aTS75
Comparator Mode
Interrupt Mode
In Comparator Mode, each time an temperature-to-
digital(T-to-D) temperature conversion occurs, the new
digital temperature is compared to the value stored in the
TOS and THYST Registers. If a fault tolerance number of
consecutive temperature measurements are greater than
the value stored in the TOS Register, the O.S. output will be
activated. For example, if bits F1 and F0 are equal to “10”
In Interrupt Mode the O.S. output will first become active
after a fault tolerance number of consecutive temperature
measurements exceed the value stored in the TOS Register
(similar to Comparator Mode). Once O.S. is active, it can
only be cleared by a user read from any of the aTS75
registers (Temperature, Configuration, TOS, or THYST) or by
putting the aTS75 into Shutdown Mode (i.e., by setting the
shutdown bit in the Configuration Register to “1”). Once
cleared, the O.S. output can only be activated again by a
fault tolerance number of consecutive temperature
measurements that are lower than the value stored in
THYST. Again, once it is activated the O.S. output can only
be deactivated by a user read or shutdown. Thus, in
Interrupt Mode the activate/clear cycle for O.S. has the
(fault tolerance
= 4), four consecutive temperature
measurements must exceed TOS to activate the O.S.
output. Once the O.S output is active, it will remain active
until the first time the measured temperature drops below
the temperature stored in the THYST Register.
The
operation of the alarm in Comparator Mode with fault
tolerance=2 is illustrated in Figure 1.
following pattern:
temperature
>
TOS
,
clear,
temperature < THYST, clear, temperature > TOS, clear, etc.
The operation of the alarm in Interrupt Mode with fault
tolerance=2 is also illustrated in Figure 1.
Temperature-to-Digital
Conversion
TOS
THYST
O.S. (Comparator Mode)
O.S. (Interrupt Mode)
For this example:
Fault Tolerance = 2
Output Polarity = Active Low
Read (or Shutdown)
Figure 1. Thermal Alarm Operation in Comparator and Interrupt Modes
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