CAT1021, CAT1022, CAT1023
Supervisory Circuits with I2C Serial 2k-bit CMOS
EEPROM, Manual Reset and Watchdog Timer
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
ꢀ Precision Power Supply Voltage Monitor
— 5V, 3.3V and 3V systems
The CAT1021, CAT1022 and CAT1023 are complete
memory and supervisory solutions for microcontroller-
based systems. A 2k-bit serial EEPROM memory and a
system power supervisor with brown-out protection are
integrated together in low power CMOS technology.
Memory interface is via a 400kHz I2C bus.
— Five threshold voltage options
ꢀ Watchdog Timer
ꢀ Active High or Low Reset
— Valid reset guaranteed at VCC = 1V
ꢀ 400kHz I2C Bus
The CAT1021 and CAT1023 provide a precision VCC
sense circuit and two open drain outputs: one (RESET)
¯¯¯¯¯¯
drives high and the other (RESET) drives low whenever
ꢀ 2.7V to 5.5V Operation
VCC falls below the reset threshold voltage. The
ꢀ Low power CMOS technology
ꢀ 16-Byte Page Write Buffer
ꢀ Built-in inadvertent write protection
— WP pin (CAT1021)
¯¯¯¯¯¯
CAT1022 has only a RESET output and does not have
a Write Protect input. The CAT1021 also has a Write
Protect input (WP). Write operations are disabled if WP
is connected to a logic high.
All supervisors have a 1.6 second watchdog timer circuit
that resets a system to a known state if software or a
hardware glitch halts or “hangs” the system. For the
CAT1021 and CAT1022, the watchdog timer monitors
the SDA signal. The CAT1023 has a separate watchdog
timer interrupt input pin, WDI.
ꢀ 1,000,000 Program/Erase cycles
ꢀ Manual Reset Input
ꢀ 100 year data retention
ꢀ Industrial and extended temperature ranges
ꢀ 8-pin DIP, SOIC, TSSOP, MSOP or TDFN
The power supply monitor and reset circuit protect
memory and system controllers during power up/down
and against brownout conditions. Five reset threshold
voltages support 5V, 3.3V and 3V systems. If power
supply voltages are out of tolerance reset signals
become active, preventing the system microcontroller,
ASIC or peripherals from operating. Reset signals
become inactive typically 200 ms after the supply voltage
exceeds the reset threshold level. With both active high
and low reset signals, interface to microcontrollers and
(3 x 3mm foot-print) packages
— TDFN max height is 0.8mm
¯¯¯¯¯¯
other ICs is simple. In addition, the RESET pin or a
¯¯¯
separate input, MR, can be used as an input for push-
button manual reset capability.
For Ordering Information details, see page 19.
The on-chip, 2k-bit EEPROM memory features a 16-byte
page. In addition, hardware data protection is provided
by a VCC sense circuit that prevents writes to memory
whenever VCC falls below the reset threshold or until VCC
reaches the reset threshold during power up.
Available packages include an 8-pin DIP and surface
mount 8-pin SO, 8-pin TSSOP, 8-pin TDFN and 8-pin
MSOP packages. The TDFN package thickness is
0.8mm maximum. TDFN footprint options are 3 x 3mm.
© Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.
Characteristics subject to change without notice
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Doc. No. MD-3009 Rev. M