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LM77 9-Bit + Sign Digital Temperature Sensor and Thermal Window Comparator with Two-Wire Interface
June 1999
LM77 9-Bit + Sign Digital Temperature Sensor and Thermal Window Comparator with Two-Wire Interface
General Description
The LM77 is a digital temperature sensor and thermal window comparator with an I2C™ Serial Bus interface. The window-comparator architecture of the LM77 eases the design of temperature control systems conforming to the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification for personal computers. The open-drain Interrupt (INT) output becomes active whenever temperature goes outside a programmable window, while a separate Critical Temperature Alarm (T_CRIT_A) output becomes active when the temperature exceeds a programmable critical limit.