FEATURES
Controls and monitors up to 4 fans
High and low frequency fan drive signal
1 on-chip and 2 remote temperature sensors
Extended temperature measurement range, up to 191°C
Automatic fan speed control mode controls system cooling
based on measured temperature
Enhanced acoustic mode dramatically reduces user
perception of changing fan speeds
Thermal protection feature via THERM output
Monitors performance impact of Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
Thermal control circuit via THERM input
3-wire and 4-wire fan speed measurement
Limit comparison of all monitored values
Meets SMBus 2.0 electrical specifications
(fully SMBus 1.1 compliant)
Fully ROHS compliant
Rev. 0
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FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
ADT7475
PWM
PWM1
REGISTERS
PWM2
AND
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROLLERS
PWM3
(HF AND LF)
TACH1
TACH2
TACH3
TACH4
PERFORMANCE
THERM
V
TO ADT7475
CC
V
CC
D1+
D1–
CONDITIONING
D2+
D2–
MULTIPLEXER
V
CCP
BAND GAP
TEMP. SENSOR
dBCool
Monitor and Fan Controller
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADT7475 dBCool controller is a thermal monitor and
multiple PWM fan controller for noise-sensitive or power-
sensitive applications requiring active system cooling. The
ADT7475 can drive a fan using either a low or high frequency
drive signal, monitor the temperature of up to two remote
sensor diodes plus its own internal temperature, and measure
and control the speed of up to four fans, so they operate at the
lowest possible speed for minimum acoustic noise.
The automatic fan speed control loop optimizes fan speed
for a given temperature. The effectiveness of the system's
thermal solution can be monitored using the THERM input.
The ADT7475 also provides critical thermal protection to the
system using the bidirectional THERM pin as an output to
prevent system or component overheating.
SCL SDA SMBALERT
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
ACOUSTIC
AUTOMATIC
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
CONTROL
FAN
SPEED
COUNTER
MONITORING
THERMAL
PROTECTION
INPUT
10-BIT
SIGNAL
ADC
AND
ANALOG
BAND GAP
REFERENCE
GND
Figure 1.
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®
Remote Thermal
ADT7475
ADDRESS
POINTER
REGISTER
PWM
CONFIGURATION
REGISTERS
INTERRUPT
MASKING
INTERRUPT
STATUS
REGISTERS
LIMIT
COMPARATORS
VALUE AND
LIMIT
REGISTERS
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