Real-Time Clocks
Pin Description (continued)
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
24
28
Active-Low Chip-Select Input. This pin must be asserted low during a bus cycle for the
device to be accessed. CS must be kept in the active state during RD and WR. Bus cycles
that take place without asserting CS latch addresses, but no access occurs.
13
23
CS
Address Latch Enable Input, Active High. This input pin is used to demultiplex the
address/data bus. The falling edge of ALE causes the address to be latched within the
device.
14
24
ALE
Active-Low Write Input. This pin defines the period during which data is written to the
addressed register.
15
17
25
27
WR
RD
Active-Low Read Input. This pin identifies the period when the device drives the bus with
read data. It is an enable signal for the output buffers of the device.
Active-Low Kickstart Input. When V is removed from the device, the system can be
CC
powered on in response to an active-low transition on the KS pin, as might be generated
from a key closure. V
set to 1 if the kickstart function is used, and the KS pin must be pulled up to the V
must be present and auxiliary-battery-enable bit (ABE) must be
BAUX
18
28
KS
BAUX
supply. While V is applied, the KS pin can be used as an interrupt input. If not used, KS
CC
must be grounded and ABE set to 0.
Active-Low Interrupt Request. This pin is an active-low output that can be used as an
interrupt input to a processor. The IRQ output remains low as long as the status bit causing
the interrupt is present and the corresponding interrupt-enable bit is set. To clear the IRQ
pin, the application software must clear all enabled flag bits contributing to the pin’s active
state. When no interrupt conditions are present, the IRQ level is in the high-impedance
state. Multiple interrupting devices can be connected to an IRQ bus, provided that they are
19
20
1
2
IRQ
all open drain. The IRQ pin requires an external pullup resistor to V
.
CC
Connection for Primary Battery. This supply input is used to power the normal clock
functions when V is absent. Diodes placed in series between V and the battery can
CC
BAT
V
BAT
prevent proper operation. If V
is not required, the pin must be grounded. UL recognized
BAT
to ensure against reverse charging current when used with a lithium battery (www.maxim-
ic.com/qa/info/ul). This pin is missing (N.C.) on the EDIP package.
245/DS187
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