FEATURES
Monitors up to 5 voltages
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
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VID4/GPIO4
VID3/GPIO3
VID2/GPIO2
VID1/GPIO1
VID0/GPIO0
GPIO6
PWM1
PWM2
PWM3
TACH1
TACH2
TACH3
TACH4
THERM
+5V
+12V
+2.5V
Rev. B
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FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
VID5
PWM
REGISTERS
AND
CONTROLLERS
(HF AND LF)
PERFORMANCE
V
TO ADT7476
CC
V
CC
D1+
D1–
D2+
D2–
CONDITIONING
IN
MULTIPLEXER
IN
IN
V
CCP
BAND GAP
TEMP. SENSOR
Controller and Voltage Monitor
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADT7476 dBCool® controller is a thermal monitor
and multiple PWM fan controller for noise-sensitive or power-
sensitive applications requiring active system cooling. The
ADT7476 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
ADT7476 also provides critical thermal protection to the
system using the bidirectional THERM pin as an output to
prevent system or component overheating.
ADDR
ADDREN
SELECT
SCL SDA SMBALERT
SMBus
VID/GPIO
ADDRESS
REGISTER
SELECTION
AUTOMATIC
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
FAN
SPEED
COUNTER
MONITORING
THERMAL
PROTECTION
ACOUSTIC
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROL
INPUT
SIGNAL
10-BIT
ADC
AND
ANALOG
BAND GAP
REFERENCE
GND
Figure 1.
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dBCool Remote Thermal
ADT7476
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
ADDRESS
POINTER
REGISTER
PWM
CONFIGURATION
REGISTERS
INTERRUPT
MASKING
INTERRUPT
STATUS
REGISTERS
LIMIT
COMPARATORS
VALUE AND
LIMIT
REGISTERS
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ADT7476
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