Real-Time Clock with Battery
Backed Non-Volatile RAM
1338
Datasheet
Description
Features
The 1338 is a serial real-time clock (RTC) device that
consumes ultra-low power and provides a full binary-coded
decimal (BCD) clock/calendar with 56 bytes of battery
backed Non-Volatile Static RAM. The clock/calendar
provides seconds, minutes, hours, day, date, month, and
year information. The clock operates in either the 24-hour
or 12-hour format with AM/PM indicator. The end of the
month date is automatically adjusted for months with fewer
than 31 days, including corrections for leap year. Access to
the clock/calendar registers is provided by an I2C interface
capable of operating in fast I2C mode. Built-in Power-sense
circuitry detects power failures and automatically switches
to the backup supply, maintaining time and date operation.
• Real-Time Clock (RTC) counts seconds, minutes, hours,
day, date, month, and year with leap-year compensation
valid up to 2100
• 56-byte battery-backed Non-Volatile RAM for data
storage
• Fast mode I2C serial interface
• Automatic power-fail detect and switch circuitry
• Programmable square-wave output
• Packaged in 8-pin MSOP, 8-pin SOIC, or 16-pin SOIC
(surface-mount package with an integrated crystal)
• Industrial temperature range (-40°C to +85°C)
Typical Applications
• Telecom (Routers, Switches, Servers)
• Handheld (GPS, Point of Sale POS Terminals)
• Consumer Electronics (Set-Top Box, Digital Recording,
Network Applications, Digital Photo Frames)
• Office (Fax/Printers, Copiers)
• Medical (Glucometer, Medicine Dispensers)
• Other (Thermostats, Vending Machines, Modems, Utility
Meters)
Block Diagram
Crystal inside package
for 16-pin SOIC ONLY
1Hz / 4.096kHz /
8.192kHz / 32.768kHz
X1
32.768kHz
Oscillator and
Divider
MUX/
Buffer
SQW/OUT
X2
VCC
GND
VBAT
Power
Control
Control
Logic
Clock, Calendar
Counter
SCL
SDA
I2C
Interface
56 Byte
RAM
1 Byte 7 Bytes
Control
Buffer
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