ADVANCE INFORMATION
February 2005
LM95231
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TruTherm Precision Dual Remote Diode Temperature
Sensor with SMBus Interface
n Remote temperature readings without digital filtering:
— 0.125 ˚C LSb
General Description
The LM95231 is a precision dual remote diode temperature
— 10-bits plus sign or 11-bits programmable resolution
sensor (RDTS) that uses National’s TruTherm technology.
— 11-bits resolves temperatures above 127 ˚C
The 2-wire serial interface of the LM95231 is compatible with
n Remote temperature readings with digital filtering:
— 0.03125 ˚C LSb with filtering
SMBus 2.0. The LM95231 can sense three temperature
zones, it can measure the temperature of its own die as well
— 12-bits plus sign or 13-bits programmable resolution
as two diode connected transistors. The LM95231 includes
— 13-bits resolves temperatures above 127 ˚C
digital filtering and an advanced input stage that includes
n Local temperature readings:
analog filtering and TruTherm technology that reduces non-
— 0.25 ˚C
ideality processor to processor spread. The diode connected
— 9-bits plus sign
transistors can be a “thermal diode” as found in Intel and
n Status register support
n Programmable conversion rate allows user optimization
of power consumption
n Shutdown mode one-shot conversion control
n SMBus 2.0 compatible interface, supports TIMEOUT
n 8-pin MSOP package
AMD processors or can simply be a diode connected
MMBT3904 transistor. TruTherm technology allows accurate
measurement of “thermal diodes” found on small geometry
processes, 90nm and below. The LM95231 supports user
selectable thermal diode non-ideality of either a Pentium®
processor in the 90nm process or 2N3904.
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The LM95231 resolution format for remote temperature
readings can be programmed to be 11-bits signed or un-
signed with the digital filtering disabled. When the filtering is
enabled the resolution increases to 13-bits signed or un-
signed. In the unsigned mode the LM95231 remote diode
readings can resolve temperatures above 127˚C. Local tem-
perature readings have a resolution of 9-bits plus sign.
Key Specifications
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Remote Diode Temperature Accuracy
TA=30˚C to 50˚C, TD=45˚C to 85˚C
TA=0˚C to 85˚C, TD=25˚C to 140˚C
Local Temperature Accuracy
TA=0˚C to 85˚C
0.75 ˚C (max)
2.0 ˚C (max)
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3.0 ˚C (max)
3.0 V to 3.6 V
2 mA (typ)
Features
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Supply Voltage
n Accurately senses die temperature of remote ICs or
diode junctions
Supply Current
n Uses TruTherm technology for precision “thermal diode”
temperature measurement
n Thermal diode input stage with analog filtering
n Thermal diode digital filtering
n Pentium 4 90nm or 2N3904 non-ideality selection
n Remote diode fault detection
n On-board local temperature sensing
Applications
n Processor/Computer System Thermal Management
(e.g. Laptop, Desktop, Workstations, Server)
n Electronic Test Equipment
n Office Electronics
Connection Diagram
MSOP-8
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