March 2007
LM96194
TruTherm Hardware Monitor with PI Fan Control for
Workstation Management
1.0 General Description
The LM96194 hardware monitor has a two wire digital inter-
face compatible with SMBus 2.0. Using a
ΣΔ ADC, the
LM96194 measures the temperature of four remote diode
connected transistors as well as its own die and 9 power sup-
ply voltages. The LM96194 has new TruTherm technology
that supports precision thermal diode measurements of pro-
cessors on sub-micron processes.
To set fan speed, the LM96194 has two PWM outputs that
are each controlled by up to six temperature zones. The fan-
control algorithm can be based on a lookup table, PI (propor-
tional/integral) control loop, or a combination of both. The
LM96194 includes digital filters that can be invoked to smooth
temperature readings for better control of fan speed such that
acoustical noise is minimized. The LM96194 has four
tachometer inputs to measure fan speed. Limit and status
registers for all measured values are included.
The LM96194 includes most of the features of the LM94, dual
CPU motherboard server management ASIC, such as mea-
surement and control support for dynamic Vccp monitoring for
VRD10/11 and PROCHOT but is targeted for single proces-
sor systems.
2.0 Features
■ ΣΔ ADC architecture
■ Monitors 9 power supplies
■ Monitors 4 remote thermal diodes and 2 LM60
■ New TruTherm technology support for precision thermal
diode measurements
■ Internal ambient temperature sensing
■ Programmable autonomous fan control based on
temperature readings with fan boost support
■ Fan boost support on tachometer limit error event
■ Fan control based on 13-step lookup table or PI Control
Loop or combination of both
■ PI fan control loop supports Tcontrol
■ Temperature reading digital filters
■ 0.5°C digital temperature sensor resolution
■ 0.0625°C filtered temperature resolution for fan control
■ 2 PWM fan speed control outputs
■ 4 fan tachometer inputs
■ Processor thermal throttling (PROCHOT) monitoring
■ Dynamic VID monitoring (6/7 VIDs per processor)
supports VRD10.2/11
■ 8 general purpose I/Os:
— 4 can be configured as fan tachometer inputs
— 2 can be configured to connect to processor
THERMTRIP
— 2 are standard GPIOs that could be used to monitor
IERR signal
■ A general purpose inputs that can be used to monitor the
7th VID signal for VRD11
■ Limit register comparisons of all monitored values
■ 2-wire serial digital interface, SMBus 2.0 compliant
Supports byte/block read and write
Selectable slave address (tri-level pin selects 1 of 3
possible addresses)
ALERT output supports interrupt or comparator modes
■ LLP-48 package
■ XOR-tree test mode
3.0 Key Specifications
■ Voltage Measurement Accuracy
±2% FS (max)
■ Temperature Resolution
9-bits, 0.5°C
■ Temperature Sensor Accuracy
±2.5 °C (max)
■ Temperature Range:
■
LM96194 Operational
-40°C to +85°C
Remote Temp Accuracy
-40°C to +125°C
■ Power Supply Voltage
+3.0V to +3.6V
■ Power Supply Current
1.6 mA
4.0 Applications
■ Servers
■ Workstations
■ Processor based equipment
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LM96194
TruTherm
Hardware
Monitor
with
PI
Fan
Control
for
Workstation
Management