MAX6638

The MAX6638 thermal-management sensor includes internal (local) and external (remote) digital temperature sensors and two independent SMBus™ serial ports. The remote temperature accuracy is ±1.0°C and the local temperature accuracy is ±2°C. The MAX6638 also features extended temperature resolution data available in 0.125°C increments.

The MAX6638 provides three system alarms: channel 1 alert (active-low ALERT1), overtemperature (active-low OVERT1), and channel 2 alert (active-low ALERT2) that contain programmable thresholds set independently by each of the SMBus serial ports (SMBus1 and SMBus2). Each alert output asserts when any of four temperature conditions is violated: local overtemperature, remote overtemperature, local undertemperature, or remote undertemperature. The overtemperature signal asserts when the temperature rises above the value in the overtemperature limit register. Use the active-low OVERT1 output to activate a cooling fan or trigger a system shutdown.

Each of the 2-wire serial-interface ports accepts standard System Management Bus (SMBus) write byte, read byte, send byte, and receive byte commands independently of one another with total collision avoidance handled by the MAX6638. Each SMBus can operate its own unique serial-data rate to access any register in the MAX6638 for data reads or data writes. The MAX6638 manages all dual-port data register access functions providing a seamless, conflict-free, integration into a multimaster architecture for thermal management.

The MAX6638 performs measurements autonomously, at the programmed conversion rate, or in a single-conversion mode. Each SMBus port can set the conversion rate with the higher conversion and update rate dominating the average power-supply current. Single-conversion requests have a maximum delay of two conversion cycles with channel-conversion management and cycling regulated by the dual-port controller.

The MAX6638 operating temperature range is -40°C to +125°C and measures temperatures between 0°C and +145°C. The MAX6638 is available in a 16-pin, 4mm x 4mm TQFN with exposed paddle package.

Applications

• Computer Motherboard Systems
• Desktop Computers
• Graphics Cards
• Notebook Computers
• Workstations