IC monitoring chip and a method for monitoring temperature of a component in a computer
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1. An integrated circuit monitoring chip for monitoring the output of a temperature sensing element, the IC chip comprising:
- an on-chip first input means for receiving a first input signal from the temperature sensing element corresponding to a temperature value sensed by the temperature sensing element, an on-chip temperature offset storing means for storing a temperature offset value, an on-chip adding means for adding the stored temperature offset value and the temperature value of the first input signal, an on-chip output means for outputting an output signal from the IC chip in response to the output from the adding means, and an on-chip second input means being provided to the temperature offset storing means for facilitating writing the temperature offset value to the temperature offset storing means.
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Abstract
An IC monitoring chip (10) for remotely monitoring the output of a thermal diode (5) formed in the substrate of a CPU (2) for monitoring the temperature of a thermal plate (3) of the CPU (2) comprises a signal conditioning circuit (12) which relays the output from the diode (5) to an analog-to-digital converter (14), which in turns outputs a two'"'"'s compliment signal to an adder (22). The adder (22) adds the two'"'"'s compliment signal to a temperature offset value stored in a temperature offset register (17), which compensates for the temperature difference between the diode (5) and the thermal plate (3). Comparators (24) and (25) compare the output from the adder (22) with upper and lower predetermined temperature limits in upper and lower limit registers (19) and (20) for determining the temperature of the thermal plate (3). The temperature offset value is stored in ROM (35) of the computer (1) and is written to the register (17) each time the computer (1) is powered up. The IC chip (10) operates independently of the CPU (2).
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1. An integrated circuit monitoring chip for monitoring the output of a temperature sensing element, the IC chip comprising:
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an on-chip first input means for receiving a first input signal from the temperature sensing element corresponding to a temperature value sensed by the temperature sensing element, an on-chip temperature offset storing means for storing a temperature offset value, an on-chip adding means for adding the stored temperature offset value and the temperature value of the first input signal, an on-chip output means for outputting an output signal from the IC chip in response to the output from the adding means, and an on-chip second input means being provided to the temperature offset storing means for facilitating writing the temperature offset value to the temperature offset storing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 29. A method for monitoring the temperature of a component in a computer wherein a temperature difference exists between the component and a temperature sensing element for measuring the temperature of the component, the method comprising using an IC monitoring chip for monitoring an output temperature value from the temperature sensing element, storing a temperature offset value corresponding to the temperature difference in an on-chip temperature offset storing means located in the IC chip, and adding the output temperature value and the temperature offset value for determining the temperature of the component.
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