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5.3
Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI)
5.3.1
Introduction
PECI offers an interface for thermal monitoring of Intel processor and chipset
components. It uses a single wire, thus alleviating routing congestion issues. PECI uses
CRC checking on the host side to ensure reliable transfers between the host and client
devices. Also, data transfer speeds across the PECI interface are negotiable within a
wide range (2 Kbps to 2 Mbps). The PECI interface on the processor is disabled by
default and must be enabled through BIOS. More information can be found in the
Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) Specification.
5.3.1.1
T
CONTROL
Fan speed control solutions based on PECI use a T
IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET MSR. The T
temperature format as PECI though it contains no sign bit. Thermal management
devices should infer the T
should use the relative temperature value delivered over PECI in conjunction with the
T
CONTROL
fan control diagram using PECI temperatures.
The relative temperature value reported over PECI represents the delta below the onset
of thermal control circuit (TCC) activation as indicated by PROCHOT# assertions. As the
temperature approaches TCC activation, the PECI value approaches zero. TCC activates
at a PECI count of zero.
Figure 17.
Conceptual Fan Control Diagram on PECI-Based Platforms
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and TCC activation on PECI-Based Systems
CONTROL
MSR value to control or optimize fan speeds.
Thermal Specifications and Design Considerations
CONTROL
MSR uses the same offset
CONTROL
value as negative. Thermal management algorithms
Figure 17
value stored in the processor
shows a conceptual
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