1°C Temperature Sensor with Beta Compensation
Datasheet
Table 5.2 Supply Current vs. Conversion Rate for EMC1404 (continued)
AVERAGING FACTOR (BASED ON 11-BIT
OPERATION)
AVERAGE SUPPLY CURRENT
ENABLED
ENABLED
CONVERSION RATE
(DEFAULT)
DISABLED
(DEFAULT)
DISABLED
32 / sec
64 / sec
1050uA
1100uA
1050uA
1100uA
0.25x
0.25x
0.125x
0.125x
5.2
THERM Output
The THERM output is asserted independently of the ALERT output and cannot be masked. Whenever
any of the measured temperatures exceed the user programmed THERM Limit values for the
programmed number of consecutive measurements, the THERM output is asserted. Once it has been
asserted, it will remain asserted until all measured temperatures drop below the THERM Limit minus
the THERM Hysteresis (also programmable).
When the THERM pin is asserted, the Therm status bits will likewise be set. Reading these bits will
not clear them until the THERM pin is deasserted. Once the THERM pin is deasserted, the THERM
status bits will be automatically cleared.
5.3
ALERT Output
The ALERT pin is an open drain output and requires a pull-up resistor to VDD and has two modes of
operation: interrupt mode and comparator Mode. The mode of the ALERT output is selected via the
ALERT / COMP bit in the Configuration Register (see Section 6.4).
5.3.1
ALERT Pin Interrupt Mode
When configured to operate in interrupt mode, the ALERT pin asserts low when an out of limit
measurement (> high limit or < low limit) is detected on any diode or when a diode fault is detected.
The ALERT pin will remain asserted as long as an out-of-limit condition remains. Once the out-of-limit
condition has been removed, the ALERT pin will remain asserted until the appropriate status bits are
cleared.
The ALERT pin can be masked by setting the MASK bit. Once the ALERT pin has been masked, it
will be de-asserted and remain de-asserted until the MASK bit is cleared by the user. Any interrupt
conditions that occur while the ALERT pin is masked will update the Status Register normally.
The ALERT pin is used as an interrupt signal or as an Smbus Alert signal that allows an SMBus slave
to communicate an error condition to the master. One or more ALERT outputs can be hard-wired
together.
5.3.2
ALERT Pin Comparator Mode
When the ALERT pin is configured to operate in comparator mode it will be asserted if any of the
measured temperatures exceeds the respective high limit. The ALERT pin will remain asserted until
all temperatures drop below the corresponding high limit minus the THERM Hysteresis value.
When the ALERT pin is asserted in comparator mode, the corresponding high limit status bits will be
set. Reading these bits will not clear them until the ALERT pin is deasserted. Once the ALERT pin is
deasserted, the status bits will be automatically cleared.
The MASK bit will not block the ALERT pin in this mode, however the individual channel masks (see
Section 6.11) will prevent the respective channel from asserting the ALERT pin.
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