EMC2106
Dual RPM-Based Linear Fan
Controller with Hardware
Thermal Shutdown
Datasheet
PRODUCT FEATURES
General Description
Features
Two Programmable Fan Control circuits
The EMC2106 is an SMBus compliant fan controller with
up to five (up to 4 external and 1 internal) temperature
channels. The fan drivers can be operated using two
methods each with two modes. The methods include an
RPM based Fan Speed Control Algorithm and a direct
drive setting. The modes include manually programming
the desired settings or using the internal programmable
temperature look-up table to select the desired setting
based on measured temperature.
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4-wire fan compatible
High speed PWM (26khz)
Low speed PWM (9.5Hz - 2240Hz)
600mA, 5V, High Side Fan Driver
Optional detection of aging fans
1mA Linear DAC Fan Driver
RPM based fan control algorithm
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2% accuracy from 500RPM to 16k RPM
Temperature Look-Up Table
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Allows programmed fan response to temperature
1 to 4 thermal zones to control each fan driver
Controls fan speed or drive setting
Allows externally generated temperature data to control
fan drivers including two DTS channels
The temperature monitors offer 1°C accuracy (for
external diodes) with sophisticated features to reduce
errors introduced by series resistance and beta variation
of substrate thermal diode transistors commonly found
in processors.
Up to Four External Temperature Channels
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Designed to support 45nm, 60nm, and 90nm CPUs
Automatically detects and supports CPUs requiring the
BJT or Transistor models
Resistance error correction
1°C accurate (60°C to 100°C)
The EMC2106 also includes a hardware programmable
temperature limitS and dedicated system shutdown
output for thermal protection of critical circuitry.
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Applications
0.125°C resolution
Detects fan aging and variation
Notebook Computers
Embedded Applications
Projectors
Three dedicated comparator outputs for External
Diode 1, External Diode 2, and External Diode 3
(OVERT1#, OVERT2#, OVERT3#)
Industrial and Networking Equipment
Up to three thermistor compatible voltage inputs
Hardware Programmable Thermal Shutdown
Temperature
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Cannot be altered by software
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60°C to 122°C Range or 92°C to 154°C Range
Programmable High and Low Limits for all channels
3.3V Supply Voltage
SMBus 2.0 Compliant
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2 selectable SMBus addresses
SMBus Alert compatible
Option to load register set from external EEPROM
Available in 28-pin QFN package - Lead Free RoHS
compliant (5mm x 5mm)
SMSC EMC2106
DATASHEET
Revision 1.78 (04-21-09)