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1*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernel driver lm77
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4*4882a593SmuzhiyunSupported chips:
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6*4882a593Smuzhiyun  * National Semiconductor LM77
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8*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Prefix: 'lm77'
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10*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Addresses scanned: I2C 0x48 - 0x4b
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12*4882a593Smuzhiyun    Datasheet: Publicly available at the National Semiconductor website
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14*4882a593Smuzhiyun	       http://www.national.com/
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17*4882a593SmuzhiyunAuthor: Andras BALI <drewie@freemail.hu>
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19*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription
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22*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe LM77 implements one temperature sensor. The temperature
23*4882a593Smuzhiyunsensor incorporates a band-gap type temperature sensor,
24*4882a593Smuzhiyun10-bit ADC, and a digital comparator with user-programmable upper
25*4882a593Smuzhiyunand lower limit values.
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27*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe LM77 implements 3 limits: low (temp1_min), high (temp1_max) and
28*4882a593Smuzhiyuncritical (temp1_crit.) It also implements an hysteresis mechanism which
29*4882a593Smuzhiyunapplies to all 3 limits. The relative difference is stored in a single
30*4882a593Smuzhiyunregister on the chip, which means that the relative difference between
31*4882a593Smuzhiyunthe limit and its hysteresis is always the same for all 3 limits.
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33*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis implementation detail implies the following:
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35*4882a593Smuzhiyun* When setting a limit, its hysteresis will automatically follow, the
36*4882a593Smuzhiyun  difference staying unchanged. For example, if the old critical limit
37*4882a593Smuzhiyun  was 80 degrees C, and the hysteresis was 75 degrees C, and you change
38*4882a593Smuzhiyun  the critical limit to 90 degrees C, then the hysteresis will
39*4882a593Smuzhiyun  automatically change to 85 degrees C.
40*4882a593Smuzhiyun* All 3 hysteresis can't be set independently. We decided to make
41*4882a593Smuzhiyun  temp1_crit_hyst writable, while temp1_min_hyst and temp1_max_hyst are
42*4882a593Smuzhiyun  read-only. Setting temp1_crit_hyst writes the difference between
43*4882a593Smuzhiyun  temp1_crit_hyst and temp1_crit into the chip, and the same relative
44*4882a593Smuzhiyun  hysteresis applies automatically to the low and high limits.
45*4882a593Smuzhiyun* The limits should be set before the hysteresis.
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