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SNAS190E –SEPTEMBER 2002–REVISED MAY 2013
Table 10. ALERT Status and Mask Registers
ADDRESS READ/ POR
BITS NAME DESCRIPTION
HEX WRITE VALUE
02HEX ALERT STATUS REGISTER (8-bits) (All Alarms are latched until read, then cleared if alarm condition was removed at the
time of the read.)
When this bit is a 0, the ADC is not converting.
7 0 Busy When this bit is set to a 1, the ADC is performing a conversion. This bit
does not affect ALERT status.
When this bit is a 0, the internal temperature of the LM63 is at or below
Local the Local High Setpoint.
6 0 High Alarm When this bit is a 1, the internal temperature of the LM63 is above the
Local High Setpoint, and an ALERT is triggered.
5 0 This bit is unused and always read as 0.
When this bit is a 0, the temperature of the Remote Diode is at or
Remote below the Remote High Setpoint.
4 0 High Alarm When this bit is a 1, the temperature of the Remote Diode is above the
Remote High Setpoint, and an ALERT is triggered.
When this bit is a 0, the temperature of the Remote Diode is at or
Remote above the Remote Low Setpoint.
3 0 Low Alarm When this bit is a 1, the temperature of the Remote Diode is below the
Remote Low Setpoint, and an ALERT is triggered.
0x02 Read Only When this bit is a 0, the Remote Diode appears to be correctly
Remote Diode connected.
2 0 Fault Alarm When this bit is a 1, the Remote Diode may be disconnected or
shorted. This Alarm does not trigger an ALERT.
When this bit is a 0, the temperature of the Remote Diode is at or
Remote below the T_CRIT Limit.
1 0 T_CRIT Alarm When this bit is a 1, the temperature of the Remote Diode is above the
T_CRIT Limit, and an ALERT is triggered..
When this bit is a 0, the Tachometer count is lower than or equal to the
Tachometer Limit (the RPM of the fan is greater than or equal to the
minimum desired RPM).
When this bit is a 1, the Tachometer count is higher than the
0 0 Tach Alarm Tachometer Limit (the RPM of the fan is less than the minimum
desired RPM), and an ALERT is triggered. Note that if this bit is set,
the function of the ALERT/Tach pin must be Tach input, so an external
ALERT condition will not be generated. The user may read the status
register periodically to find out if and ALERT condition has occurred.
16HEX ALERT MASK REGISTER (8-bits)
7 1 This bit is unused and always read as 1.
Local High When this bit is a 0, a Local High Alarm event will generate an ALERT.
6 0 Alarm Mask When this bit is a 1, a Local High Alarm will not generate an ALERT
5 1 This bit is unused and always read as 1.
When this bit is a 0, Remote High Alarm event will generate an
Remote ALERT.
4 0 High Alarm Mask When this bit is a 1, a Remote High Alarm event will not generate an
ALERT.
When this bit is a 0, a Remote Low Alarm event will generate an
16 R/W Remote ALERT.
3 0 Low Alarm When this bit is a 1, a Remote Low Alarm event will not generate an
Mask ALERT.
2 1 This bit is unused and always read as 1.
Remote When this bit is a 0, a Remote T_CRIT event will generate an ALERT.
1 0 T_CRIT When this bit is a 1, a Remote T_CRIT event will not generate an
Alarm Mask ALERT.
Tach When this bit is a 0, a Tach Alarm event will generate an ALERT.
0 0 Alarm Mask When this bit is a 1, a Tach Alarm event will not generate an ALERT.
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