diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/hwmon/sch5627')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/sch5627 | 22 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627 b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..446a054e4912 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627 @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Kernel driver sch5627 +===================== + +Supported chips: + * SMSC SCH5627 + Prefix: 'sch5627' + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + Datasheet: Application Note available upon request + +Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + + +Description +----------- + +SMSC SCH5627 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring +capabilities. They can monitor up to 5 voltages, 4 fans and 8 temperatures. + +The hardware monitoring part of the SMSC SCH5627 is accessed by talking +through an embedded microcontroller. An application note describing the +protocol for communicating with the microcontroller is available upon +request. Please mail me if you want a copy. |