Thermal sensors

Overview

The PS2 has a thermal sensor IC in proximity to the EE (or EE+GS, depending on the revision).

On consoles with a Dragon MechaCon (SCPH-5XXXX and later), the thermal sensor is connected to the MechaCon and the temperature can be read from software. On earlier consoles, the thermal sensor is connected to the SysCon and the temperature can (currently) not be read from software. GH-001 and GH-003 use a simple thermostat instead of a temperature sensor.

LM56

Thermostat, 2 digital outputs for 2 configurable temperature thresholds, used in conjunction with NJM062V op-amp

Used on GH-001 and GH-003. (What about GH-008?)

LM74

SPI/Microwire temperature sensor, 13 bit, 8-pin SOIC-8

Used on GH-004, GH-005, GH-006, GH-007, GH-010, GH-012, GH-013, GH-014 (What about GH-008?)

LM70

SPI/Microwire temperature sensor, 11 bit, 8-pin VSSOP-8

Used on GH-015, GH-016, GH-017, GH-019, GH-022

LM71

SPI/Microwire temperature sensor, 14 bit, 5-pin SOT-23. Some boards that use the LM71 also have alternate solder pads and wiring for a LM20.

Used on GH-023, GH-026, GH-029, GH-032, GH-035, GH-036, GH-037, GH-040, GH-041

LM20

Analog output temperature sensor, 5-pin SOT-323/SC-70. Analog output connected to Dragon-MechaCon, which probably has an internal DAC for this. Some boards that use the LM20 also have alternate solder pads and wiring for a LM71.

Used on GH-051, GH-052, GH-061, GH-062

S-58LM20A

Analog output temperature sensor, 4-pin SC-82AB. Analog output connected to Dragon-MechaCon, which probably has an internal DAC for this. Seems to be a drop-in replacement for LM20 that can be mounted on the same footprint with 1 pin less (which is NC on LM20).

Used on GH-072

PS2 hardware in PS3

COK-001 has unpopulated pads for a thermal sensor next to EE+GS. COK-002 doesn't have any temperature monitoring capabilities next to GS.