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Corona II
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8.1.2 Setting up XLC4 for fan controlling
The VOUT port is activated if the temperature level of one of the connected Coronas reaches
a specific temperature value.
To enable this function, b
it 3 in the XLC4’s control register FA must be set. For more
information, see section 6.5.2.12
“Command FA”.
The current setting of FA can be requested by sending the FA command without additional
parameters.
Example:
FA
fa 0x0004
In this case, only bit 2 is set, and thus the function is disabled.
To activate the function, do a logical disjunction of the read out value and 0x0008, and write
the result back with the FA command
Example:
FA 0x000C
fa 0x000c
Bit 3 is set now - the function of activating VOUT is enabled.
(The values of FA are stored in nonvolatile memory of XLC4. Changes are resistant after
repowering)
There are two ways for adjusting the switching temperatures of the XLC4.
For default, the XLC4 uses the value of the warning temperature, which is stored in the
Corona II itself. After power-up, the XLC4 checks all channels for connected Corona II
modules and reads out the configuration data of these modules.
Another way is to set the temperature window to a user-defined range with the FC command.
Example:
FC 50,55
# set off_temp to 50°C and
fc 50,55
# on_temp to 55°C
FC 50,55 W
# set and store new values
fc 50,55
The new values are applied immediately.
If the option “W” is set, the values are stored in nonvolatile XLC4 memory.
The connected fans are switched on when the maximum of the measured temperatures
reaches the level
on_temp
.
The connected fan is switched off when the maximum of the measured temperatures falls
below the level
off_temp
.
If the levels of
on_temp
and
off_temp
are set to 0, the warning levels stored in Corona II are
used for fan switching. In this case, a hysteresis of 5K is implemented. That means, if the
warning level is set to 60°C, the fans are switched on at 60°C, and they are switched off if the
temperature falls below 55°C.