General Description

The TC74 is a serially accessible digital temperature sensor particularly suited for low cost and small form factor applications. Temperature data is converted from the onboard thermal sensing element and made available as an 8-bit digital word.
Communication with the TC74 is accomplished via a 2-wire SMBus/I2C™ compatible serial port. This bus also can be used to implement multi-drop/multi-zone monitoring. The SHDN bit in the CONFIG register can be used to activate the low power Standby mode.
Temperature resolution is 1°C. Conversion rate is a nominal 8 samples/sec. Power consumption is only 200µA typ, (5µA Standby, typ).
Small size, low installed cost, and ease of use make the TC74 an ideal choice for implementing thermal management in a variety of systems.

Features

• Digital Temperature Sensing in SOT-23-5 Package
• Outputs Temperature as an 8-Bit Digital Word
• Simple Serial Port Interface
• Solid-State Temperature Sensing:
- ±2°C Accuracy from +25°C to +85°C
- ±3°C Accuracy from 0°C to +125°C
• 3.0 and 5.5V Operating Range
• Low Power:
- 200µA Operating
- 5µA Standby Mode

Applications
• Thermal Protection for Hard Disk Drives and other PC Peripherals
• PC Card Devices for Notebook Computers
• Low Cost Thermostat Controls
• Power Supplies
• Thermistor Replacement