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Extremely Accurate I C-Integrated
RTC/TCXO/Crystal
General Description
Features
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♦ Accuracy ±±22p ꢀrꢁp ꢂ0° ꢃꢁ ꢄ+ꢂ0°
The DS3231 is a low-cost, extremely accurate I C real-
time clock (RTC) with an integrated temperature-
compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) and crystal. The
device incorporates a battery input, and maintains accu-
rate timekeeping when main power to the device is inter-
rupted. The integration of the crystal resonator enhances
the long-term accuracy of the device as well as reduces
the piece-part count in a manufacturing line. The DS3231
is available in commercial and industrial temperature
ranges, and is offered in a 16-pin, 300-mil SO package.
♦ Accuracy ±ꢅ3.22p ꢀrꢁp ꢆ+ꢂ0° ꢃꢁ ꢄꢇ.0°
♦ Baꢃꢃery Backu2 In2uꢃ ꢀꢁr °ꢁnꢃinuꢁus
Tipekee2ing
♦ O2eraꢃing Tep2eraꢃure Ranges
°ꢁppercial: ꢂ0° ꢃꢁ ꢄ7ꢂ0°
Indusꢃrial: ꢆ+ꢂ0° ꢃꢁ ꢄꢇ.0°
♦ LꢁwꢆPꢁwer °ꢁnsup2ꢃiꢁn
♦ RealꢆTipe °lꢁck °ꢁunꢃs Secꢁnds, Minuꢃes,
Hꢁurs, Day, Daꢃe, Mꢁnꢃh, and Year wiꢃh Lea2 Year
°ꢁp2ensaꢃiꢁn Valid U2 ꢃꢁ ±1ꢂꢂ
The RTC maintains seconds, minutes, hours, day, date,
month, and year information. The date at the end of the
month is automatically adjusted for months with fewer
than 31 days, including corrections for leap year. The
clock operates in either the 24-hour or 12-hour format
with an AM/PM indicator. Two programmable time-of-
day alarms and a programmable square-wave output
are provided. Address and data are transferred serially
through an I2C bidirectional bus.
♦ Twꢁ TipeꢆꢁꢀꢆDay Alarps
♦ Prꢁgrappable SquareꢆWave Ouꢃ2uꢃ
♦ Fasꢃ (+ꢂꢂkHz) I±° Inꢃerꢀace
♦ ꢅ3ꢅV O2eraꢃiꢁn
♦ Digiꢃal Tep2 Sensꢁr Ouꢃ2uꢃ: ±ꢅ0° Accuracy
♦ Regisꢃer ꢀꢁr Aging Trip
♦ RST In2uꢃ/Ouꢃ2uꢃ
♦ UL Recꢁgnized
A precision temperature-compensated voltage refer-
ence and comparator circuit monitors the status of V
CC
Ordering Information
to detect power failures, to provide a reset output, and
to automatically switch to the backup supply when nec-
essary. Additionally, the RST pin is monitored as a
pushbutton input for generating a reset externally.
TOP
MARK
PART
TEMP RANGE PINꢆPA°KAGE
DS3231S
0°C to +70°C 16 SO
-40°C to +85°C 16 SO
0°C to +70°C 16 SO
-40°C to +85°C 16 SO
DS3231
DS3231N
DS3231+
DS3231N+
Applications
DS3231SN
DS3231S+
DS3231SN+
Servers
Utility Power Meters
Telematics
GPS
+Denotes lead-free
Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.
Typical Operating Circuit
V
V
CC
CC
R
PU
= t /C
R B
V
CC
R
R
PU
PU
V
CC
SCL
INT/SQW
32kHz
CPU
SDA
RST
DS3231
V
BAT
PUSHBUTTON
RESET
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
GND
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license under the Philips I C Patent Rights to use these components in an I C system, provided that the system conforms to the I C
Standard Specification as defined by Philips.
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