9TCS1083
MOBILE ACCESS™—CLOCK SYNTHESIZER, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, & PWM FAN CONTROLLER FOR PORTABLE DEVICES
Fan Controller
Fan Controller System Diagram (Schematic
Example)
Fan Controller Description
The fan driver for the 9TCS1083 controls a 4-wire, 12V or
5V, multiple pole DC fan. The fan controller has three
modes of operation: (1) direct drive, (2) thermal trigger, and
(3) Dynamic PWM. All modes have register
programmability for the user to set the desired fan speed
and necessary parameters. The controller is also capable
of detecting stalled fans and upon detection will set the
appropriate alerts. The 9TCS1083 also has user
configuration registers to adjust both the ramp-rate and the
spin-up routine to accommodate different fan start up
requirements.
5V/12V
5V/12V
5V/12V 4-wire FAN
10K
IDT
MobileAccess
9TCS1083/85
VCC
3.3V/5V
PWM
TACH
GND
PWM
10K
10K
TACH
4.7K
The fan controller uses the input from the user selectable
external diode connections, DX1 or DX2. The 9TCS1083
fan controller can be set to run a user specified fan speed.
In this mode the tachometer signal from the fan will be
ignored. In thermal trigger mode, the user specifies the
temperature thresholds, the temperature threshold
Fan Selection Detail
The 9TCS1083 fan controller will control 5V - 12V Brushless
DC fans. The fans need to be 4-wire fans and can have one
to four poles. The number of fan poles is specified in
Register byte[24], bit[3:2]. A 2-pole fan is the default.
hysteresis, and the corresponding fan speed (fan
Byte[24], Bit[3:2]
Fan Poles
tachometer target) for the different temperature zones
defined by the thresholds. The controller will then run the
fan at the specified fixed fan speed settings depending on
the temperature from the sensors. In dynamic PWM mode,
the fan controller will adjust the PWM duty cycle to maintain
the system defined fan speed. In this mode, the system
reads a temperature sensor and the corresponding fan
speed, tachometer reading. The system will then determine
and update the 9TCS1083 directly by writing the accessible
registers byte 32 and byte 33. 9TCS1083 will then adjust the
PWM to achieve the desired system fan speed.
[00]
[01] (default)
[10]
1
2
3
4
[11]
Modes of Operation
The 9TCS1083 fan controller has three user selectable
methods to control the fan speed. The default fan speed
control mode is Dynamic PWM. The modes are selected by
writing the I2C register byte[24], bit[7:6] as follows:
The PWM has ten bits of duty cycle resolution with a 25kHz
frequency. The PWM frequency is selectable between 22,
25, and 27kHz.
Fan Controller Modes
Direct Drive
Byte[24], Bit[7:6]
[00]
[01]
[10]
The 9TCS1083 includes hardware programmable
temperature limits and dedicated system shutdown output
for thermal protection.
Thermal Trigger
Dynamic PWM (default)
The PWM frequency can be set by writing register byte[24],
bit[5:4] as follows:
PWM
Frequency
Duty Cycle
Resolution [# bits]
Byte[24],
Bit[5:4]
25kHz (default)
22kHz
10
11
9
00
01
10
27kHz
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