User’s Manual

IBM PowerPC 750GX and 750GL RISC Microprocessor

2.1.4.3 Thermal-Management Register 4 (THRM4)

Due to process and thermal sensor variations, a temperature offset is provided that can be read via an mfspr instruction to THRM4. The TOFFSET field is an 8-bit signed integer that represents the temperature offset measured; it is burned into the THRM4 Register at the factory to allow for enhanced accuracy. When in TAU single-threshold or dual-threshold mode, TOFFSET should be subtracted from the desired temperature before setting the THRMn(THRESHOLD) field. In junction-temperature-determination mode, TOFFSET must be added to the final threshold number to determine the temperature. The temperature, in °C, equals:

THRMn[THRESHOLD] + sign-extended [TOFFSET]

The THRM4 register can be accessed with the mfspr instruction using SPR 920.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thermal calibration offset field set during factory test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The °C offset value is in an 8-bit, signed, two’s complement format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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March 27, 2006