Product Description
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1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem
The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for
Management (WfM) specification. The board has several hardware management features,
including thermal and voltage monitoring.
Wired for Management (WfM) Specification
www.intel.com/design/archives/wfm/
1.11.1 Hardware Monitoring
The hardware monitoring and fan control subsystem is based on a Nuvoton NCT5577D
embedded controller, which supports the following:
• Processor and system ambient temperature monitoring
• Chassis fan speed monitoring
• Voltage monitoring of +5 V, +3.3 V, Memory Vcc (V_SM), +Vccp,
• SMBus interface
1.11.2 Fan Monitoring
Fan monitoring can be implemented using third-party software.