dBCool™ Remote Thermal
Controller and Voltage Monitor
ADT7476A
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Monitors up to five voltages
Improved TACH and PWM performance
Controls and monitors up to four fans
High and low frequency fan drive signal
One on-chip and two remote temperature sensors
Extended temperature measurement range up to 191°C
Automatic fan speed control mode controls system
cooling based on measured temperature
The ADT7476A dBCOOL controller is a thermal monitor
and multiple PWM fan controller for noise-sensitive or power-
sensitive applications requiring active system cooling. The
ADT7476A can drive a fan using either a low or high frequency
drive signal and can monitor the temperature of up to two
remote sensor diodes plus its own internal temperature. The
part also measures and controls the speed of up to four fans, so
the fans operate at the lowest possible speed for minimum
acoustic noise.
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
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
input.
THERM
The ADT7476A also provides critical thermal protection to
the system using the bidirectional pin as an output
3-wire and 4-wire fan speed measurement
Limit comparison of all monitored values
5 V support on all TACH and PWM channels
Meets SMBus 2.0 electrical specifications
THERM
to prevent system or component overheating.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
ADDR
ADDREN
SELECT SCL SDA SMBALERT
VID5/GPIO5
VID4/GPIO4
VID3/GPIO3
VID2/GPIO2
VID1/GPIO1
VID0/GPIO0
GPIO6
ADT7476A
SMBus
ADDRESS
SELECTION
VID/GPIO
REGISTER
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
ADDRESS
POINTER
REGISTER
PWM
REGISTERS
AND
CONTROLLERS
(HF AND LF)
PWM1
PWM2
PWM3
AUTOMATIC
FAN SPEED
CONTROL
PWM
CONFIGURATION
REGISTERS
TACH1
TACH2
TACH3
TACH4
INTERRUPT
MASKING
FAN
SPEED
COUNTER
PERFORMANCE
MONITORING
THERMAL
PROTECTION
THERM
INTERRUPT
STATUS
V
TO ADT7476A
CC
V
ACOUSTIC
CC
REGISTERS
ENHANCEMENT
CONTROL
D1+
D1–
D2+
D2–
LIMIT
COMPARATORS
INPUT
SIGNAL
10-BIT
ADC
CONDITIONING
AND
+5V
+12V
+2.5V
IN
IN
IN
ANALOG
MULTIPLEXER
VALUE AND
LIMIT
REGISTERS
BAND GAP
REFERENCE
V
CCP
BAND GAP
TEMP. SENSOR
GND
Figure 1.
Rev. 0
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