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Table 48. overvoltage status register format – Rainbow Electronics MAX5961 User Manual

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MAX5961

0 to 16V, Quad, Hot-Swap Controller

with 10-Bit Current and Voltage Monitor

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These fault register bits latch upon a fault condition, and
must be reset manually by writing a zero to the register,
or by restarting the affected channel as described in the

Autoretry or Latched-Off Fault Management

section.

FAULT_ Outputs

When an overcurrent event (fast-trip or slow-trip) causes
the MAX5961 to shut down the affected channel(s), a cor-
responding open-drain FAULT_ output is asserted low.
Note that the FAULT_ outputs are not asserted for shut-
downs caused by critical undervoltage or overvoltage.

The FAULT_ output is cleared when the channel is dis-
abled by pulling ON_ low or by clearing the Chx_EN1
or Chx_EN2 bits in register chxen.

ALERT Output

The ALERT output is an open-drain output that is assert-
ed low any time that a fault or other condition requiring
attention has occurred. The state of the ALERT output is
also indicated by bit 4 of the status3 register.
ALERT is the NOR of registers 0x5F, 0x63, 0x64, and 0x65,
so when the ALERT output goes low, the system microcon-
troller (µC) should query these registers through the I

2

C

interface to determine the cause of the ALERT assertion.

Table 48. Overvoltage Status Register Format

Description:

Overvoltage digital-compare status register (warning [3:0] and critical [7:4] overvoltage event
detection status)

Register Title:

fault1

Register Address:

0x64

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

RESET

VALUE

ch4_ov2

ch3_ov2

ch2_ov2

ch1_ov2

ch4_ov1

ch3_ov1

ch2_ov1

ch1_ov1

0x00

bit 7

bit 6

bit 5

bit 4

bit 3

bit 2

bit 1

bit 0

Table 49. Overcurrent Warning Status Register Format

Description:

Overcurrent digital-compare status register (overcurrent warning event detection status)

Register Title:

fault2

Register Address:

0x65

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

R/C

RESET

VALUE

ch4_oi

ch3_oi

ch2_oi

ch1_oi

0x00

bit 7

bit 6

bit 5

bit 4

bit 3

bit 2

bit 1

bit 0

Table 50. Circuit-Breaker Event Logging Register Format

Description:

Circuit-breaker slow- and fast-trip event logging

Register Title:

status0

Register Address:

0x5F

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

RESET

VALUE

ch4_st

ch3_st

ch2_st

ch1_st

ch4_ft

ch3_ft

ch2_ft

ch1_ft

--

bit 7

bit 6

bit 5

bit 4

bit 3

bit 2

bit 1

bit 0