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August 2006 - 70A04010 
aSC7511
Configuration Register 
The configuration register is a read-write register that 
stores the controls for masking the
 ALERT
 signal, RUN / 
STOP control, extended temperature range select and the 
pin 6 function select for
 ALERT
 or
 THERM2
. It is located at 
address 03h for read and 09h for writing. 
Power on default is for all bits reset: no
 ALERT
 mask, RUN, 
pin 6 is
 ALERT
 and normal range, 0
°
C to 127
°
C. Table 5 
lists the bits of the configuration register.  
The mask bit is only functional when pin 6 is configured as 
the
 ALERT
 pin. When selecting extended range, note that 
the values reported will be offset by 64
°
C and any limits will 
have to be adjusted accordingly to match this offset-binary 
coding. It is recommended that this configuration not be 
changed again, once selected, to avoid confusion. 
Bit 
Name 
Function 
0, 1 
Reserved 
0 = 0
°
C to +127
°
C 
1 = -55
°
C to +150
°
C 
2 
Range Select 
3, 4 
Reserved 
0 = pin 6 is
 ALERT
5 
 ALERT
 /
 THERM2
1 = pin 6 is
 THERM2
0 = RUN 
1 = STOP 
6 
RUN / STOP 
0 =
 ALERT
 Enabled 
7 
MASK 
1 =
 ALERT
 Masked 
Table 5.  Configuration Register Bit Assignments 
Conversion Rate Register 
The sensor conversion rate register sets the rate of 
conversions. Both local and remote sensors are measured 
during a measurement cycle. 
Conversions per 
Second 
Seconds per 
Conversion 
Code 
0.0625 
0.125 
0.25 
0.5 
1 
2 
4 
8 
16 
8 
4 
2 
1 
0.5 
0.25 
0.125 
00h 
01h 
02h 
03h 
04h 
05h 
06h 
07h 
16 
32 
64 
Reserved 
0.0625 
0.03125 
0.015625 
Reserved 
08h 
09h 
0Ah 
0Bh to FFh 
Table 6.  Conversion Rate Register Bit 
Assignments 
The conversion rate register may be written-to at address 
04h.  The value stored may be read back at any time from 
address 0Ah. The lower four bits define the rate from 
0.0625 to 64 conversions per second. The default rate is 16 
conversions per second designated by a code of 08h. The 
rates are described in Table 6.  
A single measurement is controlled separately by the one-
shot register, 0Fh, that is described below. 
ALERT
 Limit Registers 
There are four limit registers for the
 ALERT
 function using 
six register locations:  
 
ALERT
 Remote High Limit (high and low bytes) 
 
ALERT
 Remote Low Limit (high and low bytes) 
 
ALERT
 Local High Limit  
 
ALERT
 Local Low Limit 
These registers may be written or read-back at any time at 
the addresses in shown in Table 2. Each limit has a default 
value at power-up of 85°C for the high limit and 0°C for the 
low limit. The
 ALERT
 high limits have a dual purpose in that 
they may be used to control the alternate function of pin 6, 
the
 ALERT
 /
THERM2
 output when that mode is selected. 
Note that the values in the alarm registers must match the 
data format selected by bit 2, the normal / extended range 
selector in the configuration register. The user should 
choose either normal or extended range on power-up and 
not change this setting otherwise all limits will be invalid 
and have to be adjusted accordingly. 
Operation of these registers in thermal management 
applications is described in the Operation Section. 
One-Shot Register 
While the aSC7511 is in standby mode with configuration 
register bit 6 high, a single measurement cycle may be 
initiated by a write to the one-shot register at address 0Fh. 
Any data written is ignored. After the conversion is 
completed a set of readings is written to the temperature 
registers, comparisons made and alerts generated. The 
aSC7511 will then return to standby mode, awaiting the