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MAX31629
I C Digital Thermometer and Real-Time Clock
General Description
Benefits and Features
●ꢀ IntegrationꢀofꢀTemperatureꢀSensorꢀandꢀReal-Timeꢀ
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The MAX31629 I C digital thermometer and real-time
clock (RTC) integrates the critical functions of a real-time
clock and a temperature monitor in a small-outline 8-pin
TDFN package. Communication to the device is accom-
Clock Saves Space and Cost
• Measures Temperatures from -55°C to +125°C
(-67°F to +257°F)
• Real-Time Clock with Leap-Year Compensation
through the Year 2100
• 32 Bytes of SRAM for General Data Storage
• 8-Pin TDFN Package
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plished through an I C interface. The wide power-supply
range and minimal power requirement of the device allow
for accurate time/temperature measurements in battery-
powered applications.
●ꢀ MinimalꢀPowerꢀRequirementsꢀꢀAllowꢀforꢀAccurateꢀ
Time/Temperature Measurements in Battery-Powered
Applications
The digital thermometer provides 9-bit to 12-bit tempera-
ture readings that indicate the temperature of the device.
No additional components are required; the device is truly
a “temperature-to-digital” converter.
• 2.2V to 5.5V Wide Power-Supply Range
●ꢀ User-ProgrammabilityꢀFlexiblyꢀSupportsꢀDifferentꢀ
Application Requirements
The clock/calendar provides seconds, minutes, hours,
day, day of the week, month, day of the month, and year.
The end-of-the-month date is automatically adjusted for
months with less than 31 days, including corrections for
leap years. It operates in either a 12- or 24-hour format
with AM/PM indicator in 12-hour mode. The crystal oscil-
lator frequency is internally divided, as specified by device
configuration. An open-drain output is provided that can
be used as the oscillator input for a microcontroller.
• ThermometerꢀResolutionꢀisꢀUserꢀProgrammableꢀtoꢀ
9, 10, 11, or 12 Bits
• ThermostaticꢀandꢀTimeꢀAlarmꢀSettingsꢀareꢀUserꢀ
Definable
• Dedicated Open-Drain Alarm Output
●ꢀ Industry-StandardꢀSerialꢀInterfaceꢀWorksꢀwithꢀaꢀ
Variety of Common Microcontrollers
• Data is Read from/Written to through an I C Serial
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The open-drain alarm output of the device becomes
active when either the measured temperature exceeds
the programmed overtemperature limit (TH) or current
time reaches the programmed alarm setting. The user
can configure which event (time only, temperature only,
either, or neither) generates an alarm condition. For stor-
age of general system data or time/temperature data
logging, the device features 32 bytes of SRAM.
Applications for the device include networking equipment,
industrial equipment, office equipment, thermal data
loggers, or any microprocessor-based, thermally sensitive
system.
Interface (Open-Drain I/O Lines)
●ꢀ Applications
●ꢀ NetworkingꢀEquipment
●ꢀ IndustrialꢀEquipment
●ꢀ OfficeꢀEquipment
●ꢀ DataꢀLoggersꢀandꢀAnyꢀThermallyꢀSensitiveꢀSystems
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
For related parts and recommended products to use with this part, refer
to www.maximintegrated.com/MAX31629.related.
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