SNAS207B May   2004  – January 2024 LM64

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 Operating Ratings
    3. 5.3 DC Electrical Characteristics
    4. 5.4 Operating Electrical Characteristics
    5. 5.5 AC Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Digital Electrical Characteristics
    7. 5.7 SMBus Logical Electrical Characteristics
    8. 5.8 SMBus Digital Switching Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1  Conversion Sequence
      2. 6.3.2  The ALERT Output
        1. 6.3.2.1 ALERT Output as a Temperature Comparator
        2. 6.3.2.2 ALERT Output as an Interrupt
        3. 6.3.2.3 ALERT Output as an SMBus ALERT
      3. 6.3.3  SMBus Interface
      4. 6.3.4  Power-On Reset (POR) Default States
      5. 6.3.5  Temperature Data Format
      6. 6.3.6  Open-Drain Outputs, Inputs, and Pull-Up Resistors
      7. 6.3.7  Diode Fault Detection
      8. 6.3.8  Communicating with the LM64
      9. 6.3.9  Digital Filter
      10. 6.3.10 Fault Queue
      11. 6.3.11 One-Shot Register
      12. 6.3.12 Serial Interface Reset
  8. 7 Registers
    1. 7.1 LM64 Registers
      1. 7.1.1 LM64 Register Map in Hexadecimal Order
      2. 7.1.2 LM64 Register Map in Functional Order
      3. 7.1.3 LM64 Initial Register Sequence and Register Descriptions in Functional Order
        1. 7.1.3.1 LM64 Required Initial Fan Control Register Sequence
      4. 7.1.4 LM64 Register Descriptions in Functional Order
        1. 7.1.4.1 Fan Control Registers
        2. 7.1.4.2 Configuration Register
        3. 7.1.4.3 Tachometer Count And Limit Registers
        4. 7.1.4.4 Local Temperature And Local High Setpoint Registers
        5. 7.1.4.5 Remote Diode Temperature, Offset And Setpoint Registers
        6. 7.1.4.6 ALERT Status And Mask Registers
        7. 7.1.4.7 Conversion Rate And One-Shot Registers
        8. 7.1.4.8 ID Registers
    2. 7.2 General Purpose Registers
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Fan Control Duty Cycle VS. Register Settings and Frequency
        1. 8.1.1.1 Computing Duty Cycles for a Given Frequency
      2. 8.1.2 Use of the Lookup Table for Non-Linear PWM Values VS Temperature
      3. 8.1.3 NON-Ideality Factor and Temperature Accuracy
        1. 8.1.3.1 Diode Non_Ideality
        2. 8.1.3.2 Compensating for Diode Non-Ideality
      4. 8.1.4 Computing RPM of the Fan from the TACH Count
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
  10. 9 Layout
    1. 9.1 PCB Layout for Minimizing Noise
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.1.2 Use of the Lookup Table for Non-Linear PWM Values VS Temperature

The Lookup Table, Registers 50 through 5F, can be used to create a non-linear PWM vs Temperature curve that could be used to reduce the acoustic noise from processor fan due to linear or step transfer functions. An example is given below:

EXAMPLE:

In a particular system it was found that the best acoustic fan noise performance was found to occur when the PWM vs Temperature transfer function curve was parabolic in shape.

From 25°C to 105°C the fan is to go from 20% to 100%. Since there are 8 steps to the Lookup Table we will break up the Temperature range into 8 separate temperatures. For the 80°C over 8-steps = 10°C per step. This takes care of the x-axis.

For the PWM Value, we first select the PWM Frequency. In this example we will make the PWM Frequency (Register 4C) 20.

For 100% Duty Cycle then, the PWM value is 40. For 20% the minimum is 40 x (0.2) = 8.

We can then arrange the PWM, Temperature pairs in a parabolic fashion in the form of y = 0.005 • (x −25)2 + 8

TemperaturePWM Value
Calculated		Closest PWM
Value
258.08
358.59
4510.010
5512.513
6516.016
7520.521
8526.026
9532.533
10540.040

We can then program the Lookup Table with the temperature and Closest PWM Values required for the curve required in our example.