On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:20:09 -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:10:44PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: > > Yes and no. 4 bits for the device ID is weak, especially when in a > > random register (which is why I insisted in using the whole 8 bits, > > including the revision.) "Good" devices have 8 bits of vendor ID + 8 > > bits of device ID at semi-standard addresses, and even this is not > > bullet proof. > > Given they support 16 bit register on the LM75 already, I must admit I > am amazed they didn't do an 8 bit ID and 8 bit revision using a 16bit > register. True. And they could have put an 8-bit manufacturer ID register at 0x06 too. But I guess it would have been too simple and straightforward and they preferred to have some fun with us :/ -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
