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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5f521c6e90ab --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +Kernel driver sch5627 +===================== + +Supported chips: + + * SMSC SCH5627 + + Prefix: 'sch5627' + + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + + Datasheet: Application Note available upon request + +Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + + +Description +----------- + +SMSC SCH5627 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring +capabilities. They can monitor up to 5 voltages, 4 fans and 8 temperatures. + +In addition, the SCH5627 exports data describing which temperature sensors +affect the speed of each fan. Setting pwmX_auto_channels_temp to 0 forces +the corresponding fan to full speed until another value is written. + +The SMSC SCH5627 hardware monitoring part also contains an integrated +watchdog. In order for this watchdog to function some motherboard specific +initialization most be done by the BIOS, so if the watchdog is not enabled +by the BIOS the sch5627 driver will not register a watchdog device. + +The hardware monitoring part of the SMSC SCH5627 is accessed by talking +through an embedded microcontroller. An application note describing the +protocol for communicating with the microcontroller is available upon +request. Please mail me if you want a copy. + + +Controlling fan speed +--------------------- + +The SCH5627 allows for partially controlling the fan speed. If a temperature +channel exceeds tempX_max, all fans are forced to maximum speed. The same is not +true for tempX_crit, presumably some other measures to cool down the system are +take in this case. +In which way the value of fanX_min affects the fan speed is currently unknown. |