SNAS264D April 2006 – February 2024 LM94
PRODUCTION DATA
Temperature boost error and tachometer error events can cause the fan control PWM output(s) to go to full on. A boost temperature error event will cause both PWM outputs to go to full on, while a tachometer event can be either bound to PWM1 or PWM2.
A fan boost temperature event occurs if any of the four temperature zones exceeds the temperature Fan Boost Limit for that zone. Once a temperature has exceed the boost limit, it must drop to a value equal to the boost limit minus the boost hysteresis before the boost condition is deactivated. The default setting for Zones 1 and 2 is 60°C and for Zones 3 and 4 it is 35°C.
The tachometer error boost function is enabled via the Tachometer Fan Boost Control register. Depending on the setting of the tachometer to PWM binding bits one or both of the PWM outputs will go to 100% duty cycle upon the detection of an unmasked Fan Tachometer Error Event. A Fan Tachometer Error event occurs when a tachometer reading exceeds the value set in it's FAN Tach Limit register. Once the error event ends the PWM output(s) will remain at 100% duty cycled for a time interval, Tach Boost Timeout, as programmed in the Tachometer Fan Boost Control register. If the tachometer error event returns during the middle of the timout interval the Tach Boost Timeout interval will be reset and restart once the error event ends.