DS1556
1M, Nonvolatile, Y2K-Compliant
Timekeeping RAM
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FEATURES
PIN CONFIGURATIONS
CꢀIntegrated NV SRAM, Real-Time Clock
(RTC), Crystal, Power-Fail Control Circuit,
and Lithium Energy Source
TOP VIEW
RST
A16
A14
A12
A7
VCC
A15
1
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
Dallas
CꢀClock Registers are Accessed Identically to
the Static RAM; These Registers Reside in
the 16 Top RAM Locations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Semiconductor
DS1556
IRQ/FT
WE
A13
A8
A6
CꢀCentury Byte Register (i.e., Y2K Compliant)
A5
A9
CꢀTotally Nonvolatile with Over 10 Years of
A11
A4
A3
OE
A10
CE
Operation in the Absence of Power
A2
CꢀPrecision Power-On Reset
A1
DQ7
DQ6
DQ5
DQ4
DQ3
A0
DQ0
DQ1
DQ2
GND
CꢀProgrammable Watchdog Timer and RTC
Alarm
CꢀBCD-Coded Year, Month, Date, Day, Hours,
Minutes, and seconds with Automatic Leap-
Year Compensation Valid Up to the Year
2100
Encapsulated DIP
CꢀBattery Voltage-Level Indicator Flag
CꢀPower-Fail Write Protection Allows for M10%
N.C.
N.C.
A14
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
IRQ/FT
A15
A16
RST
VCC
1
2
3
V
CC Power-Supply Tolerance
Dallas
Semiconductor
DS1556
CꢀLithium Energy Source is Electrically
Disconnected to Retain Freshness Until
Power is Applied for the First Time
A13
A12
A11
A10
A9
4
5
6
7
8
9
WE
OE
CE
A8
DQ7
DQ6
DQ5
DQ4
DQ3
DQ2
DQ1
DQ0
GND
CꢀAlso Available in Industrial Temperature
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Range: -40°C to +85°C
X1
GND VBAT
X2
PowerCap® Module Board
(Uses DS9034PCX PowerCap)
PowerCap is a registered trademark of Dallas Semiconductor.
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