DS1556 Datasheet, PDF (8/20 Pages) Dallas Semiconductor – 1M, Nonvolatile, Y2K-Compliant Timekeeping RAM

Table 3. Alarm Mask Bits
AM4
AM3
AM2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
DS1556 1M, Nonvolatile, Y2K-Compliant Timekeeping RAM
AM1
1
0
0
0
0
ALARM RATE
Once per second
When seconds match
When minutes and seconds match
When hours, minutes, and seconds match
When date, hours, minutes, and seconds match
When the RTC Register values match Alarm Register settings, the Alarm Flag bit (AF) is set to a 1. If
Alarm Flag Enable (AE) is also set to a 1, the alarm condition activates the IRQ/FT pin. The IRQ/FT
signal is cleared by a read or write to the Flags Register (Address 1FFF0h) as shown in Figure 2 and 3.
When CE is active, the IRQ/FT signal may be cleared by having the address stable for as short as 15 ns
and either OE or WE active, but is not guaranteed to be cleared unless t_RC is fulfilled. The alarm flag is
also cleared by a read or write to the Flags Register but the flag will not change states until the end of the
read/write cycle and the IRQ/FT signal has been cleared.
Figure 2. Clearing IRQ Waveforms
CE,
0V
Figure 3. Clearing IRQ Waveforms
CE=0
The IRQ/FT pin can also be activated in the battery-backed mode. The IRQ/FT will go low if an alarm
occurs and both ABE and AE are set. The ABE and AE bits are cleared during the power-up transition,
however an alarm generated during power-up will set AF. Therefore, the AF bit can be read after system
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