LTC1840
Dual Fan Controller
with 2-Wire Interface
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTIO
The LTC®1840 is a fan controller with two 8-bit current
output DACs, two tachometer interfaces, and four general
purpose I/O (GPIO) pins. It operates from a single supply
witharangeof2.7Vto5.75V.AcurrentoutputDACisused
to control an external switching regulator, which controls
the fan speed. A current output DAC and tachometer allow
a controller to form a closed control loop on fan velocity.
The GPIO pins can be used as digital inputs or open drain
pull-down outputs.
The part features a simple 2-wire I2C and SMBus compat-
ible serial interface that allows communication between
manydevices.Theinterfaceincludesafaultstatusregister
that reflects the state of the part and which can be polled
to find the cause of a fault condition. Other operational
characteristics of the part, such as DAC output currents,
GPIO modes, and tachometer frequency, are also pro-
grammed through the serial interface. Two address pins
provide nine possible device addresses.
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Two 8-Bit Current DACs
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DACs Guaranteed Monotonic
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Known IC State on Power-Up
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Serial Interface Watchdog Timer with Disable
2-Wire Serial Interface Compatible with I2CTM
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and SMBus
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2 Programmable Fan Tachometer Interfaces
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4 Programmable General Purpose I/Os
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Small 16-Pin SSOP Package
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Single 2.7V to 5.75V Supply Operation
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Fault Output Signal
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Status Register
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Fan Blasting Function
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Nine Addresses Using Two Programming Lines
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APPLICATIO S
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Servers
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Desktop Computers
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The BLAST pin is provided to force the DAC output
currents to program the maximum regulator output
voltages through a single pin and gate the operation of the
serial access timer.
Power Supplies
Cooling Systems
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, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
I2C is a trademark of Philips Electronics N.V.
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TYPICAL APPLICATIO
Low Parts Count, High Efficiency Dual Fan Control
3.3V
12V
+
3.3V
10k
0.1µF
10µF
+
R
C
VIN1
22µF
SENSE1
0.05Ω
3.3V
10k
V
CC
V
IN
RUN/SS SENSE
LTC1771
FAULT
SDA
GPI04
BLAST
DC
R
FB1A
FAN
75k
TO
MASTER
SYSTEM
RESET
+
I
TH
PGATE
Si6447DQ
L1 47µH
C
OUT1
150µF
TACH
OUT
R
C1
10k
R
FB1B
V
FB
MODE
SCL
IDACOUTA
28k
C
C
C1
220pF
FB1
100pF
GND
UPS5817
LTC1840
12V
2-NMB 6820PL-04W-B29-D50 FANS
1.1A NOM AT 12V
3.3V
3.3V
+
C
R
VIN2
SENSE2
0.05Ω
V
IN
22µF
3.3V
RUN/SS SENSE
LTC1771
NC
NC
A0
GPI03
IDACOUTB
TACHB
130Ω
DC
R
FB2A
10k
FAN
75k
+
I
TH
PGATE
A1
Si6447DQ
L2 47µH
130Ω
C
OUT2
150µF
LED1
TACH
OUT
R
C2
10k
R
FB2B
V
FB
MODE
GPI01
GPI02
LED2
28k
C
C
C2
220pF
FB2
100pF
GND
UPS5817
TACHA
GND
ADDRESS = 1110010
(8 OTHERS POSSIBLE)
1840 TA01
1840f
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