Fan Speed Control with the EMC2102 Device

Fan Speed

(RPM)RPM for

100% Drive

Target Speed

Valid Speed

rpm60 or rpm75

Fan Speed

¼of Spin Up Time

Spin Up Time

Check TACH

Figure 5.24 Theoretical Plot of Case 1

Spin Up Level

Changed to 75%

Figure 5.25 Spin-up Case 1 Fix 1

If the fan is already set to 75% level, we will need to lower the valid speed (function of 56h, Valid TACH) to a value below the rpm75, to fix the problem.

To test this situation, set spin-up level to 75% (53h[2] = 1), set the Valid TACH Count (56h) = 6000 rpm and then start the fan (57h) with 6500 rpm. The spin-up routine will run repeatedly.

Change the Valid TACH Count (56h) to 5800 rpm, the problem cannot be fixed since the valid speed is still higher than the fan speed (rpm75 = 5650 rpm).

Set 56h = 5580 rpm which is below 5650 rpm (the rpm75), the system gets out of the spin-up routine (Figure 5.26).

SMSC EMC2102

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