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PMBus COMMAND DETAILS
STATUS_BYTE Message Contents:
BIT
STATUS BIT NAME
MEANING
7*
BUSY
A fault was declared because the LTM4680 was unable to respond.
6
OFF
This bit is set if the channel is not providing power to its output, regardless of the reason, including simply not
being enabled.
5
VOUT_OV
An output overvoltage fault has occurred.
4
IOUT_OC
An output overcurrent fault has occurred.
3
VIN_UV
Not supported (LTM4680 returns 0).
2
TEMPERATURE
A temperature fault or warning has occurred.
1
CML
A communications, memory or logic fault has occurred.
0*
NONE OF THE ABOVE A fault Not listed in bits[7:1] has occurred.
*
ALERT
can be asserted if either of these bits is set. They may be cleared by writing a 1 to their bit position in the STATUS_BYTE, in lieu of a CLEAR_
FAULTS command.
This command has one data byte.
STATUS_WORD
The STATUS_WORD command returns a two-byte summary of the channel's fault condition. The low byte of the
STATUS_WORD is the same as the STATUS_BYTE command.
STATUS_WORD High Byte Message Contents:
BIT
STATUS BIT NAME
MEANING
15
V
OUT
An output voltage fault or warning has occurred.
14
I
OUT
An output current fault or warning has occurred.
13
INPUT
An input voltage fault or warning has occurred.
12
MFR_SPECIFIC
A fault or warning specific to the LTM4680 has occurred.
11
POWER_GOOD#
The POWER_GOOD state is false if this bit is set.
10
FANS
Not supported (LTM4680 returns 0).
9
OTHER
Not supported (LTM4680 returns 0).
8
UNKNOWN
Not supported (LTM4680 returns 0).
If any of the bits in the upper byte are set, NONE_OF_THE_ABOVE is asserted.
This command has two data bytes.