PHILIPS PCF2127A

PCF2127A
Integrated RTC, TCXO and quartz crystal
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1. General description
The PCF2127A is a CMOS1 Real Time Clock (RTC) and calendar with an integrated
Temperature Compensated Crystal (Xtal) Oscillator (TCXO) and a 32.768 kHz quartz
crystal optimized for very high accuracy and very low power consumption. The PCF2127A
has 512 bytes of general purpose static RAM, a selectable I2C-bus or SPI-bus, a backup
battery switch-over circuit, a programmable watchdog function, a timestamp function, and
many other features.
2. Features and benefits
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Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) with integrated capacitors
Typical accuracy: ±3 ppm from −15 °C to +60 °C
Integration of a 32.768 kHz quartz crystal and oscillator in the same package
Provides year, month, day, weekday, hours, minutes, and seconds
512 bytes of general purpose static RAM
Timestamp function
‹ with interrupt capability
‹ detection of two different events on one multilevel input pin (e.g. for tamper
detection)
Two line bidirectional 400 kHz Fast-mode I2C-bus interface (IOL = 3 mA at pin
SDA/CE)
3 line SPI-bus with separate data input and output (maximum speed 6.5 Mbit/s)
Battery backup input pin and switch-over circuitry
Battery backed output voltage pin
Battery low detection function
Extra power fail detection function with input and output pins
Power-On Reset Override (PORO)
Oscillator stop detection function
Interrupt output and system reset pin (open-drain)
Programmable 1 second or 1 minute interrupt
Programmable countdown timer with interrupt capability
Programmable watchdog timer with interrupt and reset capability
Programmable alarm function with interrupt capability
Programmable square wave open-drain output pin
Clock operating voltage: 1.2 V to 4.2 V
Low supply current: typical 0.65 μA at VDD = 3.0 V and Tamb = 25 °C
The definition of the abbreviations and acronyms used in this data sheet can be found in Section 17.
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„ Automatic leap year correction
3. Applications
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Electronic metering for electricity, water, and gas
Timekeeping instruments with high precision
GPS equipment to reduce time to first fix
Applications that require an accurate process timing
Products with long automated unattended operation time
4. Ordering information
Table 1.
Ordering information
Type number Package
Name
PCF2127AT/1 SO20
Description
Version
plastic small outline package; 20 leads; body width 7.5 mm
SOT163-1
5. Marking
Table 2.
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Marking codes
Type number
Marking code
PCF2127AT/1
PCF2127AT
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6. Block diagram
INT
TCXO
OSCI
Control_1
00h
Control_2
01h
Control_3
02h
Seconds
03h
Minutes
04h
Hours
05h
Days
06h
Weekdays
07h
Months
08h
Years
09h
Second_alarm
0Ah
Minute_alarm
0Bh
Hour_alarm
0Ch
Day_alarm
0Dh
Weekday_alarm
0Eh
CLKOUT_ctl
0Fh
Watchdg_tim_ctl
10h
Watchdg_tim_val
11h
Timestp_ctl
12h
Sec_timestp
13h
Min_timestp
14h
Hour_timestp
15h
Day_timestp
16h
Mon_timestp
17h
SCL
Year_timestp
18h
SDO
Aging_offset
19h
RAM_addr_MSB
1Ah
RAM_addr_LSB
1Bh
RAM_wrt_cmd
1Ch
RAM_rd_cmd
1Dh
DIVIDER
AND
TIMER
32.768 kHz
OSCO
CLKOUT
BBS
VDD
BATTERY BACK UP
SWITCH-OVER
CIRCUITRY
VBAT
VSS
OSCILLATOR
MONITOR
internal
power
supply
TEMP
1 Hz
LOGIC
CONTROL
RESET
RST
SPI-BUS
INTERFACE
ADDRESS
REGISTER
SDA/CE
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
SELECTOR
SDO
SDI
SCL
IFS
I2C-BUS
INTERFACE
PCF2127A
RPU
TS
SDI
512 BYTES
STATIC RAM
SDA/CE
PFI
TEMP
1.25 V
(internal)
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
PFO
Fig 1.
TEST
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7. Pinning information
7.1 Pinning
SCL
1
20 VDD
SDI
2
19 VBAT
SDO
3
18 BBS
SDA/CE
4
17 INT
IFS
5
TS
6
CLKOUT
7
14 PFO
VSS
8
13 TEST
n.c.
9
12 n.c.
n.c. 10
11 n.c.
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16 RST
15 PFI
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Top view. For mechanical details, see Figure 53.
Fig 2.
Pin configuration for SO20 (PCF2127A)
7.2 Pin description
Table 3.
Pin description of SO20 (PCF2127A)
Symbol
Pin
Description
SCL
1
combined serial clock input for both I2C-bus and SPI-bus; may
float when SDA/CE inactive
SDI
2
serial data input for SPI-bus; may float when SDA/CE inactive
SDO
3
serial data output for SPI-bus, push-pull
SDA/CE
4
combined serial data input and output for the I2C interface and chip
enable input (active LOW) for the SPI-bus
IFS
5
interface selector input
connect to pin VSS to select the SPI-bus
connect to pin BBS to select the I2C interface
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TS
6
timestamp input (active LOW) with 200 kΩ internal pull-up resistor
(RPU)
CLKOUT
7
clock output (open-drain)
VSS
8
ground supply voltage
n.c.
9 to 12
not connected; do not connect; do not use as feed through
TEST
13
do not connect; do not use as feed through
PFO
14
power fail output (open-drain; active LOW)
PFI
15
power fail input
RST
16
reset output (open-drain; active LOW)
INT
17
interrupt output (open-drain; active LOW)
BBS
18
output voltage (battery backed)
VBAT
19
battery supply voltage (backup)
VDD
20
supply voltage
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8. Functional description
The PCF2127A is a Real Time Clock (RTC) and calendar with an on-chip Temperature
Compensated Crystal (Xtal) Oscillator (TCXO) and a 32.768 kHz quartz crystal integrated
into the same package.
Address and data are transferred by a selectable 400 kHz Fast-mode I2C-bus or a 3 line
SPI-bus with separate data input and output (see Section 9). The maximum speed of the
SPI-bus is 6.5 Mbit/s.
The PCF2127A contains 30 8-bit registers that are used for many different functions, such
as clock, alarm, watchdog, timer, timestamp etc. (see Section 8.1).
The PCF2127A has an output reset pin: the output reset is activated on Power-On Reset
(POR), and whenever the oscillator is stopped (see Section 8.8).
The PCF2127A features 512 bytes of general purpose static RAM, which is battery
backed and can be used independently of the RTC functionality (see Section 8.5).
The PCF2127A has a backup battery input pin and backup battery switch-over circuit
which monitors the main power supply and automatically switches to the backup battery
when a power failure condition is detected (see Section 8.6.1). Accurate timekeeping is
maintained even when the main power supply is interrupted.
A battery low detection circuit monitors the status of the battery (see Section 8.6.3). When
the battery voltage goes below a certain threshold value, a flag is set to indicate that the
battery must be replaced. This can be used to ensure the integrity of the data during
periods of battery backup. A power failure detection circuit monitors the voltage of the
power fail input pin PFI. When the voltage on the power fail input pin PFI goes below an
internal reference (1.25 V), the power fail output pin PFO is activated (see Section 8.6.4).
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8.1 Register overview
The PCF2127A contains 30 8-bit registers (see Table 4) with an auto-incrementing
address register: the built-in address register will increment automatically after each read
or write of a data byte up to the register 1Bh. After register 1Bh the auto-incrementing will
wrap around to address 00h. The registers 1Ch and 1Dh must be addressed directly (see
Figure 3).
address register
00h
01h
02h
auto-increment
03h
...
19h
1Ah
wrap around
1Bh
1Ch
not reachable by auto-inc. - needs to be addressed directly
1Dh
not reachable by auto-inc. - needs to be addressed directly
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Fig 3.
Handling address registers
• The first three registers (memory address 00h, 01h, and 02h) are used as control
registers (see Section 8.2).
• The memory addresses 03h through to 09h are used as counters for the clock
function (seconds up to years). The date is automatically adjusted for months with
fewer than 31 days, including corrections for leap years. The clock can operate in
12-hour mode with an AM/PM indication or in 24-hour mode (see Section 8.9).
• Addresses 0Ah through 0Eh define the alarm function. It can be selected that an
interrupt is generated when an alarm event occurs (see Section 8.10).
• The register 0Fh defines the temperature measurement period and the clock out
mode. The temperature measurement can be selected from every 4 minutes (default)
down to every 30 seconds (see Table 9). CLKOUT frequencies of 32.768 kHz
(default) down to 1 Hz for use as a system clock, a microcontroller clock etc. can be
chosen (see Table 10).
• Address registers 10h and 11h are used for the watchdog and countdown timer
functions. The timer has four selectable source clocks allowing for timer periods from
less than 1 ms to greater than 4 hours (see Table 36). Either the watchdog timer or
the countdown timer can be enabled (see Section 8.11). For the watchdog timer it is
possible to select whether an interrupt or a pulse on the reset pin will be generated
when the watchdog times out. For the countdown timer it is only possible that an
interrupt will be generated at the end of the countdown.
• Address registers 12h to 18h are used for the timestamp function. When the
trigger-event happens the actual time is saved in the timestamp registers (see
Section 8.12).
• Address register 19h is used for the correction of the crystal aging effect (see
Section 8.4.1).
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• Address registers 1Ah and 1Bh define the RAM address. Address register 1Ch
(RAM_wrt_cmd) is the RAM write command; address register 1Dh (RAM_rd_cmd) is
the RAM read command. Data is transferred to or from the RAM via the serial
interface (see Section 8.5).
• The registers Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Months, and Years are all coded in
Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format to simplify application use. Other registers are
either bit-wise or standard binary.
When one of the RTC registers is written or read, the content of all counters is temporarily
frozen. This prevents a faulty writing or reading of the clock and calendar during a carry
condition (see Section 8.9.8).
Table 4.
Register overview
Bit positions labeled as - are not implemented and will return a 0 when read. Bit T must always be written with logic 0. Bits
labeled as X are undefined at power-on and unchanged by subsequent resets.
Address Register name
Bit
Reset value
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
EXT_
TEST
T
STOP
TSF1
POR_
OVRD
12_24
MI
SI
0000 0000
WDTF
TSF2
AF
CDTF
TSIE
AIE
CDTIE
0000 0000
BTSE
BF
BLF
BIE
BLIE
0000 0000
Control registers
00h
Control_1
01h
Control_2
MSF
02h
Control_3
PWRMNG[2:0]
Time and date registers
03h
Seconds
OSF
04h
Minutes
-
05h
Hours
-
-
AMPM
SECONDS (0 to 59)
1XXX XXXX
MINUTES (0 to 59)
- XXX XXXX
HOURS (1 to 12) in 12 h mode
- - XX XXXX
HOURS (0 to 23) in 24 h mode
06h
Days
-
-
07h
Weekdays
-
-
-
08h
Months
-
-
-
09h
Years
- - XX XXXX
DAYS (1 to 31)
-
-
- - XX XXXX
WEEKDAYS (0 to 6)
MONTHS (1 to 12)
- - - - - XXX
- - - X XXXX
YEARS (0 to 99)
XXXX XXXX
Alarm registers
0Ah
Second_alarm
AE_S
SECOND_ALARM (0 to 59)
1XXX XXXX
0Bh
Minute_alarm
AE_M
MINUTE_ALARM (0 to 59)
1XXX XXXX
0Ch
Hour_alarm
AE_H
-
AMPM
0Dh
Day_alarm
AE_D
-
0Eh
Weekday_alarm
AE_W
-
HOUR_ALARM (1 to 12) in 12 h mode
HOUR_ALARM (0 to 23) in 24 h mode
1 - XX XXXX
1 - XX XXXX
DAY_ALARM (1 to 31)
1 - XX XXXX
-
-
-
WEEKDAY_ALARM (0 to 6) 1 - - - - XXX
TCR[1:0]
-
-
-
COF[2:0]
WD_CD[1:0]
TI_TP
-
-
-
CLKOUT control register
0Fh
CLKOUT_ctl
00 - - - 000
Watchdog registers
10h
Watchdg_tim_ctl
11h
Watchdg_tim_val WATCHDG_TIM_VAL[7:0]
TF[1:0]
000 - - - 11
XXXX XXXX
Timestamp registers
12h
Timestp_ctl
TSM
TSOFF
13h
Sec_timestp
-
SECOND_TIMESTP (0 to 59)
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Table 4.
Register overview …continued
Bit positions labeled as - are not implemented and will return a 0 when read. Bit T must always be written with logic 0. Bits
labeled as X are undefined at power-on and unchanged by subsequent resets.
Address Register name
Bit
Reset value
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
14h
Min_timestp
-
MINUTE_TIMESTP (0 to 59)
- XXX XXXX
15h
Hour_timestp
-
-
- - XX XXXX
16h
AMPM
HOUR_TIMESTP (1 to 12) in 12 h mode
HOUR_TIMESTP (0 to 23) in 24 h mode
- - XX XXXX
Day_timestp
-
-
DAY_TIMESTP (1 to 31)
- - XX XXXX
17h
Mon_timestp
-
-
-
- - - X XXXX
18h
Year_timestp
YEAR_TIMESTP (0 to 99)
MONTH_TIMESTP (1 to 12)
XXXX XXXX
Aging offset register
19h
Aging_offset
-
-
-
-
AO[3:0]
- - - - 1000
1Ah
RAM_addr_MSB -
-
-
-
-
1Bh
RAM_addr_LSB
RA[7:0]
1Ch
RAM_wrt_cmd
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
XXXX XXXX
1Dh
RAM_rd_cmd
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
XXXX XXXX
RAM registers
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-
RA8
---- ---0
0000 0000
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8.2 Control registers
PCF2127A has 30 8-bit registers. The first 3 registers with the addresses 00h, 01h, and
02h are used as control registers.
8.2.1 Register Control_1
Table 5.
Bit
7
Control_1 - control and status register 1 (address 00h) bit description
Symbol
Value
EXT_TEST
0
[1]
1
6
5
T
STOP
Description
Reference
normal mode
Section 8.14
external clock test mode
0
[2]
unused
-
0
[1]
RTC source clock runs
Section 8.15
1
RTC clock is stopped;
RTC divider chain flip-flops are
asynchronously set logic 0;
CLKOUT at 32.768 kHz, 16.384 kHz, or
8.192 kHz is still available
4
TSF1
0
[1]
1
no timestamp interrupt generated
Section 8.12.1
flag set when TS input is driven to an
intermediate level between power supply
and ground;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
3
POR_OVRD
0
[1]
Power-On Reset Override (PORO) facility
disabled;
Section 8.8.2
set logic 0 for normal operation
1
2
12_24
0
PORO enabled
[1]
1
1
MI
0
SI
0
1
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12 hour mode selected
[1]
1
0
24 hour mode selected
minute interrupt disabled
Section 8.13
minute interrupt enabled
[1]
second interrupt disabled
second interrupt enabled
[1]
Default value.
[2]
When writing to the register this bit has always to be set logic 0.
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8.2.2 Register Control_2
Table 6.
Bit
7
Control_2 - control and status register 2 (address 01h) bit description
Symbol
MSF
Value
0
[1]
1
Description
Reference
no minute or second interrupt generated
Section 8.13
flag set when minute or second interrupt
generated;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
6
WDTF
0
[1]
1
no watchdog timer interrupt or reset
generated
Section 8.13.4
flag set when watchdog timer interrupt or
reset generated;
flag cannot be cleared by using the
interface (read-only)
5
TSF2
0
[1]
1
no timestamp interrupt generated
Section 8.12.1
flag set when TS input is driven to ground;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
4
AF
0
[1]
1
no alarm interrupt generated
Section 8.10.6
flag set when alarm triggered;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
3
CDTF
0
[1]
1
no countdown timer interrupt generated
Section 8.11.4
flag set when countdown timer interrupt
generated;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
2
TSIE
0
[1]
1
1
AIE
0
[1]
1
0
CDTIE
0
1
[1]
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no interrupt generated from timestamp flag
Section 8.13.6
interrupt generated when timestamp flag set
no interrupt generated from the alarm flag
Section 8.13.5
interrupt generated when alarm flag set
[1]
no interrupt generated from countdown timer Section 8.13.2
flag
interrupt generated when countdown timer
flag set
Default value.
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8.2.3 Register Control_3
Table 7.
Bit
Control_3 - control and status register 3 (address 02h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Description
7 to 5 PWRMNG[2:0]
[1]
control of the battery switch-over, battery low Section 8.6
detection, and extra power fail detection
functions
4
0
BTSE
[2]
1
3
BF
0
Reference
no timestamp when battery switch-over
occurs
Section 8.12.4
time-stamped when battery switch-over
occurs
[2]
1
no battery switch-over interrupt generated
Section 8.6.1
flag set when battery switch-over occurs;
flag must be cleared to clear interrupt
2
BLF
0
[2]
battery status ok;
Section 8.6.3
no battery low interrupt generated
1
battery status low;
flag cannot be cleared using the interface
1
BIE
0
[2]
1
0
BLIE
0
1
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[1]
Values see Table 17.
[2]
Default value.
no interrupt generated from the battery flag
(BF)
Section 8.13.7
interrupt generated when BF is set
[2]
no interrupt generated from battery low flag
(BLF)
Section 8.13.8
interrupt generated when BLF is set
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8.3 Register CLKOUT_ctl
Table 8.
Bit
CLKOUT_ctl - CLKOUT control register (address 0Fh) bit description
Symbol
Value
Description
7 to 6 TCR[1:0]
see Table 9
temperature measurement period
5 to 3 -
-
unused
2 to 0 COF[2:0]
see Table 10 CLKOUT frequency selection
8.3.1 Temperature compensated crystal oscillator
The frequency of tuning fork quartz crystal oscillators is temperature-dependent. In the
PCF2127A the frequency drift caused by temperature variation is corrected by adjusting
the load capacitance of the crystal oscillator.
The load capacitance is changed by switching between two load capacitance values using
a modulation signal with a programmable duty cycle. Every chip is calibrated in order to
produce, at the measured temperature, the correct duty cycle which compensates for the
frequency drift.
The frequency accuracy can be evaluated by measuring the frequency of the square
wave signal available at the output pin CLKOUT. However, the selection of
fCLKOUT = 32.768 kHz (default value) leads to inaccurate measurements. The most
accurate frequency measurement occurs when fCLKOUT = 1 Hz is selected (see Table 10).
8.3.1.1
Temperature measurement
The PCF2127A has a temperature sensor circuit used to perform the temperature
compensation of the frequency. The temperature is measured immediately after power-on
and then periodically with a period set by the temperature conversion rate TCR[1:0] in the
register CLKOUT_ctl.
Table 9.
Temperature measurement period
TCR[1:0]
Temperature measurement period
[1]
00
01
4 min
2 min
10
1 min
11
30 seconds
[1]
Default value.
8.3.2 Clock output
A programmable square wave is available at pin CLKOUT. Operation is controlled by the
COF[2:0] control bits in register CLKOUT_ctl. Frequencies of 32.768 kHz (default) down
to 1 Hz can be generated for use as a system clock, microcontroller clock, input to a
charge pump, or for calibration of the oscillator.
CLKOUT is an open-drain output and enabled at power-on. When disabled, the output is
high-impedance.
The duty cycle of the selected clock is not controlled, however, due to the nature of the
clock generation all but the 32.768 kHz frequencies will be 50 : 50.
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Table 10.
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CLKOUT frequency selection
COF[2:0]
CLKOUT frequency (Hz)
Typical duty cycle[1]
000[2]
32768
60 : 40 to 40 : 60
001
16384
50 : 50
010
8192
50 : 50
011
4096
50 : 50
100
2048
50 : 50
101
1024
50 : 50
110
1
50 : 50
111
CLKOUT = high-Z
-
[1]
Duty cycle definition: % HIGH-level time : % LOW-level time.
[2]
Default value.
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8.4 Register Aging_offset
Table 11.
Bit
Aging_offset - crystal aging offset register (address 19h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Description
7 to 4 -
-
unused
3 to 0 AO[3:0]
see Table 12 aging offset value
8.4.1 Crystal aging correction
The PCF2127A has an aging offset register Aging_offset to correct the crystal aging
effects2.
The accuracy of the frequency of a quartz crystal depends on the aging. Crystal suppliers
usually specify the first year aging (typically ±1 ppm, maximum ±3 ppm) and/or the
10 years aging (typically ±5 ppm). The aging offset adds an adjustment, positive or
negative, in the temperature compensation circuit which allows correcting the aging effect.
The change in ppm per AO[3:0] value is different at different temperatures. At 25 °C, the
aging offset bits allow a frequency correction of typically 1 ppm per AO[3:0] value, from
−7 ppm to +8 ppm.
Table 12.
Frequency correction at 25 °C, typical
AO[3:0]
Decimal
Binary
0
0000
+8
1
0001
+7
2
0010
+6
3
0011
+5
4
0100
+4
5
0101
+3
6
0110
+2
7
0111
+1
[1]
0
8
1000
9
1001
−1
10
1010
−2
11
1011
−3
12
1100
−4
13
1101
−5
14
1110
−6
15
1111
−7
[1]
2.
ppm
Default value.
For further information please refer to the application note Ref. 3 “AN10857”.
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8.5 General purpose 512 bytes static RAM
The PCF2127A contains a general purpose 512 bytes static RAM. This integrated SRAM
is battery backed and can therefore be used to store data which is essential for the
application to survive a power outage.
9 bits, RA[8:0], define the RAM address pointer in registers RAM_addr_MSB and
RAM_addr_LSB. The register address pointer increments after each read or write
automatically up to 1Bh and then wraps around to address 00h (see Figure 3 on page 6).
Data is transferred to or from the RAM via the interface. To write to the RAM, the register
RAM_wrt_cmd, to read from the RAM the register RAM_rd_cmd must be addressed
explicitly.
8.5.1 Register RAM_addr_MSB
Table 13.
RAM_addr_MSB - RAM address MSB register (address 1Ah) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7 to 1
-
unused
0
RA8
RAM address, MSB (9th bit)
8.5.2 Register RAM_addr_LSB
Table 14.
RAM_addr_LSB - RAM address LSB register (address 1Bh) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7 to 0
RA[7:0]
RAM address, LSB (1st to 8th bit)
8.5.3 Register RAM_wrt_cmd
Table 15.
RAM_wrt_cmd - RAM write command register (address 1Ch) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Description
7 to 0
-
data to be written into RAM
8.5.4 Register RAM_rd_cmd
Table 16.
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Bit
Symbol
Description
7 to 0
-
data to be read from RAM
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8.5.5 Operation examples
8.5.5.1
Writing to the RAM
1. Set RAM address:
– Select register RAM_addr_MSB (send address 1Ah).
– Set value for bit RA8 (data byte of register 1Ah).
Note: register address will be incremented automatically to 1Bh.
– Set value for array RA[7:0] (data byte of register 1Bh).
2. Send RAM write command:
– Select register RAM_wrt_cmd (send address 1Ch).
3. Write data into the RAM:
– Write n data byte into RAM.
For details see Figure 44 on page 60.
8.5.5.2
Reading from the RAM
1. Set RAM address:
– Select register RAM_addr_MSB (send address 1Ah).
– Set value for bit RA8 (data byte of register 1Ah).
Note: register address will be incremented automatically to 1Bh.
– Set value for array RA[7:0] (data byte of register 1Bh).
2. Send RAM read command:
– Select register RAM_rd_cmd (send address 1Dh).
3. Read from the RAM:
– Read n data byte from the RAM.
For details see Figure 45 on page 61.
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8.6 Power management functions
The PCF2127A has two power supply pins and one power output pin:
• VDD - the main power supply input pin
• VBAT - the battery backup input pin
• BBS - battery backed output voltage pin (equal to the internal power supply)
The PCF2127A has three power management functions implemented:
• Battery switch-over function
• Battery low detection function
• Extra power fail detection function
The power management functions are controlled by the control bits PWRMNG[2:0] in
register Control_3:
Table 17.
Power management control bit description
PWRMNG[2:0]
Function
[1]
000
battery switch-over function is enabled in standard mode;
battery low detection function is enabled;
extra power fail detection function is enabled
001
battery switch-over function is enabled in standard mode;
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is enabled
010
battery switch-over function is enabled in standard mode;
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is disabled
011
battery switch-over function is enabled in direct switching mode;
battery low detection function is enabled;
extra power fail detection function is enabled
100
battery switch-over function is enabled in direct switching mode;
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is enabled
101
battery switch-over function is enabled in direct switching mode;
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is disabled
[2]
110
battery switch-over function is disabled - only one power supply (VDD);
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is enabled
[2]
111
battery switch-over function is disabled - only one power supply (VDD);
battery low detection function is disabled;
extra power fail detection function is disabled
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Default value.
[2]
When the battery switch-over function is disabled, the PCF2127A works only with the power supply VDD;
VBAT must be put to ground and the battery low detection function is disabled.
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8.6.1 Battery switch-over function
The PCF2127A has a backup battery switch-over circuit which monitors the main power
supply VDD and automatically switches to the backup battery when a power failure
condition is detected.
One of two operation modes can be selected:
• Standard mode: the power failure condition happens when:
VDD < VBAT AND VDD < Vth(sw)bat
• Direct switching mode: the power failure condition happens when VDD < VBAT.
Direct switching from VDD to VBAT without requiring VDD to drop below Vth(sw)bat
Vth(sw)bat is the battery switch threshold voltage. Typical value is 2.5 V.
When a power failure condition occurs and the power supply switches to the battery the
following sequence occurs:
1. The battery switch flag BF (register Control_3) is set logic 1.
2. An interrupt is generated if the control bit BIE (register Control_3) is enabled
(see Section 8.13.7).
3. If the control bit BTSE (register Control_3) is logic 1, the timestamp registers store the
time and date when the battery switch occurred (see Section 8.12.4).
4. The battery switch flag BF is cleared via the interface; it must be cleared to clear the
interrupt.
The interface is disabled in battery backup operation:
• Interface inputs are not recognized, preventing extraneous data being written to the
device
• Interface outputs are high-impedance
8.6.1.1
Standard mode
If VDD > VBAT OR VDD > Vth(sw)bat the internal power supply is VDD.
If VDD < VBAT AND VDD < Vth(sw)bat the internal power supply is VBAT.
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backup battery operation
VDD
VBBS
VBBS
VBAT
internal power supply (= VBBS)
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
VDD (= 0 V)
BF
INT
cleared via interface
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Fig 4.
8.6.1.2
Battery switch-over behavior in standard mode with bit BIE set logic 1 (enabled)
Direct switching mode
If VDD > VBAT the internal power supply is VDD.
If VDD < VBAT the internal power supply is VBAT.
backup battery operation
VDD
VBBS
VBAT
VBBS
internal power supply (= VBBS)
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
VDD (= 0 V)
BF
INT
cleared via interface
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Fig 5.
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The direct switching mode is useful in systems where VDD is higher than VBAT at all times.
The direct switching mode is not recommended if the VDD and VBAT values are similar
(e.g. VDD = 3.3 V, VBAT ≥ 3.0 V). In direct switching mode the power consumption is
reduced compared to the standard mode because the monitoring of VDD and Vth(sw)bat is
not performed.
8.6.1.3
Battery switch-over disabled: only one power supply (VDD)
When the battery switch-over function is disabled:
•
•
•
•
8.6.1.4
The power supply is applied on the VDD pin
The VBAT pin must be connected to ground
The internal power supply, available at the output pin BBS, is equal to VDD
The battery flag (BF) is always logic 0
Battery switch-over architecture
The architecture of the battery switch-over circuit is shown in Figure 6.
comparators
logic
switches
VDD(int)
VCC
VDD
Vth(sw)bat
VDD
VDD(int)
VCC
VBBS
(internal
power supply)
LOGIC
Vth(sw)bat
VBAT
VBAT
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VDD(int)
Fig 6.
Battery switch-over circuit, simplified block diagram
The internal power supply (available on pin BBS) is equal to VDD or VBAT. It has to be
assured that there are decoupling capacitors on the pins VDD, VBAT, and BBS.
8.6.2 Battery backup supply
The VBBS voltage on the output pin BBS is equal to the internal power supply, depending
on the selected battery switch-over function mode:
Table 18.
Output pin BBS
Battery switch-over function mode
Conditions
VBBS equals
standard
VDD > VBAT or VDD > Vth(sw)bat
VDD
VDD < VBAT and VDD < Vth(sw)bat
VBAT
VDD > VBAT
VDD
VDD < VBAT
VBAT
only VDD available,
VBAT must be put to ground
VDD
direct switching
disabled
The output pin BBS can be used as a supply for external devices with battery backup
needs, such as SRAM (see Ref. 3 “AN10857”). For this case, Figure 7 shows the typical
driving capability when VBBS is driven from VDD.
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0
VBBS − VDD
(mV)
−200
VDD = 4.2 V
−400
VDD = 3 V
VDD = 2 V
−600
−800
0
2
4
6
8
IBBS (mA)
Fig 7.
Typical driving capability of VBBS: (VBBS − VDD) with respect to the output load
current IBBS
8.6.3 Battery low detection function
The PCF2127A has a battery low detection circuit which monitors the status of the battery
VBAT.
When VBAT drops below the threshold value Vth(bat)low (typically 2.5 V) the BLF flag
(register Control_3) is set to indicate that the battery is low and that it must be replaced.
Monitoring of the battery voltage also occurs during battery operation.
An unreliable battery cannot prevent that the supply voltage drops below Vlow (typical
1.2 V) and therewith the data integrity gets lost.
When VBAT drops below the threshold value Vth(bat)low, the following sequence occurs (see
Figure 8):
1. The battery low flag BLF is set logic 1.
2. An interrupt is generated if the control bit BLIE (register Control_3) is enabled
(see Section 8.13.8).
3. The flag BLF remains logic 1 until the battery is replaced. BLF cannot be cleared
using the interface. It is cleared automatically by the battery low detection circuit when
the battery is replaced.
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VDD = VBBS
internal power supply (= VBBS)
VBAT
Vth(bat)low
(= 2.5 V)
VBAT
BLF
INT
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Fig 8.
Battery low detection behavior with bit BLIE set logic 1 (enabled)
8.6.4 Extra power fail detection function
The PCF2127A has an extra power fail detection circuit which compares the voltage at the
power fail input pin PFI to an internal reference voltage equal to 1.25 V.
If VPFI < 1.25 V the power fail output PFO is driven LOW. PFO is an open-drain, active
LOW output which requires an external pull-up resistor in any application.
The extra power fail detection function is typically used as a low voltage detection for the
main power supply VDD (see Figure 9).
VDD
PCF2127A
R1
RPU
1.25 V
(internal)
15 PFI
14 PFO
R2
VSS
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Fig 9.
Typical application of the extra power fail detection function
Usually R1 and R2 should be chosen such that the voltage at pin PFI
• is higher than 1.25 V at start-up
• falls below 1.25 V when VDD falls below a desired threshold voltage, Vth(uvp), defined
by Equation 1:
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R
V th ( uvp ) = ⎛ -----1- + 1⎞ × 1.25V
⎝R
⎠
2
(1)
Vth(uvp) value is usually set to a value that there are several milliseconds before VDD falls
below the minimum operating voltage of the system, in order to allow the microcontroller
to perform early backup operations.
If the extra power fail detection function is not used, pin PFI must be connected to VSS and
pin PFO must be left open circuit.
8.6.4.1
Extra power fail detection when the battery switch over function is enabled
• When the power switches to the backup battery supply VBAT, the power fail
comparator is switched off and the power fail output at pin PFO goes (or remains)
LOW
• When the power switches back to the main VDD, the pin PFO is not driven LOW
anymore and is pulled HIGH through the external pull-up resistance for a certain time
(trec = 15.63 ms to 31.25 ms) and then the power fail comparator is enabled again
For illustration see Figure 10 and Figure 11.
VDD
Vth(uvp)
VBAT
internal power supply (= VBBS)
VBBS
VBBS
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
VDD (= 0 V)
comparator
enabled
comparator
disabled
comparator
enabled
PF0
trec = [15.63 : 31.25] ms
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Fig 10. PFO signal behavior when battery switch-over is enabled in standard mode and
Vth(uvp) > (VBAT, Vth(sw)bat)
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VDD
VBBS
VBAT
VBBS
internal power supply (= VBBS)
Vth(uvp)
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
VDD (= 0 V)
comparator
enabled
comparator
disabled
comparator
enabled
PF0
trec
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Fig 11. PFO signal behavior when battery switch-over is enabled in direct switching
mode and Vth(uvp) < VBAT
8.6.4.2
Extra power fail detection when the battery switch-over function is disabled
If the battery switch-over function is disabled and the power fail comparator is enabled,
the power fail output at pin PFO depends only on the result of the comparison between
VPFI and 1.25 V:
• If VPFI > 1.25 V, PFO = HIGH (through the external pull-up resistor)
• If VPFI < 1.25 V, PFO = LOW
VDD
Vth(uvp)
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
comparator always enabled
PF0
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Fig 12. PFO signal behavior when battery switch-over is disabled
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8.7 Oscillator stop detection function
The PCF2127A has an on-chip oscillator detection circuit which monitors the status of the
oscillation: whenever the oscillation stops, a reset occurs and the oscillator stop flag OSF
(in register Seconds) is set logic 1.
• Power-on:
a. The oscillator is not running, the chip is in reset (pin RST is LOW and flag OSF is
logic 1).
b. When the oscillator starts running and is stable after power-on, the chip exits from
reset (pin RST is HIGH).
c. The flag OSF is still logic 1 and can be cleared (OSF set logic 0) via the interface.
• Power supply failure:
a. When the power supply of the chip (VDD or VBAT) drops below a certain value
(Vlow), typically 1.2 V, the oscillator stops running and a reset occurs.
b. When the power supply returns to normal operation, the oscillator starts running
again, the chip exits from reset.
c. The flag OSF is still logic 1 and can be cleared (OSF set logic 0) via the interface.
VDD
VDD
VBBS
VBAT
VBBS
VBBS
Vth(sw)bat
(= 2.5 V)
VBBS
battery discharge
internal power supply
Vlow
(= 1.2 V)
VBAT
VSS
VSS
(1)
(2)
OSF
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(1) Theoretical state of the signals since there is no power.
(2) The oscillator stop flag (OSF), set logic 1, indicates that the oscillation has stopped and a reset has
occurred since the flag was last cleared (OSF set logic 0). In this case the integrity of the clock
information is not guaranteed. The OSF flag is cleared using the interface.
Fig 13. Power failure event due to battery discharge: reset occurs
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8.8 Reset function
The PCF2127A has an active LOW open-drain output reset pin (RST). The reset output is
activated at Power-On Reset (POR) and whenever the oscillator is stopped (see
Section 8.7).
8.8.1 Power-On Reset (POR)
The POR is active whenever the oscillator is stopped. The oscillator is also considered to
be stopped during the time between power-on and stable crystal resonance (see
Figure 14). This time may be in the range of 200 ms to 2 s depending on temperature and
supply voltage. Whenever an internal reset occurs, the oscillator stop flag is set (OSF set
logic 1).
chip in reset
chip not in reset
VDD
oscillation
RST
t
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Fig 14. Dependency between POR and oscillator
After POR, the following mode is entered:
•
•
•
•
•
•
32.768 kHz CLKOUT active
Power-On Reset Override (PORO) available to be set
24 hour mode is selected
Battery switch-over is enabled
Battery low detection is enabled
Extra power fail detection is enabled
The register values after power-on are shown in Table 4.
8.8.2 Power-On Reset Override (PORO)
The POR duration is directly related to the crystal oscillator start-up time. Due to the long
start-up times experienced by these types of circuits, a mechanism has been built in to
disable the POR and therefore speed up on-board test of the device.
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OSCILLATOR
SCL
SDA/CE
RESET
OVERRIDE
osc stopped
0 = stopped, 1 = running
reset
0 = override inactive
1 = override active
CLEAR
POR_OVRD
0 = clear override mode
1 = override possible
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Fig 15. Power-On Reset (POR) system
The setting of the PORO mode requires that POR_OVRD in register Control_1 is set logic
1 and that the signals at the interface pins SDA/CE and SCL are toggled as illustrated in
Figure 16. All timings shown are required minimum.
power up
8 ms
minimum 500 ns
minimum 2000 ns
SDA/CE
SCL
reset override
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Fig 16. Power-On Reset Override (PORO) sequence, valid for both I2C-bus and SPI-bus
Once the override mode is entered, the device is immediately released from the reset
state and the set-up operation can commence.
The PORO mode is cleared by writing logic 0 to POR_OVRD. POR_OVRD must be
logic 1 before a re-entry into the override mode is possible. Setting POR_OVRD logic 0
during normal operation has no effect except to prevent accidental entry into the PORO
mode.
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8.9 Time and date function
The majority of these registers are coded in the Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format.
8.9.1 Register Seconds
Table 19.
Seconds - seconds and clock integrity register (address 03h) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
OSF
0
-
clock integrity is guaranteed
1[1]
-
clock integrity is not guaranteed:
oscillator has stopped and chip reset
has occurred since flag was last cleared
6 to 4 SECONDS
0 to 5
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
[1]
actual seconds coded in BCD format
Start-up value.
Table 20.
Seconds coded in BCD format
Seconds value in
decimal
Upper-digit (ten’s place)
Digit (unit place)
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
01
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
02
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
09
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
58
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
59
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
8.9.2 Register Minutes
Table 21.
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Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
-
-
-
unused
6 to 4 MINUTES
0 to 5
ten’s place
actual minutes coded in BCD format
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
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8.9.3 Register Hours
Table 22.
Bit
Hours - hours register (address 05h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
-
-
unused
0
-
indicates AM
1
-
indicates PM
0 to 1
ten’s place
0 to 9
unit place
actual hours coded in BCD format when in
12 hour mode
5 to 4 HOURS
0 to 2
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
7 to 6 12 hour
5
mode[1]
AMPM
4
HOURS
3 to 0
24 hour mode[1]
[1]
actual hours coded in BCD format when in
24 hour mode
Hour mode is set by the bit 12_24 in register Control_1.
8.9.4 Register Days
Table 23.
Bit
Days - days register (address 06h) bit description
Symbol
7 to 6 5 to 4
DAYS[1]
3 to 0
[1]
Value
Place value Description
-
-
unused
0 to 3
ten’s place
actual day coded in BCD format
0 to 9
unit place
The RTC compensates for leap years by adding a 29th day to February if the year counter contains a value
which is exactly divisible by 4, including the year 00.
8.9.5 Register Weekdays
Table 24.
Bit
Weekdays - weekdays register (address 07h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Description
7 to 3 -
-
unused
2 to 0 WEEKDAYS
0 to 6
actual weekday value, see Table 25
Although the association of the weekdays counter to the actual weekday is arbitrary, the
PCF2127A will assume Sunday is 000 and Monday is 001 for the purposes of determining
the increment for calendar weeks.
Table 25.
Weekday assignments
Day[1]
2
1
0
Sunday
0
0
0
Monday
0
0
1
Tuesday
0
1
0
Wednesday
0
1
1
Thursday
1
0
0
Friday
1
0
1
Saturday
1
1
0
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8.9.6 Register Months
Table 26.
Bit
Months - months register (address 08h) bit description
Symbol
7 to 5 4
MONTHS
3 to 0
Table 27.
Value
Place value Description
-
-
unused
0 to 1
ten’s place
0 to 9
unit place
actual month coded in BCD format, see
Table 27
Month assignments in BCD format
Month
Upper-digit
(ten’s place)
Digit (unit place)
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
January
0
0
0
0
1
February
0
0
0
1
0
March
0
0
0
1
1
April
0
0
1
0
0
May
0
0
1
0
1
June
0
0
1
1
0
July
0
0
1
1
1
August
0
1
0
0
0
September
0
1
0
0
1
October
1
0
0
0
0
November
1
0
0
0
1
December
1
0
0
1
0
8.9.7 Register Years
Table 28.
Bit
Years - years register (address 09h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7 to 4 YEARS
0 to 9
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
actual year coded in BCD format
8.9.8 Setting and reading the time
Figure 17 shows the data flow and data dependencies starting from the 1 Hz clock tick.
During read/write operations, the time counting circuits (memory locations 03h through
09h) are blocked.
This prevents
• Faulty reading of the clock and calendar during a carry condition
• Incrementing the time registers during the read cycle
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1 Hz tick
SECONDS
MINUTES
12_24 hour mode
HOURS
LEAP YEAR
CALCULATION
DAYS
WEEKDAY
MONTHS
YEARS
001aaf901
Fig 17. Data flow of the time function
After this read/write access is completed, the time circuit is released again and any
pending request to increment the time counters that occurred during the read/write access
is serviced. A maximum of 1 request can be stored; therefore, all accesses must be
completed within 1 second (see Figure 18).
t<1s
START
SLAVE ADDRESS
DATA
DATA
STOP
013aaa215
Fig 18. Access time for read/write operations
As a consequence of this method, it is very important to make a read or write access in
one go, that is, setting or reading seconds through to years should be made in one single
access. Failing to comply with this method could result in the time becoming corrupted.
As an example, if the time (seconds through to hours) is set in one access and then in a
second access the date is set, it is possible that the time may increment between the two
accesses. A similar problem exists when reading. A roll over may occur between reads
thus giving the minutes from one moment and the hours from the next. Therefore it is
advised to read all time and date registers in one access.
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8.10 Alarm function
When one or more of the alarm bit fields are loaded with a valid second, minute, hour, day,
or weekday and its corresponding alarm enable bit (AE_x) is logic 0, then that information
is compared with the actual second, minute, hour, day, and weekday (see Figure 19).
example
check now signal
AE_S
AE_S = 1
SECOND ALARM
=
1
0
SECOND TIME
AE_M
MINUTE ALARM
=
MINUTE TIME
AE_H
HOUR ALARM
=
set alarm flag AF (1)
HOUR TIME
AE_D
DAY ALARM
=
DAY TIME
AE_W
WEEKDAY ALARM
=
013aaa236
WEEKDAY TIME
(1) Only when all enabled alarm settings are matching.
Fig 19. Alarm function block diagram
The generation of interrupts from the alarm function is described in Section 8.13.5.
8.10.1 Register Second_alarm
Table 29.
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
AE_S
0
-
Product data sheet
second alarm is enabled
1[1]
-
second alarm is disabled
6 to 4 SECOND_ALARM
0 to 5
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
second alarm information coded in BCD
format
[1]
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Second_alarm - second alarm register (address 0Ah) bit description
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8.10.2 Register Minute_alarm
Table 30.
Minute_alarm - minute alarm register (address 0Bh) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
AE_M
0
-
minute alarm is enabled
1[1]
-
minute alarm is disabled
6 to 4 MINUTE_ALARM
0 to 5
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
minute alarm information coded in BCD
format
[1]
Default value.
8.10.3 Register Hour_alarm
Table 31.
Hour_alarm - hour alarm register (address 0Ch) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
AE_H
0
-
hour alarm is enabled
1[1]
-
hour alarm is disabled
-
-
unused
0
-
indicates AM
1
-
indicates PM
hour alarm information coded in BCD
format when in 12 hour mode
6
-
12 hour mode[2]
5
AMPM
4
HOUR_ALARM
0 to 1
ten’s place
0 to 9
unit place
5 to 4 HOUR_ALARM
0 to 2
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
3 to 0
24 hour mode[2]
[1]
Default value.
[2]
Hour mode is set by the bit 12_24 in register Control_1.
hour alarm information coded in BCD
format when in 24 hour mode
8.10.4 Register Day_alarm
Table 32.
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
AE_D
0
-
day alarm is enabled
1[1]
-
day alarm is disabled
6
-
-
unused
5 to 4 DAY_ALARM
0 to 3
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
day alarm information coded in BCD
format
[1]
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Day_alarm - day rearm register (address 0Dh) bit description
Bit
-
Default value.
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8.10.5 Register Weekday_alarm
Table 33.
Weekday_alarm - weekday alarm register (address 0Eh) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Description
7
AE_W
0
weekday alarm is enabled
1[1]
weekday alarm is disabled
6 to 3 -
-
unused
2 to 0 WEEKDAY_ALARM
0 to 6
weekday alarm information
[1]
Default value.
8.10.6 Alarm flag
When all enabled comparisons first match, the alarm flag AF (register Control_2) is set.
AF will remain set until cleared by using the interface. Once AF has been cleared it will
only be set again when the time increments to match the alarm condition once more. For
clearing the flags see Section 8.11.6
Alarm registers which have their alarm enable bit AE_x at logic 1 are ignored.
minutes counter
44
minute alarm
45
45
46
AF
INT when AIE = 1
001aaf903
Example where only the minute alarm is used and no other interrupts are enabled.
Fig 20. Alarm flag timing diagram
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8.11 Timer functions
The PCF2127A has two different timer functions, a watchdog timer and a countdown
timer. The timers can be selected by using the control bits WD_CD[1:0] in the register
Watchdg_tim_ctl.
• The watchdog timer has four selectable source clocks. It can, for example, be used to
detect a microprocessor with interrupt and reset capability which is out of control (see
Section 8.11.3)
• The countdown timer has four selectable source clocks allowing for countdown
periods from less than 1 ms to more than 4 hours (see Section 8.11.4)
To control the timer functions and timer output, the registers Control_2, Watchdg_tim_ctl,
and Watchdg_tim_val are used.
8.11.1 Register Watchdg_tim_ctl
Table 34.
Bit
Watchdg_tim_ctl - watchdog timer control register (address 10h) bit description
Symbol
7 to 6 WD_CD[1:0]
Value
Description
00[1]
watchdog timer disabled;
countdown timer disabled
01
watchdog timer disabled;
countdown timer enabled
if CDTIE is set logic 1, the interrupt pin INT is
activated when the countdown timed out
10
watchdog timer enabled;
the interrupt pin INT is activated when timed out;
countdown timer not available
11
watchdog timer enabled;
the reset pin RST is activated when timed out;
countdown timer not available
5
TI_TP
4 to 2 -
0[1]
the interrupt pin INT is configured to generate a
permanent active signal when MSF and/or CDTF is set
1
the interrupt pin INT is configured to generate a pulsed
signal when MSF flag and/or CDTF flag is set (see
Figure 25)
-
unused
1 to 0 TF[1:0]
[1]
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00
4.096 kHz
01
64 Hz
10
1 Hz
11[1]
1⁄
60
Hz
Default value.
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8.11.2 Register Watchdg_tim_val
Table 35.
Bit
Watchdg_tim_val - watchdog timer value register (address 11h) bit description
Symbol
7 to 0 WATCHDG_TIM_VAL[7:0]
Value
Description
00 to FF
countdown period in seconds:
n
CountdownPeriod = -------------------------------------------------------------SourceClockFrequency
where n is the countdown value
Table 36.
Programmable watchdog or countdown timer
TF[1:0] Timer source
clock frequency
Units
Minimum timer
period (n = 1)
Units
Maximum timer
period (n = 255)
Units
00
4.096
kHz
244
μs
62.256
ms
01
64
Hz
15.625
ms
3.984
s
10
1
Hz
1
s
255
s
11
1⁄
Hz
60
s
15300
s
60
8.11.3 Watchdog timer function
The watchdog timer function is controlled by the WD_CD[1:0] bits of the register
Watchdg_tim_ctl (see Table 34).
The two bits TF[1:0] in register Watchdg_tim_ctl determine one of the four source clock
frequencies for the watchdog timer: 4.096 kHz, 64 Hz, 1 Hz, or 1⁄60 Hz (see Table 36).
When the watchdog timer function is enabled, the 8 bit timer in register Watchdg_tim_val
(see Table 35) determines the watchdog timer period.
The watchdog timer counts down from the software programmed 8 bit binary value n in
register Watchdg_tim_val. When the counter reaches 1 the watchdog timer flag WDTF
(register Control_2) is set logic 1.
In the case that WDTF is logic 1:
• if WD_CD[1:0] = 10 an interrupt will be generated
• if WD_CD[1:0] = 11 a reset will be generated
The counter does not automatically reload.
When WD_CD[1:0] = 10 or WD_CD[1:0] = 11 and the microcontroller unit (MCU) loads a
watchdog timer value n:
• the flag WDTF is reset
• INT or RST is cleared
• the watchdog timer starts again
Loading the counter with 0 will:
• reset the flag WDTF
• clear INT or RST
• stop the watchdog timer
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Remark: WDTF is read only and cannot be cleared with the interface. WDTF can be
cleared by:
• loading a value in register Watchdg_tim_val
• reading of the register Control_2
Writing a logic 0 or logic 1 to WDTF has no effect.
MCU
watchdog
timer value
n=1
n
WDTF
INT
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Counter reached 1, WDTF is set logic 1, and an interrupt is generated.
Fig 21. WD_CD[1:0] = 10: watchdog activates an interrupt when timed out
• When the watchdog timer counter reaches 1, the watchdog timer flag WDTF is set
logic 1
• When a minute or second interrupt occurs, the minute/second flag MSF is set logic 1
(see Section 8.13.1)
MCU
watchdog
timer value
n=1
n
WDTF
RST
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tw(rst)
Counter reached 1, WDTF is set logic 1, reset pulse on the RST pin is generated for a time equal
to tw(rst).
Fig 22. WD_CD[1:0] = 11: watchdog activates a reset pulse when timed out
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Table 37.
Specification of tw(rst)
WD_CD[1:0]
TF[1:0]
tw(rst)
11
00
244 μs
01
15.625 ms
10
15.625 ms
11
15.625 ms
8.11.4 Countdown timer function
The countdown timer function is controlled by the WD_CD[1:0] bits in register
Watchdg_tim_ctl (see Table 34).
The timer counts down from the software programmed 8 bit binary value n in register
Watchdg_tim_val. When the counter reaches 1
• the countdown timer flag CDTF is set
• the counter automatically reloads
• and the next time period starts
Loading the counter with 0 effectively stops the timer.
Reading the timer will return the actual value of the countdown counter.
countdown value, n
XX
03
countdown counter
XX
03
WD/CD [1:0]
00
timer source clock
02
01
03
02
01
03
02
01
03
01
CDTF
INT
n
duration of first timer period after
enable may range from n−1 to n+1
n
001aag071
In this example it is assumed that the countdown timer flag (CDTF) is cleared before the next
countdown period expires and that INT is set to pulsed mode.
Fig 23. General countdown timer behavior
If a new value of n is written before the end of the actual timer period, this value will take
immediate effect. It is not recommended to change n without first disabling the counter by
setting WD_CD[1:0] = 00. The update of n is asynchronous to the timer clock. Therefore
changing it on the fly could result in a corrupted value loaded into the countdown counter.
This can result in an undetermined countdown period for the first period. The countdown
value n will, however, be correctly stored and correctly loaded on subsequent timer
periods.
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When the countdown timer flag CDTF is set, an interrupt signal on INT will be generated
provided that this mode is enabled. See Section 8.13.2 for details on how the interrupt can
be controlled.
When starting the countdown timer for the first time, only the first period will not have a
fixed duration. The amount of inaccuracy for the first timer period will depend on the
chosen source clock, see Table 38.
Table 38.
First period delay for timer counter
Timer source clock
Minimum timer period
Maximum timer period
4.096 kHz
n
n+1
64 Hz
n
n+1
1 Hz
(n − 1) +
Hz
n + 1⁄64 Hz
1⁄
(n − 1) + 1⁄64 Hz
n + 1⁄64 Hz
60
Hz
1⁄
64
At the end of every countdown, the timer sets the countdown timer flag (CDTF). CDTF
may only be cleared by software. The asserted CDTF can be used to generate an
interrupt (INT). The interrupt may be generated as a pulsed signal every countdown
period or as a permanently active signal which follows the condition of CDTF. TI_TP is
used to control this mode selection. The interrupt output may be disabled with the CDTIE
bit, see Table 6.
When reading the timer, the actual countdown value is returned and not the initial value n.
Since it is not possible to freeze the countdown timer counter during read back, it is
recommended to read the register twice and check for consistent results.
8.11.5 Pre-defined timers: second and minute interrupt
PCF2127A has two pre-defined timers which are used to generate an interrupt either once
per second or once per minute. The pulse generator for the minute or second interrupt
operates from an internal 64 Hz clock. It is independent of the watchdog or countdown
timers. Each of these timers can be enabled by the bits SI (second interrupt) and MI
(minute interrupt) in register Control_1.
8.11.6 Clearing flags
The flags MSF, CDTF, AF and TSFx can be cleared by using the interface. To prevent one
flag being overwritten while clearing another, a logic AND is performed during the write
access. A flag is cleared by writing logic 0 whilst a flag is not cleared by writing logic1.
Writing logic1 will result in the flag value remaining unchanged.
Four examples are given for clearing the flags. Clearing the flags is made by a write
command:
• Bits labeled with - must be written with their previous values
• WDTF is read only and has to be written with logic 0
Repeatedly re-writing these bits has no influence on the functional behavior.
Table 39.
Register
Control_2
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Flag location in register Control_2
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
MSF
WDTF
TSF2
AF
CDTF
-
-
-
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Table 40.
Register
Control_2
Example values in register Control_2
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
The following tables show what instruction must be sent to clear the appropriate flag.
Table 41.
Register
Example to clear only CDTF (bit 3) in register Control_2
Bit
7
Control_2
[1]
1
Register
Control_2
Register
Control_2
1
0
0
-[1]
-[1]
-[1]
1
6
0
5
1
4
3
2
1
0
1
0[1]
0[1]
0
0[1]
Example to clear only MSF (bit 7) in register Control_2
Bit
0
6
0
5
1
4
1
3
2
1
0
1
0[1]
0[1]
0[1]
The bits labeled as - have to be rewritten with the previous values.
Table 44.
Register
Example to clear both CDTF and MSF in register Control_2
Bit
7
Control_2
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2
Bit
7
PCF2127A_2
1
3
The bits labeled as - have to be rewritten with the previous values.
Table 43.
[1]
1
4
Example to clear only AF (bit 4) in register Control_2
7
[1]
0
5
The bits labeled as - have to be rewritten with the previous values.
Table 42.
[1]
6
0
6
0
5
1
4
1
3
2
1
0
0
0[1]
0[1]
0[1]
The bits labeled as - have to be rewritten with the previous values.
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8.12 Timestamp function
The PCF2127A has an active LOW timestamp input pin TS, internally pulled with an
on-chip pull-up resistor to the internal power supply of the device. It also has a timestamp
detection circuit which can detect two different events:
1. Input on pin TS is driven to an intermediate level between power supply and ground.
2. Input on pin TS is driven to ground.
1
16
2
3
15
VDD
4
5
TS
R2 =
200 kΩ
±5%
6
R1 =
200 kΩ
± 20 %
14
13
12
11
7
10
8 PCF212xA 9
push-button 1
connected to
cover 1
push-button 2
connected to
cover 2
013aaa176
VSS
Fig 24. Timestamp detection with two push-buttons on one the TS pin (e.g. for tamper
detection)
The timestamp function is enabled by default after power-on and it can be switched off by
setting the control bit TSOFF (register Timestp_ctl).
A most common application of the timestamp function is described in Ref. 3 “AN10857”.
See Section 8.13.6 for a description of interrupt generation from the timestamp function.
8.12.1 Timestamp flag
1. When the TS input pin is driven to an intermediate level between the power supply
and ground the following sequence occurs:
a. The actual date and time are stored in the timestamp registers.
b. The timestamp flag TSF1 (register Control_1) is set.
c. If the TSIE bit (register Control_2) is active, an interrupt on the INT pin is
generated.
The TSF1 flag can be cleared by using the interface. Clearing the flag will clear the
interrupt. Once TSF1 is cleared it will only be set again when a new negative edge on
TS is detected.
2. When the TS input pin is driven to ground the following sequence occurs:
a. The actual date and time are stored in the timestamp registers.
b. In addition to the TSF1 flag the TSF2 flag (register Control_2) is set.
c. If the TSIE bit is active, an interrupt on the INT pin is generated.
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The TSF1 and TSF2 flags can be cleared by using the interface; clearing both flags
will clear the interrupt. Once TSF2 is cleared it will only be set again when TS pin is
driven to ground once again.
8.12.2 Time stamp mode
The timestamp function has two different modes selected by the control bit TSM
(timestamp mode) in register Timestp_ctl:
• If TSM is logic 0 (default): in subsequent trigger events without clearing the timestamp
flags, the last timestamp event is stored
• If TSM is logic 1: in subsequent trigger events without clearing the timestamp flags,
the first timestamp event is stored
The timestamp function also depends on the control bit BTSE in register Control_3, see
Section 8.12.4.
8.12.3 Timestamp registers
8.12.3.1
Register Timestp_ctl
Table 45.
Timestp_ctl - timestamp control register (address 12h) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value Description
7
TSM
0[1]
in subsequent events without clearing the timestamp
flags, the last event is stored
1
in subsequent events without clearing the timestamp
flags, the first event is stored
0[1]
timestamp function active
1
timestamp function disabled
-
unused
6
TSOFF
5
-
4 to 0 1_O_16_TIMESTP[4:0]
[1]
8.12.3.2
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second timestamp information coded in BCD format
Register Sec_timestp
Sec_timestp - second timestamp register (address 13h) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
-
-
-
unused
6 to 4 SECOND_TIMESTP 0 to 5
ten’s place
3 to 0
unit place
second timestamp information coded in
BCD format
0 to 9
Register Min_timestp
Table 47.
PCF2127A_2
16
Default value.
Table 46.
8.12.3.3
1⁄
Min_timestp - minute timestamp register (address 14h) bit description
Bit
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7
-
-
-
unused
6 to 4 MINUTE_TIMESTP
0 to 5
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
minute timestamp information coded in
BCD format
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8.12.3.4
Register Hour_timestp
Table 48.
Bit
Hour_timestp - hour timestamp register (address 15h) bit description
Symbol
7 to 6 -
Value
Place value Description
-
-
unused
0
-
indicates AM
1
-
indicates PM
hour timestamp information coded in BCD
format when in 12 hour mode
12 hour mode[1]
5
AMPM
4
HOUR_TIMESTP
0 to 1
ten’s place
0 to 9
unit place
5 to 4 HOUR_TIMESTP
0 to 2
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
3 to 0
24 hour mode[1]
[1]
8.12.3.5
Hour mode is set by the bit 12_24 in register Control_1.
Register Day_timestp
Table 49.
Bit
8.12.3.6
Day_timestp - day timestamp register (address 16h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7 to 6 -
-
-
unused
5 to 4 DAY_TIMESTP
0 to 3
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
day timestamp information coded in BCD
format
Register Mon_timestp
Table 50.
Bit
Mon_timestp - month timestamp register (address 17h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7 to 5 -
-
-
unused
4
0 to 1
ten’s place
0 to 9
unit place
month timestamp information coded in
BCD format
MONTH_TIMESTP
3 to 0
8.12.3.7
Register Year_timestp
Table 51.
Bit
PCF2127A_2
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hour timestamp information coded in BCD
format when in 24 hour mode
Year_timestp - year timestamp register (address 18h) bit description
Symbol
Value
Place value Description
7 to 4 YEAR_TIMESTP
0 to 9
ten’s place
3 to 0
0 to 9
unit place
year timestamp information coded in BCD
format
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8.12.4 Dependency between Battery switch-over and timestamp
The timestamp function depends on the control bit BTSE in register Control_3:
Table 52.
Battery switch-over and timestamp
BTSE BF
0
Description
-
[1]
0
[1]
1
the battery switch-over does not affect the timestamp registers
If a battery switch-over event occurs:
the timestamp registers store the time and date when the switch-over occurs;
after this event occurred BF is set logic 1
1
the timestamp registers are not modified;
in this condition subsequent battery switch-over events or falling edges on pin
TS are not registered
[1]
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8.13 Interrupt output, INT
SI
SECONDS COUNTER
MI
MINUTES COUNTER
MSF:
MINUTE
SECOND FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read MSF
0
SI/MI
1
PULSE
GENERATOR 1
TRIGGER
CLEAR
from interface:
clear MSF
WD_CD[1:0] = 01
COUNTDOWN
COUNTER
INT pin
TI_TP
CDTF:
COUNTDOWN
TIMER FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read CDTF
PULSE
GENERATOR 2
0
CDTIE
1
TRIGGER
CLEAR
from interface:
clear CDTF
WD_CD[1:0] = 01
WATCHDOG
COUNTER
MCU loading
watchdog counter
set alarm
flag, AF
WDTF:
WATCHDOG
TIMER FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read AF
AIE
TSFx: TIMESTAMP
FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read TSFx
TSIE
BF: BATTERY
FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read BF
BIE
BLF: BATTERY
LOW FLAG
SET
CLEAR
to interface:
read BLF
BLIE
from interface:
clear TSFx
set battery
flag, BF
from interface:
clear BF
set battery
low flag, BLF
WD_CD[1:0] = 00
AF: ALARM
FLAG
SET
CLEAR
from interface:
clear AF
set timestamp
flag, TSFx
to interface:
read WDTF
from battery
low detection
circuit: clear BF
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When SI, MI, CDTIE, WD_CD, AIE, TSIE, BIE, BLIE are all disabled, INT will remain high-impedance.
Fig 25. Interrupt block diagram
PCF2127A has an interrupt output pin INT which is open-drain, active LOW. Interrupts
may be sourced from different places:
• second or minute timer
• countdown timer
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•
•
•
•
•
watchdog timer
alarm
timestamp
battery switch-over
battery low detection
The control bit TI_TP (register Watchdg_tim_ctl) is used to configure whether the
interrupts generated from the second/minute timer (flag MSF in register Control_2) and
the countdown timer (flag CDTF in register Control_2) are pulsed signals or a
permanently active signal. All the other interrupt sources generate a permanently active
interrupt signal which follows the status of the corresponding flags. When the interrupt
sources are all disabled, INT remains high-impedance.
• The flags MSF, CDTF, AF, TSFx and BF can be cleared by using the interface
• The flags WDTF is read only. How it can be cleared is explained in Section 8.11.6
• The flag BLF is read only. It is cleared automatically from the battery low detection
circuit when the battery is replaced
8.13.1 Minute and second interrupts
Minute and second interrupts are generated by predefined timers. The timers can be
enabled independently from one another by the bits MI and SI in register Control_1.
However, a minute interrupt enabled on top of a second interrupt will not be
distinguishable since it will occur at the same time.
The minute/second flag MSF (register Control_2) is set logic 1 when either the seconds or
the minutes counter increments according to the actually enabled interrupt (see Table 53).
The MSF flag can be read and cleared by the interface.
Table 53.
Effect of bits MI and SI on pin INT and bit MSF
MI SI
Result on INT
Result on MSF
0
0
no interrupt generated
MSF never set
1
0
an interrupt once per minute
MSF set when minutes counter increments
0
1
an interrupt once per second
MSF set when seconds counter increments
1
1
an interrupt once per second
MSF set when seconds counter increments
When MSF is set logic 1:
• If TI_TP is logic 1 the interrupt is generated as a pulsed signal.
• If TI_TP is logic 0 the interrupt is permanently active signal that remains until MSF is
cleared.
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seconds counter
58
59
minutes counter
59
00
11
12
00
01
INT when SI enabled
MSF when SI enabled
INT when only MI enabled
MSF when only MI enabled
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In this example, bit TI_TP is logic 1 and the MSF flag is not cleared after an interrupt.
Fig 26. INT example for SI and MI when TI_TP is logic 1
seconds counter
58
59
minutes counter
59
00
11
12
00
01
INT when SI enable
MSF when SI enable
INT when only MI enabled
MSF when only MI enabled
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In this example, bit TI_TP is logic 0 and the MSF flag is cleared after an interrupt.
Fig 27. INT example for SI and MI when TI_TP is logic 0
The pulse generator for the minute/second interrupt operates from an internal 64 Hz clock
and generates a pulse of 1⁄64 seconds in duration.
8.13.2 Countdown timer interrupts
The generation of interrupts from the countdown timer is controlled via the CDTIE bit
(register Control_2).
The interrupt may be generated as a pulsed signal at every countdown period or as a
permanently active signal which follows the status of the countdown timer flag CDTF. Bit
TI_TP is used to control this bit.
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8.13.3 INT pulse shortening
The pulse generator for the countdown timer interrupt also uses an internal clock, but this
time it is dependent on the selected source clock for the countdown timer and on the
countdown value n. As a consequence, the width of the interrupt pulse varies (see
Table 54).
Table 54.
INT operation (bit TI_TP = 1)
Source clock (Hz)
INT period (s)
n = 1 [1]
n>1
4096
1⁄
8192
1⁄
4096
64
1⁄
128
1⁄
64
1
1⁄
64
1⁄
64
1⁄
1⁄
64
1⁄
64
60
[1]
n = loaded countdown value. Timer stopped when n = 0.
If the MSF or CDTF flag (register Control_2) is cleared before the end of the INT pulse,
then the INT pulse is shortened. This allows the source of a system interrupt to be cleared
immediately when it is serviced, i.e. the system does not have to wait for the completion of
the pulse before continuing; see Figure 28 and Figure 29. Instructions for clearing bit MSF
and bit CDTF can be found in Section 8.11.6.
seconds counter
58
59
MSF
INT
(1)
SCL
8th clock
instruction
CLEAR INSTRUCTION
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(1) Indicates normal duration of INT pulse.
The timing shown for clearing bit MSF is also valid for the non-pulsed interrupt mode, i.e. when
TI_TP is logic 0, where the INT pulse may be shortened by setting both bits MI and SI logic 0.
Fig 28. Example of shortening the INT pulse by clearing the MSF flag
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countdown counter
01
n
CDTF
INT
(1)
SCL
8th clock
CLEAR INSTRUCTION
instruction
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(1) Indicates normal duration of INT pulse.
The timing shown for clearing CDTF is also valid for the non-pulsed interrupt mode, i.e. when
TI_TP is logic 0, where the INT pulse may be shortened by setting CDTIE logic 0.
Fig 29. Example of shortening the INT pulse by clearing the CDTF flag
8.13.4 Watchdog timer interrupts
The generation of interrupts from the watchdog timer is controlled using the WD_CD[1:0]
bits (register Watchdg_tim_ctl). The interrupt is generated as an active signal which
follows the status of the watchdog timer flag WDTF (register Control_2). No pulse
generation is possible for watchdog timer interrupts.
The interrupt is cleared when the flag WDTF is reset. WDTF is a read only bit and cannot
be cleared by using the interface. Instructions for clearing it can be found in
Section 8.11.6.
8.13.5 Alarm interrupts
Generation of interrupts from the alarm function is controlled via the bit AIE (register
Control_2). If AIE is enabled, the INT pin will follow the status of bit AF (register
Control_2). Clearing AF will immediately clear INT. No pulse generation is possible for
alarm interrupts.
minute counter
44
minute alarm
45
45
AF
INT
SCL
8th clock
instruction
CLEAR INSTRUCTION
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Example where only the minute alarm is used and no other interrupts are enabled.
Fig 30. AF timing diagram
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8.13.6 Timestamp interrupts
Interrupt generation from the timestamp function is controlled using the TSIE bit (register
Control_2). If TSIE is enabled the INT pin follows the status of the flags TSFx. Clearing
the flags TSFx immediately clears INT. No pulse generation is possible for timestamp
interrupts.
8.13.7 Battery switch-over interrupts
Generation of interrupts from the battery switch-over is controlled via the BIE bit (register
Control_3). If BIE is enabled, the INT pin follows the status of bit BF in register Control_3
(see Table 52). Clearing BF immediately clears INT. No pulse generation is possible for
battery switch-over interrupts.
8.13.8 Battery low detection interrupts
Generation of interrupts from the battery low detection is controlled via the BLIE bit
(register Control_3). If BLIE is enabled the INT pin will follow the status of bit BLF (register
Control_3). The interrupt is cleared when the battery is replaced (BLF is logic 0) or when
bit BLIE is disabled (BLIE is logic 0). BLF is read only and therefore cannot be cleared via
the interface.
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8.14 External clock test mode
A test mode is available which allows on-board testing. In this mode it is possible to set up
test conditions and control the operation of the RTC.
The test mode is entered by setting bit EXT_TEST logic 1 (register Control_1). Then
pin CLKOUT becomes an input. The test mode replaces the internal clock signal (64 Hz)
with the signal applied to pin CLKOUT. Every 64 positive edges applied to pin CLKOUT
generate an increment of one second.
The signal applied to pin CLKOUT should have a minimum pulse width of 300 ns and a
maximum period of 1000 ns. The internal clock, now sourced from CLKOUT, is divided
down by a 26 divider chain called prescaler (see prescaler in Table 55). The prescaler can
be set into a known state by using bit STOP. When bit STOP is logic 1, the prescaler is
reset to 0. STOP must be cleared before the prescaler can operate again.
From a stop condition, the first 1 second increment will take place after 32 positive edges
on pin CLKOUT. Thereafter, every 64 positive edges will cause a 1 second increment.
Remark: Entry into test mode is not synchronized to the internal 64 Hz clock. When
entering the test mode, no assumption as to the state of the prescaler can be made.
Operating example:
1. Set EXT_TEST test mode (register Control_1, EXT_TEST is logic 1).
2. Set bit STOP (register Control_1, STOP is logic 1).
3. Set time registers to desired value.
4. Clear STOP (register Control_1, STOP is logic 0).
5. Apply 32 clock pulses to CLKOUT.
6. Read time registers to see the first change.
7. Apply 64 clock pulses to CLKOUT.
8. Read time registers to see the second change.
Repeat 7 and 8 for additional increments.
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8.15 STOP bit function
The function of the STOP bit is to allow for accurate starting of the time circuits. STOP will
cause the upper part of the prescaler (F9 to F14) to be held in reset and thus no 1 Hz ticks
are generated. The time circuits can then be set and will not increment until the STOP bit
is released. STOP will not affect the CLKOUT signal but the output of the prescaler in the
range of 32 Hz to 1 Hz (see Figure 31).
The lower stages of the prescaler, F0 to F8, are not reset and because the I2C-bus and the
SPI-bus are asynchronous to the crystal oscillator, the accuracy of re-starting the time
circuits is between 0 and one 64 Hz cycle (0.484375 s and 0.500000 s), see Table 55 and
Figure 32.
Table 55.
First increment of time circuits after stop release
Bit
STOP
Prescaler bits[1]
F0 to F8 - F9 to F14
1 Hz tick
Time
hh:mm:ss
Comment
12:45:12
prescaler counting normally
Clock is running normally
0
010000111-010100
STOP bit is activated by user. F0 to F8 are not reset and values cannot be predicted externally
1
xxxxxxxxx-000000
12:45:12
prescaler is reset; time circuits are frozen
08:00:00
prescaler is reset; time circuits are frozen
08:00:00
prescaler is now running
New time is set by user
1
xxxxxxxxx-000000
STOP bit is released by user
xxxxxxxxx-000000
0
xxxxxxxxx-100000
0
xxxxxxxxx-100000
0
xxxxxxxxx-110000
:
:
0
111111111-111110
0
000000000-000001
08:00:01
0
100000000-000001
08:00:01
:
:
:
0
111111111-111111
08:00:01
0
000000000-000000
0
100000000-000000
:
:
:
0
111111111-111110
08:00:01
0
000000000-000001
08:00:02
0.484375 - 0.500000 s
0
08:00:00
08:00:00
08:00:00
:
1s
08:00:00
0 to 1 transition of F14 increments the time circuits
08:00:01
0 to 1 transition of F14 increments the time circuits
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[1]
F0 is clocked at 32.768 kHz.
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LOWER PRESCALER
32768 Hz
16384 Hz
F0
8192 Hz
F1
UPPER PRESCALER
128 Hz
4096 Hz
F2
64 Hz
F8
F9
F10
F13
F14
RES
RES
RES
RES
OSC
1 Hz tick
stop
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Fig 31. STOP bit functional diagram
64 Hz
stop released
0 ms - 15.625 ms
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Fig 32. STOP bit release timing
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9. Interfaces
The PCF2127A has a selectable I2C-bus or SPI-bus interface. The selection is done using
the interface selection pin IFS (see Table 56).
Table 56.
Interface selection input pin IFS
Pin
Connection
Bus interface
Reference
IFS
VSS
SPI-bus
Section 9.1
BBS
I2C-bus
Section 9.2
VDD
VDD
SCL
RPU
RPU
SDI
SDO
SCL
CE
SDA
SCL
SDI
SDO
SDA/CE
IFS
1
20
2
19
3
18
4
17
5
6
VSS
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SCL
VDD
SDI
SDO
BBS
SDA/CE
IFS
16
14
8
13
9
12
10
11
VSS
VSS
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2
19
3
18
4
17
5
PCF2127A
7
VDD
BBS
16
15
14
8
13
9
12
10
11
VSS
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To select the I2C-bus interface pin IFS has to be
connected to pin BBS.
To select the SPI-bus interface, pin IFS has to be
connected to pin VSS.
a. SPI-bus interface selection
20
6
15
7
1
b. I2C-bus interface selection
Fig 33. Interface selection
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9.1 SPI-bus interface
Data transfer to and from the device is made via a 3 wire SPI-bus (see Table 57). The data
lines for input and output are split. The data input and output line can be connected
together to facilitate a bidirectional data bus (see Figure 34). The SPI-bus is initialized
whenever the chip enable line pin SDA/CE is inactive.
SDI
SDI
SDO
SDO
two wire mode
single wire mode
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Fig 34. SDI, SDO configurations
Table 57.
Symbol
SDA/CE
SCL
Serial interface
Function
Description
chip enable input;
active LOW
[1]
when HIGH, the interface is reset;
input may be higher than VDD
serial clock input
when SDA/CE is HIGH, input may float;
input may be higher than VDD
SDI
serial data input
when SDA/CE is HIGH, input may float;
input may be higher than VDD;
input data is sampled on the rising edge of SCL
SDO
serial data output
push-pull output;
drives from VSS to VBBS;
output data is changed on the falling edge of SCL
[1]
The chip enable must not be wired permanently LOW.
9.1.1 Data transmission
The chip enable signal is used to identify the transmitted data. Each data transfer is a
byte, with the Most Significant Bit (MSB) sent first.
The transmission is controlled by the active LOW chip enable signal SDA/CE. The first
byte transmitted is the command byte. Subsequent bytes will be either data to be written
or data to be read (see Figure 35).
data bus
COMMAND
DATA
DATA
DATA
SDA/CE
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Fig 35. Data transfer overview
The command byte defines the address of the first register to be accessed and the
read/write mode. The address counter will auto increment after every access and will
reset to zero after the last valid register is accessed. The R/W bit defines if the following
bytes will be read or write information.
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Table 58.
Command byte definition
Bit
Symbol
7
R/W
6 to 5
Value
Description
data read or write selection
SA
0
write data
1
read data
01
subaddress;
other codes will cause the device to ignore data
transfer
4 to 0
R/W
b7
0
RA
addr 03h
SA
b6
0
b5
1
00h to 1Dh register address
b4
0
b3
0
b2
0
seconds data 45BCD
b1
1
b0
1
b7
0
b6
1
b5
0
b4
0
b3
0
b2
1
minutes data 10BCD
b1
0
b0
1
b7
0
b6
0
b5
0
b4
1
b3
0
b2
0
b1
0
b0
0
SCL
SDI
SDA/CE
address
counter
xx
03
04
05
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In this example, the register Seconds is set to 45 seconds and the register Minutes to 10 minutes.
Fig 36. SPI-bus write example
R/W
b7
1
addr 08h
SA
b6
0
b5
1
b4
0
b3
1
b2
0
months data 11BCD
b1
0
b0
0
b7
0
b6
0
b5
0
b4
1
b3
0
b2
0
years data 06BCD
b1
0
b0
1
b7
0
b6
0
b5
0
b4
0
b3
0
b2
1
b1
1
b0
0
SCL
SDI
SDO
SDA/CE
address
counter
xx
08
09
0A
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In this example, the registers Months and Years are read. The pins SDI and SDO are not connected together. For this
configuration, it is important that pin SDI is never left floating. It must always be driven either HIGH or LOW. If pin SDI is left
open, high IDD currents may result.
Fig 37. SPI-bus read example
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9.2 I2C-bus interface
The I2C-bus is for bidirectional, two-line communication between different ICs or modules.
The two lines are a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). Both lines are
connected to a positive supply via a pull-up resistor. Data transfer is initiated only when
the bus is not busy.
9.2.1 Bit transfer
One data bit is transferred during each clock pulse. The data on the SDA line remains
stable during the HIGH period of the clock pulse as changes in the data line at this time
are interpreted as control signals (see Figure 38).
SDA
SCL
data line
stable;
data valid
change
of data
allowed
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Fig 38. Bit transfer
9.2.2 START and STOP conditions
Both data and clock lines remain HIGH when the bus is not busy. A HIGH-to-LOW
transition of the data line, while the clock is HIGH, is defined as the START condition S. A
LOW-to-HIGH transition of the data line while the clock is HIGH, is defined as the STOP
condition P (see Figure 39).
SDA
SDA
SCL
SCL
S
P
START condition
STOP condition
mbc622
Fig 39. Definition of START and STOP conditions
Remark: For the PCF2127A a repeated START is not allowed. Therefore a STOP has to
be released before the next START.
9.2.3 System configuration
A device generating a message is a transmitter; a device receiving a message is the
receiver. The device that controls the message is the master; and the devices which are
controlled by the master are the slaves.
The PCF2127A can act as a slave transmitter and a slave receiver.
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SDA
SCL
MASTER
TRANSMITTER
RECEIVER
SLAVE
TRANSMITTER
RECEIVER
SLAVE
RECEIVER
MASTER
TRANSMITTER
RECEIVER
MASTER
TRANSMITTER
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Fig 40. System configuration
9.2.4 Acknowledge
The number of data bytes transferred between the START and STOP conditions from
transmitter to receiver is unlimited. Each byte of eight bits is followed by an acknowledge
cycle.
• A slave receiver which is addressed must generate an acknowledge after the
reception of each byte.
• Also a master receiver must generate an acknowledge after the reception of each
byte that has been clocked out of the slave transmitter.
• The device that acknowledges must pull-down the SDA line during the acknowledge
clock pulse, so that the SDA line is stable LOW during the HIGH period of the
acknowledge related clock pulse (set-up and hold times must be taken into
consideration).
• A master receiver must signal an end of data to the transmitter by not generating an
acknowledge on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave. In this event the
transmitter must leave the data line HIGH to enable the master to generate a STOP
condition.
Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus is illustrated in Figure 41.
data output
by transmitter
not acknowledge
data output
by receiver
acknowledge
SCL from
master
1
2
8
9
S
START
condition
clock pulse for
acknowledgement
mbc602
Fig 41. Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus
9.2.5 I2C-bus protocol
After a start condition a valid hardware address has to be sent to a PCF2127A device.
The appropriate I2C-bus slave address is 1010001. The entire I2C-bus slave address byte
is shown in Table 59.
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I2C slave address byte
Table 59.
Slave address
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
R/W
MSB
LSB
1
The R/W bit defines the direction of the following single or multiple byte data transfer (read
is logic 1, write is logic 0).
For the format and the timing of the START condition (S), the STOP condition (P), and the
acknowledge bit (A) refer to the I2C-bus specification Ref. 13 “UM10204” and the
characteristics table (Table 64). In the write mode a data transfer is terminated by sending
either a STOP condition or the START condition of the next data transfer.
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
S
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
slave address
0
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
A
A
A
register address
00h to 1Dh
write bit
0 to n
data bytes
P/S
START/
STOP
001aaj719
Fig 42. Bus protocol, writing to registers
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
S
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
slave address
0
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
A
A
register address
00h to 1Dh
write bit
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
S
1
0
1
0
0
slave address
0
1
1
A
read bit
DATA BYTE
set register
address
P
STOP
acknowledge
from master
no acknowledge
A
A
LAST DATA BYTE
0 to n data bytes
P
read register
data
001aaj721
Fig 43. Bus protocol, reading from registers
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acknowledge
from PCF2127A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
S
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
slave address
0
A
register address 1Ah
write bit
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
data byte 1Ah
A
data byte 1Bh
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
P/S
1
0
1
0
0
A
0
1
slave address
0
A
set RAM
address
A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
register address 1Ch
A
RAM write
command
write bit
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
data byte (RAM address)
A
P
0 to n
data bytes
write data
to RAM
001aaj720
Fig 44. Bus protocol, writing to RAM
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acknowledge
from PCF2127A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
S
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
slave address
0
A
register address 1Ah
write bit
set RAM
address
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
data byte 1Ah
A
data byte 1Bh
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
P/S
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
slave address
0
A
1
0
1
0
0
register address 1Dh
A
write bit
0
slave address
A
acknowledge
from PCF2127A RAM
read command
acknowledge
from PCF2127A
P/S
A
1
1
A
acknowledge
from master
data byte
0 to n
data bytes
read bit
A
read data
from RAM
no acknowledge
last data byte
A
P
001aaj722
Fig 45. Bus protocol, reading from RAM
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10. Internal circuitry
VDD
SCL
VBAT
BBS
SDI
SDO
INT
SDA/CE
RST
IFS
PFI
TS
CLKOUT
PFO
TEST
VSS
PCF2127A
001aaj677
Fig 46. Device diode protection diagram of PCF2127A
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11. Limiting values
Table 60. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol
Parameter
VDD
Conditions
Min
Max
Unit
supply voltage
−0.5
+4.5
V
IDD
supply current
−50
+50
mA
Vi
input voltage
−0.5
+6.5
V
II
input current
−10
+10
mA
VO
output voltage
−0.5
+6.5
V
IO
output current
at pin SDA/CE
VBAT
battery supply voltage
Ptot
total power dissipation
mA
+20
mA
−0.5
+4.5
V
-
300
mW
HBM
-
±3000
V
MM
[2]
-
±250
V
CDM
[3]
-
±1500
V
latch-up current
[4]
-
200
mA
Tstg
storage temperature
[5]
−55
+85
°C
Toper
operating temperature
−40
+85
°C
Ilu
Product data sheet
+10
−10
[1]
VESD
PCF2127A_2
−10
electrostatic discharge
voltage
[1]
Pass level; Human Body Model (HBM) according to Ref. 7 “JESD22-A114”.
[2]
Pass level; Machine Model (MM), according to Ref. 8 “JESD22-A115”.
[3]
Pass level; Charged-Device Model (CDM), according to Ref. 9 “JESD22-C101”.
[4]
Pass level; latch-up testing according to Ref. 10 “JESD78” at maximum ambient temperature (Tamb(max)).
[5]
According to the NXP store and transport requirements (see Ref. 12 “NX3-00092”) the devices have to be
stored at a temperature of +8 °C to +45 °C and a humidity of 25 % to 75 %. For long term storage products
deviant conditions are described in that document.
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12. Static characteristics
Table 61. Static characteristics
VDD = 1.8 V to 4.2 V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = −40 °C to +85 °C, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Supplies
[1]
VDD
supply voltage
1.8
-
4.2
V
VBAT
battery supply voltage
1.8
-
4.2
V
VDD(cal)
calibration supply voltage
-
3.3
-
V
Vlow
low voltage
-
1.2
-
V
IDD
supply current
-
-
800
μA
-
-
200
μA
interface active
SPI-bus
fSCL = 6.5 MHz
I2C-bus
fSCL = 400 kHz
interface inactive (fSCL = 0 Hz)
CLKOUT disabled (COF[2:0]) = 111), one power supply VDD
(PWRMNG[2:0] = 111), timestamp detection disabled (TSOFF = 1)[2]
VDD = 2.0 V
-
500
-
nA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
700
1500
nA
VDD = 4.2 V
-
800
-
nA
CLKOUT enabled at 32 kHz (default), one power supply VDD
(PWRMNG[2:0] = 111), timestamp detection disabled (TSOFF = 1)
VDD = 2.0 V
-
600
-
nA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
850
-
nA
VDD = 4.2 V
-
1050
-
nA
CLKOUT disabled (COF[2:0]) = 111), power management functions enabled
(default), timestamp detection enabled (default)
VDD = 2.0 V
-
1800
-
nA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
2150
-
nA
VDD = 4.2 V
-
2350
3500
nA
CLKOUT enabled at 32 kHz (default); power management functions enabled
(default), timestamp detection enabled (default)
IBAT
battery supply current
VDD = 2.0 V
-
1900
-
nA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
2300
-
nA
VDD = 4.2 V
-
2600
-
nA
-
50
100
nA
VDD active;
VBAT = 3.0 V
Power management
Vth(sw)bat
battery switch threshold
voltage
-
2.5
-
V
Vth(bat)low
low battery threshold voltage
-
2.5
-
V
Vth(PFI)
threshold voltage on pin PFI
-
1.25
-
V
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Table 61. Static characteristics …continued
VDD = 1.8 V to 4.2 V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = −40 °C to +85 °C, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
−0.5
-
VDD + 0.5
V
Inputs
VI
input voltage
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
-
-
0.25VDD
V
-
-
0.3VDD
V
0.7VDD
-
-
V
−1
0
+1
μA
-
-
7
pF
on pins CLKOUT, INT, RST,
PFO, referring to external pull-up
−0.5
-
5.5
V
on pin SDO
−0.5
-
VBBS + 0.5 V
on pin SDA/CE
3
17
-
mA
on all other outputs
1.0
-
-
mA
Tamb = −20 °C to +85 °C;
VDD > 2.0 V
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
ILI
input leakage current
Ci
input capacitance
VI = VDD or VSS
[3]
Outputs
output voltage
VO
LOW-level output current
IOL
output sink current;
VOL = 0.4 V
IOH
HIGH-level output current
output source current;
on pin SDO; VOH = 3.8 V; VDD =
4.2 V
1.0
-
-
mA
ILO
output leakage current
VO = VDD or VSS
−1
0
1
μA
[1]
For reliable oscillator start-up at power-on: VDD(po)min = VDD(min) + 0.3 V.
[2]
Timer source clock = 1⁄60 Hz, level of pins SDA/CE, SDI and SCL is VDD or VSS.
[3]
Tested on sample basis.
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12.1 Current consumption characteristics, typical
001aal763
22
IOL
(mA)
18
14
10
6
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
VDD (V)
Typical value; VOL = 0.4 V.
Fig 47. IOL on pin SDA/CE
001aaj432
2.0
IDD
(μA)
1.6
1.2
VDD = 3 V
VDD = 2 V
0.8
0.4
0
−40
−20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Temperature (°C)
CLKOUT disabled; PWRMNG[2:0] = 111; TSOFF = 1; TS input floating.
Fig 48. IDD as a function of temperature
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2.0
IDD
(μA)
1.6
1.2
CLKOUT enabled at
32 kHz
0.8
CLKOUT OFF
0.4
0
1.8
2.2
2.6
3.0
3.4
3.8
4.2
VDD (V)
a. PWRMNG[2:0] = 111; TSOFF = 1; Tamb = 25 °C; TS input floating.
001aaj434
4.0
IDD
(μA)
3.2
CLKOUT enabled at
32 kHz
2.4
CLKOUT OFF
1.6
0.8
0
1.8
2.2
2.6
3.0
3.4
3.8
4.2
VDD (V)
b. PWRMNG[2:0] = 000; TSOFF = 0; Tamb = 25 °C; TS input floating.
Fig 49. IDD as a function of VDD
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12.2 Frequency characteristics
Table 62. Frequency characteristics
VDD = 1.8 V to 4.2 V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = +25 °C, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
fo
output frequency
on pin CLKOUT;
VDD or VBAT = 3.3 V;
COF[2:0] = 000;
AO[3:0] = 1000
-
32.768 -
Δf/f
frequency stability
VDD or VBAT = 3.3 V
Unit
kHz
Tamb = −15 °C to +60 °C
[1]
-
±3
±5
ppm
Tamb = −25 °C to −15 °C
and
Tamb = +60 °C to +65 °C
[1]
-
±5
±10
ppm
[2]
-
-
±3
ppm
-
±1
-
ppm/V
Δfxtal/fxtal relative crystal frequency variation
crystal aging, first year;
VDD or VBAT = 3.3 V
Δf/ΔV
on pin CLKOUT
frequency variation with voltage
Max
[1]
±1 ppm corresponds to a time deviation of ±0.0864 seconds per day.
[2]
Not production tested. Effects of reflow solder not included (see Ref. 3 “AN10857”).
001aaj650
40
Frequency
stability
(ppm)
± 10 ppm
± 5 ppm
± 10 ppm
0
(1)
−40
(2)
−80
−40
−20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Temperature (°C)
(1) Temperature compensated frequency.
(2) Uncompensated typical tuning-fork crystal frequency.
Fig 50. Characteristic of frequency with respect to temperature
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13. Dynamic characteristics
13.1 SPI-bus timing characteristics
Table 63. SPI-bus characteristics
VDD = 1.8 V to 4.2V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = −40 °C to +85 °C, unless otherwise specified. All timing values are valid within the
operating supply voltage at ambient temperature and referenced to VIL and VIH with an input voltage swing of VSS to VDD.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
VDD = 1.8 V
VDD = 4.2 V
Min
Max
Min
Max
-
2.0
-
6.5
Unit
Pin SCL
fclk(SCL)
SCL clock frequency
SCL time
tSCL
tclk(H)
tclk(L)
clock HIGH time
clock LOW time
register read/write access
MHz
RAM write access
-
2.0
-
6.5
MHz
RAM read access
-
1.11
-
6.25
MHz
register read/write access
800
-
140
-
ns
RAM write access
800
-
140
-
ns
RAM read access
900
-
160
-
ns
register read/write access
100
-
70
-
ns
RAM write access
100
-
70
-
ns
RAM read access
450
-
80
-
ns
register read/write access
400
-
70
-
ns
RAM write access
400
-
70
-
ns
RAM read access
450
-
80
-
ns
tr
rise time
for SCL signal
-
100
-
30
ns
tf
fall time
for SCL signal
-
100
-
30
ns
Pin SDA/CE
tsu(CE_N)
CE_N set-up time
60
-
30
-
ns
th(CE_N)
CE_N hold time
40
-
25
-
ns
trec(CE_N)
CE_N recovery time
100
-
30
-
ns
tw(CE_N)
CE_N pulse width
-
0.99
-
0.99
s
Pin SDI
tsu
set-up time
set-up time for SDI data
70
-
20
-
ns
th
hold time
hold time for SDI data
70
-
20
-
ns
SDO read delay time
CL = 50 pF
register read access
-
225
-
55
ns
RAM read access
Pin SDO
td(R)SDO
-
410
-
55
ns
tdis(SDO)
SDO disable time
[1]
-
90
-
25
ns
tt(SDI-SDO)
transition time from SDI to
SDO
to avoid bus conflict
0
-
0
-
ns
[1]
No load value; bus will be held up by bus capacitance; use RC time constant with application values.
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tw(CE_N)
CE
tsu(CE_N)
trec(CE_N)
tr
tf
tclk(SCL)
th(CE_N)
80%
SCL
20%
tclk(L)
tclk(H)
WRITE
tsu
th
SDI
SDO
R/W
SA2
RA0
b6
b0
b7
b6
b0
high-Z
READ
SDI
b7
tt(SDI-SDO)
td(R)SDO
SDO
high-Z
b7
tdis(SDO)
b6
b0
013aaa152
Fig 51. SPI-bus timing
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13.2 I2C interface timing characteristics
Table 64. I2C-bus characteristics
All timing characteristics are valid within the operating supply voltage and ambient temperature
range and reference to 30 % and 70 % with an input voltage swing of VSS to VDD (see Figure 52).
Symbol Parameter
Standard mode
Fast-mode (Fm)
Unit
Min
Max
Min
Max
0
100
0
400
kHz
Pin SCL
[1]
fSCL
SCL clock frequency
tLOW
LOW period of the SCL
clock
4.7
-
1.3
-
μs
tHIGH
HIGH period of the SCL
clock
4.0
-
0.6
-
μs
Pin SDA/CE
tSU;DAT
data set-up time
250
-
100
-
ns
tHD;DAT
data hold time
0
-
0
-
ns
Pins SCL and SDA/CE
tBUF
bus free time between a
STOP and START
condition
4.7
-
1.3
-
μs
tSU;STO
set-up time for STOP
condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
μs
tHD;STA
hold time (repeated)
START condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
μs
tSU;STA
set-up time for a
repeated START
condition
4.7
-
0.6
-
μs
tr
rise time of both SDA
and SCL signals
[2][3][4]
-
1000
20 + 0.1Cb 300
ns
tf
fall time of both SDA and
SCL signals
[2][3][4]
-
300
20 + 0.1Cb 300
ns
tVD;ACK
data valid acknowledge
time
[5]
0.1
3.45
0.1
0.9
μs
tVD;DAT
data valid time
[6]
300
-
75
-
ns
pulse width of spikes
that must be suppressed
by the input filter
[7]
-
50
-
50
ns
tSP
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The minimum SCL clock frequency is limited by the bus time-out feature which resets the serial bus
interface if either the SDA or SCL is held LOW for a minimum of 25 ms. The bus time-out feature must be
disabled for DC operation.
[2]
A master device must internally provide a hold time of at least 300 ns for the SDA signal (refer to the VIL of
the SCL signal) in order to bridge the undefined region of the SCL’s falling edge.
[3]
Cb is the total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
[4]
The maximum tf for the SDA and SCL bus lines is 300 ns. The maximum fall time for the SDA output stage,
tf is 250 ns. This allows series protection resistors to be connected between the SDA/CE pin, the SCL pin,
and the SDA/SCL bus lines without exceeding the maximum tf.
[5]
tVD;ACK is the time of the acknowledgement signal from SCL LOW to SDA (out) LOW.
[6]
tVD;DAT is the minimum time for valid SDA (out) data following SCL LOW.
[7]
Input filters on the SDA and SCL inputs suppress noise spikes of less than 50 ns.
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PROTOCOL
START
CONDITION
(S)
tSU;STA
BIT 7
MSB
(A7)
tLOW
BIT 6
(A6)
tHIGH
BIT 0
LSB
(R/W)
ACKNOWLEDGE
(A)
STOP
CONDITION
(P)
1 / fSCL
SCL
tBUF
tr
tf
SDA
tHD;STA
tSU;DAT
tHD;DAT
tVD;DAT
tSU;STO
mbd820
Fig 52. I2C-bus timing diagram; rise and fall times refer to 30 % and 70 %
14. Application information
For information about application configuration see Ref. 3 “AN10857”.
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15. Package outline
SO20: plastic small outline package; 20 leads; body width 7.5 mm
SOT163-1
D
E
A
X
c
HE
y
v M A
Z
20
11
Q
A2
A
(A 3)
A1
pin 1 index
θ
Lp
L
10
1
e
detail X
w M
bp
0
5
10 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (inch dimensions are derived from the original mm dimensions)
UNIT
A
max.
A1
A2
A3
bp
c
D (1)
E (1)
e
HE
L
Lp
Q
v
w
y
mm
2.65
0.3
0.1
2.45
2.25
0.25
0.49
0.36
0.32
0.23
13.0
12.6
7.6
7.4
1.27
10.65
10.00
1.4
1.1
0.4
1.1
1.0
0.25
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.019 0.013
0.014 0.009
0.51
0.49
0.30
0.29
0.05
0.419
0.043
0.055
0.394
0.016
inches
0.1
0.012 0.096
0.004 0.089
0.043
0.039
0.01
0.01
Z
(1)
0.9
0.4
0.035
0.004
0.016
θ
8o
o
0
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.15 mm (0.006 inch) maximum per side are not included.
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION
IEC
JEDEC
SOT163-1
075E04
MS-013
JEITA
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
99-12-27
03-02-19
Fig 53. Package outline SOT163-1 (SO20)
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16. Soldering
For information about soldering see Ref. 3 “AN10857”.
17. Abbreviations
Table 65.
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Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
AM
Ante Meridiem
BCD
Binary Coded Decimal
CDM
Charged Device Model
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
DC
Direct Current
GPS
Global Positioning System
HBM
Human Body Model
I2C
Inter-Integrated Circuit
IC
Integrated Circuit
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MCU
Microcontroller Unit
MM
Machine Model
MSB
Most Significant Bit
PM
Post Meridiem
POR
Power-On Reset
PORO
Power-On Reset Override
PPM
Parts Per Million
RAM
Random Access Memory
RC
Resistance-Capacitance
RTC
Real Time Clock
SCL
Serial Clock Line
SDA
Serial DAta line
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
TCXO
Temperature Compensated Xtal Oscillator
Xtal
crystal
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18. References
[1]
AN10365 — Surface mount reflow soldering description
[2]
AN10853 — Handling precautions of ESD sensitive devices
[3]
AN10857 — Application and soldering information for PCF2127A and PCF2129A
TCXO RTC
[4]
IEC 60134 — Rating systems for electronic tubes and valves and analogous
semiconductor devices
[5]
IEC 61340-5 — Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena
[6]
IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D — Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for
Nonhermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices
[7]
JESD22-A114 — Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Human Body
Model (HBM)
[8]
JESD22-A115 — Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Machine Model
(MM)
[9]
JESD22-C101 — Field-Induced Charged-Device Model Test Method for
Electrostatic-Discharge-Withstand Thresholds of Microelectronic Components
[10] JESD78 — IC Latch-Up Test
[11] JESD625-A — Requirements for Handling Electrostatic-Discharge-Sensitive
(ESDS) Devices
[12] NX3-00092 — NXP store and transport requirements
[13] UM10204 — I2C-bus specification and user manual
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19. Revision history
Table 66.
Revision history
Document ID
Release date
Data sheet status
Change notice
Supersedes
PCF2127A_2
20100507
Product data sheet
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PCF2127A_1
Modifications:
PCF2127A_1
PCF2127A_2
Product data sheet
•
The format of this data sheet has been redesigned to comply with the new identity
guidelines of NXP Semiconductors.
•
•
Legal texts have been adapted to the new company name where appropriate.
Adjusted I2C-bus specification
20100121
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20. Legal information
20.1 Data sheet status
Document status[1][2]
Product status[3]
Definition
Objective [short] data sheet
Development
This document contains data from the objective specification for product development.
Preliminary [short] data sheet
Qualification
This document contains data from the preliminary specification.
Product [short] data sheet
Production
This document contains the product specification.
[1]
Please consult the most recently issued document before initiating or completing a design.
[2]
The term ‘short data sheet’ is explained in section “Definitions”.
[3]
The product status of device(s) described in this document may have changed since this document was published and may differ in case of multiple devices. The latest product status
information is available on the Internet at URL http://www.nxp.com.
20.2 Definitions
Draft — The document is a draft version only. The content is still under
internal review and subject to formal approval, which may result in
modifications or additions. NXP Semiconductors does not give any
representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of
information included herein and shall have no liability for the consequences of
use of such information.
Short data sheet — A short data sheet is an extract from a full data sheet
with the same product type number(s) and title. A short data sheet is intended
for quick reference only and should not be relied upon to contain detailed and
full information. For detailed and full information see the relevant full data
sheet, which is available on request via the local NXP Semiconductors sales
office. In case of any inconsistency or conflict with the short data sheet, the
full data sheet shall prevail.
Product specification — The information and data provided in a Product
data sheet shall define the specification of the product as agreed between
NXP Semiconductors and its customer, unless NXP Semiconductors and
customer have explicitly agreed otherwise in writing. In no event however,
shall an agreement be valid in which the NXP Semiconductors product is
deemed to offer functions and qualities beyond those described in the
Product data sheet.
20.3 Disclaimers
Limited warranty and liability — Information in this document is believed to
be accurate and reliable. However, NXP Semiconductors does not give any
representations or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or
completeness of such information and shall have no liability for the
consequences of use of such information.
In no event shall NXP Semiconductors be liable for any indirect, incidental,
punitive, special or consequential damages (including - without limitation - lost
profits, lost savings, business interruption, costs related to the removal or
replacement of any products or rework charges) whether or not such
damages are based on tort (including negligence), warranty, breach of
contract or any other legal theory.
Notwithstanding any damages that customer might incur for any reason
whatsoever, NXP Semiconductors’ aggregate and cumulative liability towards
customer for the products described herein shall be limited in accordance
with the Terms and conditions of commercial sale of NXP Semiconductors.
malfunction of an NXP Semiconductors product can reasonably be expected
to result in personal injury, death or severe property or environmental
damage. NXP Semiconductors accepts no liability for inclusion and/or use of
NXP Semiconductors products in such equipment or applications and
therefore such inclusion and/or use is at the customer’s own risk.
Applications — Applications that are described herein for any of these
products are for illustrative purposes only. NXP Semiconductors makes no
representation or warranty that such applications will be suitable for the
specified use without further testing or modification.
Customers are responsible for the design and operation of their applications
and products using NXP Semiconductors products, and NXP Semiconductors
accepts no liability for any assistance with applications or customer product
design. It is customer’s sole responsibility to determine whether the NXP
Semiconductors product is suitable and fit for the customer’s applications and
products planned, as well as for the planned application and use of
customer’s third party customer(s). Customers should provide appropriate
design and operating safeguards to minimize the risks associated with their
applications and products.
NXP Semiconductors does not accept any liability related to any default,
damage, costs or problem which is based on any weakness or default in the
customer’s applications or products, or the application or use by customer’s
third party customer(s). Customer is responsible for doing all necessary
testing for the customer’s applications and products using NXP
Semiconductors products in order to avoid a default of the applications and
the products or of the application or use by customer’s third party
customer(s). NXP does not accept any liability in this respect.
Limiting values — Stress above one or more limiting values (as defined in
the Absolute Maximum Ratings System of IEC 60134) will cause permanent
damage to the device. Limiting values are stress ratings only and (proper)
operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those given in
the Recommended operating conditions section (if present) or the
Characteristics sections of this document is not warranted. Constant or
repeated exposure to limiting values will permanently and irreversibly affect
the quality and reliability of the device.
Terms and conditions of commercial sale — NXP Semiconductors
products are sold subject to the general terms and conditions of commercial
sale, as published at http://www.nxp.com/profile/terms, unless otherwise
agreed in a valid written individual agreement. In case an individual
agreement is concluded only the terms and conditions of the respective
agreement shall apply. NXP Semiconductors hereby expressly objects to
applying the customer’s general terms and conditions with regard to the
purchase of NXP Semiconductors products by customer.
Right to make changes — NXP Semiconductors reserves the right to make
changes to information published in this document, including without
limitation specifications and product descriptions, at any time and without
notice. This document supersedes and replaces all information supplied prior
to the publication hereof.
No offer to sell or license — Nothing in this document may be interpreted or
construed as an offer to sell products that is open for acceptance or the grant,
conveyance or implication of any license under any copyrights, patents or
other industrial or intellectual property rights.
Suitability for use — NXP Semiconductors products are not designed,
authorized or warranted to be suitable for use in life support, life-critical or
safety-critical systems or equipment, nor in applications where failure or
Export control — This document as well as the item(s) described herein
may be subject to export control regulations. Export might require a prior
authorization from national authorities.
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Non-automotive qualified products — Unless this data sheet expressly
states that this specific NXP Semiconductors product is automotive qualified,
the product is not suitable for automotive use. It is neither qualified nor tested
in accordance with automotive testing or application requirements. NXP
Semiconductors accepts no liability for inclusion and/or use of
non-automotive qualified products in automotive equipment or applications.
In the event that customer uses the product for design-in and use in
automotive applications to automotive specifications and standards, customer
(a) shall use the product without NXP Semiconductors’ warranty of the
product for such automotive applications, use and specifications, and (b)
whenever customer uses the product for automotive applications beyond
NXP Semiconductors’ specifications such use shall be solely at customer’s
own risk, and (c) customer fully indemnifies NXP Semiconductors for any
liability, damages or failed product claims resulting from customer design and
use of the product for automotive applications beyond NXP Semiconductors’
standard warranty and NXP Semiconductors’ product specifications.
20.4 Trademarks
Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names and trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
I2C-bus — logo is a trademark of NXP B.V.
21. Contact information
For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com
For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected]
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22. Contents
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3
4
5
6
7
7.1
7.2
8
8.1
8.2
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3
8.3
8.3.1
8.3.1.1
8.3.2
8.4
8.4.1
8.5
8.5.1
8.5.2
8.5.3
8.5.4
8.5.5
8.5.5.1
8.5.5.2
8.6
8.6.1
8.6.1.1
8.6.1.2
8.6.1.3
General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pinning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Register overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Control registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Register Control_1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Register Control_2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Register Control_3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Register CLKOUT_ctl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Temperature compensated crystal oscillator . 12
Temperature measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clock output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Register Aging_offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Crystal aging correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General purpose 512 bytes static RAM . . . . . 15
Register RAM_addr_MSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Register RAM_addr_LSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Register RAM_wrt_cmd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Register RAM_rd_cmd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operation examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Writing to the RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reading from the RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power management functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Battery switch-over function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Standard mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Direct switching mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Battery switch-over disabled: only
one power supply (VDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.6.1.4
Battery switch-over architecture . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.6.2
Battery backup supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.6.3
Battery low detection function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
8.6.4
Extra power fail detection function . . . . . . . . . 22
8.6.4.1
Extra power fail detection when the battery
switch over function is enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.6.4.2
Extra power fail detection when the battery
switch-over function is disabled . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.7
Oscillator stop detection function . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.8
Reset function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.8.1
Power-On Reset (POR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.8.2
Power-On Reset Override (PORO) . . . . . . . . 26
8.9
8.9.1
8.9.2
8.9.3
8.9.4
8.9.5
8.9.6
8.9.7
8.9.8
8.10
8.10.1
8.10.2
8.10.3
8.10.4
8.10.5
8.10.6
8.11
8.11.1
8.11.2
8.11.3
8.11.4
8.11.5
8.11.6
8.12
8.12.1
8.12.2
8.12.3
8.12.3.1
8.12.3.2
8.12.3.3
8.12.3.4
8.12.3.5
8.12.3.6
8.12.3.7
8.12.4
8.13
8.13.1
8.13.2
8.13.3
8.13.4
8.13.5
8.13.6
8.13.7
8.13.8
8.14
8.15
Time and date function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Seconds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Weekdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting and reading the time . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alarm function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Second_alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Minute_alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Hour_alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Day_alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Weekday_alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alarm flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Timer functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Watchdg_tim_ctl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Watchdg_tim_val . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watchdog timer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Countdown timer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-defined timers: second and minute
interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clearing flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Timestamp function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Timestamp flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time stamp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Timestamp registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Timestp_ctl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Sec_timestp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Min_timestp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Hour_timestp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Day_timestp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Mon_timestp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register Year_timestp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dependency between Battery switch-over
and timestamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interrupt output, INT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minute and second interrupts. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Countdown timer interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INT pulse shortening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watchdog timer interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alarm interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Timestamp interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battery switch-over interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battery low detection interrupts . . . . . . . . . . .
External clock test mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STOP bit function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9.1
9.1.1
9.2
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.2.3
9.2.4
9.2.5
10
11
12
12.1
12.2
13
13.1
13.2
14
15
16
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18
19
20
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
21
22
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPI-bus interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I2C-bus interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acknowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I2C-bus protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internal circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Static characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current consumption characteristics, typical .
Frequency characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPI-bus timing characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . .
I2C interface timing characteristics . . . . . . . . .
Application information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s)
described herein, have been included in section ‘Legal information’.
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All rights reserved.
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