
If the internal or remote temperature reading is not within the low or high temperature limits, THERM# will be active 
low. It will also be low for the diode pin conditions mentioned in the “External Temperature Measurement” section. 
The THERM# pin will remain low while any of the Ambient Temp Error bit or the Remote Temp Error bit in Interrupt 
Status 1 Register is set.  The THERM# function can be selected by writing a ‘1’ to bit 2 of the Special Function 
Register (0x4F).  This pin is open-drain and requires an external pullup resistor.  If more than one Hardware Monitor 
Block is used on a system, only one can have this function enabled at one time since this will limit the SMBus 
address to 0101101, unless external circuitry is provided. 
The THERM# pin can be enabled to indicate out-of-limit/equal-limit voltages.  Bit 3 of the Special Function register 
(4Fh) is used to enable this option.  When this bit is set, if one or more of the voltage readings is not within  the low or 
high limits, THERM# will be active low.  This pin will remain low while the associated voltage error bit (+2.5v_Error, 
Vccp_Error, +3.3v_Error, +5v_Error, +12v_Error, HVCC_Error, +1.5v_Error or +1.8v_Error) in the Interrupt Status 
Register 1 and Interrupt Status Register 2 is set.  The THERM# pin defaults to supporting out-of-limit/equal-limit  
temperature events only. 
The THERM# pin will remain low until Interrupt Status Register 1 and 2 are read. If the temperature or voltage 
remains out of limit or equal to the limit, the THERM# will be re-asserted on the next monitoring cycle. THERM# can 
also be cleared by issuing an Alert Response Address Call. 
The THERM# pin may only become active while the monitor block is operational. 
Implementation Note:
In designs using the Hardware Monitor Block of the LPC47M192, all the remote thermal diode inputs must be 
properly terminated, even if one or both of the remote temperature sensor channels will not be used to actively 
monitor temperatures.  These inputs should be terminated with a thermal diode, a transistor or a resistor.  If the 
channel will never be used to monitor temperature, a resistor can used to allow for proper functioning of the nTHERM 
pin.  See application note “Using the Hardware Monitor Feature in SMSC Super I/O Devices” for more information. 
Unused Analog Voltage Channel inputs should not be left unconnected.  This is good design practice, and it will 
guarantee proper functioning of the nTHERM pin, if the nTHERM pin is enabled to indicate voltage events.  Any 
Analog Voltage Measurement Channel that will not be used to actively monitor a power supply must be pulled up to 
some nominal voltage. If the nTHERM pin is not enabled to indicate voltage events, unused Analog Voltage Channels 
may be grounded. 
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7.18.3.11 Input Safety 
Since the power supply voltages will appear directly at the pins (1.5V – 12V), small external series resistors such as 
470 ohm to 1k ohm (see Note) should be put into the lines driving the chip to prevent damaging the traces or power 
supplies should an accidental short such as a probe connect two power supplies together. This value should be kept 
as small as possible, since raising this resistor will start affecting the accuracy of the internal dividers. These resistors 
are recommended, but not necessary.  
Note
: The analog input channels on the LPC47M192 are calibrated for 500 ohm resistors.  These optional external 
resistors should not exceed 1k
. 
7.18.3.12 Layout Considerations 
To ensure accuracy when measuring analog signals, whether from a voltage divider or remote diode sensor, the 
analog components should be located physically as close to the hardware monitoring block as possible.  The 
following is a list of precautions and suggestions to gain optimal performance from the hardware monitoring block. 
1. Devices that are sources of noise, such as generators, data/address buses and CRTs should be kept as far 
away from the hardware monitoring block as possible.  (Approximately 4 to 8 inches is adequate). 
2. The Dx+ and Dx- tracks should be kept close together, in parallel with grounded guard tracks on each side.  
Using wide tracks will help to minimize inductance and reduce noise pickup. A 10 mil track minimum width 
and spacing is recommended.  See FIGURE 10. 
GND
GND
D+
D-
10 mil.
10 mil.
10 mil.
10 mil.
10 mil.
10 mil.
10 mil.