LINER LTC1235CN

LTC1235
Microprocessor
Supervisory Circuit
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DESCRIPTIO
FEATURES
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The LTC1235 provides complete power supply monitoring
and battery control functions for microprocessor reset,
battery backup, RAM write protection, power failure warning and watchdog timing. The LTC1235 has all the LTC695
features plus conditional battery backup and external reset
control. When an out-of-tolerance power supply condition
occurs, the reset outputs are forced to active states and the
Chip Enable output write-protects external memory. The
RESET output is guaranteed to remain logic low with VCC as
low as 1V. External reset control is provided by a debounced
push-button reset input.
Guaranteed Reset Assertion at VCC = 1V
1.5mA Maximum Supply Current
Fast (35ns Max.) Onboard Gating of RAM Chip
Enable Signals
Conditional Battery Backup Extends Battery Life
4.65V Precision Voltage Monitor
Power OK/Reset Time Delay: 200ms
External Reset Control
Minimum External Component Count
1µA Maximum Standby Current
Voltage Monitor for Power Fail or Low Battery
Warning
Thermal Limiting
Performance Specified Over Temperature
All the LTC695 Features Plus Conditional Battery
Backup and External Reset Control
The LTC1235 powers the active CMOS RAMs with a charge
pumped NMOS power switch to achieve low dropout and
low supply current. When primary power is lost, auxiliary
power, connected to the battery input pin, provides backup
power to the RAMs. The LTC1235 can be programmed by
a µP signal to either back up the RAMs or not. This extends
the battery life in situations where RAM data need not
always be saved when power goes down.
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APPLICATI
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Critical µP Power Monitoring
Intelligent Instruments
Battery-Powered Computers and Controllers
Automotive Systems
For an early warning of impending power failure, the
LTC1235 provides an internal comparator with a userdefined threshold. An internal watchdog timer is also available, which forces the reset pins to active states when the
watchdog input is not toggled prior to the time-out period.
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TYPICAL APPLICATI
Battery Life vs
Backup Duty Cycle
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+
10µF
LT1086-5
VIN
VOUT
ADJ
9
+5V
VCC
+
100µF
VOUT
0.1µF
LTC1235
VBATT
51k
0.1µF
+3V
BACKUP
RESET
PFI
PB RST
POWER TO
µP
CMOS RAM POWER
I/O LINE
µP RESET
PFO
µP NMI
WDI
I/O LINE
µP
SYSTEM
10k
BATTERY LIFE (NORMALIZED)
VIN ≥ 7.5V
LTC1235
8
7
6
5
LTC695
(WITHOUT
CONDITIONAL
BATTERY
BACKUP)
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3
2
1
LTC1235 TA1
THE LTC1235 EXTENDS BATTERY LIFE BY PROVIDING BATTERY POWER ONLY WHEN REQUIRED TO BACK UP RAM DATA.
IT SAVES THE BATTERY WHEN NO DATA BACKUP IS NEEDED. THE µP REQUESTS BACKUP WITH THE BACKUP PIN.
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0
20
60
80
40
BACKUP DUTY CYCLE (%)
100
LTC1235 TA02
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RATI GS
(Notes 1 and 2)
Terminal Voltage
VCC .................................................... –0.3V to 6.0V
VBATT ................................................. –0.3V to 6.0V
All Other Inputs .................... –0.3V to (VCC + 0.3V)
Input Current
VCC .............................................................. 200mA
VBATT ............................................................. 50mA
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PACKAGE/ORDER I FOR ATIO
VBATT
1
16
RESET
VOUT
2
15
RESET
VCC
3
14
WDO
GND
4
13
CE IN
BATT ON
5
12
CE OUT
LOW LINE
6
11
WDI
PB RST
7
10
PFO
BACKUP
8
9
PFI
LTC1235
(Note 3)
ORDER PART
NUMBER
TOP VIEW
VOUT Output Current .................. Short Circuit Protected
Power Dissipation ............................................. 500mW
Operating Temperature Range
LTC1235C ............................................ 0°C to 70°C
Storage Temperature Range ................ –65°C to 150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.)................ 300°C
LTC1235CN
ORDER PART
NUMBER
TOP VIEW
VBATT
1
16 PRESET
VOUT
2
15
PRESET
VCC
3
14
WDO
GND
4
13
CE IN
BATT ON
5
12
CE OUT
LOW LINE
6
11
WDI
PB RST
7
10
PFO
8
9
PFI
LTC1235
BACKUP
LTC1235CS
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16-LEAD PLASTIC SOL
N PACKAGE
16-LEAD PLASTIC DIP
TJMAX = 110°C, θJA = 130°C/W
TJMAX = 110°C, θJA = 130°C/W
CONDITIONS: PCB MOUNT ON FR4 MATERIAL,
STILL AIR AT 25°C, COPPER TRACE
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PRODUCT SELECTIO GUIDE
LTC1235
LTC690
LTC691
LTC694
LTC695
LTC699
LTC1232
2
PINS
RESET
WATCHDOG
TIMER
16
8
16
8
16
8
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BATTERY
BACKUP
POWER FAIL
WARNING
RAM WRITE
PROTECT
PUSH-BUTTON
RESET
CONDITIONAL
BATTERY
BACKUP
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
LTC1235
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VCC = Full Operating Range, VBATT = 2.8V, Backup = No Connection, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER
CONDITONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
5.50
4.25
V
Battery Backup Switching
Operating Voltage Range
VCC
VBATT
VOUT Output Voltage
4.75
2.00
IOUT = 1mA
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IOUT = 50mA
BACKUP Input Threshold
VCC > Reset Voltage Threshold
Logic Low
Logic High
VCC – 0.05
VCC – 0.1
VCC – 0.005
VCC – 0.005
VCC – 0.5
VCC – 0.25
0.8
VOUT in Battery Backup Mode (Note 5)
IOUT = 250µA, VCC < VBATT
VCC < VBATT
1MΩ Pulldown on VOUT
VCC Supply Current (excluding IOUT)
IOUT ≤ 50mA
Battery Supply Current in Battery Backup Mode and
Battery Saving Mode (Note 5)
VCC = 0V, VBATT = 2.8V
Battery Standby Current
(+ = Discharge, – = Charge)
5.5 > VCC > VBATT + 0.2V
Battery Switchover Threshold
VCC – VBATT
Power Up
Power Down
V
2.0
BACKUP Pullup Current (Note 4)
VOUT in Battery Saving Mode (Note 5)
V
VBATT – 0.1
3
µA
VBATT – 0.02
V
0
V
0.6
0.6
1.5
2.5
mA
●
0.04
0.04
1
5
µA
●
+0.02
+0.10
µA
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–0.1
–1.0
Battery Switchover Hysteresis
BATT ON Output Voltage (Note 6)
ISINK = 3.2mA
BATT ON Output Short Circuit Current (Note 6)
BATT ON = VOUT Sink Current
BATT ON = 0V Source Current
0.5
Logic Low
Logic High
2.0
70
50
mV
20
mV
35
1
0.4
V
25
mA
µA
0.8
V
Push-Button Reset
PB RST Input Threshold
PB RST Input Low Time (Notes 4, 7)
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40
●
4.5
ms
Reset and Watchdog Timer
Reset Voltage Threshold
Reset Threshold Hysteresis
Reset Active Time
Watchdog Time-out Period
4.65
4.75
40
VCC = 5V
V
mV
160
140
200
200
240
280
ms
●
1.2
1.0
1.6
1.6
2.00
2.25
sec
●
VCC = 5V
Reset Active Time PSRR
1
ms/V
Watchdog Time-out Period PSRR
8
ms/V
Minimum WDI Input Pulse Width
VIL = 0.4V, VIH = 3.5V
RESET Output Voltage At VCC = 1V
ISINK = 10µA, VCC = 1V
RESET and LOW LINE Output Voltage
(Note 6)
ISINK = 1.6mA, VCC = 4.25V
ISOURCE = 1µA, VCC = 5V
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200
ns
4
200
mV
0.4
V
3.5
3
LTC1235
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VCC = Full Operating Range, VBATT = 2.8V, Backup = No Connection, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER
CONDITONS
MIN
RESET and WDO Output Voltage
(Note 6)
ISINK = 1.6mA, VCC = 5V
SOURCE = 1µA, VCC = 4.25V
3.5
RESET, RESET, WDO, LOW LINE
Output Short Circuit Current (Note 6)
Output Source Current
Output Sink Current
WDI Input Threshold
Logic Low
Logic High
WDI Input Current
1
TYP
3
25
MAX
UNITS
0.4
V
25
µA
mA
0.8
V
2.0
WDI = VOUT
WDI = 0V
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●
4
–8
50
µA
–50
VCC = 5V
●
1.25
1.3
1.35
V
Power Fail Detector
PFI Input Threshold
PFI Input Threshold PSRR
0.3
±0.01
PFI Input Current
PFO Output Voltage (Note 6)
ISINK = 3.2mA
ISOURCE = 1µA
mV/V
±25
nA
0.4
V
25
µA
mA
3.5
PFO Short Circuit Source Current
(Note 6)
PFI = HIGH, PFO = 0V
PFI = LOW, PFO = VOUT
1
3
30
PFI Comparator Response Time (falling)
∆VIN = –20mV, VOD = 15mV
2
µs
PFI Comparator Response Time (rising)
(Note 6)
∆VIN = 20mV, VOD = 15mV
with 10kΩ Pullup
40
8
µs
Chip Enable Gating
CE IN Threshold
VIL
VIH
0.8
CE IN Pullup Current (Note 4)
CE OUT Output Voltage
CE Propagation Delay
ISINK = 3.2mA
ISOURCE = 3.0mA
ISOURCE = 1µA, VCC = 0V
Output Source Current
Output Sink Current
0.4
V
35
45
ns
VOUT – 1.50
VOUT – 0.05
VCC = 5V, CL = 20pF
The ● denotes specifications which apply over the operating temperature
range.
Note 1: Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the life
of device may be impaired.
Note 2: All voltage values are with respect to GND.
Note 3: For military temperature range parts, consult the factory.
Note 4: The input pins of PB RST, BACKUP and CE IN, have weak internal
pullups which pull to the supply when the input pins are floating.
Note 5: The LTC1235 can be programmed either to provide or not to
provide battery backup power to the VOUT pin during power failure. The
power down condition of VOUT is selected by the logic level of the BACKUP
pin which is latched internally when VCC falls through the reset voltage
threshold. If the latched logic level of the BACKUP pin is high, VOUT will be
4
µA
3
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CE OUT Output Short Circuit Current
V
2.0
20
20
30
35
mA
in Battery Backup Mode and will be switched to VBATT when VCC falls
below VBATT. If the latched logic level of the BACKUP pin is low, VOUT will
be in Battery Saving Mode when VCC falls below VBATT.
Note 6: The output pins of BATT ON, LOW LINE, PFO, WDO, RESET and
RESET have weak internal pullups of typically 3µA. However, external
pullup resistors may be used when higher speed is required.
Note 7: The push-button reset input requires an active low signal.
Internally, this input signal is debounced and timed for a minimum of
40ms. When this condition is satisfied, the reset outputs go to the active
states. The reset outputs will remain in active states for a minimum of
140ms from the moment the push-button reset input is released from
logic low level.
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TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS
2.80
VCC = 5V
VBATT = 2.8V
TA = 25°C
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
4.95
4.90
SLOPE = 5Ω
4.85
1.308
VCC = 0V
VBATT = 2.8V
TA = 25°C
2.78
VCC = 5V
1.306
PFI INPUT THRESHOLD (V)
5.00
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
Power Failure Input Threshold
vs Temperature
VOUT vs IOUT
VOUT vs IOUT
BACKUP MODE
SELECTED
SLOPE = 125Ω
2.76
2.74
4.80
1.304
1.302
1.300
1.298
1.296
10
0
30
40
20
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
2.72
50
100
0
300
400
200
LOAD CURRENT (µA)
LTC1235 G01
RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD (V)
RESET ACTIVE TIME (ms)
RESET OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
4.66
224
2
216
208
200
1
192
1
3
4
2
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
5
184
–50 –25
50
25
75
0
TEMPERATURE (°C)
LTC1235 G04
4
3
1.3V
–
PFO
30pF
1
PFO OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
5
2
125
6
5
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
4
3
2
VPFI
+
1
1.3V
–
1.315V
VPFI = 20mV STEP
1.285V
0
1
2
3 4 5
TIME (µs)
4.63
4.62
4.61
4.60
–50 –25
PFO
30pF
7
8
LTC1235 G07
0
20 40
100
125
LTC1235 G06
6
5
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
4
3
2
+5V
1
VPFI
0
1.3V
1.315V
VPFI = 20mV STEP
1.295V
6
50
25
75
0
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Power Fail Comparator Response
Time with Pullup Resistor
0
0
1.305V
4.64
Power Fail Comparator
Response Time
6
+
100
4.65
LTC1235 G05
Power Fail Comparator
Response Time
VPFI
125
VCC = 5V
3
0
100
Reset Voltage Threshold
vs Temperature
232
TA = 25°C
EXTERNAL PULLUP = 10µA
VBATT = 0V
4
50
25
75
0
TEMPERATURE (˚C)
LTC1235 G03
Reset Active Time vs
Temperature
5
PFO OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
1.294
–50 –25
LTC1235 G02
RESET Output Voltage vs Supply
Voltage
0
500
PFO OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
4.75
LTC1235 G08
–
10k
PFO
30pF
VPFI = 20mV STEP
1.295V
60 80 100 120 140 160 180
TIME (µs)
+
0
2
4
8 10 12 14 16 18
TIME (µs)
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VCC: +5V supply input. The VCC pin should be bypassed
with a 0.1µF capacitor.
Backup: Logic input to control the PMOS switch, M2,
when VCC is lower than VBATT. While VCC is falling through
the reset voltage threshold, the status of the BACKUP pin
(logic low or logic high) is latched in Memory Logic and
used to turn on or off M2 when VCC is below VBATT. If the
latched status of the BACKUP pin is high, the Memory
Logic turns on M2 when VCC falls to 50mV greater than
VBATT. If the latched status of the BACKUP pin is low, the
Memory Logic keeps M2 off even after VCC falls below
VBATT. If the BACKUP pin is left floating it will be pulled high
by an internal pullup and the LTC1235 will provide battery
backup when VCC falls.
VOUT: Voltage output for backed up memory. Bypass with
a capacitor of 0.1µF or greater. During normal operation,
VOUT obtains power from VCC through an NMOS power
switch, M1, which can deliver up to 50mA and has a typical
on resistance of 5Ω. When VCC is lower than VBATT, the
status of the BACKUP pin stored in Memory Logic controls
M2. If the status is high, the Memory Logic turns on M2
and VOUT is internally switched to VBATT through M2. If the
status is low, the Memory Logic keeps M2 off and VOUT is
in Battery Saving Mode. If VOUT and VBATT are not used,
connect VOUT to VCC.
VBATT: Backup battery input. When VCC falls below VBATT,
the status of the BACKUP pin stored in the Memory Logic
controls M2. If the status is high, auxiliary power, connected
to VBATT is delivered to VOUT through M2. If the status is
low, the Memory Logic keeps M2 off and VOUT is in Battery
Saving Mode. If backup battery or auxiliary power is not
used, VBATT should be connected to GND.
GND: Ground pin.
BATT ON: Battery on logic output from comparator C2.
BATT ON goes low when VOUT is internally connected to
VCC. The output typically sinks 35mA and can provide base
drive for an external PNP transistor to increase the output
current above the 50mA rating of VOUT. BATT ON goes
high when VCC falls below VBATT, if the status of the
BACKUP pin stored in Memory Logic is high and VOUT is
switched to VBATT.
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PFI: Power Failure Input. PFI is the noninverting input to
the Power Fail Comparator, C3. The inverting input is
internally connected to a 1.3V reference. The Power Failure
Output remains high when PFI is above 1.3V and goes low
when PFI is below 1.3V. Connect PFI to GND or VOUT when
C3 is not used.
PFO: Power Failure Output from C3. PFO remains high
when PFI is above 1.3V and goes low when PFI is below
1.3V. When VCC is lower than VBATT, C3 is shut down and
PFO is forced low.
PB RST: Logic input for direct connection to a pushbutton. The push-button reset input requires an active low
signal. Internally, this input signal is debounced and timed
for a minimum of 40ms. When this condition is satisfied,
the reset pulse generator forces RESET to active low. The
RESET signal will remain active low for a minimum of
140ms from the moment the push-button reset input is
released from logic low level.
RESET: Logic output for µP reset control. The LTC1235
provides three ways to generate µP reset. First, whenever
VCC falls below either the reset voltage threshold (4.65V,
typically) or VBATT, RESET goes active low. After VCC
returns to 5V, the reset pulse generator forces RESET to
remain active low for a minimum of 140ms. Second, when
the watchdog timer is enabled but not serviced prior to the
time-out period, the reset pulse generator also forces
RESET to active low for a minimum of 140ms for every
time-out period (see Figure 11). Third, when the PB RST
pin stays active low for a minimum of 40ms, RESET is
forced low by reset pulse generator. The RESET signal will
remain active low for a minimum of 140ms from the
moment the push-button reset input is released from logic
low level.
RESET: RESET is an active high logic output. It is the
inverse of RESET.
LOW LINE: Logic output from comparator C1. LOW LINE
indicates a low line condition at the VCC input. When VCC
falls below the reset voltage threshold (4.65V typically),
LOW LINE goes low. As soon as VCC rises above the reset
voltage threshold, LOW LINE returns high (see Figure 1).
LOW LINE goes low when VCC drops below VBATT (see
Table 1).
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WDI: Watchdog Input, WDI, is a three level input. Driving
WDI either high or low for longer than the watchdog timeout period, forces both RESET and WDO low. Floating WDI
disables the Watchdog Timer. The timer resets itself with
each transition of the Watchdog Input (see Figure 11).
WDO: Watchdog logic output. When the watchdog input
remains either high or low for longer than the watchdog
time-out period, WDO goes low. WDO is set high whenever
there is a transition on the WDI pin, or LOW LINE goes low.
The watchdog timer can be disabled by floating WDI (see
Figure 11).
CE IN: Logic input to the Chip Enable gating circuit. CE IN
can be derived from microprocessor's address line and/or
decoder output. See Applications Information Section and
Figure 6 for additional information.
CE OUT: Logic output from the Chip Enable gating circuit.
When VCC is above the reset voltage threshold, CE OUT is
a buffered replica of CE IN. When VCC is below the reset
voltage threshold CE OUT is forced high (see Figure 6).
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BLOCK DIAGRA
M2
VBATT
VOUT
M1
VCC
BACKUP
MEMORY
LOGIC
CHARGE
PUMP
–
C2
+
BATT ON
LOW LINE
+
C1
–
CE OUT
1.3V
GND
CE IN
–
PFO
+
PFI
OSC
PB RST
WDI
RESET
LEVEL SENSE
AND
DEBOUNCE
RESET PULSE
GENERATOR
TRANSITION
DETECTOR
WATCHDOG
TIMER
RESET
WDO
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Power Monitoring
The LTC1235 uses a bandgap voltage reference and a
precision voltage comparator C1 to monitor the 5V supply
input on VCC (see BLOCK DIAGRAM). When VCC falls
below the reset voltage threshold, the reset outputs are
forced to active states. The reset voltage threshold accounts for a 5% variation on VCC, so the reset outputs
become active when VCC falls below 4.75V (4.65V typical).
On power-up, the reset signals are held active states for a
minimum of 140ms after the reset voltage threshold is
reached to allow the power supply and microprocessor to
stabilize. On power-down, the RESET signal remains active low even with VCC as low as 1V. This capability helps
hold the microprocessor in stable shutdown condition.
Figure 1 shows the timing diagram of the RESET signal.
The precision voltage comparator, C1, typically has 40mV
of hysteresis which ensures that glitches at VCC pin do not
activate the reset outputs. Response time is typically 10µs.
V2
V1
VCC
RESET
To help prevent mistriggering due to transient loads, VCC
pin should be bypassed with a 0.1µF capacitor with the
leads trimmed as short as possible.
LOW LINE is the output of the precision voltage comparator C1. When VCC falls below the reset voltage threshold,
LOW LINE goes low. LOW LINE returns high as soon as
VCC rises above the reset voltage threshold.
Push-Button Reset
The LTC1235 provides an logic input pin for direct
connection to a push-button. The push-button reset input,
PB RST, requires an active low signal. Internally, this input
signal is debounced and timed for a minimum of 40ms.
When this condition is satisfied, the reset pulse generator
forces the reset outputs to active states. The reset signals
will remain in active states for a minimum of 140ms from
the moment the push-button reset input is released from
logic low level (Figure 2).
V2
V1 = RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD
V2 = RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD +
RESET THRESHOLD HYSTERESIS
t1
V1
t1
t1 = RESET ACTIVE TIME
LOW LINE
LTC1235 F01
Figure 1. Reset Active Time
VCC = 5V
PB RST
t1
LOGIC LOW
LOGIC
HIGH
t2
RESET
LOGIC HIGH
LOGIC LOW
RESET
t1 = PUSH-BUTTON RESET LOW TIME
t2 = RESET ACTIVE TIME
Figure 2. Push-Button Reset
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Voltage Output
During normal operation, the LTC1235 uses a charge
pumped NMOS power switch to achieve low dropout and
low supply current. This power switch can deliver up to
50mA to VOUT from VCC and has a typical on resistance of
5Ω. The VOUT pin should be bypassed with a capacitor of
0.1µF or greater to ensure stability. Use of a larger bypass
capacitor is advantageous for supplying current to heavy
transient loads.
When operating currents larger than 50mA are required
from VOUT, or a lower dropout (VCC - VOUT voltage differential) is desired, the LTC1235 provides BATT ON output
to drive the base of external PNP transistor (Figure 3).
Another alternative to provide higher current is to connect
a high current Schottky diode from the VCC pin to the VOUT
pin to supply the extra current.
ANY PNP POWER TRANSISTOR
R1
BATT ON
VOUT
VCC
+5V
0.1µF
LTC1235
+3V
0.1µF
VBATT
GND
LTC1235 F03
Figure 3. Using BATT ON to Drive External PNP Transistor
The LTC1235 is protected for safe area operation with
short circuit limit. Output current is limited to approximately 200mA. If the device is overloaded for a long period
of time, thermal shutdown turns the power switch off until
the device cools down. The threshold temperature for
thermal shutdown is approximately 155°C with about
10°C of hysteresis which prevents the device from oscillating in and out of shutdown.
The PNP switch was not chosen for the internal power
switch because it injects unwanted current into the substrate. This current is collected by the VBATT pin in competitive devices and adds to the charging current of the
battery which can damage lithium batteries. LTC1235
uses a charge pumped NMOS power switch to eliminate
unwanted charging current while achieving low dropout
and low supply current. Since no current goes to the
substrate, the current collected by VBATT pin is strictly
junction leakage.
Conditional Battery Backup
LTC1235 provides an unique feature to either allow VOUT
to be switched to VBATT or to disable the CMOS RAM
battery backup function when primary power is lost.
Disabling the battery backup function is useful in conserving the backup battery's life when the SRAM doesn't need
battery backup during long term storage of a computer
system, or delivery of the computer system to the end
user.
The BACKUP pin (Pin 8) is used to serve this feature on
power-down. When VCC is falling through the reset voltage
threshold, the status of the BACKUP pin (logic low or logic
high) is stored in the Memory Logic (see BLOCK DIAGRAM). If the stored status is logic high and VCC fall to
50mV greater than VBATT, a 125Ω PMOS switch, M2,
connects the VBATT input to VOUT and the battery switchover
comparator, C2, shuts off the NMOS power switch, M1.
M2 is designed for very low dropout voltage (input-tooutput differential). This feature is advantageous for low
current applications such as battery backup in CMOS RAM
and other low power CMOS circuitry. If the stored status
is logic low and VCC falls to 50mV greater than VBATT, the
Memory Logic keeps M2 off and C2 shuts off M1. VOUT is
in Battery Saving Mode (see Figure 4). The supply current
in both mode is 1µA maximum.
On power-ups, C2 keeps M1 off before VCC reaches 70mV
higher than VBATT. On the first power-up after the battery
is replaced (with power off), the status stored in the
Memory Logic is undetermined. VOUT could be either in
Battery Backup Mode or in Battery Saving Mode. When
VCC is 70mV greater than VBATT, M1 connects VOUT to VCC.
C2 has typically 20mV of hysteresis to prevent spurious
switching when VCC remains nearly equal to VBATT and the
status stored in the Memory Logic is high. The response
time of C2 is approximately 20µs.
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VOUT IN BATTERY SAVING MODE
BACKUP
LOGIC LOW
RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD
VCC
VBATT
VOUT
Hi-Z
VOUT IN BATTERY BACKUP MODE
LOGIC
HIGH
BACKUP
RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD
VCC
VBATT
VOUT
VOUT = VBATT
LTC1235 F04
Figure 4. Conditional Battery Backup Operation
The operating voltage at the VBATT pin ranges from 2.0V to
4.25V. High value capacitors, such as electrolytic or faradsize double layer capacitors, can be used for short term
memory backup instead of a battery. For capacitor backup,
see Typical Applications. The charging resistor for recharging rechargeable batteries should be connected to
VOUT through a diode since this eliminates the discharge
path that exists when VCC collapses and RAM is not backed
up (Figure 5).
V
– VBATT – VD
I = OUT
R
1N4148
R
+5V
VCC
VOUT
0.1µF
0.1µF
RAM
LTC1235
+3V
BACKUP
VBATT
GND
4
I/O LINE
µP
LTC1235 F05
Figure 5. Charging External Battery Through VOUT
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Replacing the Backup Battery with Power On
When changing the backup battery with system power on,
spurious resets can occur while battery is removed due to
battery standby current. Although battery standby current
is only a tiny leakage current, it can still charge up the stray
capacitance on the VBATT pin. The oscillation cycle is as
follows: When VBATT reaches within 50mV of VCC, the
LTC1235 switches to battery backup or battery saving
mode. In either case, the battery supply current pulls
VBATT low and the device goes back to normal operation.
The leakage current then charges up the VBATT pin again
and the cycle repeats.
If spurious resets during battery replacement pose no
problems, then no action is required. Otherwise, two
methods can be used to eliminate this problem. First, a
capacitor from VBATT to GND will allow time for battery
replacement by slowing the charge rate. For example, the
battery standby current is 1µA maximum over temperature and the external capacitor required to slow the charge
rate is:


1µA
CEXT ≥ TREQ'D 

 VCC – VBATT 
where TREQ'D is the maximum time required to replace the
backup battery. With VCC = 4.5V, VBATT = 3V and TREQ'D =
3 sec, the value for external capacitor is 2µF. Second, a
resistor from VBATT to GND will hold the pin low while
changing the battery. For example, the battery standby
current is 1µA maximum over temperature and the external resistor required to hold VBATT below VCC is:
V – 50mV
R ≤ CC
1µA
With VCC = 4.5V, a 4.3MΩ resistor will work. With a 3V
battery, this resistor will draw only 0.7µA from the battery,
which is negligible in most cases.
If the battery connections are made with long wires or PC
traces, inductive spikes can be generated during battery
replacement. Even if a resistor is used to prevent spurious
resets as described above, these spikes can take the VBATT
pin below GND violating the LTC1235 absolute maximum
ratings. A 0.1µF capacitor from VBATT to GND is recommended to eliminate these potential spikes when battery
replacement is made through long wires.
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Table 1 shows the state of each pin during battery backup.
If the backup battery is not used, connect VBATT to GND
and VOUT to VCC.
IN and CE OUT, control the Chip Enable or Write inputs of
CMOS RAM. When VCC is +5V, CE OUT follows CE IN with
a typical propagation delay of 20ns. When VCC falls below
the reset voltage threshold or VBATT, CE OUT is forced
high, independent of CE IN. CE OUT is an alternative signal
to drive the CE, CS, or Write input of battery-backed up
CMOS RAM. CE OUT can also be used to drive the Store
or Write input of an EEPROM, EAROM or NOVRAM to
achieve similar protection. Figure 6 shows the timing
diagram of CE IN and CE OUT.
CE IN can be derived from the microprocessor’s address
decoder output. Figure 7 shows a typical nonvolatile
CMOS RAM application.
Table 1. Input and Output Status in Battery Backup Mode
SIGNAL
VCC
STATUS
C2 monitors VCC for active switchover.
BACKUP
BACKUP is ignored.
VOUT
VBATT
VOUT is connected to VBATT through an internal PMOS switch.
The supply current is 1µA maximum.
BATT ON
Logic high. The open circuit output voltage is equal to VOUT.
PFI
PFO
Power Failure Input is ignored.
Logic low
PB RST
PB RST is ignored.
RESET
RESET
Logic low
Logic high. The open circuit output voltage is equal to VOUT.
+5V
0.1µF
LOW LINE Logic low
WDI
WDO
Watchdog Input is ignored.
Logic high. The open circuit output voltage is equal to VOUT.
CE IN
Chip Enable Input is ignored.
CE OUT
VCC
VOUT
+
LTC1235
VCC
0.1µF
10µF
CE OUT
VBATT
+3V
Logic high. The open circuit output voltage is equal to VOUT.
GND
CE IN
BACKUP
CS
20ns PROPAGATION DELAY
FROM DECODER
GND
RESET
TO µP
Memory Protection
The LTC1235 includes memory protection circuitry which
ensures the integrity of the data in memory by preventing
write operations when VCC is at invalid level. Two pins, CE
62512
RAM
LTC1235 F06
Figure 7. A Typical Nonvolatile CMOS RAM Application
BACKUP = VCC
V2
VCC
V1
V1 = RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD
V2 = RESET VOLTAGE THRESHOLD +
RESET THRESHOLD HYSTERESIS
CE IN
VOUT = VBATT
CE OUT
VOUT = VBATT
LTC1235 F06
Figure 6. Timing Diagram for CE IN and CE OUT
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Power Fail Warning
The LTC1235 generates a Power Failure Output (PFO) for
early warning of failure in the microprocessor's power
supply. This is accomplished by comparing the Power
Failure Input (PFI) with an internal 1.3V reference. PFO
goes low when the voltage at PFI pin is less than 1.3V.
Typically PFI is driven by an external voltage divider (R1
and R2 in Figures 8 and 9) which senses either an
unregulated DC input or a regulated 5V output. The voltage
divider ratio can be chosen such that the voltage at PFI pin
falls below 1.3V several milliseconds before the +5V
supply falls below the maximum reset voltage threshold
4.75V. PFO is normally used to interrupt the microprocessor to execute shut-down procedure between PFO and
RESET or RESET.
The power fail comparator, C3, does not have hysteresis.
Hysteresis can be added however, by connecting a resistor between the PFO output and the noninverting PFI input
pin as shown in Figures 8 and 9. The upper and lower trip
points in the comparator are established as follows:
When PFO output is low, R3 sinks current from the
summing junction at the PFI pin.
 R1 R1
VH = 1.3V  1+
+ 
 R2 R3 
When PFO output is high, the series combination of R3 and
R4 source current into the PFI summing junction.
VHYSTERESIS = 5V
R3 ≈ 5.88 R1
Choose R3 = 300kΩ and R1 = 51kΩ. Also select R4 =
10kΩ which is much smaller than R3.
 51kΩ (5V – 1.3V)51kΩ 
7.5V = 1.3V  1+
–

R2
1.3V(310kΩ) 

R2 = 9.7kΩ, Choose nearest 5% resistor 10k and recalculate VL,
 51kΩ (5V – 1.3V)51kΩ 
VL = 1.3V  1 +
–
 = 7.32V
1.3V(310kΩ) 
 10kΩ
 51kΩ 51kΩ 
VH = 1.3V  1 +
+
 = 8.151V
 10kΩ 300kΩ 
(7.32V – 6.25V)
= 10.7ms
100mV/ms
VHYSTERESIS = 8.151V – 7.32V = 831mV
VIN ≥ 7.5V
10µF
+5V
+
ADJ
100µF
R3
300k
VCC
0.1µF
R4
10k
LTC1235
PFO BACKUP
PFI GND
TO µP
R2
10k
LTC1235 F07
Figure 8. Monitoring Unregulated DC Supply with the
LTC1235 Power Fail Comparator
R1
R3
Example 1: The circuit in Figure 8 demonstrates the use of
the power fail comparator to monitor the unregulated
power supply input. Assuming the the rate of decay of the
supply input VIN is 100mV/ms and the total time to execute
a shut-down procedure is 8ms. Also the noise of VIN is
200mV. With these assumptions in mind, we can reasonably set VL = 7.5V which 1.25V greater than the sum of
maximum reset voltage threshold and the dropout voltage
of LT1086-5 (4.75V + 1.5V) and VHYSTERESIS = 850mV.
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+
LT1086-5
VIN VOUT
R1
51k
 R1 (5V – 1.3V)R1
VL = 1.3V  1 +
–

 R2 1.3V(R3 + R4)
Assuming R4«R3,VHYSTERESIS = 5V
R1
= 850mV
R3
VIN ≥ 6.5V
+
10µF
LT1086-5
VIN VOUT
ADJ
10µF
+
+5V
R1
27k
R4
10k
R3
2.7M
0.1µF
VCC
LTC1235
PFO BACKUP
PFI GND
TO µP
R2
8.2k
R5
3.3k
LTC1235 F08
Figure 9. Monitoring Regulated DC Supply with the LTC1235
Power Fail Comparator
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The 10.7ms allows enough time to execute shut-down
procedure for microprocessor and 831mV of hysteresis
would prevent PFO from going low due to the noise of VIN.
Example 2: The circuit in Figure 9 can be used to measure
the regulated 5V supply to provide early warning of power
failure. Because of variations in the PFI threshold, this
circuit requires adjustment to ensure that the PFI comparator trips before the reset threshold is reached. Adjust
R5 such that the PFO output goes low when the VCC supply
reaches the desired level (e.g., 4.85V).
watchdog time-out period and reset active time. The
watchdog time-out period is restarted as soon as the reset
outputs are inactive. When either a high-to-low or low-tohigh transition occurs at the WDI pin prior to time-out, the
watchdog time is reset and begins to time out again. To
ensure the watchdog time does not time out, either a highto-low or low-to-high transition on the WDI pin must
occur at or less than the minimum time-out period. If the
input to the WDI pin remains either high or low, reset
pulses will be issued every 1.6 seconds typically. The
watchdog timer can be deactivated by floating the WDI pin.
The timer is also disabled when VCC falls below the reset
voltage threshold or VBATT.
The Watchdog Output, WDO, goes low if the watchdog
timer is allowed to time out and remains low until set high
by the next transition on the WDI pin. WDO is also set high
when VCC falls below the reset voltage threshold or VBATT.
Monitoring the Status of the Battery
C3 can also monitor the status of the memory backup
battery (Figure 10). If desired, the CE OUT can be used to
apply a test load to the battery. Since CE OUT is forced high
in battery backup mode, the test load will not be applied to
the battery while it is in use, even if the microprocessor is
not powered.
+5V
VBATT
Watchdog Timer
The LTC1235 provides a watchdog timer function to
monitor the activity of the microprocessor. If the microprocessor does not toggle the Watchdog Input (WDI)
within the time-out period, the reset outputs are forced to
active states for a minimum of 140ms. The watchdog
time-out period is fixed at 1.0 second minimum on the
LTC1235. This time-out period provides adequate time for
many systems to service the watchdog timer immediately
after a reset. Figure 11 shows the timing diagram of
VCC
PFO
R1
1M
LOW BATTERY SIGNAL
TO µP I/O PIN
LTC1235
PFI
BACKUP
R2
1M
+3V
CE IN
CE OUT
}
TO µP I/O PIN
GND
RL 20K
OPTIONAL TEST LOAD
LTC1235 F09
Figure 10. Backup Battery Monitor with Optional Test Load
VCC = 5V
WDI
t1 = RESET ACTIVE TIME
t2 = WATCHDOG TIME-OUT PERIOD
WDO
t2
t2
RESET
t1
t1
t1
LTC1235 F11
Figure 11. Watchdog Time-out Period and Reset Active Time
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Capacitor Backup with 74HC4016 Switch
Write Protect for Additional RAMs
0.1µF
+5V
+5V
VCC
VOUT
10 11 12 14
1
R2
30k
7
13
100µF
62512
RAMA
10µF
LTC1235
20ns PROPAGATION DELAY
VBATT
VBATT LOW LINE
+
CS
CE OUT
LTC1235
2
74HC4016
0.1µF
VCC
+
0.1µF
0.1µF
R1
10k
VOUT
VCC
+3V
BACKUP
CE IN
LOW LINE
GND
0.1µF
GND
CSA
VCC
62128
RAMB
CS1
CSB
LTC1235 TA3
CS2
CSC
0.1µF
VCC
µP
SYSTEM
62128
RAMC
CS1
CS2
OPTIONAL CONNECTION FOR
ADDITIONAL RAMs
LTC1235 TA4
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Dimensions in inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted.
N Package
16-Lead Plastic DIP
0.770
(19.558)
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0.260 ± 0.010
(6.604 ± 0.254)
0.300 – 0.325
(7.620 – 8.255)
0.130 ± 0.005
(3.302 ± 0.127)
0.045 – 0.065
(1.143 – 1.651)
0.015
(0.381)
MIN
0.009 - 0.015
(0.229 - 0.381)
+0.025
0.325 –0.015
0.065
(1.651)
TYP
0.125
(3.175)
MIN
(8.255 +0.635
–0.381)
0.045 ± 0.015
(1.143 ± 0.381)
0.018 ± 0.003
(0.457 ± 0.076)
0.100 ± 0.010
(2.540 ± 0.254)
N16 1291
SO Package
16-Lead SOIC
0.398 – 0.413
(10.109 – 10.490)
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
0.394 – 0.419
(10.008 – 10.643)
SEE NOTE
1
0.005
(0.127)
RAD MIN
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0.291 – 0.299
(7.391 – 7.595)
0.093 – 0.104
(2.362 – 2.642)
0.010 – 0.029 × 45°
(0.254 – 0.737)
0.037 – 0.045
(0.940 – 1.143)
0° – 8° TYP
0.009 – 0.013
(0.229 – 0.330)
SEE NOTE
0.016 – 0.050
(0.406 – 1.270)
0.050
(1.270)
TYP
0.014 – 0.019
(0.356 – 0.483)
TYP
0.004 – 0.012
(0.102 – 0.305)
SOL16 12/91
NOTE:
PIN 1 IDENT, NOTCH ON TOP AND CAVITIES ON THE BOTTOM OF PACKAGES ARE THE MANUFACTURING OPTIONS.
THE PART MAY BE SUPPLIED WITH OR WITHOUT ANY OF THE OPTIONS.
Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable.
However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representation that the interconnection of circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights.
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