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Based on kernel version 3.9. Page generated on 2013-05-02 23:07 EST.

1	Kernel driver ds1621
2	====================
3	
4	Supported chips:
5	  * Dallas Semiconductor DS1621
6	    Prefix: 'ds1621'
7	    Addresses scanned: I2C 0x48 - 0x4f
8	    Datasheet: Publicly available at the Dallas Semiconductor website
9	               http://www.dalsemi.com/
10	  * Dallas Semiconductor DS1625
11	    Prefix: 'ds1621'
12	    Addresses scanned: I2C 0x48 - 0x4f
13	    Datasheet: Publicly available at the Dallas Semiconductor website
14	               http://www.dalsemi.com/
15	
16	Authors:
17	        Christian W. Zuckschwerdt <zany@triq.net>
18	        valuable contributions by Jan M. Sendler <sendler@sendler.de>
19	        ported to 2.6 by Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
20	        with the help of Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
21	
22	Module Parameters
23	------------------
24	
25	* polarity int
26	  Output's polarity: 0 = active high, 1 = active low
27	
28	Description
29	-----------
30	
31	The DS1621 is a (one instance) digital thermometer and thermostat. It has
32	both high and low temperature limits which can be user defined (i.e.
33	programmed into non-volatile on-chip registers). Temperature range is -55
34	degree Celsius to +125 in 0.5 increments. You may convert this into a
35	Fahrenheit range of -67 to +257 degrees with 0.9 steps. If polarity
36	parameter is not provided, original value is used.
37	
38	As for the thermostat, behavior can also be programmed using the polarity
39	toggle. On the one hand ("heater"), the thermostat output of the chip,
40	Tout, will trigger when the low limit temperature is met or underrun and
41	stays high until the high limit is met or exceeded. On the other hand
42	("cooler"), vice versa. That way "heater" equals "active low", whereas
43	"conditioner" equals "active high". Please note that the DS1621 data sheet
44	is somewhat misleading in this point since setting the polarity bit does
45	not simply invert Tout.
46	
47	A second thing is that, during extensive testing, Tout showed a tolerance
48	of up to +/- 0.5 degrees even when compared against precise temperature
49	readings. Be sure to have a high vs. low temperature limit gap of al least
50	1.0 degree Celsius to avoid Tout "bouncing", though!
51	
52	The alarm bits are set when the high or low limits are met or exceeded and
53	are reset by the module as soon as the respective temperature ranges are
54	left.
55	
56	The alarm registers are in no way suitable to find out about the actual
57	status of Tout. They will only tell you about its history, whether or not
58	any of the limits have ever been met or exceeded since last power-up or
59	reset. Be aware: When testing, it showed that the status of Tout can change
60	with neither of the alarms set.
61	
62	Temperature conversion of the DS1621 takes up to 1000ms; internal access to
63	non-volatile registers may last for 10ms or below.
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