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Maxim Integrated

Evaluates: MAX6581

MAX6581 Evaluation Kit

Table 2. Configuration Register Checkboxes

Table 3. ALERT Mask Register Checkboxes

*Power-on-reset (POR) state.

*Power-on-reset (POR) state.

BIT

NAME

STATE

DESCRIPTION

7

STOP

Checked

Places the device in software standby mode.

Unchecked*

Places the device in operational mode.

6

POR

Checked

Resets all registers to their default values, including the global con-

figuration register. After selecting the POR checkbox, the checkbox

returns to the unchecked state.

Unchecked*

Normal operation.

5

TIMEOUT

Checked

Disables SMBus timeout.

Unchecked*

Enables the SMBus timeout.

4

RESERVED

N/A

Not used.

3

RESERVED

N/A

Not used.

2

RESERVED

N/A

Not used.

1

EXTRANGE

Checked

Temperature and limit data range set to -64NC to +191NC.

Unchecked*

Temperature and limit data range set to 0 to +255NC.

0

RESERVED

N/A

Not used.

BIT

NAME

STATE

DESCRIPTION

7

Mask ALERT 7

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 7 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 7 ALERT interrupt.

6

Mask Local ALERT

Checked

Disables the local ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the local ALERT interrupt.

5

Mask ALERT 6

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 6 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 6 ALERT interrupt.

4

Mask ALERT 5

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 5 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 5 ALERT interrupt.

3

Mask ALERT 4

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 4 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 4 ALERT interrupt.

2

Mask ALERT 3

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 3 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 3 ALERT interrupt.

1

Mask ALERT 2

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 2 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 2 ALERT interrupt.

0

Mask ALERT 1

Checked

Disables the remote-diode 1 ALERT interrupt.

Unchecked*

Enables the remote-diode 1 ALERT interrupt.