SMSC EVB-EMC1033 User Manual

EVB-EMC1002/EMC1033 User Manual

 SMSC EMC1002/EMC1033

Revision 1.1 (12-14-06)

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The EMC1002 EVB provides the means to demonstrate EMC1002/1033 features and to view and
modify registers. LED Indicators and test points are included to show status information and a fan
driver circuit linearly drives a 5V fan to 3 different speeds based on programmable temperature limits. 

The EMC1002 is an SMBus temperature sensor with 1 internal and 1 external sensor in an 8 pin
MSOP package. The EMC1033 has the same features plus support for a second external sensor in
parallel with Remote 1 using the “Anti-Parallel Diode” (APD) function. Communications with the
EMC1002/1033 is via the SMBus. 

Alert/Therm2

 and 

Addr

/

Therm

 outputs may be configured to assert

when temperatures exceed programmed limits. 

The USB to SMBus bridge is based on an 8051 microcontroller with integrated USB and SMBus
interfaces as well as internal flash and RAM. During EVB manufacture, firmware is loaded into the
bridge that provides the interface between the SMBus and the USB driver. Power is sourced to the
MCU from the USB interface. 

Two diode-connected 2N3904 transistors may be mounted on the EVB, Remote1 and Remote2.
Remote2 is only populated for the EMC1033 EVB and may be disabled by removing jumpers on JP1.
The Remote1 diode DN signal path has a series resistor to demonstrate the EMC1002/1033’s R.E.C.
feature. The resistor may be effectively removed from the circuit by installing a jumper on JP1. See
the Jumper Settings and Connection List for details on jumper settings.

This demo board derives +5V power from the USB port. The bridge microcontroller has an internal
voltage regulator that supplies +3.3V to the EMC1002/1033 and other EVB circuits.

The fan drive circuit linearly drives a 5V, 2-wire fan. Three different drive voltages are possible with
the resistor values used on this EVB, 0, 2.4 and 4.1V. If R6 is populated with an 820 ohm resistor, the
fan drive voltages will be approximately 2.4, 3.2. and 4.1V. Other fan drive voltage combinations can
be achieved by varying R3, R4 and R6. R3 and R4 are located on the top side of the PCB next to
transistor Q1. R6 is on the bottom side of the PCB directly opposite Q1. 

Note: Full fan ON cannot be achieved with this circuit due to transistor voltage drop. 

The fan drive voltage is set by controlling Q1’s base and emitter voltages. When neither the

Alert/Therm2

 or 

Addr

/

Therm

 outputs are asserted low, no current flows through Q1’s base terminal so

the base and emitter voltages are high and the fan will be OFF. When the 

Alert/Therm2

 output is

asserted low, the base voltage is set by the resistor divider R3/R4. When the 

Addr

/

Therm

 output is

asserted low, the transistor is turned ON fully, resulting in the maximum fan drive voltage for this circuit,
which is approximately 4.1V. 

The 

Alert/Therm2

 and 

Therm

 outputs each have a dual-color LED to indicate the Normal (green) and

Alert (red) status The 

Alert/Therm2

 line is also routed to the USB bridge to provide Alert status to the

RegMan application.