
M48T129Y, M48T129V
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OPERATING MODES
Figure 5, page 5 illustrates the static memory array
and the quartz controlled clock oscillator. The
clock locations contain the century, year, month,
date, day, hour, minute, and second in 24 hour
BCD format. Corrections for 28, 29 (leap year -
valid until 2100), 30, and 31 day months are made
automatically. The nine clock bytes (1FFFFh-
1FFF9h and 1FFF1h) are not the actual clock
counters, they are memory locations consisting of
BiPORT
READ/WRITE memory cells within the
static RAM array.
The M48T129Y/V includes a clock control circuit
which updates the clock bytes with current infor-
mation once per second. The information can be
accessed by the user in the same manner as any
other location in the static memory array. Byte
1FFF8h is the clock control register. This byte con-
trols user access to the clock information and also
stores the clock calibration setting.
Byte 1FFF7h contains the watchdog timer setting.
The watchdog timer can generate either a reset or
an interrupt, depending on the state of the Watch-
dog Steering Bit (WDS). Bytes 1FFF6h-1FFF2h
include bits that, when programmed, provide for
clock alarm functionality. Alarms are activated
when the register content matches the month,
date, hours, minutes, and seconds of the clock
registers. Byte 1FFF1h contains century informa-
tion. Byte 1FFF0h contains additional flag informa-
tion pertaining to the watchdog timer, the alarm
condition and the battery status. The M48T129Y/V
also has its own Power-Fail Detect circuit. This
control circuitry constantly monitors the supply
voltage for an out of tolerance condition. When
VCC is out of tolerance, the circuit write protects
the TIMEKEEPER register data and external
SRAM, providing data security in the midst of un-
predictable system operation. As VCC falls below
Battery Back-up Switchover Voltage (VSO), the
control circuitry automatically switches to the bat-
tery, maintaining data and clock operation until
valid power is restored.
Table 6. Operating Modes
Note: X = VIH or VIL;VSO = Battery Back-up Swit chover Voltage.
1. See Table 10, page 16 for details.
Mode
VCC
E
G
W
DQ0-DQ7
Power
Deselect
4.5 to 5.5V
or
3.0 to 3.6V
VIH
X
High Z
Standby
WRITE
VIL
X
VIL
DIN
Active
READ
VIL
VIH
DOUT
Active
READ
VIL
VIH
High Z
Active
Deselect
VSO to VPFD (min)
(1)
X
High Z
CMOS Standby
Deselect
≤ VSO(1)
X
High Z
Battery Back-up Mode