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| @@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ value for measuring the speed of the fan. It can measure fan speeds down to | |||
| 54 | Note that the pin used for fan monitoring is shared with an alert out | 54 | Note that the pin used for fan monitoring is shared with an alert out |
| 55 | function. Depending on how the board designer wanted to use the chip, fan | 55 | function. Depending on how the board designer wanted to use the chip, fan |
| 56 | speed monitoring will or will not be possible. The proper chip configuration | 56 | speed monitoring will or will not be possible. The proper chip configuration |
| 57 | is left to the BIOS, and the driver will blindly trust it. | 57 | is left to the BIOS, and the driver will blindly trust it. Only the original |
| 58 | LM63 suffers from this limitation, the LM64 and LM96163 have separate pins | ||
| 59 | for fan monitoring and alert out. On the LM64, monitoring is always enabled; | ||
| 60 | on the LM96163 it can be disabled. | ||
| 58 | 61 | ||
| 59 | A PWM output can be used to control the speed of the fan. The LM63 has two | 62 | A PWM output can be used to control the speed of the fan. The LM63 has two |
| 60 | PWM modes: manual and automatic. Automatic mode is not fully implemented yet | 63 | PWM modes: manual and automatic. Automatic mode is not fully implemented yet |