The Fan Controller (FanCon) is a platform independent system monitoring unit which monitors, and if applicable, controls parameters such as temperature and fan rotation speed of a basic system. The centerpiece is an 8-bit microcontroller with an integrated 10-bit A/D converter and a corresponding peripheral circuit.
The parameters are measured or read and evaluated in periodic cycles. An alarm is triggered if the temperature or fan rotation speed exceed or lie below the limit values. At the same time, the fans are controlled to maximum rotation speed.
The measured values are at all times retrievable via serial RS232 interface and I2C interface. During operation, limits and system parameters can be changed at all times via RS232 interface. An optional 2×16 character LCD-display for displaying the measured data can be connected.
