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* Add detailed hardware info for Helios64 - Button - Ethernet - Front Panel - GPIO - I2C - Jumper - LED - M.2 - PMIC - PWM Fan - RTC - SATA - SPI - UEXT - UPS - USB * Cosmetic upgrade and adapt to latest mkdocs-material version Co-authored-by: nurix <nurix@pnsnc.local> Co-authored-by: Aditya Prayoga <aditya@kobol.io>
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47 lines
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## PWM Introduction
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PWM, or pulse width modulation is a technique which allows us to adjust the average value of the voltage that’s going to the electronic device by varying duty cycle of the power at a fast rate.
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The term *duty cycle* describes the proportion of 'on' time to the regular interval or 'period' of time; a low duty cycle corresponds to low power, because the power is off for most of the time. Duty cycle is expressed in percent, 100% being fully on. When a digital signal is on half of the time and off the other half of the time, the digital signal has a duty cycle of 50% and resembles a "square" wave. When a digital signal spends more time in the on state than the off state, it has a duty cycle of >50%. When a digital signal spends more time in the off state than the on state, it has a duty cycle of <50%. Here is a pictorial that illustrates these three scenarios:
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![PWM duty cycle](/helios64/img/pwm/pwm_duty_cycle_graph.png)
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## PWM Fan Implementation
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### Type-A
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![Type A Curve](/helios64/img/pwm/fan_type_a_curve.jpg)
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### Type-B
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![Type B Curve](/helios64/img/pwm/fan_type_b_curve.jpg)
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### Type-C
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![Type C Curve](/helios64/img/pwm/fan_type_c_curve.jpg)
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## PWM Fan Schematic
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![!Fan Control Schematic](img/pwm/fan_control_schematic.png)
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**Remarks**
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| Description | Header P7 | Header P6 | Remarks |
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|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|
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| PWM pin | PWM0 | PWM1 | 5V tolerant |
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| SENSE pin | GPIO4_C5 | GPIO4_C7 | no kernel module/userspace apps that make use of this pin yet |
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| PWM Frequency | 25 kHz | 25 kHz | defined in device tree |
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## PWM Fan Connector
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![Fan Connector](/helios4/img/pwm/fan_connector.png)
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Connector Pinout
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| Pin | Function | Wire Color |
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|-----|----------|------------|
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| 1 | GND | Black |
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| 2 | 12V | Red |
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| 3 | Sense | Yellow |
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| 4 | Control | Blue |
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