| 1 | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" |
|---|
| 2 | "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> |
|---|
| 3 | |
|---|
| 4 | <html> |
|---|
| 5 | |
|---|
| 6 | <head> |
|---|
| 7 | <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> |
|---|
| 8 | <style type="text/css"> |
|---|
| 9 | UL { margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 16px; } |
|---|
| 10 | .toplvl { font-weight: bold; } |
|---|
| 11 | </style> |
|---|
| 12 | <title>I²C, SMBus and hardware monitoring references</title> |
|---|
| 13 | </head> |
|---|
| 14 | |
|---|
| 15 | <body> |
|---|
| 16 | |
|---|
| 17 | <h1>I²C, SMBus and hardware monitoring references</h1> |
|---|
| 18 | |
|---|
| 19 | <p>This document contains all kinds of useful references to I²C and SMBus |
|---|
| 20 | documents and implementations, and to hardware sensors documentation and |
|---|
| 21 | implementations. Please report any other references you have found!</p> |
|---|
| 22 | |
|---|
| 23 | <ul> |
|---|
| 24 | <li><span class="toplvl"><a name="i2c">I²C</a></span> |
|---|
| 25 | <ul> |
|---|
| 26 | <li><a href="http://www.ping.be/~ping0751/i2cfaq/i2cindex.htm">I²C FAQ</a></li> |
|---|
| 27 | <li>Another <a href="http://vhimpe.crosswinds.net/electronics/i2cfaq/i2c.html">I²C |
|---|
| 28 | FAQ</a></li> |
|---|
| 29 | <li>Yet another <a href="http://www.esacademy.com/faq/i2c/">I²C FAQ</a></li> |
|---|
| 30 | <li><a href="http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/buses/i2c/">Philips</a>, the I²C bus |
|---|
| 31 | inventors |
|---|
| 32 | <br />This site contains many example programs.</li> |
|---|
| 33 | <li>Simon Vogl's <a href="http://voxel.at/prj/i2c/">I²C for Linux</a> page</li> |
|---|
| 34 | <li>Simon's <a href="news://goesser.tk.uni-linz.ac.at/linux.i2c">I²C newsgroup</a></li> |
|---|
| 35 | </ul> |
|---|
| 36 | </li> |
|---|
| 37 | <li><span class="toplvl"><a name="smbus">SMBus</a></span> |
|---|
| 38 | <ul> |
|---|
| 39 | <li><a href="http://www.smbus.org/specs/">SMBus specification documents</a> |
|---|
| 40 | <br />Includes version 1.1 and version 2.0 documents.</li> |
|---|
| 41 | </ul> |
|---|
| 42 | </li> |
|---|
| 43 | <li><span class="toplvl"><a name="implementations">I²C and SMBus implementations</a></span> |
|---|
| 44 | <ul> |
|---|
| 45 | <li><a href="http://www.ali.com.tw/">ALi</a> (M1533, |
|---|
| 46 | <a href="http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/product/corelogic/m1535.htm">M1535</a>, |
|---|
| 47 | <a href="http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/product/corelogic/m1535d.htm">M1535D</a>, |
|---|
| 48 | <a href="http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/product/corelogic/m1543c.htm">M1543C</a>) |
|---|
| 49 | <br />ALi chipsets include SMBus adapters, integrated with many other functions. |
|---|
| 50 | <br />Datasheets available on |
|---|
| 51 | <a href="http://210.63.71.156/app/csd/webuser.nsf/DTSRF?OpenForm">request</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 52 | <li><a href="http://developer.intel.com/">Intel</a> (PIIX4, |
|---|
| 53 | <a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/440mx/">82443MX</a>, |
|---|
| 54 | i801, <a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/810/">i810</a>, |
|---|
| 55 | <a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/810/810e.htm">i810E</a>, |
|---|
| 56 | <a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/815/">i815</a>) |
|---|
| 57 | <br />Intel SMBus adapter, integrated with many other functions. |
|---|
| 58 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 59 | <a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/index.htm?iid=PCG+devleftnav">download</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 60 | <li><a href="http://www.sis.com/">Silicon Integrated Systems</a> (SiS5595, |
|---|
| 61 | <a href="http://www.sis.com/products/chipsets/integrated/socket370/630.htm">SiS630</a>, |
|---|
| 62 | <a href="http://www.sis.com/products/chipsets/oa/pentium4/645.htm">SiS645</a>, |
|---|
| 63 | <a href="http://www.sis.com/products/chipsets/southbridge/96x.htm#961">SiS961</a>) |
|---|
| 64 | <br />No datasheet found.</li> |
|---|
| 65 | <li><a href="http://www.via.com.tw/">VIA</a> (VT85C586B, VT82C596, VT82C596B, VT82C686A, |
|---|
| 66 | VT82C686B, VT8231, VT8233, VT8233A) |
|---|
| 67 | <br />VIA I²C adapters, integrated with many other functions (south bridge). |
|---|
| 68 | Each south bridge may be used in many chipsets. To know which south bridge is used in |
|---|
| 69 | your VIA chipset, use <a href="http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=14">this table</a>. |
|---|
| 70 | <br />Datasheets available on |
|---|
| 71 | <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/datasheet/datasheets.jsp">request</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 72 | </ul> |
|---|
| 73 | </li> |
|---|
| 74 | <li><span class="toplvl"><a name="chips">Hardware monitoring chips</a></span> |
|---|
| 75 | <ul> |
|---|
| 76 | <li><a href="http://www.analog.com/">Analog Devices</a> |
|---|
| 77 | (<a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1021">ADM1021</a>, |
|---|
| 78 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1021A">ADM1021A</a>, |
|---|
| 79 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1022">ADM1022</a>, |
|---|
| 80 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1023">ADM1023</a>, |
|---|
| 81 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1024">ADM1024</a>, |
|---|
| 82 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1025">ADM1025</a>, |
|---|
| 83 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1025A">ADM1025A</a>, |
|---|
| 84 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM9240">ADM9240</a>) |
|---|
| 85 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 86 | <a href="http://products.analog.com/products_html/list_gen_100_2_1.html">download</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 87 | <li><a href="http://www.genesyslogic.com/">Genesys Logic</a> (GL518, GL520, GL523) |
|---|
| 88 | <br />No datasheet available.</li> |
|---|
| 89 | <li><a href="http://www.hp.com/">Hewlett Packard</a> (Maxilife) |
|---|
| 90 | <br />Datasheets only under NDA.</li> |
|---|
| 91 | <li><a href="http://www.linear.com/">Linear Technologies</a> |
|---|
| 92 | (<a href="http://www.linear.com/prod/datasheet.html?datasheet=434">LTC1710</a>) |
|---|
| 93 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 94 | <a href="http://www.linear.com/prod/pft.html">download</a> (choose "Special Functions").</li> |
|---|
| 95 | <li><a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/">Maxim IC</a> (includes Dallas Semiconductor) |
|---|
| 96 | (<a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2952">DS75</a>, |
|---|
| 97 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2737">DS1621</a>, DS1625, |
|---|
| 98 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2774">DS1775</a>, |
|---|
| 99 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2775">DS1780</a>, |
|---|
| 100 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/1855">MAX1617</a>, |
|---|
| 101 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/1964">MAX1617A</a>) |
|---|
| 102 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 103 | <a href="http://www.maxim-ic.com/Sensors.cfm">download</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 104 | <li><a href="http://www.myson.com.tw/">Myson</a> (MTP008) |
|---|
| 105 | <br />No datasheet available.</li> |
|---|
| 106 | <li><a href="http://www.national.com/">National Semiconductor</a> |
|---|
| 107 | (<a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM75.html">LM75</a>, |
|---|
| 108 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM77.html">LM757</a>, |
|---|
| 109 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM78.html">LM78</a>, LM78J, |
|---|
| 110 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM79.html">LM79</a>, |
|---|
| 111 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM80.html">LM80</a>, |
|---|
| 112 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM84.html">LM84</a>, |
|---|
| 113 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM87.html">LM87</a>, |
|---|
| 114 | <a href="http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM92.html">LM92</a>) |
|---|
| 115 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 116 | <a href="http://www.national.com/catalog/AnalogThermalManagement.html">download</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 117 | <li><a href="http://www.sis.com/">Silicon Integrated Systems</a> (SIS5595, SIS950) |
|---|
| 118 | <br />No datasheet available.</li> |
|---|
| 119 | <li><a href="http://www.ti.com/">Texas Instruments</a> |
|---|
| 120 | (<a href="http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/productfolder.jhtml?genericPartNumber=THMC10">THMC10</a>, |
|---|
| 121 | <a href="http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/productfolder.jhtml?genericPartNumber=THMC50">THMC50</a>) |
|---|
| 122 | <br />Datasheets available for download.</li> |
|---|
| 123 | <li><a href="http://www.via.com.tw/">VIA</a> (VT82C686A, VT82C686B, VT8231, VT1211) |
|---|
| 124 | <br />VIA bridges and chips which include integrated sensors. |
|---|
| 125 | <br />Datasheets available on |
|---|
| 126 | <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/datasheet/datasheets.jsp">request</a>.</li> |
|---|
| 127 | <li><a href="http://www.winbond.com/">Winbond</a> (W83781D, W83782D, W83783S, W83627HF, |
|---|
| 128 | W83697HF) |
|---|
| 129 | <br />Datasheets available for |
|---|
| 130 | <a href="http://www.winbond.com/e-winbondhtm/partner/b_2_d_4.htm">download</a> for most |
|---|
| 131 | chips.</li> |
|---|
| 132 | </ul> |
|---|
| 133 | </li> |
|---|
| 134 | <li><span class="toplvl"><a name="other">Other protocol information</a></span> |
|---|
| 135 | <ul> |
|---|
| 136 | <li><a href="http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/">IPMI documentation</a> |
|---|
| 137 | <br />IPMI (intelligent platform management interface), a standard for hardware |
|---|
| 138 | monitor chip reading.</li> |
|---|
| 139 | </ul> |
|---|
| 140 | </li> |
|---|
| 141 | <li><span class="toplvl">Hardware monitoring applications using the lm_sensors package</span> |
|---|
| 142 | <br />Also see the prog/ directory in the lm_sensors package for sample applications. |
|---|
| 143 | <ul> |
|---|
| 144 | <li><a href="http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=lm_sensors&filter=&orderby=popularity_percent_DESC">Freshmeat |
|---|
| 145 | search for "Lm_sensors" brings up a good starter list</a></li> |
|---|
| 146 | <li><a href="http://stimpy.netroedge.com/tellerstats/">A web-based hardware monitor |
|---|
| 147 | (tellerstats)</a> |
|---|
| 148 | <br />This is created by Phil Edelbrock, one of our main project contributors (Now defunct, |
|---|
| 149 | but still viewable). An updated version is now included in the lm_sensors package.</li> |
|---|
| 150 | <li><a href="http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~turnet1/">asfatm</a> |
|---|
| 151 | <br />Afterstep fan and temperature monitor</li> |
|---|
| 152 | <li><a href="http://www.ma-scha.de/index.phtml?menu=progs&submenu=asftavm">asftavm</a> |
|---|
| 153 | <br />Afterstep fan, temperature, and voltage monitor. An enhancement of asfatm.</li> |
|---|
| 154 | <li><a href="http://www.warmcat.com/milksop/cheapi2c.html">CheapI2C</a> |
|---|
| 155 | <br />A real-time linux I2C bus protocol capture tool using the parallel port.</li> |
|---|
| 156 | <li><a href="http://www.plogic.com/dogsled/">Dogsled</a> |
|---|
| 157 | <br />A tool to manage and monitor Linux clusters.</li> |
|---|
| 158 | <li><a href="http://www.multiweb.nl/~s.jonker/">GLS</a> |
|---|
| 159 | <br />Stijn Jonker's program to make nice graphs of the lm_sensors output. |
|---|
| 160 | Recommended. Requires mysql package. (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 161 | <li><a href="http://gpdialapplet.sourceforge.net/">gpdial_applet</a> |
|---|
| 162 | <br />A Gnome applet that displays a specific number from a file on the Gnome panel. |
|---|
| 163 | By configuring it for a specific sensor file in /proc, you get a |
|---|
| 164 | sensor reading. Requires fam and fam++.</li> |
|---|
| 165 | <li><a href="http://www.brendy.addr.com/linux/gnomesensors/">GnomeSensors</a> |
|---|
| 166 | <br />Brendon Humphrey's Gnome display program for lm_sensors. |
|---|
| 167 | Nice. Recommended. (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 168 | <li><a href="http://digilander.iol.it/robang/gsensor/">Gsensor</a> |
|---|
| 169 | <br />GTK app (in Italian).</li> |
|---|
| 170 | <li><a href="http://www.brendy.addr.com/linux/klm/klm_home.html">klm</a> |
|---|
| 171 | <br />Brendon Humphrey's KDE display program for lm_sensors. |
|---|
| 172 | (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 173 | <li><a href="http://lcd4linux.sourceforge.net/">LCD4Linux</a> |
|---|
| 174 | <br />Displays kernel information on an external LCD.</li> |
|---|
| 175 | <li><a href="http://dan.ddktech.com/MonitorSensors/">MonitorSensors</a> |
|---|
| 176 | <br />Daniel Schudel's Gnome display program for lm_sensors. |
|---|
| 177 | Requires GTK--. (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 178 | <li><a href="http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/procmeter3">Procmeter</a> |
|---|
| 179 | <br />A comprehensive system monitoring package. Nice desktop app. Recommended.</li> |
|---|
| 180 | <li><a href="http://www.joenst.de/s2w/">Sens2web</a> |
|---|
| 181 | <br />A Perl script to generate a web page of sensor readings.</li> |
|---|
| 182 | <li><a href="http://www.coverfire.com/sensor_sweep_applet">Sensor Sweep Applet</a> |
|---|
| 183 | <br />A configurable Gnome Panel Applet.</li> |
|---|
| 184 | <li><a href="http://voyager2.htmlplanet.com/sensors_srvr.html">Sensors Server</a> |
|---|
| 185 | <br />Nice client/server application with a html-embedded Java applet.</li> |
|---|
| 186 | <li><a href="http://denis.corbin.free.fr/software.html">sentinelle</a> |
|---|
| 187 | <br />A daemon which warns you when your sensor readings reach critical values.</li> |
|---|
| 188 | <li><a href="http://www.wells.org.uk/thermal">Thermal</a> |
|---|
| 189 | <br />A simple set of scripts to plot LM75 temperatures using gnuplot. |
|---|
| 190 | Similar to tellerstats. (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 191 | <li><a href="http://www.windowmaker.org/pub/contrib/old/srcs/apps/">wmsensors and |
|---|
| 192 | wmlm78</a> |
|---|
| 193 | <br />wmlm78 and wmsensors are graphical extensions of lm_sensors, which |
|---|
| 194 | can be docked in Window Manager. By Adrian Baugh.</li> |
|---|
| 195 | <li><a href="http://www.linuxgod.net/~jd/">wmsensors for W83697HF</a> |
|---|
| 196 | <br />By J. D.</li> |
|---|
| 197 | </ul> |
|---|
| 198 | </li> |
|---|
| 199 | <li><span class="toplvl">Other hardware monitoring implementations (NOT using lm_sensors)</span> |
|---|
| 200 | <ul> |
|---|
| 201 | <li><a href="http://mbm.livewiredev.com/">Motherboard Monitor</a> |
|---|
| 202 | <br />A very comprehensive package for Windows. Supports many many devices. |
|---|
| 203 | Also has a great database of motherboards.</li> |
|---|
| 204 | <li><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/files/lm78_stuff/">Alexander Larsson's |
|---|
| 205 | lm78 module</a> |
|---|
| 206 | <br />This is the original module lm_sensors is based upon.</li> |
|---|
| 207 | <li><a href="http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~ronsc/tree/2_Projects/0_c++/lm78/index.html">Ronald |
|---|
| 208 | Schmidt's lm78 module</a></li> |
|---|
| 209 | <li><a href="ftp://ftp.vu.union.edu/pub/users/hagopiar/">Beowulf project lm78 module</a> |
|---|
| 210 | <br />Written by Erik Hendriks. This <a href="http://beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/">Nasa |
|---|
| 211 | site</a> may have a newer version. There is also <a href="http://smile.cpe.ku.ac.th">SCMS |
|---|
| 212 | Cluster Management</a> for Beowulf clusters available, which supports the |
|---|
| 213 | LM78 through the above kernel module. (dead link? please report new location)</li> |
|---|
| 214 | <li><a href="http://pweb.uunet.de/ganzfix.duew/">txwd, another lm78 module</a></li> |
|---|
| 215 | <li><a href="http://wwwcip.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/~phy10296/index.html">András |
|---|
| 216 | Major's LM75 module, and graphical monitor for it</a></li> |
|---|
| 217 | <li><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/files/Drivers/">Solaris drivers |
|---|
| 218 | for the LM78</a></li> |
|---|
| 219 | <li><a href="ftp://ftp.hypercore.co.jp/linux-sbs/kernel-patches/;type=d/">Beta SMBus access |
|---|
| 220 | through the BIOS interface</a></li> |
|---|
| 221 | </ul> |
|---|
| 222 | </li> |
|---|
| 223 | <li><span class="toplvl">Other useful tools</span> |
|---|
| 224 | <ul> |
|---|
| 225 | <li><a href="http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/">CPUBurn</a> |
|---|
| 226 | <br />CPU-heating program to stress-test marginally-cooled systems and test |
|---|
| 227 | lm_sensors. Highly recommended.</li> |
|---|
| 228 | <li><a href="http://ee-staff.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool">Round Robin Database |
|---|
| 229 | (RRDTool)</a> |
|---|
| 230 | <br />The RRD tool is a database for readings taken over time, such as sensor data. |
|---|
| 231 | The lm_sensors package contains scripts to create and update an RRD database |
|---|
| 232 | and graphically display the data on webpages.</li> |
|---|
| 233 | </ul> |
|---|
| 234 | </li> |
|---|
| 235 | <li><span class="toplvl">White papers and other things</span> |
|---|
| 236 | <ul> |
|---|
| 237 | <li><a href="http://www.sbs-forum.org/marcom/winter01/Designing%20with%20SMBus%202.pdf"> |
|---|
| 238 | Designing with SMBus 2.0</a><br /> |
|---|
| 239 | A great introduction to SMBus 2.0 and the differences with version 1.x.</li> |
|---|
| 240 | <li><a href="http://www.dmtf.org/standards/standard_alert.php">Alert Standard Format |
|---|
| 241 | Specification</a> |
|---|
| 242 | <br />A new standard for system management messages using the SMBus |
|---|
| 243 | and passing this information to remote management devices. |
|---|
| 244 | From the Distributed Management Task Force.</li> |
|---|
| 245 | <li><a href="http://archives.andrew.net.au/lm-sensors">lm_sensors mailing list |
|---|
| 246 | archive</a> |
|---|
| 247 | <br />This is the mailing list archive for sensors@stimpy.netroedge.com, |
|---|
| 248 | the developer's mailing list. The archive contains messages |
|---|
| 249 | since October 28, 2001.</li> |
|---|
| 250 | <li><a href="http://www.tip.net.au/~millerp/rmch/recu-make-cons-harm.html">Recursive |
|---|
| 251 | Make considered Harmful</a> |
|---|
| 252 | <br />A paper on which the version 2 Makefile is based</li> |
|---|
| 253 | <li><a href="http://www.3dhardware.net/features/thermistor/">Building a temperature |
|---|
| 254 | sensor using a thermistor</a> |
|---|
| 255 | <br />An article on the <a href="http://www.3dhardware.net">3D Hardware</a> site.</li> |
|---|
| 256 | <li><a href="http://www.thermometrics.com/assets/images/ntcnotes.pdf">NTC Thermistor |
|---|
| 257 | Guide</a> |
|---|
| 258 | <br />A comprehensive description of the physics and mathematics of NTC Thermistors</li> |
|---|
| 259 | <li><a href="http://www.jedec.com/DOWNLOAD/jedec/JEP106I.pdf">Standard Manufacturers |
|---|
| 260 | Identification Code</a> |
|---|
| 261 | <br />The official list of Manufacturer IDs for EEPROMs.</li> |
|---|
| 262 | <li><a href="http://www.temperatures.com">Guide to Temperature Sensors</a> |
|---|
| 263 | <br />General information.</li> |
|---|
| 264 | <li><a href="http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/33-04/temperatures/index.html">Measuring |
|---|
| 265 | temperatures on computer chips with speed and accuracy</a> |
|---|
| 266 | <br />The advantages of thermal diodes over traditional thermistors.</li> |
|---|
| 267 | <li><a href="http://www.analog.com/publications/magazines/Dialogue/archives/33-01/chip/index.html">A |
|---|
| 268 | chip you can use...</a> |
|---|
| 269 | <br />An article detailing the features of the Analog Devices ADM9240.</li> |
|---|
| 270 | <li><a href="http://www-900.ibm.com/developerWorks/cn/linux/hardware/stability/index_eng.shtml">Linux |
|---|
| 271 | Hardware Stability Guide</a> |
|---|
| 272 | <br /> A nice article about using lm_sensors for diagnosing hardware problems.</li> |
|---|
| 273 | </ul> |
|---|
| 274 | </li> |
|---|
| 275 | </ul> |
|---|
| 276 | |
|---|
| 277 | </body> |
|---|
| 278 | |
|---|
| 279 | </html> |
|---|