19-0147; Rev. 2; 6/98
Mic ro p ro c e s s o r a n d No n -Vo la t ile
Me m o ry S u p e rvis o ry Circ u it s
79/MAX820
Ge n e ra l De s c rip t io n
Fe a t u re s
The MAX792/MAX820 microprocessor (µP) supervisory
circuits provide the most functions for power-supply
and watchdog monitoring in systems without battery
backup. Built-in features include the following:
♦ Manual-Reset Input
♦ 200ms Power-OK/Reset Time Delay
♦ Independent Watchdog Timer—Preset or Adjustable
♦ On-Board Gating of Chip-Enable Signals
♦ Memory Write-Cycle Completion
1) µP reset: Assertion of RESET and RESET outputs dur-
ing power-up, power-down, and brownout condi-
tions. RESET is guaranteed valid for VCC down to 1V.
♦ 10ns (max) Chip-Enable Gate Propagation Delay
♦ Voltage Monitor for Overvoltage Warning
2) Manual-reset input.
3) Two-stage power-fail warning: A separate low-line
comparator compares VCC to a preset threshold
120mV above the reset threshold; the low-line and
reset thresholds can be programmed externally.
♦ ±2% Reset and Low-Line Threshold Accuracy
(MAX820, external programming mode)
Ord e rin g In fo rm a t io n
4) Watchdog fault output: Assertion of WDO if the watch-
dog input is not toggled within a preset timeout
period.
PART**
TEMP. RANGE
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
PIN-PACKAGE
16 Plastic DIP
16 Narrow SO
Dice*
MAX792_CPE
MAX792_CSE
MAX792_C/D
5) Puls e d wa tc hd og outp ut: Ad va nc e wa rning of
impending WDO assertion from watchdog timeout
that causes hardware shutdown.
Ordering Information continued at end of data sheet.
* Dice are tested at T = +25°C, DC parameters only.
6) Write protection of CMOS RAM, EEPROM, or other
memory devices.
A
**These parts offer a choice of five different reset threshold volt-
ages. Select the letter corresponding to the desired nominal
reset threshold voltage and insert it into the blank to complete the
part number.
The MAX792 and MAX820 are identical, except the
MAX820 guarantees higher low-line and reset threshold
accuracy (±2%).
SUFFIX
RESET THRESHOLD (V)
Ap p lic a t io n s
Computers
Controllers
L
M
T
S
R
4.62
4.37
3.06
2.91
2.61
Intelligent Instruments
Critical µP Power Monitoring
Typ ic a l Op e ra t in g Circ u it
V
CC
0.1µF
3
V
V
CC
CC
13
14
CE OUT
4
5
RESET IN/INT
µP
RAM
MAX792
ADDRESS
DECODER
CE IN
OVO
LLIN/
REFOUT
A0-A15
6
10
1
LOW LINE
RESET
MR
NMI
7
8
OVI
RESET
9
SWT
GND
12
GND
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