The MAX6648/MAX6692 are precise, two-channel digital
temperature sensors. They accurately measure the
temperature of their own die and a remote PN junction,
and report the temperature in digital form using a 2-wire
serial interface. The remote PN junction is typically the
emitter-base junction of a common-collector PNP on a
CPU, FPGA, or ASIC.
The 2-wire serial interface accepts standard System
Management Bus (SMBus)? write byte, read byte,
send byte, and receive byte commands to read the
temperature data and to program the alarm thresholds.
To enhance system reliability, the MAX6648/MAX6692
include an SMBus timeout. A fault queue prevents the
ALERT and OVERT outputs from setting until a fault has
been detected one, two, or three consecutive times
(programmable).
The MAX6648/MAX6692 provide two system alarms:
ALERT and OVERT. ALERT asserts when any of four temperature
conditions are violated: local overtemperature,
remote overtemperature, local undertemperature, or
remote undertemperature. OVERT asserts when the temperature
rises above the value in either of the two OVERT
limit registers. The OVERT output can be used to activate
a cooling fan, or to trigger a system shutdown.
Measurements can be done autonomously, with the
conversion rate programmed by the user, or in a singleshot
mode. The adjustable conversion rate allows the
user to optimize supply current and temperature
update rate to match system needs.
Remote accuracy is ±0.8°C maximum error between
+25°C and +125°C with no calibration needed. The
MAX6648/MAX6692 operate from -55°C to +125°C, and
measure temperatures between 0°C and +125°C. The
MAX6648 is available in an 8-pin μMAX? package, and the
MAX6692 is available in 8-pin μMAX and SO packages.
Applications
Desktop Computers
Notebook Computers
Servers
Thin Clients
Workstations
Test and Measurement
Multichip Modules