Intel E6420 Data Sheet - Page 92
Platform Environment Control Interface PECI
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Thermal Specifications and Design Considerations 5.4 Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) 5.4.1 Introduction Figure 27. PECI offers an interface for thermal monitoring of Intel processor and chipset components. It uses a single wire, thus alleviating routing congestion issues. Figure 27 shows an example of the PECI topology in a system. 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 the processor is disabled by default and must be enabled through BIOS. Processor PECI Topology PECI Host Controller Land G5 30h Domain 0 5.4.1.1 Key Difference with Legacy Diode-Based Thermal Management Fan speed control solutions based on PECI uses a TCONTROL value stored in the processor IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET MSR. The TCONTROL 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 use the relative temperature value delivered over PECI in conjunction with the TCONTROL MSR value to control or optimize fan speeds. Figure 28 shows a conceptual fan control diagram using PECI temperatures. The relative temperature value reported over PECI represents the delta below the onset of thermal control circuit (TCC) activation as indicated by PROCHOT# assertions. As the temperature approaches TCC activation, the PECI value approaches zero. TCC activates at a PECI count of zero. 92 Datasheet