DS1302
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RESET AND CLOCK CONTROL
All data transfers are initiated by driving the RST input
high. The RST input serves two functions. First, RST
turns on the control logic which allows access to the shift
register for the address/command sequence. Second,
the RST signal provides a method of terminating either
single byte or multiple byte data transfer.
A clock cycle is a sequence of a falling edge followed by
a rising edge. For data inputs, data must be valid during
the rising edge of the clock and data bits are output on
the falling edge of clock. If the RST input is low all data
transfer terminates and the I/O pin goes to a high imped-
ance state. Data transfer is illustrated in Figure 3. At
power–up, RST must be a logic “0” until VCC2.5 volts.
Also SCLK must be at a logic “0” when RST is driven to a
logic “1” state.
DATA INPUT
Following the eight SCLK cycles that input a write com-
mand byte, a data byte is input on the rising edge of the
next eight SCLK cycles. Additional SCLK cycles are
ignored should they inadvertently occur. Data is input
starting with bit 0.
DATA OUTPUT
Following the eight SCLK cycles that input a read com-
mand byte, a data byte is output on the falling edge of
the next eight SCLK cycles. Note that the first data bit to
be transmitted occurs on the first falling edge after the
last bit of the command byte is written. Additional SCLK
cycles retransmit the data bytes should they inadver-
tently occur so long as RST remains high. This opera-
tion permits continuous burst mode read capability.
Also, the I/O pin is tri–stated upon each rising edge of
SCLK. Data is output starting with bit 0.
BURST MODE
Burst mode may be specified for either the clock/calen-
dar or the RAM registers by addressing location 31 deci-
mal (address/command bits one through five = logical
one). As before, bit six specifies clock or RAM and bit 0
specifies read or write. There is no data storage capac-
ity at locations 9 through 31 in the Clock/Calendar Reg-
isters or location 31 in the RAM registers. Reads or
writes in burst mode start with bit 0 of address 0.
As in the case with the DS1202, when writing to the
clock registers in the burst mode, the first eight registers
must be written in order for the data to be transferred.
However, when writing to RAM in burst mode it is not
necessary to write all 31 bytes for the data to transfer.
Each byte that is written to will be transferred to RAM
regardless of whether all 31 bytes are written or not.
CLOCK/CALENDAR
The clock/calendar is contained in seven write/read reg-
isters as shown in Figure 4. Data contained in the clock/
calendar registers is in binary coded decimal format
(BCD).
CLOCK HALT FLAG
Bit 7 of the seconds register is defined as the clock halt
flag. When this bit is set to logic “1”, the clock oscillator is
stopped and the DS1302 is placed into a low–power
standby mode with a current drain of less than 100
nanoamps. When this bit is written to logic “0”, the clock
will start.
AM-PM/12-24 MODE
Bit 7 of the hours register is defined as the 12– or
24–hour mode select bit. When high, the 12–hour mode
is selected. In the 12–hour mode, bit 5 is the AM/PM bit
with logic high being PM. In the 24–hour mode, bit 5 is
the second 10 hour bit (20 – 23 hours).
WRITE PROTECT BIT
Bit 7 of the control register is the write protect bit. The
first seven bits (bits 0 – 6) are forced to zero and will
always read a zero when read. Before any write opera-
tion to the clock or RAM, bit 7 must be zero. When high,
the write protect bit prevents a write operation to any
other register.
TRICKLE CHARGE REGISTER
This register controls the trickle charge characteristics
of the DS1302. The simplified schematic of Figure 5
shows the basic components of the trickle charger. The
trickle charge select (TCS) bits (bits 4 – 7) control the
selection of the trickle charger . In order to prevent acci-
dental enabling, only a pattern of 1010 will enable the
trickle charger . All other patterns will disable the trickle
charger. The DS1302 powers up with the trickle charger
disabled. The diode select (DS) bits (bits 2 – 3) select
whether one diode or two diodes are connected
between VCC2 and VCC1. If DS is 01, one diode is
selected or if DS is 10, two diodes are selected. If DS is
00 or 11, the trickle charger is disabled independent of