General Description
The MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 are precise, two-
channel digital temperature sensors. The devices accu-
rately 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 junc-
tion 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 man-
agement 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 MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649
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 MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 provide two system
alarms: ALERT and OVERT. ALERT asserts when any of
four temperature conditions are violated: local overtem-
perature, remote overtemperature, local undertempera-
ture, 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, at the pro-
grammed conversion rate, or in a single-shot mode. The
adjustable conversion rate allows optimizing supply cur-
rent and temperature update rate to match system needs.
Remote accuracy is ?癈 maximum error between +60癈
and +145癈 with no calibration needed. The MAX6646/
MAX6647/MAX6649 operate from -55癈 to +125癈, and
measure temperatures between 0癈 and +145癈. The
MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 are available in an 8-pin
糓AX
?/DIV>
package.
Applications
Features
f Dual Channel: Measures Remote and Local
Temperature
f 0.125?/SPAN>C Resolution
f High Accuracy ?/SPAN>1?/SPAN>C (max) from +60?/SPAN>C to +145?/SPAN>C
(Remote), and ?癈 (max) from +60癈 to +100癈
(Local)
f Measures High-Ideality Thermal Diodes Up to
+170癈 (Apparent)
+145癈 (Real)
f Two Alarm Outputs: ALERT and OVERT
f Programmable Under/Overtemperature Alarm
Temperature Thresholds
f Programmable Conversion Rate
f SMBus-Compatible Interface
f SMBus Timeout
+145癈 Precision SMBus-Compatible Remote/
Local Sensors with Overtemperature Alarms
Ordering Information
V
CC
DXP
DXN
10k?EACH
CLOCK
TO FAN DRIVER OR
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN
3.3V
DATA
INTERRUPT TO 糚
200?/DIV>
0.1糉
SDA
SCLK
ALERT
GND
2200pF
糚
MAX6646
MAX6647
MAX6649
OVERT
Typical Operating Circuit
19-2540; Rev 4; 7/12
1
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PART
TEMP
RANGE
PIN-
PACKAGE
MEASURED
TEMP RANGE
MAX6646MUA+
-55癈 to
+125癈
8 糓AX
0癈 to +145癈
MAX6647MUA+
-55癈 to
+125癈
8 糓AX
0癈 to +145癈
MAX6649MUA+
-55癈 to
+125癈
8 糓AX
0癈 to +145癈
Selector Guide, Pin Configurations, and Functional Diagram
appear at end of data sheet.
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
糓AX is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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