0001 Kernel driver sch5627
0002 =====================
0003
0004 Supported chips:
0005
0006 * SMSC SCH5627
0007
0008 Prefix: 'sch5627'
0009
0010 Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
0011
0012 Datasheet: Application Note available upon request
0013
0014 Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
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0016
0017 Description
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0019
0020 SMSC SCH5627 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring
0021 capabilities. They can monitor up to 5 voltages, 4 fans and 8 temperatures.
0022
0023 In addition, the SCH5627 exports data describing which temperature sensors
0024 affect the speed of each fan. Setting pwmX_auto_channels_temp to 0 forces
0025 the corresponding fan to full speed until another value is written.
0026
0027 The SMSC SCH5627 hardware monitoring part also contains an integrated
0028 watchdog. In order for this watchdog to function some motherboard specific
0029 initialization most be done by the BIOS, so if the watchdog is not enabled
0030 by the BIOS the sch5627 driver will not register a watchdog device.
0031
0032 The hardware monitoring part of the SMSC SCH5627 is accessed by talking
0033 through an embedded microcontroller. An application note describing the
0034 protocol for communicating with the microcontroller is available upon
0035 request. Please mail me if you want a copy.
