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1*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernel driver adt7462
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4*4882a593SmuzhiyunSupported chips:
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6*4882a593Smuzhiyun  * Analog Devices ADT7462
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8*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Prefix: 'adt7462'
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10*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Addresses scanned: I2C 0x58, 0x5C
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12*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Datasheet: Publicly available at the Analog Devices website
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14*4882a593SmuzhiyunAuthor: Darrick J. Wong
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16*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription
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19*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis driver implements support for the Analog Devices ADT7462 chip family.
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21*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis chip is a bit of a beast.  It has 8 counters for measuring fan speed.  It
22*4882a593Smuzhiyuncan also measure 13 voltages or 4 temperatures, or various combinations of the
23*4882a593Smuzhiyuntwo.  See the chip documentation for more details about the exact set of
24*4882a593Smuzhiyunconfigurations.  This driver does not allow one to configure the chip; that is
25*4882a593Smuzhiyunleft to the system designer.
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27*4882a593SmuzhiyunA sophisticated control system for the PWM outputs is designed into the ADT7462
28*4882a593Smuzhiyunthat allows fan speed to be adjusted automatically based on any of the three
29*4882a593Smuzhiyuntemperature sensors. Each PWM output is individually adjustable and
30*4882a593Smuzhiyunprogrammable. Once configured, the ADT7462 will adjust the PWM outputs in
31*4882a593Smuzhiyunresponse to the measured temperatures without further host intervention.  This
32*4882a593Smuzhiyunfeature can also be disabled for manual control of the PWM's.
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34*4882a593SmuzhiyunEach of the measured inputs (voltage, temperature, fan speed) has
35*4882a593Smuzhiyuncorresponding high/low limit values. The ADT7462 will signal an ALARM if
36*4882a593Smuzhiyunany measured value exceeds either limit.
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38*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe ADT7462 samples all inputs continuously. The driver will not read
39*4882a593Smuzhiyunthe registers more often than once every other second. Further,
40*4882a593Smuzhiyunconfiguration data is only read once per minute.
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42*4882a593SmuzhiyunSpecial Features
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45*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe ADT7462 have a 10-bit ADC and can therefore measure temperatures
46*4882a593Smuzhiyunwith 0.25 degC resolution.
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48*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe Analog Devices datasheet is very detailed and describes a procedure for
49*4882a593Smuzhiyundetermining an optimal configuration for the automatic PWM control.
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51*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe driver will report sensor labels when it is able to determine that
52*4882a593Smuzhiyuninformation from the configuration registers.
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54*4882a593SmuzhiyunConfiguration Notes
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57*4882a593SmuzhiyunBesides standard interfaces driver adds the following:
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59*4882a593Smuzhiyun* PWM Control
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61*4882a593Smuzhiyun* pwm#_auto_point1_pwm and temp#_auto_point1_temp and
62*4882a593Smuzhiyun* pwm#_auto_point2_pwm and temp#_auto_point2_temp -
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64*4882a593Smuzhiyun  - point1: Set the pwm speed at a lower temperature bound.
65*4882a593Smuzhiyun  - point2: Set the pwm speed at a higher temperature bound.
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67*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe ADT7462 will scale the pwm between the lower and higher pwm speed when
68*4882a593Smuzhiyunthe temperature is between the two temperature boundaries.  PWM values range
69*4882a593Smuzhiyunfrom 0 (off) to 255 (full speed).  Fan speed will be set to maximum when the
70*4882a593Smuzhiyuntemperature sensor associated with the PWM control exceeds temp#_max.
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