dBCool Remote Thermal Monitor
and Fan Controller
ADT7473/ADT7473-1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
Controls and monitors up to 4 fans
The ADT7473/ADT7473-1 dBCool® controller is a thermal
monitor and multiple PWM fan controller for noise sensitive
or power sensitive applications requiring active system cooling.
The ADT7473/ADT7473-1 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.
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 intelligently optimizes system
acoustics
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
THERM
Thermal protection feature via
Monitors performance impact of Intel Pentium 4 processor
THERM
output
THERM
can be monitored using the
ADT7473-1 also provide critical thermal protection to the
THERM
input. The ADT7473/
Thermal control circuit via
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)
system using the bidirectional
pin as an output to
prevent system or component overheating.
Fully RoHS compliant
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
*ADDREN
*ADDR SELECT
SCL SDA SMBALERT
SMBus
ADT7473/ADT7473-1
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
ADDRESS
SELECTION
PWM
REGISTERS
AND
CONTROLLERS
(HF AND LF)
PWM1
PWM2
PWM3
ACOUSTIC
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROL
AUTOMATIC
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
ADDRESS
POINTER
REGISTER
DYNAMIC
T
MIN
CONTROL
PWM
TACH1
TACH2
TACH3
TACH4
CONFIGURATION
REGISTERS
FAN
SPEED
COUNTER
INTERRUPT
MASKING
PERFORMANCE
MONITORING
INTERRUPT
STATUS
REGISTERS
THERMAL
PROTECTION
*THERM_LATCH
V
TO ADT7473/ADT7473-1
CC
V
CC
D1+
D1–
D2+
D2–
INPUT
SIGNAL
LIMIT
10-BIT
ADC
COMPARATORS
SRC
CONDITIONING
AND
ANALOG
MULTIPLEXER
VALUE AND
LIMIT
REGISTERS
V
CCP
BAND GAP
REFERENCE
BAND GAP
TEMP SENSOR
*PIN FUNCTION ONLYAVAILABLE ON THEADT7473-1
GND
Figure 1.
Rev. C
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