The TMP401 is a remote temperature sensor monitor with a built-in local temperature sensor. The remote sensor is capable of monitoring the temperature of any external PN junction. Typical sense elements include low-cost NPN- or PNP-type transistors and diodes, or accessible thermal diodes integrated within microcontrollers, microprocessors, or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
The accuracy of the remote sensor is ±1°C for multiple IC manufacturers, with no calibration needed. The two-wire serial interface accepts SMBus write byte, read byte, send byte, and receive byte commands to program alarm thresholds and to read temperature data.
Features included in the TMP401 are series resistance cancellation, wide remote temperature measurement range (up to +150°C), diode fault detection, and temperature alert functions.
| Type | Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | Data sheet | TMP401 ±1°C Programmable, Remote and Local, Digital Out Temperature Sensor datasheet (Rev. B) | 10 Oct 2014 |
| Technical article | How to choose the right thermistor for your temperature sensing application | 13 Feb 2020 | |
| Technical article | How to enable thermal safety for automotive infotainment and cluster systems | 15 Oct 2019 | |
| Technical article | Driving industrial innovation with small-size sensors | 12 Sep 2019 | |
| Technical article | How to select a temperature sensor probe | 18 Feb 2016 |
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