LTC1840
1
1840f
APPLICATIO S
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DESCRIPTIO
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FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
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The LTC
®
1840 is a fan controller with two 8-bit current
output DACs, two tachometer interfaces, and four general
purpose I/O (GPIO) pins. It operates from a single supply
with a range of 2.7V to 5.75V. A current output DAC is used
to control an external switching regulator, which controls
the fan speed. A current output DAC and tachometer allow
a controller to form a closed control loop on fan velocity.
The GPIO pins can be used as digital inputs or open drain
pull-down outputs.
The part features a simple 2-wire I
2
C and SMBus compat-
ible serial interface that allows communication between
many devices. The interface includes a fault status register
that reflects the state of the part and which can be polled
to find the cause of a fault condition. Other operational
characteristics of the part, such as DAC output currents,
GPIO modes, and tachometer frequency, are also pro-
grammed through the serial interface. Two address pins
provide nine possible device addresses.
The BLAST pin is provided to force the DAC output
currents to program the maximum regulator output
voltages through a single pin and gate the operation of the
serial access timer.
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Servers
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Desktop Computers
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Power Supplies
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Cooling Systems
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Two 8-Bit Current DACs
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DACs Guaranteed Monotonic
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Known IC State on Power-Up
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Serial Interface Watchdog Timer with Disable
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2-Wire Serial Interface Compatible with I
2
C
TM
and SMBus
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2 Programmable Fan Tachometer Interfaces
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4 Programmable General Purpose I/Os
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Small 16-Pin SSOP Package
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Single 2.7V to 5.75V Supply Operation
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Fault Output Signal
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Status Register
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Fan Blasting Function
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Nine Addresses Using Two Programming Lines
Dual Fan Controller
with 2-Wire Interface
1840 TA01
+
C
FB1
100pF
C
C1
220pF
R
SENSE1
0.05Ω
R
SENSE2
0.05Ω
R
FB1A
75k
R
FB1B
28k
C
OUT1
150µF
+
DC
FAN
C
VIN1
22µF
L1 47µH
Si6447DQ
UPS5817
TACH
OUT
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
GND
V
CC
+
C
FB2
100pF
C
C2
220pF
R
FB2A
75k
R
FB2B
28k
C
OUT2
150µF
+
DC
FAN
C
VIN2
22µF
L2 47µH
Si6447DQ
UPS5817
TACH
OUT
3.3V
12V
12V
SYSTEM
RESET
GPI04
BLAST
IDACOUTA
GPI03
IDACOUTB
TACHB
TACHA
FAULT
SDA
SCL
A0
A1
GPI01
GPI02
LTC1840
R
C1
10k
R
C2
10k
TO
MASTER
NC
NC
130Ω
LED1
130Ω
LED2
ADDRESS = 1110010
(8 OTHERS POSSIBLE)
2-NMB 6820PL-04W-B29-D50 FANS
1.1A NOM AT 12V
10k
10k
10k
+
10µF
0.1µF
RUN/SS
I
TH
V
FB
GND
V
IN
SENSE
PGATE
MODE
LTC1771
RUN/SS
I
TH
V
FB
GND
V
IN
SENSE
PGATE
MODE
LTC1771
Low Parts Count, High Efficiency Dual Fan Control
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
I
2
C is a trademark of Philips Electronics N.V.