if nobody wants this PCI eval card I'll take it... Mark Studebaker wrote: > > we would definitely be interested in the PCI eval card. > We'll let you know. > > The EZUSB version is problematic. There is a linux EZUSB package > but that sounds like a lot more trouble than it's worth. > > We do have LM90 support. > > For the other new chips, we are best motivated by users asking > us for support and volunteering to test. You are welcome to > refer inquiring customers to us. > > mds > > Emmy Smaragda Denton wrote: > > > Hi Phil, > > > > Thanks for the quick response. We have evaluation boards available that we > > could provide free. Most of them are USB compatible via a Cypress EZUSB > > microcontroller. It comes with our Sensor eval software that is windows > > compatible. I know I know it's not Linux compatible, but that's all we > > have. > > > > The part I'm specifically thinking about is the LM93 hardware monitor > > targeted for servers. We have an evaluation board that plugs into a PCI > > slot. It directly accesses the SMBus/Power on the mother through the slot > > or has a header to apply power/SMBus externally through jumpers. Needless > > to say that this evaluation board does not include the Cypress > > microcontoller and is not USB compatible. I've attached the LM93 datasheet > > as a first step. It will be release to our web in the next couple of weeks. > > > > > > We would also like to see support for the LM90 and LM99. The LM86 is > > compatible with the LM89, LM90 and LM99. There are very slight differences > > between these parts I would say the code is probably more than 95% > > compatible. We also have a new device the LM63 that has a very similar > > register set. The pin out is even somewhat compatible with the LM86 type of > > devices. The LM63 includes fan control. All the value registers of that > > device are compatible with the LM86 family of parts. > > > > I'd be happy to answer questions or find an answer from other folks here at > > National for any of our LM sensor parts. Thanks again! > > > > > > Take care, > > > > Emmy Denton > > National Semiconductor > > Temperature Sensor Applications > > 408-721-3267 > > (See attached file: LM93dsV091.pdf) > > > > > > > > > > "Philip > > Edelbrock" To: "Emmy Smaragda Denton" <Emmy.Smaragda.Denton at nsc.com> > > <phil at edgedesign. cc: "LM Sensors" <sensors at Stimpy.netroedge.com> > > us> Subject: Re: Linux driver for hardware monitor device > > > > 12/05/2003 02:57 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Emmy, let me cc your information to our development team. > > > > The best path to help us is to give us documentation, test hardware > > (eval boards, motherboards, or even computers) and an engineering > > contact we can use to answer any difficult questions we have which the > > datasheets don't address. > > > > Which sensor chips, specificly, are you wishing to help us support? > > What materials could you provide to help us? What usually happens is a > > person (or two) from our group will volunteer to take on a particular > > sensor chip driver you want us to support and you would ship or email > > any relevent hardware or documentation directly to them and they will do > > the work. The more you provide/donate, the greater the incentive for a > > developer to step forward and tackle the project, of course. > > > > Oh, and to answer your last question (if I understand it right), at some > > level there must be code which is sensor chip dependant (although that > > code could be in Bios space). It is possible to link everything > > together and distribute it as one big binary driver file (like your > > Windows driver probably is), but we submit all of our source code in a > > very organized and modular way to make it easier to maintain and > > develop. Does that make sense? To the end user, they usually don't > > have to worry about how things have been organized. They simply run > > 'sensors' and it uses the appropriate drivers to talk with the chips > > which are present on their computer. > > > > Thanks for you mail! > > > > > > Phil > > > > Emmy Smaragda Denton wrote: > > > > > >>Hi Phil, > >> > >>I'm the application engineer in charge of hardware monitors at National. I > >>would like to find out how to get you to support some of our devices that > >>are new and not listed on your site. > >> > >>We have a new device that is targeted for servers and we have been getting > >>quite a few requests for a Linux driver. If you could give me some insight > >>on what the best path for me to take I would greatly appreciate it. > >> > >>We currently have a windows driver that supports all of our devices, it is > >>not sensor device dependent. I was wondering why is the Linux sensor > > > > driver > > > >>device dependent? > >> > >>Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!! > >> > >>Take care, > >> > >>Emmy Denton > >>National Semiconductor > >>Temperature Sensor Applications > >>408-721-3267 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
