.. _peci_api: Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ############################################# Overview ******** The Platform Environment Control Interface, abbreviated as PECI, is a thermal management standard introduced in 2006 with the Intel Core 2 Duo Microprocessors. The PECI interface allows external devices to read processor temperature, perform processor manageability functions, and manage processor interface tuning and diagnostics. The PECI bus driver APIs enable the interaction between Embedded Microcontrollers and CPUs. Configuration Options ********************* Related configuration options: * :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_PECI` API Reference ************* .. doxygengroup:: peci_interface