Preliminary Information
16K
2-Wire™ RTC
X1241
Real Time Clock/Calendar/CPU Supervisor with EEPROM
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
• Programmable low voltage reset
• Selectable watchdog timer (1.75s, 750ms,
250ms, off)
The X1241 is a Real Time Clock with clock/calendar
circuits and a selectable watchdog timer. The dual port
clock register allows the clock to operate, without loss
of accuracy, even during read and write operations.
• 2-wire interface interoperable with I2C
—400kHz data transfer rate
The clock/calendar provides functionality that is con-
trollable and readable through a set of registers. The
clock, using a low cost 32.768kHz crystal input, accu-
rately tracks the time in seconds, minutes, hours, date,
day, month and years. It has leap year correction,
automatic adjustment for the year 2000 and months
with less than 31 days.
• Secondary power supply input with internal
switch-over circuitry
• 2Kbytes of EEPROM
—64-byte page write mode
—3-bit block lock
• Low power CMOS
—<1µA operating current
—<3mA active current during program
—<400µA active current during data read
• Single byte write capability
• Typical nonvolatile write cycle time: 5ms
• High reliability
The device offers a backup power input pin. This
V
pin allows the device to be backed up by a non-
BACK
rechargeable battery. The RTC is fully operational from
1.8 to 5.5 volts.
The X1241 provides a 2Kbyte EEPROM array, giving a
safe, secure memory for critical user and configuration
data. This memory is unaffected by complete failure of
the main and backup supplies.
• Small package options
—8-lead SOIC package, 8-lead TSSOP package
BLOCK DIAGRAM
X1
Timer
Calendar
Logic
Frequency
Divider
1Hz
32.768kHz
Oscillator
Time
X2
Keeping
Registers
(SRAM)
Control
Registers
(EEPROM)
Control
Decode
Logic
Status
Register
(SRAM)
SCL
SDA
Serial
Interface
Decoder
16Kbit
EEPROM
Array
8
Watchdog
Timer
Low Voltage
Reset
RESET
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