19-2190; Rev 2; 4/09
2°C Accurate Remote/Local Temperature
Sensor with SMBus Serial Interface
MAX690
General Description
Features
o High Accuracy 2°C (max) from +70°C to +100°C
The MAX6690 is a precise digital thermometer that
reports the temperature of both a remote P-N junction
and its own die. The remote junction can be a diode-con-
nected transistor—typically a low-cost, easily mounted
2N3904 NPN type or 2N3906 PNP type—that replaces
conventional thermistors or thermocouples. Remote
accuracy is 2ꢀ° for multiple transistor manufacturers,
with no calibration needed. The remote junction can also
be a common-collector PNP, such as a substrate PNP of
a microprocessor (µP).
(Remote)
o 11-Bit, 0.125°C Resolution
o Dual Channel: Measures Remote and Local
Temperature
o No Calibration Required
o Programmable Under/Overtemperature Alarms
o I2C-Compatible/SMBus Interface
o +3V to +5.5V Supply Range
The 2-wire serial interface accepts standard System
Management Bus (SMBusTM), Write Byte, Read Byte,
Send Byte, and Receive Byte commands to program the
alarm thresholds and to read temperature data.
Measurements can be done automatically and
autonomously, with the conversion rate programmed by
the user, or programmed to operate in a single-shot
mode. The adjustable conversion rate allows the user to
optimize supply current and temperature update rate to
match system needs. When the conversion rate is faster
than 1Hz, the conversion results are available as a 7-bit-
plus-sign byte with a 1ꢀ° LSB. When the conversion rate
is 1Hz or slower, the MAX6690 enters the extended
mode. In this mode, 3 additional bits of temperature data
are available in the extended resolution register, provid-
ing 10-bit-plus-sign resolution with a 0.125ꢀ° LSB.
Single-shot conversions also have 0.125ꢀ° per LSB reso-
lution when the conversion rate is 1Hz or slower.
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
MAX6690MEE
-55°° to +125°°
16 QSOP
Typical Operating Circuit
0.1μF
200Ω
+3V TO +5V SUPPLY
10kΩ EACH
V
STBY
CPU
CC
MAX6690
DXP
DXN
SMBCLK
SMBDATA
ALERT
CLOCK
DATA
2200pF
INTERRUPT TO μC
ADD0 ADD1
GND
A parasitic resistance cancellation (PR°) mode can also
be invoked for conversion rates of 1Hz or slower by set-
ting bit 4 of the configuration register to 1. In PR° mode,
the effect of series resistance on the leads of the external
diode is canceled. The 11-bit conversion in PR° mode is
performed in < 500ms and is disabled for conversion
rates faster than 1Hz. The one-shot conversion is also 11
bits in < 500ms.
Pin Configuration
TOP VIEW
N.C.
1
2
3
16 N.C.
The MAX6690 default low-temperature measurement
limit is 0ꢀ°. This can be extended to -64ꢀ° by setting bit
5 of the configuration register to 1.
V
15 STBY
CC
DXP
DXN
N.C.
14 SMBCLK
13 N.C.
4
5
6
7
8
MAX6690
The MAX6690 is available in a small, 16-pin QSOP sur-
face-mount package.
12 SMBDATA
11 ALERT
10 ADD0
ADD1
GND
GND
________________________Applications
Desktop °omputers
Notebook °omputers
Servers
Workstations
9
N.C.
Test and Measurement
Multichip Modules
QSOP
Thin °lients
SMBus is a trademark of Intel °orp.
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