MAX6650/MAX6651
Fan-Speed Regulators and Monitors
with SMBus/I2C-Compatible Interface
Table 7. Alarm-Enable Register Bit Masks
BIT
NAME
7 (MSB) to 5
4
3
2
1
0 (LSB)
1 = Enabled
—
GPIO2 (MAX6651 only)
GPIO1
TACH
MIN
MAX
POR
(DEFAULT)
STATE
0
0
0
0
0
0
FUNCTION
Always 0
GPIO2 Alarm Enable/Disable (MAX6651 only)
GPIO1 Alarm Enable/Disable
Tachometer Overflow Alarm Enable/Disable
Minimum Output Level Alarm Enable/Disable
Maximum Output Level Alarm Enable/Disable
Table 8. Alarm Status Register Bit Assignments
BIT
NAME
7 (MSB) to 5
4
3
2
1
0 (LSB)
—
GPIO2 (MAX6651 only)
GPIO1
TACH
MIN
MAX
1 = Alarm condition
POR
(DEFAULT)
STATE
0
0
0
0
0
0
FUNCTION
Always 0
GPIO2 Alarm. Set when GPIO2 is low (MAX6651 only).
GPIO1 Alarm. Set when GPIO1 is low.
Tachometer Overflow Alarm
Minimum Output Level Alarm
Maximum Output Level Alarm
Table 9. Tachometer Count-Time Register
(Assumes two pulses per revolution)
REGISTER
VALUE
(KCOUNT)
0000 0000
0000 0001
0000 0010
0000 0011
COUNT
TIME
(s)
0.25
0.5
1.0
2.0
MAXIMUM
FAN SPEED
(RPS)
512
256
128
64
MINIMUM
RESOLUTION
(Hz/COUNT)
2
1
0.5
0.25
The first 6 bits of the Tachometer Count-Time Register
are always zero, and the last 2 bits set the count time
(Table 9). The count time may be determined from the
following equation:
tCOUNT = 0.25s x 2KCOUNT
where KCOUNT is the numerical value of the two 2LSBs.
The 0.25 factor has a ±10% uncertainty.
Upon power-up, the Tachometer Count Registers reset
to 00h and the Tachometer Count-Time Register sets a
1s integration time.
Digital-to-Analog Converter
When using the open-loop mode of operation, the DAC
Register sets the voltage on the low side of the fan. An
internal operational amplifier compares the feedback
voltage (VFB) with the reference voltage set by the 8-bit
DAC, and adjusts the output voltage (VOUT) until the
two input voltages are equal. The voltage at the FB pin
may be determined by the following equation:
VFB = (10 x VREF x KDAC) / 256
and the voltage across the fan is:
VFAN
–
⎛
⎝⎜
90k
10k
+ 1⎞⎠⎟
⎛
⎝⎜
KDAC
256
VREF
⎞
⎠⎟
where KDAC is the numerical value of the DAC Register
and VREF = 1.5V. The minimum feedback voltage is
limited by the voltage drop across the external MOS-
FET (RON x IFAN), and the maximum voltage is limited
by the fan’s supply voltage (VFAN). For linear opera-
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