1.0 specifications. More information on this interface may be found in their PECI interface specifications. Temperature 0° C -1° C -5° C -32° C -127° C As many as four CPU clients on the PECI bus are addressed in the range of 0x30 to 0x33. Currently, each address is a single-packaged device that may have up to two domains or CPU-measured digital temperatures. 2’s Complement Representation High Byte Low Byte 0000 0000 .0000 0000 1111 1111 .0000 0000 1111 1011 .0000 0000 1110 0000 .0000 0000 1000 0001 .0000 0000 Table 2 PECI Temperature Report Format PECI Errors General Operation The PECI host in aSC7621 performs the following functions: • Responds to SMBus configuration identifying the presence of PECI clients and the Thermal Zone associated with each client. • Reads the PECI temperature of the domain(s) of each client processor addressed. • Stores the highest result from each PECI address into Temperature Zone register associated to the measurement received from the client. (each address may be associated with any one Temperature Zone.) • Flags an error if no valid PECI temperature can be read. • Continuously monitors the state of the PECI interface for fault conditions. A specific set of temperature reading value encodings, well outside the operational range of 0°C to -127°C, are reserved to signal temperature sensor faults on the CPU to aSC7621 interface. These encodings are in the PECI temperature format as delivered by the CPU and are converted to the appropriate Interrupt Status Register 3 error bits described in the Interrupt Status register section below. PECI Temperature Format and Range The PECI temperatures read from the processor will be in the range 0°C to -127°C where 0°C is the hottest temperature and has the following format: Temperature 0° C -1° C -5° C -32° C -127° C 2’s Complement Representation 0000 0000 00.00 0000 1111 1111 11.00 0000 1111 1110 11.00 0000 1111 1000 00.00 0000 1111 0000 01.00 0000 Table 1 Raw PECI Temperature Format These readings are not accessible to the user but are filtered, re-formatted and assigned to a Temperature Zone. Filtered PECI Temperature readings are accessible by the user before they are assigned to a Temperature Zone by reading registers F6h through FDh. These readings follow the format described in Table 2. The © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 11 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Temperatures sent over the PECI interface from the CPU are in Celsius degrees relative to the Thermal Control Circuit (TCC) temperature stored internally in the CPU and accessed only through BIOS. This is the temperature limit where internal measures are taken to reduce power dissipation. Fan speed control settings sent by the BIOS over the SMBus to registers in the aSC7621 are made using this relative temperature rather than the absolute readings of remote or on-chip diodes. PECI temperatures assigned to a Temperature Zone are reported over SMBus interface in Temperature Zone registers also will be in the range 0°C to -127°C. The format reported through Temperature Zone registers is re-aligned to agree with diode measurements. It is stored in two register locations in the following format with integer high byte and fractional low byte to be consistent with all other temperature reports: aSC7621 00h R Fan Zone Status 02h R/W Zone 1 & 2 Assignment RES 03h R/W Zone 3 & 4 Assignment RES 04h R/W Tach 1 Configuration 05h R/W 06h Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Fan 3 Zone # Fan 2 Zone # Fan 1 Zone # 1 1 1 0 0 Zone 1 Source 2 1 0 Zone 3 Source 2 1 0 3-Wire Enable1 3-Wire Enable0 Meas Blank1 Meas Blank 0 Tach 2 Configuration 3-Wire Enable1 3-Wire Enable0 Meas Blank1 R/W Tach 3 Configuration 3-Wire Enable1 3-Wire Enable0 07h R/W Tach 4 Configuration 3-Wire Enable1 0Eh R/W PECI Extended Configuration 10h R 11h RES RES 0 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value (hex) RES RES N/A Zone 2 Source 2 1 0 Zone 4 Source Lock Register Address R/W Register Name 00 X 00 X 2 1 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X Meas Blank1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X 3-Wire Enable0 Meas Blank1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X Four Domain Enable Diode Filter2 Diode Filter1 Diode Filter0 Proc 3 Enable Proc 2 Enable Proc 1 Enable Proc 0 Enable 21 X Zone 1 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A R 3.3V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 12h R 5V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 13h R 2.5V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 14h R 12V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 15h R Zone 2 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 16h R Zone 3 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 17h R Zone 4 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 18h R Vccp (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 19h R/W GPIO 1 Configuration RES RES 1Ah R/W GPIO 2 & 3 Configuration GPIO 2 bit 2 1Ch R/W Remote 1 offset 7 1Dh R/W Remote 2 offset 20h R 2.5V (MS Byte) 21h R 22h R 23h 24h Alert Assignment GPIO 1 Function 0 GPIO 1 bit 2 1 0 GPIO 3 bit 2 1 0 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Vccp (MS Byte) 7 6 5 4 3 2 3.3 V (MS Byte) 7 6 5 4 3 2 R 5V (MS Byte) 7 6 5 4 3 R 12V (MS Byte) 7 6 5 4 3 25h R Zone 1 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 26h R Zone 2 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 27h R Zone 3 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 1 00 X 00 X 00 X 0 00 X 0 N/A 1 0 N/A 1 0 N/A 2 1 0 N/A 2 1 0 N/A 5 4 3 2 N/A 6 5 4 3 2 N/A 6 5 4 3 2 N/A GPIO 2 Function - 12 www.andigilog.com 1 0 GPIO 3 Function October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register Set 28h R Tach 1 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 29h R Tach 1 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 2Ah R Tach 2 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 2Bh R Tach 2 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 2Ch R Tach 3 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 2Dh R Tach 3 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 2Eh R Tach 4 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 2Fh R Tach 4 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 30h R/W Fan 1 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 31h R/W Fan 2 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 32h R/W Fan 3 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 33h R Zone 4 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 N/A 34h R/W Zone 4 Low Temp 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81h 35h R/W Zone 4 High Temp 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h 36h R/W PECI Configuration RES RES RES LEG DOM AVG2 AVG1 AVG0 00h X 38h R/W Fan 1 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X 39h R/W Fan 2 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X 3Ah R/W Fan 3 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X 3Bh R/W Zone 4 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 E0h X 3Ch R/W Zone 4 Range, Spike Smoothing RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 ZN4E ZN4-2 ZN4-1 ZN4-0 C3h X 3Dh R/W Zone 4 Absolute Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h X 3Eh R Company ID 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 61 3Fh R Version/ Stepping VER3 VER2 VER1 VER0 4WIRE PECI STP1 STP0 6C 40h R/W Ready/Lock/ Start/Override RES RES SAFE PECI OVRID READY LOCK START 00 41h R Interrupt Status Register 1 ERR ZN3 ZN2 ZN1 5V 3.3V VCCP 2.5V 00 42h R Interrupt Status Register 2 ERR2 ERR1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 ERR 12V 00 43h R Interrupt Status Register 3 ERR RES RES RES ALOVR COMM DATA ZN4 00h © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 - 13 www.andigilog.com Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value (hex) October 2006 - 70A06010 Lock Register Address R/W Register Name X 2 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 44h R/W 2.5V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 45h R/W 2.5V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 46h R/W Vccp Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 47h R/W Vccp High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 48h R/W 3.3V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 49h R/W 3.3V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 4Ah R/W 5V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 4Bh R/W 5V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 4Ch R/W 12V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 4Dh R/W 12V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 4Eh R/W Zone 1 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 4Fh R/W Zone 1 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 50h R/W Zone 2 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 51h R/W Zone 2 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 52h R/W Zone 3 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 53h R/W Zone 3 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 54h R/W Tach 1 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 55h R/W Tach 1 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 56h R/W Tach 2 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 57h R/W Tach 2 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 58h R/W Tach 3 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 59h R/W Tach 3 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 5Ah R/W Tach 4 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 5Bh R/W Tach 4 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 5Ch R/W Fan 1 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X 5Dh R/W Fan 2 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X 5Eh R/W Fan 3 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X 5Fh R/W Zone 1 Range/ Fan 1 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 - 14 www.andigilog.com Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value (hex) October 2006 - 70A06010 Lock Register Address R/W Register Name Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 60h R/W Zone 2 Range/ Fan 2 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X 61h R/W Zone 3 Range/ Fan 3 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X 62h R/W Min/Off, Zone 1 Spike Smoothing OFF3 OFF2 OFF1 RES ZN1E ZN1-2 ZN1-1 ZN1-0 00 X 63h R/W Zone 2 / Zone 3 Spike Smoothing ZN2E ZN2-2 ZN2-1 ZN2-0 ZN3E ZN3-2 ZN3-1 ZN3-0 00 X 64h R/W Fan 1 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X 65h R/W Fan 2 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X 66h R/W Fan 3 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X 67h R/W Zone 1 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X 68h R/W Zone 2 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X 69h R/W Zone 3 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X 6Ah R/W Zone 1 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 6Bh R/W Zone 2 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 6Ch R/W Zone 3 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 6Dh R/W Zone 1, Zone 2 Hysteresis H1-3 H1-2 H1-1 H1-0 H2-3 H2-2 H2-1 H2-0 44 X 6Eh R/W Zone 3, Zone 4 Hysteresis H3-3 H3-2 H3-1 H3-0 H4-3 H4-2 H4-1 H4-0 44 X 6Fh R/W XOR Tree Enable RES RES RES RES RES RES RES XEN 00 X 75h R/W Fan Spin-up Mode Tach4 Disable Tach3/4 Disable Tach2 Disable Tach1 Disable RES PWM3SU PWM2SU PWM1SU 00 X Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value (hex) Notes: 1. 2. 3. Reserved bits will always return 0 when read, X-bits in readings may be ignored. When register 40h is locked, all bits are locked except 0 and 3 which remain user changeable. Two-byte or extended resolution temperature, voltage and tachometer values are protected from changing when only one of the bytes is read. The implementation of a data word latch involves the register pairs in the table below. When one of the address pairs is read, the mating data is latched at the same time. The next SMBus access MUST be the mating address or the latch will be released. This implementation allows that the data may be read in the order of LS-MS or MS-LS and the pair will remain coherent. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 15 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Lock Register Address R/W Register Name Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 MS-Byte Address (hex) LS-Byte Address (hex) 25 26 27 33 20 21 22 23 24 29 2B 2D 2F 10 15 16 17 13 18 11 12 14 28 2A 2C 2E Data Field Name Zone 1 Temperature Zone 2 Temperature Zone 3 Temperature Zone 4 Temperature 2.5V VCCP 3.3V 5V 12V Tach 1 Tach 2 Tach 3 Tach 4 - 16 www.andigilog.com Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 October 2006 - 70A06010 aSC7621 Temperature Measurement Diode temperatures are measured with a precision Delta-VBE methodology converted to a digital temperature reading by a 10-bit sigma-delta converter. PECI interface to the CPU provide Digital Thermometer readings of substrate temperature. The measurement system provides a means for assigning any of the temperature inputs to a Temperature Zone. The user may set limits on these readings to be continuously monitored and alarm bits set when they are exceeded. Separately, the measurements are also delivered to the automatic fan control system to adjust fan speed. The following registers contain the readings from the internal and remote sensors. Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Zone 1 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 N/A R Zone 1 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 26h R Zone 2 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 N/A 15h R Zone 2 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 27h R Zone 3 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 N/A 16h R Zone 3 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A 33h R Zone 4 Temperature (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 N/A 17h R Zone 4 Temperature (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X X X N/A Register Address Read/ Write 25h R 10h Register Name The Temperature Zone registers reflect the current temperature of the internal and remote diodes or PECI CPU Digital Thermometers. Filtering is applied to all readings and this is described in the Spike & Smoothing Filter section below. Any temperature input may be assigned to any zone, according to the settings in the Zone Assignment Registers, [02h] and [03h]. The default assignment is as follows: Zone 1 Temperature register reports the temperature measured by the thermal diode connected to the Remote 1- and Remote 1+ pins if either: 1. PECI monitoring is disabled (register [40h] bit 4=0) 2. PECI monitoring is enabled but in legacy mode, (register [36h] bit 4, LEG = 0). If PECI Monitoring is enabled (register [40h] bit 4=1) AND legacy mode is LEG = legacy mode (register [36h] bit 4, LEG = 1), the register reports the highest Digital Thermometer reading by the processor. Zone 2 Temperature register reports the temperature measured by the internal (junction) temperature sensor. Zone 3 Temperature register reports the temperature measured by the thermal diode connected to the second set of Remote 2- and Remote 2+ pins. Zone 4 reports temperatures as follows: 1. By default and if PECI temperature is disabled (register [36h] bit 4, LEG = 0) the Zone 4 register is not used. In this case, special temperature value of 80h will be reported to indicate that no temperature is available. If this zone is associated with any fan PWM controller(s), this will result in these controller(s) being overridden to 100% duty cycle. No error bits will be set in the Interrupt Status Registers. 2. If PECI Monitoring is enabled [40h] bit 4=1) AND legacy mode is in standard mode (register [36h] bit 4, LEG = 0), the register will report the highest Digital Thermometer reading by the processor. 3. Temperatures are represented as 10-bit, 2’s complement, signed numbers, in degrees Celsius, as shown below in Table 3. 4. If PECI Monitoring is enabled [40h] bit 4=1) AND legacy mode is in legacy mode (register [36h] bit 4, LEG = 1), the register will report the temperature measured by the thermal diode connected to the Remote 1- and Remote 1+ pins. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 17 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Registers 25-10h, 26-15h and 27-0Eh: Temperature Zone Readings (10-Bit, 2’s Complement Reporting) aSC7621 A remote diode temperature reading register will return a value of 8000h if the remote diode pins are not used by the board designer or is not functioning properly. This reading will cause the zone limit bits (bits 4 and 6) in the Interrupt Status Register (41h) and the remote diode fault status bit (bits 6 and 7) in the Interrupt Status Register 2 (42h) to be set. These registers are read-only – a write to these registers has no effect. Digital Output (2’s Complement) Temperature High Byte Low Byte 10-Bit Resolution 0111 1101 Ignore .00 XX XXXX +100°C 0110 0100 .00 XX XXXX +50°C 0011 0010 .00 XX XXXX +25°C 0001 1001 .00 XX XXXX +10°C 0000 1010 .00 XX XXXX +1.75°C 0000 0001 .11 XX XXXX +0.25°C 0000 0000 .01 XX XXXX 0°C 0000 0000 .00 XX XXXX -1.75°C 1111 1110 .01 XX XXXX -55°C 1100 1001 .00 XX XXXX Table 3 Relationship between Temperature and 2’s Complement Digital Output, -55°C to +125°C Digital Output (2’s Complement) Temperature High Byte Low Byte 10-Bit Resolution Ignore 0°C 0000 0000 .0000 00 XX -0.015625°C 1111 1111 .1111 11 XX -0.03125°C 1111 1111 .1111 10 XX -0.0625°C 1111 1111 .1111 00 XX -0.125°C 1111 1111 .1110 00 XX -0.25°C 1111 1111 .1100 00 XX -0.5°C 1111 1111 .1000 00 XX -1.0°C 1111 1111 .0000 00 XX -1.75°C 1111 1110 .0100 00 XX -2.0°C 1111 1110 0000 00 XX -25.0°C 1110 0111 0000 00 XX -100°C 1001 1100 0000 00 XX -127°C 1000 0001 0000 00 XX Table 4 PECI Temperature Format © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 18 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice +125°C aSC7621 Temperature Measurement Configuration Bit 7 (MSB) Register Address R/W Register Name 02h R/W Zone 1 & 2 Assignment RES 03h R/W Zone 3 & 4 Assignment RES Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Zone 1 Source 6 5 4 Zone 3 Source 6 5 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 RES RES Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Zone 2 Source 2 1 0 Zone 4 Source 2 1 0 Default Value Lock 00 X 00 X The temperature measurement system has access to more temperature measuring devices than there are Temperature Zones that may be reported to the user or used to control a fan. It is allowed that any data input may be associated with any single Temperature Zone. However, if an attempt is made to assign a data source to more than one Temperature Zone report, the lowest order will be assigned and the other assignment will be ignored. Do not attempt to assign a data source to more than one Temperature Zone or multiple data sources to the same Temperature Zone. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Bit Name Zone 1 & 2 Assignment [02h] Value 2:0 3 Zone 2 Source Data Source 000 Internal Temperature 001 Remote 1 Temperature 010 Remote 2 Temperature 011 Internal Temperature 100 PECI Processor Temperature 0 101 PECI Processor Temperature 1 110 PECI Processor Temperature 2 111 PECI Processor Temperature 3 Reserved Reserved Value 000 001 6:4 7 Zone 1 Source Data Source LEG = 0, Remote 1 Temperature LEG = 1, PECI Processor Temperature 0 Remote 1 Temperature 010 Remote 2 Temperature 011 Internal Temperature 100 PECI Processor Temperature 0 101 PECI Processor Temperature 1 110 PECI Processor Temperature 2 111 PECI Processor Temperature 3 Reserved Reserved Table 5 Zone 1 & 2 Temperature Reading Assignment [02h] © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 19 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Registers 02h and 03h: Zone Assignments aSC7621 Bit Name Zone 3 & 4 Assignment [03h] Value 000 001 3 Zone 4 Source LEG = 1, Remote 1 Temperature Remote 1 Temperature 010 Remote 2 Temperature 011 Internal Temperature 100 PECI Processor Temperature 0 101 PECI Processor Temperature 1 110 PECI Processor Temperature 2 111 PECI Processor Temperature 3 Reserved Reserved Value 6:4 7 Zone 3 Source Data Source 000 Remote 2 Temperature 001 Remote 1 Temperature 010 Remote 2 Temperature 011 Internal Temperature 100 PECI Processor Temperature 0 101 PECI Processor Temperature 1 110 PECI Processor Temperature 2 111 PECI Processor Temperature 3 Reserved Reserved Table 6 Zone 3 & 4 Temperature Reading Assignment [03h] Bit 3:0 Name Default Description Reserved 0 Reserved 4 PECI OneShot Enable 0 0 = Disable PECI One Shot, 1 = Enable PECI One-Shot 5 Reserved 0 Reserved 6 Run/Stop 0 Measurement system run(default) or stop (set to 1), places aSC7621 in a low-power or standby mode. 7 Reserved 0 Reserved Table 7 Configuration Register [09h] bits © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 20 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 2:0 Data Source LEG = 0, PECI Processor Temperature 0 aSC7621 Register 36h: PECI Configuration Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock 36h R/W PECI Configuration RES RES RES LEG DOM AVG2 AVG1 AVG0 00h X This register establishes legacy diode register assignment condition of Temperature Zones 1 and 4, LEG; the number of domains per client, DOM; and PECI input filter coefficients, AVG[2:0]. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Field 2:0 AVG (PECI Input Filter) 3 DOM 4 LEG 5:7 Reserved Value Function 000 (default) 001 010 011 100 101 110 111 0 (default) 1 0 (default) (Standard Mode) 1 (Legacy Mode) 0 0 Sec. (no Smoothing) 0.25 Sec. 0.5 Sec. 1.0 Sec. 2.0 Sec. 4.0 Sec. 8.0 Sec. 0 Sec. Processor contains a single domain (0) Processor contains two domains (0,1) Remote Diode 1 reading is associated with Temperature Zone 1, PECI is associated with Zone 4 PECI is associated with Temperature Zone 1, Remote Diode 1 is associated with Zone 4 Reserved Table 8 PECI Configuration [36h] Register 0Eh: PECI Extended Configuration Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) 0Eh R/W PECI Extended Configuration Four Domain Enable Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Diode Filter2 Diode Filter1 Diode Filter0 Proc 3 Enable Proc 2 Enable Proc 1 Enable Proc 0 Enable 21 X This register establishes the number of domains per PECI address and enables up to four PECI clients to be polled for temperatures. If bit-0 through bit-3 are reset, PECI will not be available. In addition, a remote diode noise filter may be tuned for optimum performance when excessive noise is present in remote diode readings. This is a low-pass filter that also eliminates single sample spikes before they are stored in Temperature Zone registers. Filter algorithm is described in the section on Spike Smoothing registers 62h, 63h and 3Ch. Times indicated in Table 9 show the approximate filter response time to a step function in temperature diode measurement as applied to the assigned Temperature Zone reading. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 21 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Bit aSC7621 Bit 0 1 2 3 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 7 Value Processor 0 Enable Processor 1 Enable Processor 2 Enable Processor 3 Enable 0 1 (default) 0 (default) 1 0 (default) 1 0 (default) 1 000 001 010 (default) 011 100 101 110 111 0 (default) 1 Diode Filter Four Domain Enable Function PECI Processor 0 disabled PECI Processor 0 enabled PECI Processor 1 disabled PECI Processor 1 enabled PECI Processor 2 disabled PECI Processor 2 enabled PECI Processor 3 disabled PECI Processor 3 enabled 0.25 Sec. 1.1 Sec. 2.4 Sec. 3.4 Sec. 5.0 Sec. 6.8 Sec. 10.2 Sec. 16.4 Sec. 1 or 2 Domains for enabled processors 3 or 4 Domains for enabled processors Table 9 PECI Extended Configuration [0Eh] Register 1Ch and 1Dh: Remote Offset Registers Register Address Read/ Write 1Ch R/W 1Dh R/W Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Remote 1 offset 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 Remote 2 offset 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 Register Name This register provides a means to offset readings from remote diodes to compensate for errors due to system noise or series resistance. It may also be used to compensate for a difference in temperature between the remote diode and the temperature of interest once that is characterized by the user. It is in 2’s Complement format with 0.25 degree resolution. The range is -32 to +31.75°C and is described in Table 10: Offset Temperature Value[7:0] +31.75°C 0111 11.11 +31°C 0111 11.10 +1°C 0000 01.00 +0.5°C 0000 00.10 +0.25°C 0000 00.01 0°C 0000 00.00 -0.25°C 1111 11.11 -1°C 1111 11.00 -31°C 1000 01.00 -31.75°C 1000 00.01 -32°C 1000 00.00 Table 10 Offset Temperature Data Format © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 22 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 6:4 Field aSC7621 Voltage Measurement and Limits Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 2.5V (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 2.5V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X R VCCP (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 R VCCP (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X 22h R 3.3V (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 11h R 3.3V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X 23h R 5V (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 12h R 5V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X 24h R 12V (MS Byte) 9 8 7 6 5 4 14h R 12V (LS Byte) 1 0 X X X X Register Address Read/ Write 20h R 13h R 21h 18h Register Name Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value 3 2 X X N/A N/A 3 2 N/A X X N/A 3 2 N/A X X N/A 3 2 N/A X X N/A 3 2 N/A X X N/A Bit 1 The Register Names define the typical input voltage at which the reading is ¾ full scale or C000h. High byte readings are 8bits with an LS bit value of Nominal divided by 192 and 2-bits in the high-order portion of the LS Byte having a value corresponding to ½ and ¼ of that high byte LS bit value. Ignore the lower 6-bits of the LS Byte. The Voltage Reading registers are updated automatically by the aSC7621 at a minimum frequency of 4Hz and a typical frequency of 5 Hz. These registers are read only – a write to these registers has no effect. Register 44-4Dh: Voltage Limit Registers Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Register Address Read/ Write 44h R/W 2.5V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h 45h R/W 2.5V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FFh 46h R/W VCCP Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h 47h R/W VCCP High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FFh 48h R/W 3.3V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h 49h R/W 3.3V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FFh 4Ah R/W 5V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h FFh Register Name Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 4Bh R/W 5V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 4Ch R/W 12V Low Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00h 4Dh R/W 12V High Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FFh If a voltage input either exceeds the value set in the voltage high limit register or falls below the value set in the voltage low limit register, the corresponding bit will be set automatically by the aSC7621 in the interrupt status registers (41-42h). The binary value of the voltage limits are extended to 16-bits and compared with the two-bytes of the voltage reading. Voltages are presented in the registers at ¾ of full-scale for the nominal voltage, meaning that at nominal voltage, each input will be C0h, as shown in Table 11. Note that 3.3V input is Vdd and is not allowed to go below 3.0V during normal operation. Setting the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit has no effect on these registers. Input Nominal Voltage Register Reading at Nominal Voltage Maximum Voltage Register Reading at Maximum Voltage Minimum Voltage Register Reading at Minimum Voltage 2.5V 2.5V C0h 3.32V FFh 0V 00h VCCP 2.25V FFh 0V 00h 3.3V C0h C0h 3.00V 3.3V 4.38V FFh 3.0V AEh 5V 5.0V C0h 6.64V FFh 0V 00h 12V 12.0V C0h 16.00V FFh 0V 00h Table 11 Voltage Limits vs Register Setting (MS Byte) © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 23 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 20-24h: Voltage Reading aSC7621 Temperature Measurement Filtering Filter Architecture Each temperature reading is carefully filtered to remove spike transients and noise generated by the computer environment’s effect on sensitive analog measurements. Filtering is tunable by the user and is applied in two general areas: 1. Immediately after the measurement process before assigning a measurement to a Temperature Zone. 2. After Temperature Zone assignment but before a fan is assigned to that Temperature Zone. An overview of this signal flow is in Figure 6 below. Two Remote Diodes and Internal Diode Spike & Smoothing Filter (User Tuned) Tuning: Register 0Eh bits 6:4, Table 9 Filtered PECI Reports Up to 4 PECI Addresses Select Maximum From Each PECI Address PECI Input Up to 7 Temperature Inputs into 4 Temperature Zone Assignments and Limit Evaluations Spike & Smoothing Filter (User Tuned) Fan Speed Control Spike & Smoothing Filter (User Tuned) 4 Zone to 3 Fan PWM Assignments Tuning: Register 62h bits 3:0, Register 63h bits 7:4 and 3:0, Register 3Ch bits 3:0, Table 23 Tuning: Register 36h bits 2:0, Table 8 Figure 6 Measurement Filter Block Diagram Spike & Smoothing Filter Algorithm The Spike & Smoothing Filter algorithm has two phases of filtering. First, a “No-Spike” value is created from the current and three previous values. The result is an average of the two remaining values when the high and low values are removed. The second phase is a user specified filter and coefficient. This filter determines a smoothed temperature value, Smooth Ti, N by taking the No-Spike Ti, subtracting the previous smoothed temperature, Smooth Ti-1, divided by 2 and adding that to the previously smoothed temperature. N and GAIN are coefficients selected internally to provide the spike filter smoothing time constants (step input response time) shown in Table 8, Table 9 and Table 23. For the current temperature reading Ti: No-Spike Ti = (Discard min and max of (Ti, Ti-1, Ti-2, Ti-3))/2 Smooth Ti = GAIN * (No-Spike Ti - Smooth Ti-1)/2N + Smooth Ti-1 Status Registers Register 41h: Interrupt Status Register 1 Register Address Read/ Write 41h R Register Name Interrupt Status 1 Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value ERR ZN3 ZN2 ZN1 5V 3.3V VCCP 2.5V N/A The Interrupt Status Register 1 bits will be automatically set, by the aSC7621, whenever a fault condition is detected. A fault condition is detected whenever a measured value is outside the window set by its limit registers. ZN1 bit will be set when a diode fault condition, such as an open or short, is detected. More than one fault may be indicated in the interrupt register when read. The register will hold set bit(s) until the event is read by software. The contents of this register will be cleared (set to 0) automatically by the aSC7621 after it is read by software, if the fault condition no longer exists. Once set, the Interrupt Status Register 1 bits will remain set until a read event occurs, even if the fault condition no longer exists. This register is read-only – a write to this register has no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 24 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Σ-Δ Converter Temperature Zone 1-4 Reports Bit Name R/W Default Description 0 2.5V Limits Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the 2.5V input voltage is less than or equal to the limit set in the 2.5V Low Limit register or greater than the limit set in the 2.5V High Limit register. 1 Vccp Limits Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the VCCP input voltage is less than or equal to the limit set in the VCCP Low Limit register or greater than the limit set in the VCCP High Limit register. 2 3.3V Limits Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the 3.3V input voltage is less than or equal to the limit set in the 3.3V Low Limit register or greater than the limit set in the 3.3V High Limit register. 3 5V Limits Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the 5V input voltage is less than or equal to the limit set in the 5V Low Limit register or greater than the limit set in the 5V High Limit register. 4 Zone 1 Limit Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the temperature input measured by the Remote1- and Remote1+ inputs is less than or equal to the limit set in the Processor (Zone 1) Low Temp register or more than the limit set in the Processor (Zone 1) High Temp register. This bit will be set when a diode fault is detected. 5 Zone 2 Limit Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the temperature input measured by the internal temperature sensor is less than or equal to the limit set in the thermal (Zone 2) Low Temp register or greater than the limit set in the Internal (Zone 2) High Temp register. 6 Zone 3 Limit Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the temperature input measured by the second remote temperature sensor is less than or equal to the limit set in the thermal (Zone 3) Low Temp register or greater than the limit set in the Internal (Zone 3) High Temp register. 7 Error in Status Register 2 R 0 If there is a set bit in Status Register 2, this bit will be set to 1. Table 12 Interrupt Status Register 1 Register 42h: Interrupt Status Register 2 Register Address Read/ Write 42h R Register Name Interrupt Status 2 Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value ERR2 ERR1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 ERR 12V N/A The Interrupt Status Register 2 bits will be automatically set, by the aSC7621, whenever a fault condition is detected. Interrupt Status Register 2 identifies faults caused by temperature sensor error, fan speed dropping below minimum set by the tachometer minimum register. Interrupt Status Register 2 will hold a set bit until the event is read by software. The contents of this register will be cleared (set to 0) automatically by the aSC7621 after it is read by software, if fault condition no longer exists. Once set, the Interrupt Status Register 2 bits will remain set until a read event occurs, even if the fault no longer exists. This register is read-only – a write to this register has no effect. Bit Name R/W Default 0 12V Limits Exceeded R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the 12V input voltage is less than or equal to the limit set in the 12V Low Limit register or greater than the limit set in the 12V High Limit register. 1 ERROR IN STATUS REGISTER 3 R 0 If there is a set bit in Status Register 3, this bit will be set to 1 2 FAN 1 STALLED R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the TACH 1 input reading is above the count value set in the Tach 1 Minimum MSB and LSB registers. 3 FAN 2 STALLED R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the TACH 2 input reading is above the count value set in the Tach 2 Minimum MSB and LSB registers. 4 FAN 3 STALLED R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the TACH 3 input reading is above the count value set in the Tach 3 Minimum MSB and LSB registers. 5 FAN 4 STALLED R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the TACH 4 input reading is above the count value set in the Tach 4 Minimum MSB and LSB registers. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Description - 25 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 aSC7621 Bit Name R/W Default Description 6 Remote Diode 1 Fault R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when there is an open circuit fault on the Remote1+ or Remote1- thermal diode input pins. A diode fault will also set bit 4 Zone 1 Limit bit, of Interrupt Status Register 1. 7 Remote Diode 2 Fault R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when there is an open circuit fault on the Remote2+ or Remote2- thermal diode input pins. A diode fault will also set bit 6 Zone 3 Limit bit, of Interrupt Status Register 1. Table 13 Interrupt Status Register 2 Register Address Read/ Write 43h R Register Name Interrupt Status 3 Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value RES RES RES RES ALOVR COMM DATA ZN4 N/A The Interrupt Status Register 3 bits will be automatically set, by the aSC7621, whenever a fault condition is detected. Interrupt Status Register 3 identifies faults caused by Temperature Zone exceeding absolute limits, PECI Communication Error, PECI Data Error and Zone 4 Temperature limit exceeded. Interrupt Status Register 3 will hold a set bit until the event is read by software. The contents of this register will be cleared (set to 0) automatically by the aSC7621 after it is read by software, if fault condition no longer exists. Once set, the Interrupt Status Register 3 bits will remain set until a read event occurs, even if the fault no longer exists. This register is read only – a write to this register has no effect. Bit Name R/W Default Description 0 ZN4 R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when the Zone 4 Limit is exceeded. 1 DATA R 0 The aSC7621 sets this bit when any of the PECI Processor Status reports PECI ERROR = 1 and PECI Underflow = 1, this indicates a Data error occurred with a PECI processor. 2 COMM R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when any of the PECI Processor Status reports PECI ERROR = 1 and PECI Underflow = 0 this indicates a Communications error occurred with a PECI Processor. 3 ALOVR R 0 The aSC7621 automatically sets this bit to 1 when any Temperature Zone exceeds its Absolute Temperature Limit. 4 Reserved R 0 Reserved. 5 Reserved R 0 Reserved. 6 Reserved R 0 Reserved. 7 Reserved R 0 Reserved. Table 14 Interrupt Status Register 3 Tachometer Measurement and Configuration Register 28-2Fh: Fan Tachometer Reading Register Address Read/ Write 28h R Tach 1 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 29h R Tach 1 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 2Ah R Tach 2 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 2Bh R Tach 2 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 2Ch R Tach 3 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 2Dh R Tach 3 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 2Eh R Tach 4 LS Byte 7 6 5 4 2Fh R Tach 4 MS Byte 15 14 13 12 Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value 3 2 1 0 N/A 11 10 9 8 N/A 3 2 1 0 N/A 11 10 9 8 N/A 3 2 1 0 N/A 11 10 9 8 N/A 3 2 1 0 N/A 11 10 9 8 N/A Bit 3 The Fan Tachometer Reading registers contains the number of 11.111μs periods (90 kHz) between full fan revolutions. The results are based on the time interval of two tachometer pulses, since most fans produce two tachometer pulses per full © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 26 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 43h: Interrupt Status Register 3 aSC7621 revolution. These registers will be updated at least once every second. Common interpretation of tachometer readings is to take the binary period measurement and convert it to RPM. This may be done by applying the formula: RPM = (90,000 x 60)/(Decimal Equivalent of binary Tach Reading) The value, for each fan, is represented by a 16-bit unsigned number. The Fan Tachometer Reading registers will always return an accurate fan tachometer measurement, even when a fan is disabled or non-functional, however, if PWM commands for a fan (register 30h to 32h) is zero, tach measurements are suspended and the last reading may remain in the register. In the case of a three-wire fan being driven by PWM signal connected to fan power, the PWM output is held high for the period of the tachometer measurement. This stretching of the PWM will result in an exaggeration of the PWM command at low RPM. These registers are read-only – a write to these registers has no effect. Registers 54-5Bh: Fan Tachometer Limits Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value 54h R/W Tach 1 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 55h R/W Tach 1 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 56h R/W Tach 2 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 57h R/W Tach 2 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 58h R/W Tach 3 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 59h R/W Tach 3 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF 5Ah R/W Tach 4 Minimum LS Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF 5Bh R/W Tach 4 Minimum MS Byte 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 FF The Fan Tachometer Low Limit registers indicate the tachometer reading under which the corresponding bit will be set in the Interrupt Status Register 2 register. In Auto Fan Control mode, the fan can run at low speeds, so care should be taken in software to ensure that the limit is high enough not to cause sporadic alerts. The fan tachometer will not cause a bit to be set in Interrupt Status Register 2 if the current value in Current PWM Duty registers (30h to 32h) is 00h or if the fan is disabled via the Fan Configuration Register. Interrupts will not be generated for a fan if its minimum is set to FF FFh except for timeout. Setting the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit has no effect on these registers. Given the relative insignificance of Bit 0 and Bit 1, these bits could be programmed to designate the physical location of the fan generating the tachometer signal, as follows: Register Name © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) CPU Cooler 0 0 Memory Controller 0 1 Chassis Front 1 0 Chassis Rear 1 1 - 27 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice When the LS Byte of the aSC7621 16-bit register is read, the other byte (MS Byte) is latched at the current value until it is read. At the end of the MS Byte read the Fan Tachometer Reading registers are updated. During spin-up, the PWM duty cycle reported is 0%. aSC7621 Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock 04h R/W Tach 1 Configuration 3-Wire Enable 1 3-Wire Enable 0 Meas Blank 1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X 05h R/W Tach 2 Configuration 3-Wire Enable 1 3-Wire Enable 0 Meas Blank 1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X 06h R/W Tach 3 Configuration 3-Wire Enable 1 3-Wire Enable 0 Meas Blank 1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X 07h R/W Tach 4 Configuration 3-Wire Enable 1 3-Wire Enable 0 Meas Blank 1 Meas Blank 0 Meas Dwell 1 Meas Dwell 0 Meas Duration 1 Meas Duration 0 36 X The Fan Tachometer Configuration registers contain the settings that define the modes of measurement of the Tachometer input signals. The user is allowed to disable a tachometer measurement or to request PWM stretching, in the case of a 3wire fan. Also, the rate, start-up and period of measurements within a fan rotation cycle may be selected. The table below describes the controls. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Bit Name R/W Default Description The amount of fan rotation used for the tach measurement. Assumes 2 pulse periods per rotation of fan. 1:0 Measurement Duration 3:2 Measurement Dwell R/W 10 00: ¼ Rotation – Tach Count x4 = Reported Value 01: ½ Rotation – Tach Count x2 = Reported Value 10: 1 Rotation – Tach Count x1 = Reported Value (default) 11: 2 Rotation – Tach Count x1 = Reported Value Delay between Tach Measurements R/W 01 00: 100 ms 01: 300 ms (default) 10: 500 ms 11: 728 ms In 3-wire fan mode, a delay is needed to assure that the tach input has stabilized after the PWM has been set to 100% 5:4 Measurement Blank R/W 11 00: 11.1 µs 01: 22.2 µs 10: 33.3 µs 11: 44.4 µs (default) For 3-Wire mode, the PWM output will be forced to 100% when the tach measurement is being processed. Each fan has a 3Wire Mode control that will behave as indicated in this table: HLFRQ (5Fh-61h) 7:6 3-Wire Enable R/W 00 3-Wire Enable (7:6) 3-Wire Mode 0 0 0 Enabled 0 0 1 Enabled 0 1 0 Enabled 0 1 1 Disabled 1 0 0 Disabled 1 0 1 Disabled 1 1 0 Enabled 1 1 1 Disabled Table 15 Tachometer Configuration Register © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 28 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 04-07h: Fan Tachometer Measurement Configuration aSC7621 Automatic Fan Control Auto Fan Control Operating Mode The aSC7621 includes the circuitry for automatic fan control. In Auto Fan Mode, the aSC7621 will automatically adjust the PWM duty cycle of the PWM output. PWM outputs are assigned to a thermal zone based on the fan configuration registers. At any time, the temperature of a zone exceeds its Absolute Limit, all PWM outputs will go to 100% duty cycle to provide maximum cooling to the system. Hysteresis (0 °C to 15 °C) 100% PWM Set to Minimum PWM % User Choice: Set to Minimum or Off Fan Temp Limit Fan Temp Limit plus Range Absolute Limit Range (2 °C to 80 °C) rly linea ycle mp C arly y line p Dut with Te e l M c Tem PW asing y Cy e Dut ing with M Incr PW creas De PWM Set to Off 0% Temperature PWM set to Off or Minimum Below this Temperature Example Temperature °C Linear Control Range 5 °C Hysteresis 45 50 PWM 100% 8 °C Range 58 80 PWM % 100% Off/ Min% Min% Minimum PWM set to 50%, fan speed increases linearly beyond 50 °C but will not return to off until it has gone below Fan Temp Limit by the 5 °C Hysteresis setting to 45°C. Figure 7 Automatic Fan Speed Control Example Example for PWM1 assigned to Zone 1: • Zone 1 Fan Temp Limit (Register 67h) is set to 50°C (32h). • Zone 1 Range (Register 5Fh) is set to 8°C (6xh). • Fan PWM Minimum (Register 64h) is set to 50% (80h). In this case, the PWM duty cycle will be 50% at 50°C. Since (Zone 1 Fan Temp Limit) + (Zone 1 Range) = 50°C + 8°C = 58°C, the fan will run at 100% duty cycle when the temperature of the Zone 1 sensor reaches 58°C. Since the midpoint of the fan control range is 54°C, and the median duty cycle is 75% (Halfway between the PWM Minimum and 100%), PWM1 duty cycle would be 75% at 54°C. Above (Zone 1 Fan Temp Limit) + (Zone 1 Range), the duty cycle will be 100%. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 29 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Fan Temp Limit less Hysteresis aSC7621 Automatic Fan Speed Control using Maximum PWM Setting The previously described and illustrated mode had no restriction on the maximum PWM setting. It is useful to limit the maximum PWM command sent to the fan in order to minimize the acoustic impact. The Maximum PWM setting will clamp the automatic fan PWM command at a user selected value. The Absolute Limit setting will still cause the PWM command to be 100% and that will remain until the temperature falls below the Absolute Limit temperature by an amount equal to the hysteresis setting. This will minimize the acoustic impact of having a temperature moving back and forth close to the Absolute Limit. It is important to consider the combination of Fan Temp Limit, Range, Maximum PWM and Absolute Limit and their impact on cooling and acoustics. In addition, the capability to operate a fan from a combination of thermal zones allows a compound linear slope to be achieved for further optimization. Fan Temp Limit less Hysteresis Hysteresis (0 °C to 15 °C) Maximum PWM % Fan Speed Fan Set to Minimum Fan Temp Limit Absolute Limit Range (2 °C to 80 °C) Fan Temp Limit plus Range Hysteresis (0 °C to 15 °C) rly nea i l p cle Cy Tem arly uty with line mp D e l g M e c n Cy th T PW reasi uty ng wi D Inc i M as PW ecre D Fan Set to Off Temperature PWM set to Off Linear Control Range PWM 100% Figure 8 Fan Control with Absolute Limit Set below Fan Temp Limit Plus Range © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 30 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice The Absolute Limit may be set above or below the Fan Temp Limit plus Range. The PWM value will be overridden and will follow the hysteresis curve in either case, but the acoustic impact will be different, running the fan to 100% PWM at a lower temperature, but enhancing the cooling effect. Absolute Limit set on the low end is shown in Figure 8Figure 7. Setting it above is shown in Figure 9. aSC7621 Fan Temp Limit less Hysteresis Fan Temp Limit Maximum PWM % Hysteresis (0 °C to 15 °C) arly line e l yc emp arly t y C it h T u ine mp l D w e M ng e cl Cy th T PW reasi uty ng wi D Inc M asi PW ecre D Fan Set to Minimum Fan Set to Off Temperature PWM set to Off Linear Control Range PWM 100% Figure 9 Fan Control with Absolute Limit Set above Fan Temp Limit Plus Range Auto Fan Mode Initiated End Polling Cycle No Min Speed or Spin-Up Time Met? Yes Begin Polling Cycle End Fan Spin Up Yes Fan Spinning Up? No Override PWM Output to 100% Yes Temp >= AbsLimit? Set Fan Output to Max PWM No No Below Hysteresis? Yes PWM= 100%? No Yes PWM= <Max PWM No No Yes No Temp >= Limit? Begin Fan Spin up Yes Off / Min set to 1? No (off) Yes (Minimum Speed) Yes Set Fan Output to 100% Set fan output to auto fan mode minimum speed Set Fan Output to 0% Fan Output at 0%? Below Hysteresis? Yes Fan Output At 0%? No Set fan speed based on Auto Fan Range Algorithm No Yes Figure 10 Automatic Fan Control Algorithm © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 31 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Absolute Limit Range (2 °C to 80 °C) Hysteresis (0 °C to 15 °C) Fan Speed Fan Temp Limit plus Range aSC7621 Fan Register Device Set-Up The BIOS will follow the following steps to configure the fan registers on the aSC7621. The registers corresponding to each function are listed. All steps may not be necessary if default values are acceptable. Regardless of all changes made by the BIOS to the fan limit and parameter registers during configuration, the aSC7621 will continue to operate based on default values until the START bit (bit 0), in the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register (address 40h), is set. Once the fan mode is updated, by setting the START bit to 1, the aSC7621 will operate using the values that were set by the BIOS in the fan control limit and parameter registers (address in the range 3Ch through 75h). It is assumed that each Temperature Zone has already been configured to be associated with the appropriate temperature measurement either with the default settings or to the user’s preference. See previous section on Temperature Zone configuration. 2. Set limits and parameters (not necessarily in this order): • [3Ch, 5F-61h] Set PWM frequency for the fan and auto fan control range for each zone. • [3Ch, 62-63h] Set spike smoothing and min/off. • [5C-5Eh] Set the fan spin-up delay. • [75h] Set PWM spin-up mode to terminate after time set in [5C-5Eh]. Value = 00h instead of default 01h. • [5C-5Eh] Match fan with a corresponding thermal zone. • [3Bh, 67-69h] Set the fan temperature limits. • [3Dh, 6A-6Ch] Set the temperature absolute limits. • [64-66h] Set the PWM minimum duty cycle. • [6D-6Eh] Set the temperature hysteresis values. [40h] Set bit 0 (START) to update fan control and limit register values and start fan control based on these new values. [40h] (Optional) Set bit 1 (LOCK) to lock the fan limit and parameter registers. WARNING: this is a non-reversible change in state and locks out further change in critical fan control parameters until power is removed from the aSC7621. Register 5F-61h: Auto Fan Speed Range, PWM Frequency Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Zone 1 Range Fan1 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X R/W Zone 2 Range/ Fan 2 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X 61h R/W Zone 3 Range/ Fan 3 Frequency RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 HLFRQ FRQ2 FRQ1 FRQ0 C3 X 3Ch R/W Zone 4 Range, Spike Smoothing RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 ZN4E ZN4-2 ZN4-1 ZN4-0 C3h X Register Address Read/ Write 5Fh R/W 60h Register Name In Auto Fan Mode, when the temperature for a zone is above the Temperature Limit (Registers 3Bh, 67-69h) and below its Absolute Temperature Limit (Registers 3Dh 6A-6Ch), the speed of a fan assigned to that zone is determined as follows: When the temperature reaches the Fan Temp Limit for a zone, the PWM output assigned to that zone will be Fan PWM Minimum. Between Fan Temp Limit and (Fan Temp Limit + Range), the PWM duty cycle will increase linearly according to the temperature as shown in the figure below. The PWM duty cycle will be 100% at (Fan Temp Limit + Range). PWM frequency - FRQ[3:0] and HLFRQ The PWM frequency bits [3:0] determine the PWM frequency for the fan. The aSC7621 has high and low frequency ranges for the PWM outputs that are controlled by the HLFRQ bit. PWM Frequency Selection (Default = 0011 ≈ 30 Hz). © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 32 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 1. PWM Frequency HLFRQ FRQ [2:0] 0 000 ~10 Hz 0 001 ~15 Hz 0 010 ~23 Hz 0 011 ~30 Hz (Default) 0 100 ~38 Hz 0 101 ~47 Hz 0 110 ~62 Hz 0 111 ~94 Hz 1 000 ~23 kHz 1 001 ~24 kHz 1 010 ~25 kHz 1 011 ~26 kHz 1 100 ~27 kHz 1 101 ~28 kHz 1 110 ~29 kHz 1 111 ~30 kHz Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 Table 16 Register Setting vs PWM Frequency RAN[3:0] Linear Control Range (°C) 0000 2 0001 2.5 0010 3.33 0011 4 0100 5 0101 6.67 0110 8 0111 10 1000 13.33 1001 16 1010 20 1011 26.67 1100 32 (default) 1101 40 1110 53.33 1111 80 Table 17 Zone Range Setting, RAN[3:0] This register becomes Read-Only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. After power up the default value is used for bits 3:0 of registers 5F-61h whenever the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Start bit is cleared even though modifications to this register are possible. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 33 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 aSC7621 Register 40h: Ready/Lock/Start/Override Register Address Read/ Write 40h R/W Bit Ready/Lock/Start/ Override Name START R/W R/W Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value RES RES SAFE PECI OVRID READY LOCK START 00 Default 0 Description When software writes a 1 to this bit, the aSC7621 fan monitoring and PWM output control functions will use the values set in the fan control limit and parameter registers (addresses 30-32h and 5Fh through 61h). Before this bit is set, the aSC7621 will not update the used register values, the default values will remain in effect. Whenever this bit is set to 0, the aSC7621 fan monitoring and PWM output control functions use the default fan limits and parameters, regardless of the current values in the limit and parameter registers (addresses 30-32h and 5Fh through 61h). The aSC7621 will preserve the values currently stored in the limit and parameter registers when this bit set or cleared. This bit is not affected by the state of the Lock bit. It is expected that all limit and parameter registers will be set by BIOS or application software prior to setting this bit. 1 LOCK R/W 0 Setting this bit to 1 locks specified limit and parameter registers. WARNING: Once this bit is set, limit and parameter registers become read-only and will remain locked until the device is powered off. This register bit becomes read-only once it is set. 2 READY R 0 The aSC7621 sets this bit automatically after the part is fully powered up, has completed the power-up-reset process, and after all A/D converters are properly functioning. 3 OVRID R/W 0 If this bit is set to 1, all PWM outputs will go to 100% duty cycle regardless of whether or not the lock bit is set. The OVRID bit has precedence over the disabled mode. Therefore, when OVRID is set the PWM will go to 100% even if the PWM is in the disabled mode. 4 PECI R/W 0 When software writes a 1 to this bit, support for the monitoring of Processor temperatures via the PECI interface is enabled. This bit becomes read only when the LOCK bit is set to 1. 5 SAFE R/W 0 When software writes a 1 to this bit, it indicates that when operating the fan in manual mode, the PWM duty cycle will be overridden to 100% when any Zone exceeds its Absolute Limit. When the bit is set to 0, it indicates that when operating the fan in manual mode, the PWM duty cycle will not be overridden to 100% when any Zone exceeds its Absolute Limit. 6-7 RESERVED R 0 Reserved Table 18 READY / LOCK / START / OVRID Settings Register 30-32h: Current PWM Duty Cycle Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Fan 1 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF R/W Fan 2 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF R/W Fan 3 Current PWM Duty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF Register Address Read/ Write 30h R/W 31h 32h Register Name The Current PWM Duty registers store the current duty cycle at each PWM output. At initial power-on, the PWM duty cycle is 100% and thus, when read, this register will return FFh. After the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Start bit is set, this register and the PWM signals will be updated based on the algorithm described in the Auto Fan Control Operating Mode section. When Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Start bit is zero, default value (FFh) is used. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 34 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 0 Register Name aSC7621 When read, the Current PWM Duty registers return the current PWM duty cycle. These registers are read-only unless the fan is in manual (test) mode, in which case a write to these registers will directly control the PWM duty cycle for each fan. The PWM duty cycle is represented as shown in Table 19. If a 3-wire fan is being used and the option to enable 3-wire tach measurement is selected, the effective PWM duty cycle will be impacted by this feature. The 3-wire Enable setting will hold the PWM signal high for the period taken to make a tachometer reading. This period depends on the RPM and various tachometer measurement parameters. Overall impact is that lower PWM commands will be effectively increased and there may be acoustic effects. Current PWM % Register Value Hex 0% 0000 0000 00 ~25% 0100 0000 40 ~50% (Default) 1000 0000 80 ~75% 1100 0000 C0 100% 1111 1111 FF Table 19 Current PWM Duty Cycle Setting Register 4E-53h and 39h-3Ah: Temperature Zone Limit Registers Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Zone 1 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 R/W Zone 1 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 50h R/W Zone 2 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 51h R/W Zone 2 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 52h R/W Zone 3 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 53h R/W Zone 3 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7F 34h R/W Zone 4 Low Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 81 3Ah R/W Zone 4 High Temperature 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 Register Address Read/ Write 4Eh R/W 4Fh Register Name If an external temperature input or the internal temperature sensor either exceeds the value set in the corresponding high limit register or falls below the value set in the corresponding low limit register, the corresponding bit will be set automatically by the aSC7621 in the Interrupt Status Register 1 (41h). For example, if the temperature read from the Remote - and Remote + inputs exceeds the Zone 1 High Temp register limit setting, Interrupt Status Register 1 ZN1 bit will be set. The temperature limits in these registers are represented as 8 bit 2’s complement, signed numbers in Celsius, as shown below in Table 20. Setting the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit has no effect on these registers. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 35 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Binary aSC7621 Temperature Limit (2’s Complement) Temperature >127°C 0111 1111 +127°C (Default High) 0111 1111 +125°C 0111 1101 +90°C 0101 1010 +50°C 0011 0010 +25°C 0001 1001 0°C 0000 0000 -50°C 1100 1110 -127°C (Default Low) 1000 0001 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 5C-5Eh: Fan Temperature Zone Assignment and Spin-up Mode Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock 5Ch R/W Fan 1 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X 5Dh R/W Fan 2 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X 5Eh R/W Fan 3 Configuration ZON2 ZON1 ZON0 INV ALT SPIN2 SPIN1 SPIN0 62 X This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Bits [7:5] Zone/Mode and Bit [3] Alternate Zone/Mode Bits [7:5] of the Fan Configuration registers associate each fan with a Temperature Zone. When in Auto Fan Mode the fan will be assigned to a zone, and its PWM duty cycle will be adjusted according to the temperature of that zone. If “Hottest” option is selected (110), the fan will be controlled by the the hottest of zones 1, 2 or 3. To determine the “hottest zone”, the PWM level for each zone is calculated then the zone with the higher PWM value (not temperature) is selected. When in manual control mode, the Current PWM duty register (30-32h) become Read/Write. It is then possible to control the PWM outputs with software by writing to these registers. When the fan is disabled (100) the corresponding PWM output should be driven low (or high, if inverted). Bit-3 enables an alternate set of definitions for the ZON[2:0] Zone/Mode bits described in Table 21. Fan Configuration ALT = 0 ZON [2:0] Fan Configuration ALT = 1 ZON[2:0] Fan on zone 1. 000 Fan on zone 4. 000 Fan on zone 2. 001 Fan controlled by hottest of zones 1, 2, 3, and 4. 001 Fan on zone 3. 010 Reserved. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 010 Fan on full. PWM = 255. 011 Reserved. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 011 Fan disabled. PWM = 0. 100 Vendor specific. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 100 Fan controlled by hottest of 2, or 3. 101 Vendor specific. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 101 Fan controlled by hottest of zones 1, 2, and 3. 110 Vendor specific. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 110 Fan Manually controlled (Test Mode) 111 Vendor specific. (Fan on full. PWM = 255.) 111 Table 21 Fan Zone Setting Bit [4] PWM Invert Bit [4] inverts the PWM output. If set to 0, 100% duty cycle will yield an output that is always high. If set to 1, 100% duty cycle will yield an output that is always low. Bit [2:0] Spin Up Bits [2:0] specify the ‘spin up’ time for the fan. When a fan is being started from a stationary state, the PWM output is held at 100% duty cycle for the time specified in the table below before scaling to a lower speed. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 36 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Table 20 Temperature Zone High- and Low-Limit Registers - 8-Bit Two’s Complement aSC7621 Spin Up Time SPIN[2:0] 0 ms 000 100 ms 001 250 ms 010 400 ms 011 700 ms 100 1000 ms 101 2000 ms 110 4000 ms 111 Table 22 Fan Spin-Up Register Register Address Read/ Write Register Name 00h R Fan Zone Status Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Fan 3 Zone # 1 0 Bit 5 Bit 4 Fan 2 Zone # 1 0 Bit 3 Bit 2 Fan 1 Zone # 1 0 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value RES RES N/A Lock The Fan Zone Status register reports the current Temperature Zone assignment to a fan. It reveals the actual assignment when the user has selected a mode in which the hottest of multiple zones to determine fan speed. Zone 1 = 01b, Zone 2 = 10b, Zone 3 = 11b and Zone 4 = 00b. If a fixed assignment or manual fan speed control is used these Zone #s will return 00b. This is a read-only register, a write has no effect. Register 62h, 63h, 3Ch: Min/Off, Spike Smoothing Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Min/Off, Zone1 Spike Smoothing OFF3 OFF2 OFF1 RES ZN1E ZN1-2 ZN1-1 ZN1-0 00 X R/W Zone2 Spike Smoothing ZN2E ZN2-2 ZN2-1 ZN2-0 ZN3E ZN3-2 ZN3-1 ZN3-0 00 X R/W Zone 4 Range, Spike Smoothing RAN3 RAN2 RAN1 RAN0 ZN4E ZN4-2 ZN4-1 ZN4-0 C3h X Register Address Read/ Write 62h R/W 63h 3Ch Register Name The OFF1-OFF3 (Bits 7 to 5) specify whether the duty cycle will be 0% or Minimum Fan Duty when the measured temperature falls below the Temperature LIMIT register setting (see Table 24 below). If the Remote pins are connected to a processor or chipset, instantaneous temperature spikes may be sampled by the aSC7621. Temperature readings are first passed through a user-programmable filter described above in the Temperature Measurement Filter section and then assigned to a Temperature Zone for fan speed control. If these spikes are not filtered, the CPU fan (if connected to aSC7621) may turn on prematurely or produce unpleasant noise. For this reason, any zone that is connected to a chipset or processor should have spike smoothing enabled. Individual system characteristics will determine how large this coefficient should be. When spike smoothing is enabled, the temperature reading registers will contain a value that is the result of the first filter. A second filter acts on the assigned Temperature Zone and is “smoothed out” for fan speed control. Table 23 shows the approximate filter response time to a step function in Temperature Zone reading. ZN1E, ZN2E, ZN3E and ZN4E enable temperature smoothing for zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. ZN1-2, ZN1-1 and ZN1-0 control smoothing time for Zone 1. ZN2-2, ZN2-1 and ZN2-0 control smoothing time for Zone 2. ZN3-2, ZN3-1 and ZN3-0 control smoothing time for Zone 3. ZN4-2, ZN4-1 and ZN4-0 control smoothing time for Zone 4. These registers become read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to these registers shall have no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 37 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 00h: Zone Status aSC7621 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Spike Smoothing Time ZNn-[2:0] 35 seconds 000 17.6 seconds 001 11.8 seconds 010 7.0 seconds 011 4.4 seconds 100 3.0 seconds 101 1.6 seconds 110 0.8 seconds 111 Table 23 Spike Smoothing for ZN1 to ZN4 PWM Action Off/Min Bit At 0% duty below LIMIT 0 At Min PWM Duty below LIMIT 1 Table 24 PWM Output Below Limit Depending on Value of Off/Min Register 64-66h: Minimum PWM Duty Cycle Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Fan 1 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X R/W Fan 2 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X R/W Fan 3 PWM Minimum 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 80 X Register Address Read/ Write 64h R/W 65h 66h Register Name This register specifies the minimum duty cycle that the PWM will output when the measured temperature reaches the Temperature LIMIT register setting. This register becomes Read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 38 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Figure 11 Representation of What Temperature Is Passed to the aSC7621 Auto Fan Control with (green) and without (red dashed) Spike Smoothing aSC7621 Minimum PWM % Register Value Binary Hex 0% 0000 0000 00 ~25% ~50% (Default) ~75% 0100 1000 1100 0000 0000 0000 40 80 C0 100% 1111 1111 FF Table 25 Minimum PWM Duty Cycle Setting Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Fan 1 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X R/W Fan 2 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X R/W Fan 3 Max Duty Cycle 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FF X Register Address Read/ Write 38h R/W 39h 3Ah Register Name The Maximum PWM Duty registers store the maximum duty cycle that may be commanded at each PWM output under automatic fan control. This value is overridden to 100% when the assigned zone’s temperature has exceeded the Absolute Maximum Temperature setting. When temperature falls below Absolute Maximum, PWM command will resume the linear ramp only after it has fallen by the Thermal Zone Hysteresis value (Registers 6D-6Eh). Values follow the representation in Table 19. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Register 67-69h: Temperature Limit Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Zone 1 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X R/W Zone 2 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X 69h R/W Zone 3 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5A X 3Bh R/W Zone 4 Fan Temp Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 E0 X Register Address Read/ Write 67h R/W 68h Register Name These are the temperature limits for the individual zones. When the current temperature equals this limit, the fan will be turned on if it is not already. When the temperature exceeds this limit, the fan speed will be increased according to the algorithm set forth in the Auto Fan Range, PWM Frequency register description, Default = 90°C = 5Ah This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. Temperature © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Fan Temp Limit (2’s Complement) >127°C 0111 1111 +127°C 0111 1111 +125°C 0111 1101 +90°C (default) 0101 1010 - 39 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 38-3Ah: Maximum PWM Duty Cycle aSC7621 Temperature Fan Temp Limit (2’s Complement) +50°C 0011 0010 +25°C 0001 1001 0°C 0000 0000 -50°C 1100 1110 -127°C 1000 0001 Table 26 Fan Temperature Limit Register 8-Bit Two’s Complement Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock 6Ah R/W Zone 1 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 6Bh R/W Zone 2 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 6Ch R/W Zone 3 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 64 X 3Dh R/W Zone 4 Temp Absolute Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00 X In the Auto Fan mode, if a zone exceeds the temperature set in the Absolute Temperature Limit register, all of the PWM outputs will increase its duty cycle to 100%. This is a safety feature that attempts to cool the system if there is a potentially catastrophic thermal event. If set to 80h (-128°C), the feature is disabled. Default = 100 C = 64h. The PWM will remain at 100% until the assigned Temperature Zone falls below the Absolute Temp Limit for that zone by an amount equal to the hysteresis value for that zone. These registers become read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to these registers shall have no effect. Temperature Absolute Limit (2’s Complement) >127°C 0111 1111 +127°C 0111 1111 +125°C 0111 1101 +100°C (default) 0110 0100 +50°C 0011 0010 +25°C 0001 1001 0°C 0000 0000 -50°C 1100 1110 -127°C 1000 0001 -128°C (Disable) 1000 0000 Table 27 Absolute Temperature Limit Register 8-Bit Two’s Complement © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 40 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Register 6A-6Ch: Temperature Limit aSC7621 Register 6D-6Eh: Thermal Zone Hysteresis Register Address Read/ Write 6Dh R/W 6Eh R/W Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock Zone 1 and Zone 2 Hysteresis H1-3 H1-2 H1-1 H1-0 H2-3 H2-2 H2-1 H2-0 44 X Zone 3 and Zone 4 Hysteresis H3-3 H3-2 H3-1 H3-0 H4-3 H4-2 H4-1 H4-0 44 X Register Name Temperature Zone Hysteresis Hn-[3:0] 0°C 0000 1°C 0001 4°C (default) 0100 10°C 1010 15°C 1111 Table 28 Zone Hysteresis Register Format Register 75h: Fan Spin-Up Mode Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock 75h R/W Fan SpinUp Mode Tach4 Disable Tach3/4 Disable Tach2 Disable Tach1 Disable RES PWM3 SU PWM2 SU PWM1 SU 00 X The PWM SU bit configures the PWM spin-up mode. If PWM SU is cleared the spin-up time will terminate after time programmed by the Fan Configuration register has elapsed. When set to 1, the spin-up time will terminate early if the TACH reading interpreted as RPM exceeds the Tach Minimum RPM value or after the time programmed by the Fan Configuration register has elapsed, which ever occurs first. Note that the magnitudes of the tach readings and the limits in the registers represent a time period that is inversely proportional to RPM. This register becomes Read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 41 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice If the temperature is above Fan Temp Limit, then drops below Fan Temp Limit, the following will occur: • The fan will remain on, at Fan PWM Minimum, until the temperature goes a certain amount below Fan Temp Limit. • The Hysteresis registers control this amount. See below table for details, all values from 0°C to 15°C are possible. This register becomes read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to these registers shall have no effect. aSC7621 Miscellaneous Registers Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 19h R/W GPIO 1 Configuration RES RES 1Ah R/W GPIO 2 Configuration GPIO 2 bit 2 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Alert Assignment 0 GPIO 1 bit 2 0 GPIO 3 bit 2 1 GPIO 2 Function 1 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) GPIO 1 Function 1 0 GPIO 3 Function 1 0 Default Value Lock 00 X 00 X GPIO pins are multi-function and may be used as input, output, bi-directional or may serve as an alarm pin with ALERT or THERM behavior. This is an open-drain output and a read returns the state of the pin, a write drives the pin based on the GPIO bit. This register becomes Read-only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this register shall have no effect. GPIO Configuration 1 contains two controls. The 1st is the ALERT Assignment and the 2nd is GPIO 1 pin definitions. 1. The Alert assignment defines which one of the GPIO pins that will source the Alert. The Alert assignment supersedes any GPIO pin configuration. 2. The GPIO 1 Function defines the configuration of the GPIO 1 pin. The default is to configure the pin as an input. Any zone Fan Temp Limit status can be sent to the pin or the written value of bit 3 can be sent to GPIO 1 pin. The read value of bit 3 indicates the level of the GPIO 1 pin not the state of the GPIO Register bit. Bit Field 2:0 GPIO 1 Function 3 GPIO 1 Bit 5:4 Alert Assignment 7:6 RES GPIO Configuration 1 [19h] Value Function 000 (Default) GPIO PIN Read only, Output drive always set high. 001 Zone 1 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 1 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 010 Zone 2 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 2 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 011 Zone 3 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 3 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 100 Zone 4 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 4 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 101 Any Zone Therm Status, pin = 0, Any Zone exceeds Fan Temp Limit 110 GPIO PIN Read only, Output drive always set high. 111 GPIO PIN IO Mode, Output drive set to GPIO Reg.Bit 3. Read of this bit always returns value of GPIO 1 IO Pin. Write to this function sends value to GPIO 1 Pin when Function is IO mode. Value Function 00 (Default) No ALERT Function ALERT disabled 01 ALERT function sent to GPIO 1, pin = 0, ALERT Active 10 ALERT function sent to GPIO 2, pin = 0, ALERT Active 11 ALERT function sent to GPIO 3, pin = 0, ALERT Active Reserved Table 29 GPIO Configuration 1 [19h] GPIO Configuration 2 contains two controls. The 1st is GPIO 2 pin definition and the 2nd is GPIO 3 pin definition. 1. The GPIO 2 Function defines the configuration of the GPIO 2 pin. The default is to configure the pin as an input. Any zone therm status can be sent to the pin or the written value of bit 7 can be sent to GPIO 2 pin. The read value of bit 7 indicates the level of the GPIO 2 pin not the state of bit 7 register. 2. The GPIO 3 Function defines the configuration of the GPIO 3 pin. The default is to configure the pin as an input. Any zone therm status can be sent to the pin or the written value of bit 3 can be sent to GPIO 3 pin. The read value of bit 3 indicates the level of the GPIO 3 pin not the state of bit 3 register © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 42 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Registers 19h and 1Ah: GPIO Configuration Bit Field 2-0 GPIO 3 Function 3 GPIO 3 Bit 7:4 Alert Assignment 7 GPIO 2 Bit GPIO Configuration 2 [1Ah] Value Function 000 (Default) GPIO PIN Read only Output drive always set high. 001 Zone 1 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 1 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 010 Zone 2 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 2 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 011 Zone 3 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 3 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 100 Zone 4 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 4 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 101 Any Zone Therm Status, pin = 0, Any Zone exceeds Fan Temp Limit 110 GPIO PIN Read only, Output drive always set high. 111 GPIO PIN IO Mode, Output drive set to GPIO Reg.Bit 3. Read of this bit always returns value of GPIO 3 IO Pin. Write to this function sends value to GPIO 3 Pin when Function is IO mode. Value Function 000 (Default) GPIO PIN Read only Output drive always set high. 001 Zone 1 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 1 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 010 Zone 2 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 2 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 011 Zone 3 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 3 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 100 Zone 4 Therm Status, pin = 0, Zone 4 exceeds Fan Temp Limit 101 Any Zone Therm Status, pin = 0, Any Zone exceeds Fan Temp Limit 110 GPIO PIN Read only Output drive always set high. 111 GPIO PIN IO Mode Output drive set to GPIO Reg.Bit 7. Read of this bit always returns value of GPIO 2 IO Pin. Write to this function sends value to GPIO 2 Pin when Function is IO mode. Table 30 GPIO Configuration 2 [1Ah] Register 3Eh: Company ID Register Address Read/ Write 3Eh R Register Name Company ID Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 61 The company ID register contains the company identification number. For Andigilog this is 61h. This number is assigned by Intel and is a method for uniquely identifying the part manufacturer. This register is read-only – a write to this register has no effect. Register 3Fh: Version/Stepping Register Address Read/ Write Register Name Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value 3Fh R Version/Stepping VER3 VER2 VER1 VER0 4WIRE PECI STP1 STP0 6C The two least significant bits of the Version/Stepping register [1:0] contain the current stepping of the aSC7621 silicon. The four most significant bits [7:4] reflect the aSC7621 base device number when set to a value of 0110b. For the aSC7621, this register will read 01101100b (6Ch). The register is used by application software to identify which device in the hardware monitor family has been implemented in the given system. Based on this information, software can determine which registers to read from and write to. Further, application software may use the current stepping to implement work-around for bugs found in a specific silicon stepping. This register is read-only – a write to this register has no effect. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 43 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice aSC7621 aSC7621 Register 6Fh: Test Register Register Address 6Fh Read/ Write R/W Register Name Test Register Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 (LSB) Default Value Lock RES RES RES RES RES RES RES XEN 00h X XOR Tree Test The aSC7621 incorporates a XOR tree test mode. When the test mode is enabled by setting the “XEN” bit high in the Test Register at address 6Fh via the SMBus, the part will enter XOR test mode. Since the test mode an XOR tree, the order of the signals in the tree is not important. SMBDAT and SMBCLK are not included in the test tree. Connections to the XOR tree are shown in Figure 12. PWM2 PWM3 TACH1 TACH2 XTESTOUT TACH3 TACH4 Figure 12 XOR Test Tree Register 70-7Fh: Vendor Specific Registers These registers are for vendor specific features, including test registers. They will not default to a specific value on power up. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 44 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice This register becomes Read-Only when the Ready/Lock/Start/Override register Lock bit is set. Any further attempts to write to this registers shall have no effect. aSC7621 Applications Information Remote Diodes The aSC7621 is designed to work with a variety of remote sensors in the form of the substrate thermal diode of a CPU or graphics controller or a diode-connected transistor. Actual diodes are not suited for these measurements. This difference varies with temperature such that a fixed offset value may only be used over a very narrow range. Typical correction method required when measuring a wide range of temperature values is to scale the temperature reading in the host firmware. The equation relating diode temperature to a change in thermal diode voltage with two driving currents is: ΔVBE KT = (nf ) ln( N ) q where: nf = diode non-ideality factor, (nominal 1.009). -23 K = Boltzman’s constant, (1.38 x 10 ). T = diode junction temperature in Kelvins. -19 q = electron charge (1.6 x 10 Coulombs). N = ratio of the two driving currents (16). The aSC7621 is designed and trimmed for an expected nf value of 1.009, based on the typical value for the Intel Pentium™ III and AMD Athlon™. There is also a tolerance on the value provided. The values for other CPUs and the 2N3904 may have different nominal values and tolerances. Consult the CPU or GPU manufacturer’s data sheet for the nf factor. Table 31 gives a representative sample of what one may expect in the range of non-ideality. The trend with CPUs is for a lower value with a larger spread. When thermal diode has a non-ideality factor other than 1.009 the difference in temperature reading at a particular temperature may be interpreted with the following equation: ⎛ 1.009 ⎞ ⎟⎟ Tactual = Treported ⎜⎜ ⎝ nactual ⎠ where: Treported = reported temperature in temperature register. Part nf Min nf Nom nf Max Pentium™ III (CPUID 68h) 1.0057 1.008 1.0125 Pentium 4, 130nM 1.001 1.002 1.003 3.64 Pentium 4, 90nM 1.011 3.33 Pentium 4, 65nM 1.009 4.52 Intel Pentium M 1.0015 1.0022 1.0029 AMD Athlon™ Model 6 1.002 1.008 1.016 AMD Duron™ Models 7 and 8 1.002 1.008 1.016 AMD Athlon Models 8 and 10 1.0000 1.0037 1.0090 2N3904 1.003 1.0046 1.005 3.06 Table 31 Representative CPU Thermal Diode and Transistor Non-Ideality Factors CPU or ASIC Substrate Remote Diodes A substrate diode is a parasitic PNP transistor that has its collector tied to ground through the substrate and the base (Remote -) and emitter (Remote +) brought out to pins. Connection to these pins is shown in Figure 13. The non-ideality figures in Table 31 include the effects of any package resistance and represent the value seen from the CPU socket. The temperature indicated will need to be compensated for the departure from a non-ideality of 1.008. Tactual = actual remote diode temperature. Remote + nactual = selected diode’s non-ideality factor, nf . Temperatures are in Kelvins or °C + 273.15. aSC7621 CPU This equation assumes that the series resistance of the remote diode is the same for each. This resistance is given in the data sheet for the CPU and may vary from 2.5Ω to 4.5Ω. © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 Series Res Remote Substrate Figure 13 CPU Remote Diode Connection - 45 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice There is some variation in the performance of these diodes, described in terms of its departure from the ideal diode equation. This factor is called diode nonideality, nf . Although the temperature error caused by non-ideality difference is directly proportional to the difference from 1.008, but a small difference in non-ideality results in a relatively large difference in temperature reading. For example, if there were a ±1% tolerance in the non-Ideality of a diode it would result in a ±2.7 degree difference (at 0°C) in the result (0.01 x 273.15). aSC7621 Series Resistance Any external series resistance in the connections from the aSC7621 to the CPU pins should be accounted for in interpreting the results of a measurement. The impact of series resistance on the measured temperature is a result of measurement currents developing offset voltages that add to the diode voltage. This is relatively constant with temperature and may be corrected with a fixed value in the offset register. To determine the temperature impact of resistance is as follows: ΔTR = RS × ΔI D / TV ΔTR = RS × 90 μ A = RS × 0.391°C / Ω 230 μV / °C where: ΔTR = difference in the temperature reading from actual. RS = total series resistance of interconnect (both leads). Δ I D = difference in the two diode current levels (90µA). TV = scale of temperature vs. VBE (230µV/°C). Board Layout Considerations The distance between the remote sensor and the aSC7621 should be minimized. All wiring should be defended from high frequency noise sources and a balanced differential layout maintained on Remote + and Remote -. Any noise, both common-mode and differential, induced in the remote diode interconnect may result in an offset in the temperature reported. Circuit board layout should follow the recommendation of Figure 15. Basically, use 10-mil lines and spaces with grounds on each side of the differential pair. Closer spacing may also be used if required by layout, but the priority is balance of diode path and minimum vias. Choose the ground plane closest to the CPU when using the CPU’s remote diode. 10 mil Line For example, a total series resistance of 10Ω would give an offset of +3.9°C. 10 mil Space GND Remote + Remote GND Discrete Remote Diodes When sensing temperatures other than the CPU or GPU substrate, an NPN or PNP transistor may be used. Most commonly used are the 2N3904 and 2N3906. These have characteristics similar to the CPU substrate diode with non-ideality around 1.0046. They are connected with base to collector shorted as shown in Figure 14. While it is important to minimize the distance to the remote diode to reduce high-frequency noise pickup, they may be located many feet away with proper shielding. Shielded, twisted-pair cable is recommended, with the shield connected only at the aSC7621 end as close as possible to the ground pin of the device. Figure 15 Recommended Remote Diode Circuit Board Interconnect Noise filtering is accomplished by using a bypass capacitor placed as close as possible to the two pairs of aSC7621 Remote + and Remote - pins. A 1.0nF ceramic capacitor is recommended, but up to 3.3nF may be used. Additional filtering takes place within the aSC7621. It is recommended that the following guidelines be used to minimize noise and achieve highest accuracy: 1. Place a 0.1µF bypass capacitor to digital ground as close as possible to the power pin of the aSC7621. 2. Match the trace routing of the Remote + and Remote - leads and use a 1.0nF filter capacitor close to the aSC7621. Use ground runs along side the pair to minimize differential coupling as in Figure 15. 3. Place the aSC7621 as close to the CPU or GPU remote diode leads as possible to minimize noise and series resistance. 4. Avoid running diode connections close to or in parallel with high-speed busses or 12V, staying at least 2cm away. Remote + 2N3906 aSC7621 Remote Remote + 2N3904 aSC7621 Remote - Figure 14 Discrete Remote Diode Connection As with the CPU substrate diode, the temperature reported will be subject to the same errors due to nonideality variation and series resistance. However, the © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 46 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice or, transistor’s die temperature is usually not the temperature of interest and care must be taken to minimize the thermal resistance and physical distance between that temperature and the remote diode. The offset and response time will need to be characterized by the user. aSC7621 5. Avoid running diode connections close to on-board switching power supply inductors. 6. PC board leakage should be minimized by maintaining minimum trace spacing and covering traces over their full length with solder mask. Thermal Considerations In order to measure PC board temperature in an area of interest, such as the area around the CPU where voltage regulator components generate significant heat, a remote diode-connected transistor should be used. A surfacemount SOT-23 or SOT-223 is recommended. The small size is advantageous in minimizing response time because of its low thermal mass, but at the same time it has low surface area and a high thermal resistance to ambient air. A compromise must be achieved between minimizing thermal mass and increasing the surface area to lower the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance. In order to sense temperature of air-flows near boardmounted heat sources, such as memory modules, the sensor should be mounted above the PC board. A TO-92 packaged transistor is recommended. The power consumption of the aSC7621 is relatively low and should have little self-heating effect on the local sensor reading. At the highest measurement rate the dissipation is less than 2mW, resulting in only a few tenths of a degree rise. Evaluation Board The Andigilog SMBus EVB provides a platform for evaluation of the operational characteristics of the aSC7511, aSC7512 and aSC7621. The board features a graphical user interface (GUI) to control and monitor all activities and readings of these parts. The provided software will run on a Windows XP™-based desktop or laptop PC with a USB port. Features: • Interactive GUI for setting limits and operational configuration • aSC7512 and aSC7621 Automatic Fan Control • Powered and operated from the USB port • Support for reading or writing to any register • User-defined, time-stamped logging of any registers, saved in spreadsheet-compatible format • Graphical readouts: • Temperature and alarms • Fan RPM • Automatic fan control state • Voltage • Selectable on-board 2N3904 or wired remote diode • Headers for 2-, 3- and 4-wire fans with PWM for aSC7512 • Headers for 3 4-wire fans for aSC7621 • Saving of register setting configurations • LED indicators of pin alarm states • Optional use of external 12V fan power for higher current fans • Optional connection to off-board SMBus clients Application Diagrams The aSC7621 may be easily adapted to 2-, 3- or 4-wire fans for precise, wider-range fan speed control when compared to variable DC drive. Up to four fans may be controlled. Fans 1 and 2 are independent. Fan 3 is independent and may be tied to fan 4 for speed control. Separate tachometer readings may be reported for all four. Application diagram in Figure 16 shows connections to four 4-wire fans. External FETs may be added to the PWM output to drive 3-wire fans. In addition to being a self-contained fan speed control demonstration, it may be connected into an operating © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 47 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice The temperature of the aSC7621 will be close to that of the PC board on which it is mounted. Conduction through the leads is the primary path for heat flow. The reported local sensor is very close to the circuit board temperature and typically between the board and ambient. PC’s fan and CPU diode to evaluate various settings under real operating conditions without the need to adjust BIOS code. After optimization, the settings may be programmed into the system. aSC7621 12V 10KΩ 15KΩ REMOTE 1+ CPU 1nF REMOTE 1- TACH 1 PWM 1 7.5KΩ 0.01µF Substrate REMOTE 2 + 1nF VCCP 2.5V 5V 12V 3.3V REMOTE 2 - 0.1µF 100pF PECI Vtt SMBus TACH 2 PWM 2 VCCP 2.5V 5V aSC7621 12V 3.3V GND GPIO / Alerts 10KΩ 15KΩ 7.5KΩ 12V 0.01µF 10KΩ 15KΩ TACH 3 PWM 3 7.5KΩ GPIO1 GPIO2 GPIO3 PECI Vtt Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice 2N3904 12V 0.01µF 12V 10KΩ 15KΩ TACH 4 SMBDAT SMBCLK 7.5KΩ 0.01µF Figure 16 Application Diagram © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 48 www.andigilog.com October 2006 - 70A06010 aSC7621 Physical Dimensions inches unless otherwise noted 24-Lead Molded QSOP Package D X 0.010 E1 E GAUGE PLANE SEATING PLANE Θ2 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice L e DETAIL “A” b 0.015 ±0.004 x 45° DETAIL “A” C A1 Θ1 A Notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pb-Free Co-planarity is 0 to 0.004” MAX Package surface finish – Matte (VDI #24~27) All dimensions exclude mold flash The lead width, B, to be determined at 0.0075” from the lead tip Symbol MIN MAX A 0.054 0.068 A1 0.004 0.0098 B 0.008 0.012 D 0.337 0.344 E1 0.150 0.157 E 0.229 0.244 E C 0.0075 0.0098 L 0.016 0.034 X Θ1 Θ2 © Andigilog, Inc. 2006 - 49 www.andigilog.com 0.025 BSC 0.0325 REF 0° 8° 7° BSC October 2006 - 70A06010 Preliminary Specification – Subject to change without notice Pin 1 aSC7621 Data Sheet Classifications Preliminary Specification This classification is shown on the heading of each page of a specification for products that are either under development (design and qualification), or in the formative planning stages. Andigilog reserves the right to change or discontinue these products without notice. New Release Specification Fully Released Specification Fully released datasheets do not contain any classification in the first page header. 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