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authorRainer Birkenmaier <rainer.birkenmaier@siemens.com>2007-06-09 10:11:16 -0400
committerMark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@lightlink.com>2007-07-19 14:22:12 -0400
commit32c82a934759b2c9939c9e25865c2d7d1204b9e8 (patch)
tree2e635ddcb4f84e24f271efad193881334bd78dcd /Documentation
parent2df6d811574f46bea0d38bf91aa54df4c05488cd (diff)
hwmon/lm90: Add support for the Maxim MAX6680/MAX6681
Signed-off-by: Rainer Birkenmaier <rainer.birkenmaier@siemens.com> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
index ba3e94b7117..aa4a0ec2008 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ Supported chips:
Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c, 0x4d (unsupported 0x4e)
Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2578
+ * Maxim MAX6680
+ Prefix: 'max6680'
+ Addresses scanned: I2C 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b,
+ 0x4c, 0x4d and 0x4e
+ Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website
+ http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3370
+ * Maxim MAX6681
+ Prefix: 'max6680'
+ Addresses scanned: I2C 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b,
+ 0x4c, 0x4d and 0x4e
+ Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website
+ http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3370
Author: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
@@ -59,11 +71,15 @@ Description
The LM90 is a digital temperature sensor. It senses its own temperature as
well as the temperature of up to one external diode. It is compatible
with many other devices such as the LM86, the LM89, the LM99, the ADM1032,
-the MAX6657, MAX6658 and the MAX6659 all of which are supported by this driver.
-Note that there is no easy way to differentiate between the last three
-variants. The extra address and features of the MAX6659 are not supported by
-this driver. Additionally, the ADT7461 is supported if found in ADM1032
-compatibility mode.
+the MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659, MAX6680 and the MAX6681 all of which are
+supported by this driver.
+
+Note that there is no easy way to differentiate between the MAX6657,
+MAX6658 and MAX6659 variants. The extra address and features of the
+MAX6659 are not supported by this driver. The MAX6680 and MAX6681 only
+differ in their pinout, therefore they obviously can't (and don't need to)
+be distinguished. Additionally, the ADT7461 is supported if found in
+ADM1032 compatibility mode.
The specificity of this family of chipsets over the ADM1021/LM84
family is that it features critical limits with hysteresis, and an
@@ -93,18 +109,22 @@ ADM1032:
* ALERT is triggered by open remote sensor.
* SMBus PEC support for Write Byte and Receive Byte transactions.
-ADT7461
+ADT7461:
* Extended temperature range (breaks compatibility)
* Lower resolution for remote temperature
MAX6657 and MAX6658:
* Remote sensor type selection
-MAX6659
+MAX6659:
* Selectable address
* Second critical temperature limit
* Remote sensor type selection
+MAX6680 and MAX6681:
+ * Selectable address
+ * Remote sensor type selection
+
All temperature values are given in degrees Celsius. Resolution
is 1.0 degree for the local temperature, 0.125 degree for the remote
temperature.