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MAX6616 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
The MAX6616 evaluation system (EV system) consists
of a MAX6616 evaluation kit (EV kit) and a Maxim
CMODUSB command module.
The MAX6616 EV kit is a fully assembled and tested circuit board that evaluates the MAX6616 dual-channel
temperature monitor with fan-speed controller.
Order the complete EV system (MAX6616EVCMODU)
for a comprehensive evaluation of the MAX6616 using a
PC. Order the EV kit (MAX6616EVKIT) if the CMODUSB
command module has already been purchased with a
previous Maxim EV system or for custom use in other
microcontroller-based (µC) systems.
The EV kit comes with the MAX6616AEG installed.
Features
♦ Two Thermistor Inputs
♦ Local Temperature Sensor
♦ Six GPIOs
♦ Two PWM Outputs for Fan-Speed Control
♦ Programmable Fan-Control Characteristics
♦ Automatic Fan Spin-Up Ensures Fan Start
♦ Nine Pin-Programmable SMBus™/I2C Addresses
♦ Proven PC Board Layout
♦ Windows® 98SE/2000/XP-Compatible Evaluation
Software
♦ Fully Assembled and Tested
Component List
MAX6616 EV Kit
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
0.1µF ±15%, 16V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1C104K
10µF ±15%, 10V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
TDK C2012X5R1A106K
C1–C6
6
C7
1
J1, J2
2
3-pin headers, 0.1in pitch, vertical,
friction lock
J3
1
20-pin, 2 x 10, right-angle female
receptacle
J4, JU2
2
3-pin single-row headers
J5, J6, JU4
3
2-pin single-row headers
J7
1
10-pin double-row header (2 x 5)
JU1
1
6-pin double-row header (2 x 3)
JU3
0
N1, N2
2
R1–R4
4
Not installed
n-channel 1.25W, 2.5V MOSFETs
(SOT23)
Vishay Si2302ADS
4.7kΩ ±5% resistors (0603)
Ordering Information
PART
MAX6616EVKIT
MAX6616EVCMODU
TYPE
INTERFACE
EV kit
User-supplied I2C
master
EV system
Windows software
Note: The MAX6616 EV kit software is included with the
MAX6616 EV kit but is designed for use with the complete EV
system. The EV system includes both the Maxim command
module and the EV kit. If the Windows software will not be
used, the EV kit board can be purchased without the Maxim
command module.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
SMBus is a trademark of the Intel Corporation.
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For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim/Dallas Direct! at
1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.
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General Description
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MAX6616 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
Procedure
Component List (Continued)
MAX6616 EV Kit
DESIGNATION
QTY
R5, R6
2
1.6kΩ ±1% resistors (0603)
DESCRIPTION
R7
1
Thermistor
BetaTHERM 10K3A1
R8
1
10kΩ ±1% resistor (0603)
R9–R16
8
10kΩ ±5% resistors (0603)
R17, R18
0
Not installed
TP1
0
Not installed
U1
1
MAX6616AEG (24-pin QSOP)
—
2
Shunts
—
1
MAX6616 EV kit PC board
—
1
MAX6616 EV kit software (CD-ROM)
MAX6616 EV System
PART
QTY
MAX6616EVKIT
1
MAX6616 EV kit
DESCRIPTION
CMODUSB
1
CMODUSB command module
Component Suppliers
SUPPLIER
TDK
Vishay
PHONE
847-803-6100
408-988-8000
WEBSITE
www.component.tdk.com
www.vishay.com
Note: Indicate you are using the MAX6616 when contacting
these component suppliers.
MAX6616 EV Kit Files
FILE
INSTALL.EXE
MAX6616.EXE
HELPFILE.HTM
FTD2XX.INF
UNINST.INI
DESCRIPTION
Installs the EV kit files on your computer
Application program
Help file
USB device driver file
Uninstalls the EV kit software
Quick Start
Recommended Equipment
• The MAX6616EVCMODU EV system
MAX6616EVKIT
CMODUSB command module (USB cable included)
• Power supply: +12V at 3A (FVCC)
• Two 12V cooling fans with tachometer (with a 3-pin
0.1in pitch and friction lock connector, IMAX < 1.2A)
• A user-supplied Windows 98SE/2000/XP PC
• A spare USB port on the PC
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Do not turn on the power until all connections are
complete.
1) On the CMODUSB command module, ensure the
shunt of J1 is in the 2-3 position (3.3V).
2) Enable the I2C pullup resistors on the CMODUSB
command module by setting the DIP switches (SW1
on the CMODUSB board) to the ON position.
3) For the MAX6616 EV kit, ensure the shunts are in
the default positions as follows:
JU1: Open (I2C address = 0x54)
JU2: 1-2 (set POR state of the GIOP0 to high)
JU3: 1-2 (CMODUSB provide power to the
MAX6616 EV kit)
4) Carefully connect the boards by aligning the
MAX6616 EV kit’s 20-pin connector with the 20-pin
header of the CMODUSB command module. Gently
press them together. The two boards should be
flush against each other.
5) Plug the first fan to connecter J1 (FAN1).
6) Plug the second fan to connecter J2 (FAN2).
7) Set the power supply to +12V, and then turn off the
power supply.
8) Connect the (+) power terminal of the power supply
to the FVCC pad and the power supply (-) power
terminal to the GND pad next to the FVCC pad.
9) Turn on the power supply.
10) Install the MAX6616 evaluation software on your
computer by running the INSTALL.EXE program on
the installation CD-ROM. The program files are
copied and icons are created for them in the
Windows Start Menu.
11) Connect the included USB cable from the PC to the
CMODUSB command module. A Building Driver
Database window pops up in addition to a New
Hardware Found message. If you do not see a window that is similar to the one described above after
30 seconds, then remove the USB cable from the
CMODUSB command module and reconnect it
again. Administrator privileges are required to install
the USB device driver on Windows 2000 and XP.
12) Follow the directions of the Add New Hardware
Wizard to install the USB device driver. Choose the
Search for the best driver for your device option.
Specify the location of the device driver to be
C:\Program Files\MAX6616 using the Browse button.
13) Start the MAX6616 EV kit software by opening its
icon in the Start Menu.
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Figure 1. MAX6616 Evaluation Software Main Window
14) Select the Configuration tab, Global subtab, click
on the checkbox D1, and then press the Write button.
15) Click on the Enable Extended Resolution checkbox of both CH1 and CH2 Temperature
Measurement panels.
16) Click on the Auto Read checkbox on the lower left
of the main window. The current temperature is
updated on the top left of the main window every
second.
Detailed Description
of Software
The evaluation software’s main window shown in Figure
1 displays the device I2C address, device information,
and current temperature of CH1 and CH2, instantaneous duty cycle for both PWM1 and PWM2. On the
lower left of the main window, there are two tabs named
Status and Configuration that contain most of the
MAX6616 internal registers. The Alert panel contains
the FAN_FAIL and OT output pins status and is located
at the lower right of the main window.
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Figure 2. Configuration Tab Gives Seven Major Subtab Options
Device I2C Address
I2C
The Device
Address combo box shown at the topleft corner in Figure 1 displays the autodetected
MAX6616 SMBus/I2C address.
Device Information
There are a total of 34 documented registers inside the
MAX6616. The Information panel on the main window,
which is next to the Device I2C Address combo box,
shows the MAX6616’s Manufacturer ID (RegFFh),
Device Revision (RegFDh), and Device ID (RegFEh).
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Temperature Measurement and PWM
Instantaneous Duty Cycle
Six commonly used registers are shown on the right
side of the main window. On the top is the CH1
Temperature Measurement panel that contains channel 1 temperature register (Reg00h) and channel 1
extended temperature register (Reg1Eh). Below it is the
CH2 Temperature Measurement panel that contains
channel 2 temperature register (Reg01h) and channel 2
extended temperature register (Reg1Fh). Following is
the PWM1 instantaneous duty-cycle register (Reg0Dh)
in the PWM1 Instantaneous Duty Cycle panel, and
the PWM2 instantaneous duty-cycle register (Reg0Eh)
in the PWM2 Instantaneous Duty Cycle panel.
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The Status tab contains four subtabs: Fan, GPIO, OT,
and Tachometer. The Configuration tab contains
seven subtabs: Fan, Global, GPIO, OT, PWM, Tach
Limits, and Thermistor. Some subtabs have only one
register as shown in Figure 1, while others may have
multiple registers or even multiple levels of subtabs as
shown in Figure 2.
Alert Panel
The Alert panel located at the right bottom corner of
the main window indicates the status of output pin
FAN_FAIL and output pin OT (Figure 2).
Autoread Checkbox
There is an Auto Read checkbox at the bottom right
side. By checking this checkbox, all the registers are
read and updated every second.
Temperature Measurement
Both channel 1 and channel 2 temperature measurements are displayed on the main window. Channel 1
monitors the temperature of an external thermistor.
Channel 2 monitors either the internal die temperature
or the temperature of an external thermistor. The
temperature measurements are capable of either 8-bit
(Reg00h for channel 1 and Reg01h for channel 2) or
11-bit extended resolution (Reg00h plus Reg1Eh for
channel 1, and Reg01h plus Reg1Fh for channel 2).
8-bit resolution results in temperature resolution of
1°C/LSB, and extended resolution results in temperature resolution of 0.125°C/LSB. Enable extended
resolution by selecting the Enable Extended
Resolution checkbox inside the CH1 Temperature
Measurement panel and/or CH2 Temperature
Measurement panel (Figure 2).
Automatic Fan-Control Setup Example
This section is an example of how to use the software to
set up the MAX6616 for automatic fan control.
1) Select the Configuration tab and the Fan subtab.
Check the D2 (Fan2 Control) and D5 (Fan1
Control) checkboxes inside the Fan Configuration
panel and press the Write button. Fan1 is now
controlled by temperature channel 1 and Fan2 is
controlled by temperature channel 2.
2) Under the Configuration tab, select the Global
subtab. Check the D1 (CH2 source) checkbox and
press the Write button. Now temperature channel 1
monitors the external thermistor and temperature
channel 2 monitors the internal die temperature.
3) On the main window, check the Enable Extended
Resolution checkboxes for both CH1 and CH2
Temperature Measurement panels, and click the
Auto Read checkbox. The current temperature is
updated every second.
4) Go back to the Configuration tab, select the PWM
subtab, then Duty Cycle Dynamics. In the Duty
cycle Rate of Change panel click the Fan1 combo
box and choose 0.125s. Do the same in the Fan2
combo box and then press the Write button. This
procedure causes the PWM duty cycle (and fan
speed) to change relatively quickly for easy observation. (A slower duty-cycle rate of change is typically used in real system designs to minimize the
audibility of fan-speed changes.)
5) Since the default POR values of both channels’
fan-start temperatures are 0, the fans should already
be operating. To stop them, set both channels’ fanstart temperatures at least 10 degrees higher than
the current temperature readings.
6) Select the Fan subtab under the Configuration tab.
At the top of the subtab are the Fan Start Temperature panels for both CH1 and CH2. Individually
set both temperature channels’ fan-start temperatures to values at least 4°C higher than the current
temperature readings, and press the Write button of
each panel.
Wait until the fans have stopped. Observe the
instantaneous duty cycles for both PWM1 and
PWM2 decreasing to zero.
Individually set both temperature channels’ fan-start
temperatures two degrees higher than the current
temperature and press the Write button of each panel.
7) Use your finger or other source to heat the MAX6616
(U1) or the external thermistor (R7) on the evaluation
board. When the temperature rises above the fanstart temperature for a given sensor, the corresponding fan begins spinning.
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Major Tabs
The rest of the 25 registers have been grouped into two
major tabs named Status and Configuration.
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MAX6616 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
Detailed Description of Hardware
MAX6616EVCMODU Evaluation System
The MAX6616 EV system consists of a MAX6616 EV kit
and the Maxim CMODUSB command module.
Table 2. GPIO0 POR State
JUMPER
CMODUSB Power Supply
The CMODUSB board uses a MAX1658 linear regulator. Jumper J1 selects between the 5V DC voltage that
comes from the USB connector or the MAX1658’s regulated 3.3V output voltage.
GPIO0 POR STATE
1-2*
HIGH
2-3
LOW
JU2
CMODUSB Command Module
The CMODUSB uses a proprietary design to provide
SPI™- and I2C-compatible interfaces to demonstrate
various Maxim devices. Maxim reserves the right to
change the implementation of this module at any time
with no advance notice.
SHUNT
POSITION
*Default configuration.
For user convenience, the MAX6616 EV kit brings out
all six GPIO pins as well as another two output pins,
FAN_FAIL and OT, through ten-pin header J7. Table 3
shows the pin descriptions for J7.
Table 3. J7 Pin Description
PIN NUMBER
PIN NAME
Set the CMODUSB jumper J1 to position 2-3 (3.3V) to
evaluate the MAX6616 EV kit.
1
GPIO0
2
GPIO1
MAX6616 EV Kit
3
GPIO2
4
GPIO3
5
GPIO4
6
GPIO5
7
OT
8
FAN_FAIL
The MAX6616 EV kit board can be obtained separately
without the CMODUSB command module and provides a
proven layout for evaluating the MAX6616. The
MAX6616AEG (U1) is powered from VCC. The user can
change the power-supply VCC voltage level from +3.0V to
+5.5V. Make sure to remove the shunt of jumper JU4 to
use a dedicated power supply to evaluate the MAX6616.
With two SMBus/I2C slave address select pins, ADD1
and ADD0, the MAX6616’s device address can be set
to one of nine different values by changing the combination of jumper JU1 (see Table 1).
Table 1. SMBus/I2C Slave Address
JUMPER
SHUNT POSITION
JU1
ADDRESS
1-3, 2-4
1001 110
2-4
1001 101
3-5, 2-4
1001 100
1-3
0101 011
Open*
0101 010
3-5
0101 001
1-3, 4-6
0011 010
4-6
0011 001
3-5, 4-6
0011 000
*Default configuration.
The MAX6616 has six GPIO ports. GPIO0 has a POR
control pin named PRESET. This feature allows the
GPIO0 default state POR to be controlled using jumper
JU2 as shown in Table 2.
SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
6
9
GND
10
GND
*Default configuration.
The MAX6616 can be powered by either the
CMODUSB or an external power supply. The power
source is selected using the shunt on jumper JU4 as
shown in Table 4.
Table 4. Power-Supply Selection
JUMPER
SHUNT
POSITION
1-2*
JU4
Open
POWER-SUPPLY SOURCE
Powered by CMODUSB module
Dedicate power supply,
connect to VCC pad
*Default configuration.
JU3 is an uninstalled jumper that connects VCC and
VDD. By default, the two pins of JU3 are connected
together with a trace on the circuit board. If desired, the
trace may be cut, thus separating VCC and VDD. This
allows, for example, connecting the pullups to a voltage
other than VCC or measuring the supply current of the
board.
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VDD
R15
10kΩ
OT
GPI04
R11
10kΩ
R13
10kΩ
GPI02
R9
10kΩ
GPI00
J3-17
J3-20
J3-5
J3-16
J3-18
J3-19
J7-9
J7-7
J7-5
J7-3
J7-10
J7-8
J7-6
J7-4
J7-2
J3-15
J3-14
J7-1
J3-13
J3-12
J7
GPIO
J3-9
J3-11
J3-7
J3-6
J3-10
J3-3
J3-4
J3-8
J3-1
J3-2
J3
CMD
FAN_FAIL
GPI05
GPI03
GPI01
JU4
VCC
R16
10kΩ
R14
10kΩ
R12
10kΩ
R10
10kΩ
OT
VDD
FAN_FAIL
VCC
J6
THM2
R7
10K3A1
J5
THM1
R18
OPEN
R17 VCC
OPEN
R8
10kΩ
1%
GPI00
R6
1.6kΩ
1%
C4
0.1µF
GPI01
JU1-6
JU1-4
JU1-2
R5
1.6kΩ
1%
TP1
VREF
JU1-5
JU1-3
JU1-1
VCC
GPI02
C3
0.1µF
J4
I2C
ADDR
1
2
3
REF
TH1
ADD1
ADD0
SCL
SDA
GPI02
GPI00
GPI01
8 GND
5
2
12 TH2
11
9
7
6
19
18
1
10 N.C.
OT 16
TACH2 21
PRESET 14
GPI05 20
GPI04 23
FAN_FAIL 13
MAX6616
U1
PWM2 22
TACH1 4
PWM1 3
N.C. 15
GPI03 24
VCC 17
JU2
PST
JU3
VCD
VCC
1
2
3
VCC
GPI05
GPI04
VDD
Si2302ADS
1
R3
4.7kΩ
FVCC
FAN_FAIL
OT
1
Si2302ADS
GPI03
R1
4.7kΩ
FVCC
3
C7
10µF
FGND
2
N2
3
FGND
2
N1
FGND
C6
0.1µF
R4
4.7kΩ
FVCC
R2
4.7kΩ
FVCC
VDD
C2
0.1µF
C5
0.1µF
VCC
FGND
FGND
C1
0.1µF
3
2
1
J2
FAN2
3
2
J1
FAN1
1
FVCC
GND
VDD
VCC
FVCC
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Figure 3. MAX6616 EV Kit Schematic
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Figure 4. MAX6616 EV Kit Component Placement Guide—Component Side
Figure 5. MAX6616 EV Kit PC Board Layout—Component Side
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Figure 6. MAX6616 EV Kit PC Board Layout—Solder Side
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