dBCool™ Remote Thermal
Controller and Voltage Monitor
ADT7468
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Monitors up to 5 voltages
Controls and monitors up to 4 fans
The ADT7468 dBCOOLTM controller is a thermal monitor and
multiple PWM fan controller for noise-sensitive or power-
sensitive applications requiring active system cooling. The
ADT7468 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 that they operate at
the lowest possible speed for minimum acoustic noise.
High and low frequency fan drive signal
1 on-chip and 2 remote temperature sensors
Series resistance cancellation on the remote channel
Extended temperature measurement range, up to 191°C
Dynamic TMIN control mode optimizes system acoustics
intelligently
Automatic fan speed control mode controls system
cooling based on measured temperature
Enhanced acoustic mode dramatically reduces user
perception of changing fan speeds
The automatic fan speed control loop optimizes fan speed for a
given temperature. A unique dynamic TMIN control mode
enables the system thermals/acoustics to be intelligently
managed. The effectiveness of the system’s thermal solution can
Thermal protection feature via THERM output
Monitors performance impact of Intel® Pentium™ 4
processor
Thermal control circuit via THERM input
2-wire, 3-wire, and 4-wire fan speed measurement
Limit comparison of all monitored values
THERM
be monitored using the
provides critical thermal protection to the system using the
THERM
input. The ADT7468 also
bidirectional
pin as an output to prevent system or
component overheating.
Meets SMBus 2.0 electrical specifications
(fully SMBus 1.1 compliant)
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
SCL SDA SMBALERT
VID5
VID4
ACOUSTIC
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROL
VID3
VID2
VID1
VID0
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
ADDRESS
POINTER
REGISTER
AUTOMATIC
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
ACOUSTIC
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROL
PWM1
PWM2
PWM3
PWM REGISTERS
AND
CONTROLLERS
HF & LF
PWM
CONFIGURATION
REGISTERS
DYNAMIC
T
MIN
TACH1
TACH2
TACH3
TACH4
CONTROL
FAN SPEED
COUNTER
INTERRUPT
MASKING
PERFORMANCE
MONITORING
THERMAL
PROTECTION
THERM
INTERRUPT
STATUS
REGISTERS
V
TO ADT7468
SRC
CC
V
ADT7468
CC
D1+
D1–
D2+
D2–
LIMIT
COMPARATORS
10-BIT
ADC
INPUT
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
AND
ANALOG
MULTIPLEXER
VALUE AND
LIMIT
+5V
+12V
+2.5V
IN
IN
IN
BAND GAP
REGISTERS
REFERENCE
V
CCP
BAND GAP
TEMP SENSOR
GND
Figure 1.
Rev. 0
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