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It’s moderately smart - there’s a PID loop with per-component target temperatures, so it’s trying not to do more work than necessary. (source: I wrote it, and
by mkeeter 2y ago
It’s moderately smart - there’s a PID loop with per-component target temperatures, so it’s trying not to do more work than necessary.
(source: I wrote it, and it’s all published at https://github.com/oxidecomputer/hubris/tree/master/task/thermal https://github.com/oxidecomputer/hubris/tree/master/task/the... )
We also worked with the fan vendor to get parts with a lower minimum RPM. The stock fans idle at about 5K RPM, and ours idle at 2K, which is already enough to keep the system cool under light loads.
- louwrentius 2y agoHa! thanks a lot for sharing, love it. Nice touch to use low idle RPM fans. Same thing for my ancient NAS: after boot, the fans run at idle for hours and the PID controller just doesn't have to do anything at all.