Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- FEATURES
- APPLICATIONS
- DESCRIPTION
- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
- OPERATING RATINGS
- DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- OPERATING ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- DIGITAL ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- SMBus LOGICAL ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- SMBus DIGITAL SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
- FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
- LM63 REGISTERS
- APPLICATION NOTES
- Revision History
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SNAS190E –SEPTEMBER 2002–REVISED MAY 2013
LM63 ±1°C/±3°C Accurate Remote Diode Digital Temperature Sensor with Integrated Fan
Control
Check for Samples: LM63
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LM63 is a remote diode temperature sensor with
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• Accurately Senses Diode-Connected 2N3904
integrated fan control. The LM63 accurately
Transistors or Thermal Diodes On Board Large
measures: (1) its own temperature and (2) the
Processors or ASICs
temperature of a diode-connected transistor, such as
• Accurately Senses its Own Temperature
a 2N3904, or a thermal diode commonly found on
Computer Processors, Graphics Processor Units
• Factory Trimmed for Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 and
(GPU) and other ASIC's. The LM63 remote
Mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M Thermal Diodes
temperature sensor's accuracy is factory trimmed for
• Integrated PWM Fan Speed Control Output
the series resistance and 1.0021 non-ideality of the
• Acoustic Fan Noise Reduction With User-
Intel 0.13 µm Pentium 4 and Mobile Pentium 4
Programmable 8-Step Lookup Table
Processor-M thermal diode. The LM63 has an offset
register to correct for errors caused by different non-
• Multi-Function, User-Selectable Pin for Either
ideality factors of other thermal diodes.
ALERT Output, or Tachometer Input,
Functions
The LM63 also features an integrated, pulse-width-
modulated (PWM), open-drain fan control output. Fan
• Tachometer Input for Measuring Fan RPM
speed is a combination of the remote temperature
• Smart-Tach Modes for Measuring RPM of Fans
reading, the lookup table and the register settings.
With Pulse-Width-Modulated Power as Shown
The 8-step Lookup Table enables the user to
in Typical Application
program a non-linear fan speed vs. temperature
• Offset Register can Adjust for a Variety of
transfer function often used to quiet acoustic fan
Thermal Diodes noise.
• 10 Bit Plus Sign Remote Diode Temperature
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
Data Format, With 0.125°C Resolution
• SMBus 2.0 Compatible Interface, Supports
TIMEOUT
• LM86-Compatible Pinout
• LM86-Compatible Register Set
• 8-Pin SOIC Package
APPLICATIONS
Figure 1. 8-Pin SOIC (D Package)
• Computer Processor Thermal Management
(Laptop, Desktop, Workstations, Servers)
• Graphics Processor Thermal Management
• Electronic Test Equipment
• Projectors
• Office Equipment
• Industrial Controls
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