DS1217A
DS1217A
Nonvolatile Read/Write Cartridge
FEATURES
PIN ASSIGNMENT
• User-insertable
Name
Name
Position
• Capacity up to 32K x 8
Ground
+5 Volts
No Connect
Address 14
Address 12
Address 7
Address 6
Address 5
Address 4
Address 3
Address 2
Address 1
Address 0
Data I/O 0
Data I/O 1
Data I/O 2
Ground
A1
B1
A2
B2
• Standard bytewide pinout facilitates connection to
JEDEC 28-pin DIP socket via ribbon cable
Write Enable
Address 13
Address 8
A3
B3
A4
B4
• Data retention greater than 10 years
A5
B5
Address 9
A6
B6
• Automatic write protection circuitry safeguards
against data loss
Address 11
Output Enable
Address 10
Cartridge Enable
Data I/O 7
A7
B7
A8
B8
• Manual switch unconditionally protects data
• Compact size and shape
A9
B9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
B10
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
Data I/O 6
• Rugged and durable
Data I/O 5
• Wide operating temperature range of 0°C to 70°C
Data I/O 4
Data I/O 3
OFF – ON
3”
A1
B1
See Mech. Drawings Section
DESCRIPTION
The DS1217A is a nonvolatile RAM designed for porta-
ble applications requiring a rugged and durable pack-
age. The nonvolatile cartridge is available in densities
ranging from 2K x 8 to 32K x 8 in 8K byte increments. A
card edge connector is required for connection to a host
system. A standard 30-pin connector can be used for di-
rect mount to a printed circuit board. Alternatively, re-
mote mounting can be accomplished with a 28-conduc-
tor ribbon cable terminated with a 28-pin DIP plug. The
remote method can be used to retrofit existing systems
that have JEDEC 28-pin bytewide memory sites.
The DS1217A cartridge has a lifetime energy source to
retaindata and circuitry needed to automatically protect
memory contents. Reading and writing the memory lo-
cationsis the same as usingconventionalstaticRAM. If
the user wants to convert from read/write memory to
read-only memory, a manual switch is provided to un-
conditionally protect memory contents.
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