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  • Page 1

    MQ372-02 Application Manua l Real Time Clock Module R X -8581SA/JE/NB Model Product Number RX- 8581SA Q4185815 xxxxx00 RX- 8581JE Q4185817 xxxxx00 RX- 8581NB Q4185819 xxxxx00[...]

  • Page 2

    N O T I C E • The material is subject to change without notice. • Any part of this material may not be reproduced or duplicated in any form or any means without the written permission of Seiko Epson. • The information, applied circuit, program, using w ay etc., written in this material is just for reference. Seiko Epson does not assume any li[...]

  • Page 3

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Contents 1. Overv iew ................................................................................................................... 1 2. Block Diagram ........................................................................................................ 1 3. Terminal description .......................................[...]

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    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 1 MQ372-02 I 2 C-Bus Interface Real-time Clock Module RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB • Features built-in 32.768-kHz crystal oscillator, frequency adjusted • Supports I 2 C-Bus's high speed mode (400 kHz ) • Alarm interrupt function for day, date, hour, and minute settings • Fixed-cy cle timer interrupt function ?[...]

  • Page 5

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 2 MQ372-02 3. T erminal description 3.1. T er m inal connect ions RX - 8581 SA SOP − 14 pi n # 1 # 7 # 14 # 8 No. Pin terminal No. Pin terminal 1 N.C. 14 FOUT 2 SC L 13 N.C. 3 SD A 12 N.C. 4 N.C. 1 1 V DD 5 GND 10 FOE 6 N.C. 9 N.C. 7 / INT 8 N.C. RX - 85 81 JE VSOJ − 20 pin # 1 # 10 # 14 # 11 No. Pin terminal No. P[...]

  • Page 6

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 3 MQ372-02 4. Absolute Maximum Ratings GND = 0 V Item Symbol Condition Rating Unit Supply voltage V DD Between V DD and GND − 0.3 to +7.0 V Input voltage (1) V IN1 FOE pin GND − 0.3 to V DD +0.3 V Input voltage (2) V IN2 SCL and SDA pins GND − 0.3 to +8.0 V Output voltage (1) V OUT1 FOUT pin GND − 0.3 to V DD +[...]

  • Page 7

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 4 MQ372-02 7.2. AC Characteristics * Unless otherw ise specified, GND = 0 V , V DD = 1.8 V to 5.5 V , Ta = − 40 ° C to +85 ° C Item Symbol Condition Min. Typ. Max . Unit SCL clock frequency f SCL 400 kHz Start condition setup time t SU;STA 0.6 µ s Start condition hold time t HD;STA 0.6 µ s Data setup time t SU;DA[...]

  • Page 8

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 5 MQ372-02 8. Use Methods 8.1. Overview of Functions 1) Clock f unct ions This function is used to set and read out month, day , hour , date, minute, second, and year (last two digit s ) data. Any (tw o-digit) year that is a multiple of 4 is treated as a leap year and calculated automatically as such until the year 209[...]

  • Page 9

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 6 MQ372-02 8.2. Description of Reg isters 8.2.1. Register table Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 Remark 0 SEC ! 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ 3 1 MIN ! 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ 3 2 HOUR ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ 3 3 W EEK ! 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ∗ 3 4 DAY ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ 3 5 MONT H ! ! ! 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ 3[...]

  • Page 10

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 7 MQ372-02 8.2.2. Control register (Reg F) Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 Control Register ! ! UIE TI E AIE ! STOP RESET F (Default) (0) (0) ( − ) ( − ) ( − ) (0) ( − ) ( − ) ∗ 1) The default value is the val ue that is read (or is set internally) after powering up from 0 V[...]

  • Page 11

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 8 MQ372-02 4) STOP bit This bit is used to stop functions related to the RT C's internal counter operations. W riting a "1" to this bit stops the counter operations. W riting a "0" to this bit cancels stop status (restarts operations). ∗ For optimum performance, do not use this bit for functi[...]

  • Page 12

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 9 MQ372-02 8.2.3. Flag register (Reg-E) Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 Flag register ! ! UF TF AF ! VLF ! E (Default) (0) (0) ( − ) ( − ) ( − ) (0) (1) (0) ∗ 1) The default value is the val ue that is read (or is set internally) after powering up from 0 V. ∗ 2) "o" [...]

  • Page 13

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 10 MQ372-02 8.2.4. Extension register (Reg-D ) Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 Extension R egister TEST WA D A USEL TE ! ! TSEL1 TSEL0 D (Default) (0) ( − ) ( − ) ( − ) (0) (0) ( − ) ( − ) ∗ 1) The default value is the val ue that is read (or is set internally) after powerin[...]

  • Page 14

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 11 MQ372-02 8.2.6. Clock counter (Reg - 0 ∼ 2) Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 0 SEC ! 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 1 MI N ! 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 2 HOUR ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ ) "o" indicates write-protected bits. A zero is always read from these bits. • The clock counter counts seconds, m[...]

  • Page 15

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 12 MQ372-02 8.2.8. Calendar counter (Reg 4 to 6) Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 4 DAY ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 5 MONT H ! ! ! 10 8 4 2 1 6 YEAR 80 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 ∗ ) "o" indicates write-protected bits. A zero is always read from these bits. • The auto calendar function updates[...]

  • Page 16

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 13 MQ372-02 8.3. Fixed-cycle Timer Interrupt Function The fix ed-cycle timer interrupt generation function generates an interrupt event periodically at any fix ed cycle set between 244.14 µ s and 4095 minutes. W hen an interrupt event is generated, the /INT pin goes to low level and "1" is set to the TF bit [...]

  • Page 17

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 14 MQ372-02 8.3.2. Related registers for function of time update interrupts. Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 B Timer Counter 0 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 C Timer Counter 1 • • • • 2048 1024 512 256 D Extension R egister TEST WA D A USEL TE ! ! TSEL1 TSEL0 E Flag Register ! ! UF TF AF [...]

  • Page 18

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 15 MQ372-02 5) TIE (T imer Interrupt Enable) bit W hen a fixed-cycle timer interrupt ev ent occurs (when the T F bit value changes from "0" to "1"), this bit's value specifies whether an interrupt signal is generated (/INT status changes from Hi-Z to low) or is not generated (/INT status remain[...]

  • Page 19

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 16 MQ372-02 8.4. Time Updat e I nt errupt Funct ion The time update interrupt function generates interrupt event s at one-second or one-minute intervals, according to the timing of the internal clock. W hen an interrupt event occurs, the UF bit value becomes "1" and the /INT pin goes to low level to indicate [...]

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    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 17 MQ372-02 8.4.2. Related registers for time update interrupt functions. Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 D Extension R egister TEST WA D A USEL TE ! ! TSEL1 TSEL0 E Flag Register ! ! UF TF AF ! VLF ! F Control Register ! ! UIE TIE AIE ! STOP RESET ∗ ) "o" indicates write-pr[...]

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    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 18 MQ372-02 8.5. Alarm Int errupt Funct ion The alarm interrupt generation function generates interrupt event s for alarm settings such as date, day , hour , and minute settings. W hen an interrupt event occurs, the AF bit value is set to "1" and the /INT pin goes to low level to indicate that an event has oc[...]

  • Page 22

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 19 MQ372-02 8.5.2. Related registers Address Function bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0 1 MI N ! 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 2 HOUR ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 3 W EEK ! 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 4 DAY ! ! 20 10 8 4 2 1 8 MIN Al ar m AE 40 20 10 8 4 2 1 9 HOUR Alarm AE • 20 10 8 4 2 1 W EEK Alarm 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 A DAY Alarm AE • 20 10 [...]

  • Page 23

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 20 MQ372-02 3) AF (Alarm Flag) bit W hen this flag bit value is already set to "0", occurrence of an alarm interrupt event changes it to "1". W hen this flag bit value is "1", its value is retained until a "0" is w ritten to it. AF Data Desc ription 0 The AF bit is cleared to zer[...]

  • Page 24

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 21 MQ372-02 8.6. Reading / W riting Data via the I 2 C Bus Inte rface 8.6.1. Overview of I 2 C-BUS The I 2 C bus supports bi-directional communications via tw o signal lines: the SDA (data) line and SCL (clock) line. A combination of these two signals is used to transmit and receiv e communication start/stop signals, d[...]

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    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 22 MQ372-02 8.6.3. Starting and stopping I 2 C bus communications SCL ST ART condition SDA 0.95 s ( Max. ) Repea ted S T AR T(REST ART) condition STOP condition [ S ] [ Sr ] [ P ] 1) START condition, repeated START condition, and STOP condition (1) START condition • The SDA level changes from high to low while SCL is[...]

  • Page 26

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 23 MQ372-02 8.6.4. Data transfers and acknowledge responses during I 2 C-BUS communications 1) Data transfers Data transfers are performed in 8-bit (1 byte) units once the ST ART condition has occurred. T here is no limit on the amount (bytes) of data that are transferred betw een the START condition and STOP condition[...]

  • Page 27

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 24 MQ372-02 8.6.6. I 2 C bus protocol In the following sequence descriptions, it is assumed that the CP U is the master and the RX-8581 is the slav e. a. Address specification write sequence Since the RX-8581 includes an address auto increment function, once the initial address has been specified, the RX-8581 increment[...]

  • Page 28

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 25 MQ372-02 8.7. Backup and Recovery V DD t F t R2 Back up t R1 V CLK 0 V Item Symbol Min. T yp. Max. Power supply drop time t F 2 µ s /V Initial power-up time t R1 1 µ s /V 10 ms /V Clock maintenance power-up time t R2 1 µ s /V 8.8. Connection with Typical Microcontroller Device SCL SDA GND V DD V DD SCL SDA t r R [...]

  • Page 29

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 26 MQ372-02 9. External Dimensions / Marking Layout RX-8581 SA (SOP - 14 pin) • Ex ternal dimensions • Recommended soldering 0.6 0.15 0 ° - 10 ° 1.4 1.4 5.4 1.27 1.27 × 6 = 7.62 0.7 Unit : m m 10.1 ± 0.2 5.0 7.4 ± 0.2 #14 #8 #7 #1 1.27 1. 2 0.05 Min . 3.2 ± 0.1 0.35 R8581 E 1234A ∗ The cry stal oscillator&a[...]

  • Page 30

    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 27 MQ372-02 10. Reference Data [Finding the frequency stability] 1. Frequency and temperature characteristics can be approximated using the follow ing equations. ∆ f T = α ( θ T - θ X ) 2 ∆ f T : Frequency deviation in any temperature α (1 / ° C 2 ) : Coefficient of secondary temperature ( − 0.035 ± 0.005) [...]

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    RX - 8581 SA / JE / NB Page - 28 MQ372-02 1 1. Application notes 11.1. Notes on handling This module uses a C -MO S IC to realize low power consumption. Carefully note the follow ing cautions when handling. (1) Static electricity W hile this module has built-in circuitry designed to protect it against electrost atic discharge, the chip could st ill[...]

  • Page 32

    Application Manual AME RIC A EPSON ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. HEA DQUA RTER 150 River Oaks P arkway , San Jose, CA 95134, U. S.A . Phone: (1)800-228-3964 (T oll free) : (1)408-922-0200 (M ain) Fax: (1)408-922-0238 htt p://www. eea.epson.com A tl anta Office 3010 Royal Blvd. South, Ste. 170, A lp haretta, GA 30005, U. S.A . Phone: (1)877-332-0020 (To[...]