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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index aff6807..a45044e 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ Supported chips: Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8716F_V0.3.ZIP + * IT8718F + Prefix: 'it8718' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website + http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0.2.zip + http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0%203_(for%20C%20version).zip * SiS950 [clone of IT8705F] Prefix: 'it87' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) @@ -48,8 +54,8 @@ Module Parameters Description ----------- -This driver implements support for the IT8705F, IT8712F, IT8716F and -SiS950 chips. +This driver implements support for the IT8705F, IT8712F, IT8716F, +IT8718F and SiS950 chips. These chips are 'Super I/O chips', supporting floppy disks, infrared ports, joysticks and other miscellaneous stuff. For hardware monitoring, they @@ -62,14 +68,21 @@ the IT8716F and late IT8712F have 6. They are shared with other functions though, so the functionality may not be available on a given system. The driver dumbly assume it is there. -The IT8716F and later IT8712F revisions have support for 2 additional -fans. They are not yet supported by the driver. +The IT8718F also features VID inputs (up to 8 pins) but the value is +stored in the Super-I/O configuration space. Due to technical limitations, +this value can currently only be read once at initialization time, so +the driver won't notice and report changes in the VID value. The two +upper VID bits share their pins with voltage inputs (in5 and in6) so you +can't have both on a given board. + +The IT8716F, IT8718F and later IT8712F revisions have support for +2 additional fans. They are not yet supported by the driver. -The IT8716F and late IT8712F and IT8705F also have optional 16-bit -tachometer counters for fans 1 to 3. This is better (no more fan +The IT8716F and IT8718F, and late IT8712F and IT8705F also have optional +16-bit tachometer counters for fans 1 to 3. This is better (no more fan clock divider mess) but not compatible with the older chips and revisions. For now, the driver only uses the 16-bit mode on the -IT8716F. +IT8716F and IT8718F. Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius. An alarm is triggered once when the Overtemperature Shutdown limit is crossed. @@ -89,9 +102,9 @@ zero'; this is important for negative voltage measurements. All voltage inputs can measure voltages between 0 and 4.08 volts, with a resolution of 0.016 volt. The battery voltage in8 does not have limit registers. -The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F) encode the core voltage value: the voltage -level your processor should work with. This is hardcoded by the mainboard -and/or processor itself. It is a value in volts. +The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F/IT8718F) encode the core voltage value: +the voltage level your processor should work with. This is hardcoded by +the mainboard and/or processor itself. It is a value in volts. If an alarm triggers, it will remain triggered until the hardware register is read at least once. This means that the cause for the alarm may already |
