5 register 3eh: company id, 6 register 3fh: version/stepping, 7 register 40h: ready/lock/start/override – Rainbow Electronics LM96000 User Manual
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Functional Description
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Current Duty
Value (Decimal)
Value (Hex)
0.3922%
1
01h
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25.098%
64
40h
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50.196%
128
80h
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100%
255
FFh
4.5 Register 3Eh: Company ID
Register
Address
Read/
Write
Register
Name
Bit 7
(MSB)
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
(LSB)
Default
Value
3Eh
R
Company ID
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
01h
The company ID register contains the company identification number. For National Semiconductor this is 01h. This number is
assigned by Intel and is a method for uniquely identifying the part manufacturer. This register is read only — a write to this
register has no effect.
4.6 Register 3Fh: Version/Stepping
Register
Address
Read/
Write
Register
Name
Bit 7
(MSB)
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
(LSB)
Default
Value
3Fh
R
Version/Stepping
VER3
VER2
VER1
VER0
STP3
STP2
STP1
STP0
68h
The four least significant bits of the Version/Stepping register [3.0] contain the current stepping of the LM96000 silicon. The four
most significant bits [7.4] reflect the LM96000 base device number when set to a value of 0110b. For the LM96000, this register
will read 01101000b (68h). Bit 3 of the stepping field is set to indicate that the LM96000 is a super-set of the LM85 family of
products.
The register is used by application software to identify which device in the hardware monitor family of ASICs has been
implemented in the given system. Based on this information, software can determine which registers to read from and write to.
Further, application software may use the current stepping to implement work-arounds for bugs found in a specific silicon
stepping.
This register is read only — a write to this register has no effect.
4.7 Register 40h: Ready/Lock/Start/Override
Register
Address
Read/
Write
Register
Name
Bit 7
(MSB)
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
(LSB)
Default
Value
40h
R/W
Ready/Lock/Start/Override
RES
RES
RES
RES
OVRID
READY
LOCK
START
00h
LM96000
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