________________General Description
The MAX1617A (patents pending) is a precise digital ther-
mometer that reports the temperature of both a remote
sensor and its own package. The remote sensor is a
diode-connected transistor--typically a low-cost, easily
mounted 2N3904 NPN type--that replaces conventional
thermistors or thermocouples. Remote accuracy is 3C
for multiple transistor manufacturers, with no calibration
needed. The remote channel can also measure the die
temperature of other ICs, such as microprocessors, that
contain an on-chip, diode-connected transistor.
The 2-wire serial interface accepts standard System
Management Bus (SMBus) Write Byte, Read Byte, Send
Byte, and Receive Byte commands to program the alarm
thresholds and to read temperature data. The data format
is 7 bits plus sign, with each bit corresponding to 1C, in
two's complement format. Measurements can be done
automatically and autonomously, with the conversion rate
programmed by the user or programmed to operate in a
single-shot mode. The adjustable rate allows the user to
control the supply-current drain.
The MAX1617A is nearly identical to the popular MAX1617,
but has improved SMBus timing specifications, improved
bus collision immunity, software manufacturer and device
identification available via the serial interface, and a power-
on reset function that can force a reset of the slave address
via the serial interface.
________________________Applications
Desktop and Notebook
Central Office
Computers
Telecom Equipment
Smart Battery Packs
Test and Measurement
LAN Servers
Multichip Modules
Industrial Controls
____________________________Features
o
Two Channels: Measures Both Remote and Local
Temperatures
o
No Calibration Required
o
SMBus 2-Wire Serial Interface
o
Programmable Under/Overtemperature Alarms
o
Supports SMBus Alert Response
o
Supports Manufacturer and Device ID Codes
o
Accuracy
2C (+60C to +100C, local)
3C (-40C to +125C, local)
3C (+60C to +100C, remote)
o
3A (typ) Standby Supply Current
o
70A (max) Supply Current in Auto-Convert Mode
o
+3V to +5.5V Supply Range
o
Small 16-Pin QSOP Package
MAX1617
A
Remote/Local Temperature Sensor
with SMBus Serial Interface
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Maxim Integrated Products
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MAX1617A
SMBCLK
ADD0 ADD1
V
CC
STBY
GND
ALERT
SMBDATA
DXP
DXN
INTERRUPT
TO
C
3V TO 5.5V
200
0.1
F
CLOCK
10k EACH
DATA
2N3904
2200pF
___________________Pin Configuration
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
N.C.
N.C.
STBY
SMBCLK
N.C.
SMBDATA
ALERT
ADD0
N.C.
TOP VIEW
MAX1617A
QSOP
V
CC
DXP
ADD1
DXN
N.C.
GND
GND
Typical Operating Circuit
19-4508; Rev 0; 1/99
PART*
MAX1617AMEE
-55C to +125C
TEMP. RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
16 QSOP
EVALUATION KIT MANUAL
FOLLOWS DATA SHEET
Ordering Information
SMBus is a registered trademark of Intel Corp.
*
U.S. and foreign patents pending.
Patents Pending
For free samples & the latest literature: http://www.maxim-ic.com, or phone 1-800-998-8800.
For small orders, phone 1-800-835-8769.
MAX1617A
Remote/Local Temperature Sensor
with SMBus Serial Interface
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +3.3V,
T
A
= 0C to +85C
, unless otherwise noted.)
Stresses beyond those listed under "Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
V
CC
to GND ..............................................................-0.3V to +6V
DXP, ADD_ to GND ....................................-0.3V to (V
CC
+ 0.3V)
DXN to GND ..........................................................-0.3V to +0.8V
SMBCLK, SMBDATA, ALERT, STBY to GND ...........-0.3V to +6V
SMBDATA, ALERT Current .................................-1mA to +50mA
DXN Current .......................................................................1mA
ESD Protection (SMBCLK, SMBDATA,
ALERT, Human Body Model) ......................................... 4000V
ESD Protection (other pins, Human Body Model)..............2000V
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70C)
QSOP (derate 8.30mW/C above +70C) .....................667mW
Operating Temperature Range .........................-55C to +125C
Junction Temperature ......................................................+150C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65C to +165C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10sec) .............................+300C
T
A
= +60C to +100C
Monotonicity guaranteed
ADD0, ADD1; momentary upon power-on reset
DXP forced to 1.5V
Logic inputs
forced to V
CC
or GND
Auto-convert mode
From stop bit to conversion complete (both channels)
V
CC
, falling edge
T
A
= 0C to +85C
V
CC
input, disables A/D conversion, rising edge
Auto-convert mode, average
measured over 4sec. Logic
inputs forced to V
CC
or GND.
CONDITIONS
A
160
Address Pin Bias Current
V
0.7
DXN Source Voltage
A
8
10
12
80
100
120
Remote-Diode Source Current
%
-25
25
Conversion Rate Timing Error
ms
94
125
156
Conversion Time
A
120
180
35
70
Average Operating Supply Current
-2
2
Bits
8
Temperature Resolution (Note 1)
A
4
Standby Supply Current
3
10
mV
50
POR Threshold Hysteresis
V
1.0
1.7
2.5
Power-On Reset Threshold
C
-3
3
Initial Temperature Error,
Local Diode (Note 2)
V
3.0
5.5
Supply-Voltage Range
V
2.60
2.80
2.95
Undervoltage Lockout Threshold
mV
50
Undervoltage Lockout Hysteresis
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
PARAMETER
T
R
= +60C to +100C
T
R
= -55C to +125C
-3
3
C
-5
5
Temperature Error, Remote Diode
(Notes 2 and 3)
Including long-term drift
-2.5
2.5
C
-3.5
3.5
Temperature Error, Local Diode
(Notes 1 and 2)
0.25 conv/sec
2.0 conv/sec
T
A
= +60C to +100C
T
A
= 0C to +85C
High level
Low level
ADC AND POWER SUPPLY
SMBus static
Hardware or software standby,
SMBCLK at 10kHz
MAX1617A
Remote/Local Temperature Sensor
with SMBus Serial Interface
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +3.3V,
T
A
= 0C to +85C
, unless otherwise noted.)
STBY, SMBCLK, SMBDATA; V
CC
= 3V to 5.5V
t
HIGH
, 90% to 90% points
t
LOW
, 10% to 10% points
(Note 4)
SMBCLK, SMBDATA
Logic inputs forced to V
CC
or GND
ALERT forced to 5.5V
STBY, SMBCLK, SMBDATA; V
CC
= 3V to 5.5V
ALERT, SMBDATA forced to 0.4V
CONDITIONS
s
4
SMBCLK Clock High Time
s
4.7
SMBCLK Clock Low Time
kHz
DC
100
SMBus Clock Frequency
pF
5
SMBus Input Capacitance
A
-1
1
Logic Input Current
A
1
ALERT Output High Leakage
Current
V
2.2
Logic Input High Voltage
V
0.8
Logic Input Low Voltage
mA
6
Logic Output Low Sink Current
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
PARAMETER
t
SU:DAT
, 10% or 90% of SMBDATA to 10% of SMBCLK
t
SU:STO
, 90% of SMBCLK to 10% of SMBDATA
t
HD:STA
, 10% of SMBDATA to 90% of SMBCLK
t
SU:STA
, 90% to 90% points
ns
250
SMBus Data Valid to SMBCLK
Rising-Edge Time
s
4
SMBus Stop-Condition Setup Time
s
4
SMBus Start-Condition Hold Time
ns
500
SMBus Repeated Start-Condition
Setup Time
s
4.7
SMBus Start-Condition Setup Time
t
HD:DAT
(Note 5)
s
0
SMBus Data-Hold Time
Master clocking in data
s
1
SMBCLK Falling Edge to SMBus
Data-Valid Time
SMBus INTERFACE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +3.3V,
T
A
= -55C to +125C
, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 6)
CONDITIONS
Monotonicity guaranteed
T
A
= +60C to +100C
Bits
8
Temperature Resolution (Note 1)
-2
2
T
R
= +60C to +100C
T
A
= -55C to +125C
C
-3
3
Initial Temperature Error,
Local Diode (Note 2)
V
3.0
5.5
Supply-Voltage Range
From stop bit to conversion complete (both channels)
Auto-convert mode
ms
94
125
156
Conversion Time
%
-25
25
Conversion Rate Timing Error
-3
3
T
R
= -55C to +125C
C
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
-5
5
PARAMETER
Temperature Error, Remote Diode
(Notes 2 and 3)
ADC AND POWER SUPPLY
0
6
3
9
12
50
5k
500k
50k
5M
500
50M
TEMPERATURE ERROR vs.
POWER-SUPPLY NOISE FREQUENCY
MAX1617ATOC04
FREQUENCY (Hz)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
V
IN
= SQUARE WAVE APPLIED TO
V
CC
WITH NO 0.1
F V
CC
CAPACITOR
V
IN
= 250mVp-p
REMOTE DIODE
V
IN
= 250mVp-p
LOCAL DIODE
V
IN
= 100mVp-p
REMOTE DIODE
-20
-10
0
10
20
1
10
30
3
100
TEMPERATURE ERROR
vs. PC BOARD RESISTANCE
MAX1617ATOC01
LEAKAGE RESISTANCE (M
)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
PATH = DXP TO V
CC
(5V)
PATH = DXP TO GND
-2
-1
0
1
2
-50
50
100
0
150
TEMPERATURE ERROR
vs. REMOTE-DIODE TEMPERATURE
MAX1617ATOC02
TEMPERATURE (C)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
SAMSUNG KST3904
MOTOROLA MMBT3904
ZETEX FMMT3904
RANDOM
SAMPLES
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(T
A
= +25C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX1617A
Remote/Local Temperature Sensor
with SMBus Serial Interface
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +3.3V,
T
A
= -55C to +125C
, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 6)
Note 1:
Guaranteed but not 100% tested.
Note 2:
Quantization error is not included in specifications for temperature accuracy. For example, if the MAX1617A device temper-
ature is exactly +66.7C, the ADC may report +66C, +67C, or +68C (due to the quantization error plus the +1/2C offset
used for rounding up) and still be within the guaranteed 1C error limits for the +60C to +100C temperature range
(Table 2).
Note 3:
A remote diode is any diode-connected transistor from Table 1. T
R
is the junction temperature of the remote diode. See
Remote Diode Selection for remote diode forward voltage requirements.
Note 4:
The SMBus logic block is a static design that works with clock frequencies down to DC. While slow operation is possible, it
violates the 10kHz minimum clock frequency and SMBus specifications, and may monopolize the bus.
Note 5:
Note that a transition must internally provide at least a hold time in order to bridge the undefined region (300ns max) of
SMBCLK's falling edge.
Note 6:
Specifications from -55C to +125C are guaranteed by design, not production tested.
CONDITIONS
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
PARAMETER
STBY, SMBCLK, SMBDATA
2.2
Logic Input High Voltage
V
2.4
STBY, SMBCLK, SMBDATA; V
CC
= 3V to 5.5V
V
0.8
Logic Input Low Voltage
ALERT forced to 5.5V
A
1
ALERT Output High Leakage
Current
Logic inputs forced to V
CC
or GND
A
-2
2
Logic Input Current
V
CC
= 3V
V
CC
= 5.5V
ALERT, SMBDATA forced to 0.4V
mA
6
Logic Output Low Sink Current
SMBus INTERFACE
MAX1617A
Remote/Local Temperature Sensor
with SMBus Serial Interface
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0
10
20
30
50
5k
500k
50k
5M
500
50M
TEMPERATURE ERROR vs.
COMMON-MODE NOISE FREQUENCY
MAX1617ATOC05
FREQUENCY (Hz)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
V
IN
= SQUARE WAVE
AC COUPLED TO DXN
V
IN
= 100mVp-p
V
IN
= 50mVp-p
V
IN
= 25mVp-p
-5
5
0
10
50
5k
500k
50k
5M
500
50M
TEMPERATURE ERROR vs.
DIFFERENTIAL-MODE NOISE FREQUENCY
MAX1617ATOC06
FREQUENCY (Hz)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
V
IN
= 10mVp-p SQUARE WAVE
APPLIED TO DXP-DXN
0
10
20
0
40
60
80
20
100
TEMPERATURE ERROR vs.
DXPDXN CAPACITANCE
MAX1617ATOC07
DXPDXN CAPACITANCE (nF)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
V
CC
= 5V
0
100
400
200
300
500
0
1
0.0625
4
0.25
2
0.125
0.5
8
OPERATING SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. CONVERSION RATE
MAX1617ATOC10
CONVERSION RATE (Hz)
SUPPLY CURRENT (
A)
V
CC
= 5V
AVERAGED MEASUREMENTS
0
5
15
25
10
20
30
35
1k
100k
10k
1000k
STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. CLOCK FREQUENCY
MAX1617ATOC08
SMBCLK FREQUENCY (Hz)
SUPPLY CURRENT (
A)
V
CC
= 5V
V
CC
= 3.3V
SMBCLK IS
DRIVEN RAIL-TO-RAIL
0
3
60
6
20
100
0
3
1
4
2
5
STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX1617ATOC09
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
SUPPLY CURRENT (
A)
ADD0, ADD1
= GND
ADD0, ADD1
= HIGH-Z
0
25
100
50
75
125
-2
8
0
4
2
6
10
RESPONSE TO THERMAL SHOCK
MAX1617ATOC11
TIME (sec)
TEMPERATURE (C)
16-QSOP IMMERSED
IN +115C FLUORINERT BATH
____________________________Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(T
A
= +25C, unless otherwise noted.)
-5
0
5
50
5k
500k
50k
5M
500
50M
TEMPERATURE ERROR vs.
DIFFERENTIAL-MODE NOISE FREQUENCY
MAX1617ATOC03
FREQUENCY (Hz)
TEMPERATURE ERROR (C)
V
IN
= 3mVp-p SQUARE WAVE
APPLIED TO DXP-DXN
Rail-to Rail is a registered trademark of Nippon Motorola, Ltd.
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