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+Kernel driver max1619
+=====================
+
+Supported chips:
+
+ * Maxim MAX1619
+
+ Prefix: 'max1619'
+
+ Addresses scanned: I2C 0x18-0x1a, 0x29-0x2b, 0x4c-0x4e
+
+ Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website
+
+ http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX1619.pdf
+
+Authors:
+ - Oleksij Rempel <bug-track@fisher-privat.net>,
+ - Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The MAX1619 is a digital temperature sensor. It senses its own temperature as
+well as the temperature of up to one external diode.
+
+All temperature values are given in degrees Celsius. Resolution
+is 1.0 degree for the local temperature and for the remote temperature.
+
+Only the external sensor has high and low limits.
+
+The max1619 driver will not update its values more frequently than every
+other second; reading them more often will do no harm, but will return
+'old' values.