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Based on kernel version 2.6.26. Page generated on 2008-07-16 21:12 EST.

1	Kernel driver w83627ehf
2	=======================
3	
4	Supported chips:
5	  * Winbond W83627EHF/EHG/DHG (ISA access ONLY)
6	    Prefix: 'w83627ehf'
7	    Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers
8	    Datasheet:
9	        http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/W83627EHF_%20W83627EHGb.pdf
10	        DHG datasheet confidential.
11	
12	Authors:
13	        Jean Delvare <khali[AT]linux-fr[DOT]org>
14	        Yuan Mu (Winbond)
15	        Rudolf Marek <r.marek[AT]assembler[DOT]cz>
16	        David Hubbard <david.c.hubbard[AT]gmail[DOT]com>
17	
18	Description
19	-----------
20	
21	This driver implements support for the Winbond W83627EHF, W83627EHG, and
22	W83627DHG super I/O chips. We will refer to them collectively as Winbond chips.
23	
24	The chips implement three temperature sensors, five fan rotation
25	speed sensors, ten analog voltage sensors (only nine for the 627DHG), one
26	VID (6 pins for the 627EHF/EHG, 8 pins for the 627DHG), alarms with beep
27	warnings (control unimplemented), and some automatic fan regulation
28	strategies (plus manual fan control mode).
29	
30	Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius and measurement resolution is 1
31	degC for temp1 and 0.5 degC for temp2 and temp3. An alarm is triggered when
32	the temperature gets higher than high limit; it stays on until the temperature
33	falls below the hysteresis value.
34	
35	Fan rotation speeds are reported in RPM (rotations per minute). An alarm is
36	triggered if the rotation speed has dropped below a programmable limit. Fan
37	readings can be divided by a programmable divider (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or
38	128) to give the readings more range or accuracy. The driver sets the most
39	suitable fan divisor itself. Some fans might not be present because they
40	share pins with other functions.
41	
42	Voltage sensors (also known as IN sensors) report their values in millivolts.
43	An alarm is triggered if the voltage has crossed a programmable minimum
44	or maximum limit.
45	
46	The driver supports automatic fan control mode known as Thermal Cruise.
47	In this mode, the chip attempts to keep the measured temperature in a
48	predefined temperature range. If the temperature goes out of range, fan
49	is driven slower/faster to reach the predefined range again.
50	
51	The mode works for fan1-fan4. Mapping of temperatures to pwm outputs is as
52	follows:
53	
54	temp1 -> pwm1
55	temp2 -> pwm2
56	temp3 -> pwm3
57	prog  -> pwm4 (the programmable setting is not supported by the driver)
58	
59	/sys files
60	----------
61	
62	name - this is a standard hwmon device entry. For the W83627EHF and W83627EHG,
63	       it is set to "w83627ehf" and for the W83627DHG it is set to "w83627dhg"
64	
65	pwm[1-4] - this file stores PWM duty cycle or DC value (fan speed) in range:
66		   0 (stop) to 255 (full)
67	
68	pwm[1-4]_enable - this file controls mode of fan/temperature control:
69		* 1 Manual Mode, write to pwm file any value 0-255 (full speed)
70		* 2 Thermal Cruise
71	
72	Thermal Cruise mode
73	-------------------
74	
75	If the temperature is in the range defined by:
76	
77	pwm[1-4]_target    - set target temperature, unit millidegree Celsius
78			     (range 0 - 127000)
79	pwm[1-4]_tolerance - tolerance, unit millidegree Celsius (range 0 - 15000)
80	
81	there are no changes to fan speed. Once the temperature leaves the interval,
82	fan speed increases (temp is higher) or decreases if lower than desired.
83	There are defined steps and times, but not exported by the driver yet.
84	
85	pwm[1-4]_min_output - minimum fan speed (range 1 - 255), when the temperature
86	                      is below defined range.
87	pwm[1-4]_stop_time  - how many milliseconds [ms] must elapse to switch
88	                      corresponding fan off. (when the temperature was below
89	                      defined range).
90	
91	Note: last two functions are influenced by other control bits, not yet exported
92	      by the driver, so a change might not have any effect.
93	
94	Implementation Details
95	----------------------
96	
97	Future driver development should bear in mind that the following registers have
98	different functions on the 627EHF and the 627DHG. Some registers also have
99	different power-on default values, but BIOS should already be loading
100	appropriate defaults. Note that bank selection must be performed as is currently
101	done in the driver for all register addresses.
102	
103	0x49:  only on DHG, selects temperature source for AUX fan, CPU fan0
104	0x4a:  not completely documented for the EHF and the DHG documentation assigns
105	       different behavior to bits 7 and 6, including extending the temperature
106	       input selection to SmartFan I, not just SmartFan III. Testing on the EHF
107	       will reveal whether they are compatible or not.
108	
109	0x58:  Chip ID: 0xa1=EHF 0xc1=DHG
110	0x5e:  only on DHG, has bits to enable "current mode" temperature detection and
111	       critical temperature protection
112	0x45b: only on EHF, bit 3, vin4 alarm (EHF supports 10 inputs, only 9 on DHG)
113	0x552: only on EHF, vin4
114	0x558: only on EHF, vin4 high limit
115	0x559: only on EHF, vin4 low limit
116	0x6b:  only on DHG, SYS fan critical temperature
117	0x6c:  only on DHG, CPU fan0 critical temperature
118	0x6d:  only on DHG, AUX fan critical temperature
119	0x6e:  only on DHG, CPU fan1 critical temperature
120	
121	0x50-0x55 and 0x650-0x657 are marked "Test Register" for the EHF, but "Reserved
122	       Register" for the DHG
123	
124	The DHG also supports PECI, where the DHG queries Intel CPU temperatures, and
125	the ICH8 southbridge gets that data via PECI from the DHG, so that the
126	southbridge drives the fans. And the DHG supports SST, a one-wire serial bus.
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