Datasheet
Detailed Description
The  MAX6575L/H  low-cost,  low-current  (150μA  typ) 
temperature sensor is ideal for interfacing with microcon 
trollers or microprocessors. The MAX6575L/H is a mono-
stable, externally triggered temperature sensor that uses 
a  Temp→Delay  conversion  to  communicate  with  a  μP 
over a  single I/O  line. Time-select  pins (TS1, TS0)  per-
mit  the  internal  temperature-controlled  oscillator (TCO) 
to be scaled by four preset timeout multipliers, allowing 
eight separate temperature sensors to share one I/O line. 
Different sensors on the same I/O line will use different 
timeout multipliers to avoid overlapping signals.
Operating the MAX6575L/H
Figure 1 illustrates the timing for the MAX6575L/H. When 
the device is powered up, it assumes a ready state where 
it awaits an external trigger at the I/O pin. The I/O pin 
of the MAX6575L/H has an open-drain output structure 
that requires a pullup resistor to maintain the proper logic 
levels. Once the I/O pin is pulled low and then released, 
control of the I/O pin is transferred to the MAX6575L/H. 
The temperature conversion begins on the falling edge 
of the externally triggered pulse. The I/O line is pulled 
low at a later time. That time is determined by the device 
temperature  and  the  Time  Select  pins  (TS1,  TS0).  The 
I/O line remains low for 5Tμs, where T is the temperature 
in degrees Kelvin. The temperature of the device is rep-
resented by the edgeto-edge delay of the externally trig-
gered pulse and the falling edge of the subsequent pulse 
originating from the device. The device can be manually 
reset by pulling the I/O line low for more than t
RESET 
(16ms  max). The  device  will  automatically  reset  after  a 
maximum delay of 520ms, at which point it will again be 
in a ready state awaiting a start pulse.
Definition of Terms:
t
RESET
:  Time I/O must be externally pulled low to guar-
antee the MAX6575L/H is in a ready state await-
ing  external  trigger.  (Part  will  assume  a  ready 
state after 520ms without a reset pulse.)
t
SETUP
:  Time I/O must be high prior to a start pulse.
t
START
:  Trigger pulse which starts the on-chip timing 
sequence on its falling edge.
t
Dx
:  Timing delay between the falling edge of the 
start pulse and the falling edge initiated by 
CHIP#x.
t
Lx:
  I/O pulse low time (5Tμs).
t
READY
: Time after falling edge of start pulse when the 
MAX6575L/H will reset itself and await the next 
external trigger.
The temperature, in degrees Celsius, may be calculated 
as follows:
T(°C) = [t
Dx(μs)
 / timeout multiplier(μs/°K)] - 273.15°K
Figure 1. Timing Diagram
Table 1. Time-Select Pin Configuration
TIME-SELECT PINS
TIMEOUT MULTIPLIERS 
(μs/°K)
TS1 TS0
MAX6575L MAX6575H
GND GND 5 160
GND V
DD
20 320
V
DD
GND 40 480
V
DD
V
DD
80 640
t
RESET
APPLIED START
PULSE
CHIP# 1
RESPONSE
CHIP# 2
RESPONSE
CHIP# 3
RESPONSE
CHIP# 4
RESPONSE
t
D1
t
L1
t
L2
t
D2
t
D3
t
L3
t
D4
t
L4
t
READY
t
SETUP
t
START
MAX6575L/H SOT Temperature Sensor with 
Multidrop Single-Wire Digital Interface
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