Intel E5310 Data Sheet - Page 88
THERMTRIP# Signal, 6.3 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI), 6.3.1 Introduction
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Thermal Specifications 6.2.7 THERMTRIP# Signal Regardless of whether or not TM1 or TM2 is enabled, in the event of a catastrophic cooling failure, the processor will automatically shut down when the silicon has reached an elevated temperature (refer to the THERMTRIP# definition in Table 5-1). At this point, the FSB signal THERMTRIP# will go active and stay active as described in Table 5-1. THERMTRIP# activation is independent of processor activity and does not generate any bus cycles. Intel also recommends the removal of VTT. 6.3 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) 6.3.1 Introduction PECI offers an interface for thermal monitoring of Intel processor and chipset components. It uses a single wire, thus alleviating routing congestion issues. Figure 6-5 shows an example of the PECI topology in a system with Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series. PECI uses CRC checking on the host side to ensure reliable transfers between the host and client devices. Also, data transfer speeds across the PECI interface are negotiable within a wide range (2 Kbps to 2 Mbps). The PECI interface on Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series is disabled by default and must be enabled through BIOS. More information on this can be found in the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architecture Software Developer's Manual. Figure 6-5. PECI Topology 6.3.1.1 PECI Host C ontroller Q uad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series (Socket 0) 0 x 3 D om ain0 G5 0 0 x 3 D om ain1 0 Q uad-C ore Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series (Socket 1) 0 x 3 D om ain0 1 G5 0 x 3 D om ain1 1 TCONTROL and TCC Activation on PECI-Based Systems Fan speed control solutions based on PECI utilize a TCONTROL value stored in the processor IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET MSR. This MSR uses the same offset temperature format as PECI, though it contains no sign bit. Thermal management devices should infer the TCONTROL value as negative. Thermal management algorithms should utilize the relative temperature value delivered over PECI in conjunction with the MSR value to control or optimize fan speeds. Figure 6-6 shows a conceptual fan control diagram using PECI temperatures. 88 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series Datasheet