SPI接口Microchip的风扇速度控制器
Microchip'sTC642,TC643,andTC646aretheworld'sfirstinte-
gratedcircuitsdedicatedforcontrollingandmonitoringfanspeed.
Thenewfamilyoffanspeedcontrollersmodulatefanspeedto
compensateforchangesinsystemtemperature.Thismeansthe
fanrunsatfullspeedonlywhennecessary,significantlyextending
fanlife.Inadditiontoincreasedfanlife,fanspeediscontrolledby
PWMcontrolcircuitrythatismoreefficientthanconventionallinear
techniques.TheICsprovideotherfeaturessuchasfancurrent
limiting,minimumspeedcontrol,autoshutdown,andspeed,fault,
andover-temperatureindication.AN767InterfacingMicrochip'sFanSpeedControllerstoaSPIPortAuthor:PaulPaglia,STANDARDIMPLEMENTATIONMicrochipTechnology,Inc.TheTC642,TC643,andTC646usetwodifferentmethodologiestocontrolfanspeed.TheTC642/646provideastandalonesolutionwhereastheTC643requiresanexternaldrivesignalandRPMINTRODUCTIONs