MAX1259
Battery Manager
General Description
Features
● Switches to Backup Battery if Power Fails
The MAX1259 battery manager provides backup-battery
switching for CMOS RAM, microprocessors, or other low-
power logic ICs. It automatically switches to the backup
battery when the primary power supply is interrupted.
Low-loss switches guarantee an input-to-output differ-
ential of only 200mV while supplying 250mA from the
primary power supply or 15mA from the battery.
● Consumes Less than 100nA of Battery Current
● Power-Fail Output Signals Primary Power-Supply
Loss
● Battery Monitor Indicates Low Battery
● Battery Can Be Disconnected to Prevent Discharge
During Shipping
Battery discharge during shipping does not occur in the
MAX1259, since the backup battery can be disconnected
by strobing the RST input.
● Battery Automatically Reconnected when V
is
CC
Applied
● Pin-Compatible with the DS1259
A battery-fail output signal indicates when the backup bat-
tery is below +2V, and a power-fail output signal indicates
when the primary power supply is low. The MAX1259
monitors the backup battery, warns of impending power
failures, and switches the memory to the battery when
failures occur. The MAX1259 is pincompatible with the
DS1259, but consumes three times less supply current.
Commercial, extended, and military temperature range
devices are available.
● Supply Current Three Times Lower than DS1259
● Available in Extended-Industrial and Military
Temperature Ranges
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
0°C to +70°C
PIN-PACKAGE
Dice*
MAX1259C/D
MAX1259CPE
MAX1259CWE
MAX1259EPE
MAX1259EWE
MAX1259MJE
0°C to +70°C
16 PDIP
0°C to +70°C
16 Wide SO
16 PDIP
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-55°C to +125°C
Applications
● Battery Backup for CMOS RAM
● Uninterruptible Power Supplies
● Computers
16 Wide SO
16 CERDIP
*Contact factory for dice specifications.
Note: Devices in PDIP and SO packages are available in both
leadedPb) and lead(Pb)-free packaging. Specify lead-free by
adding the “+” symbol at the end of the part number when
ordering. Lead-free not available for CERDIP package.
● Controllers
Functional Diagram
Pin Configuration
V
V
CCI
CCO
TOP VIEW
V
V
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
N.C.
CCI
V
BATT
V
BATT
CCI
MAX1259
RESET
LOGIC
RST
BF
N.C.
V
N.C.
BAT
RST
GND
GND
CCO
PF
V
CCO
PF
BF
N.C.
N.C.
MAX1259
REF
BAT
GND
DIP/SO
19-4638; Rev 3; 9/14