LTC1235
1
1235fa
TYPICAL APPLICATION
DESCRIPTION
Microprocessor
Supervisory Circuit
Battery Life vs
Backup Duty Cycle
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FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Guaranteed Reset Assertion at V
CC
= 1V
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1.5mA Maximum Supply Current
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Fast (35ns Max.) Onboard Gating of RAM Chip
Enable Signals
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Conditional Battery Backup Extends Battery Life
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4.65V Precision Voltage Monitor
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Power OK/Reset Time Delay: 200ms
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External Reset Control
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Minimum External Component Count
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1μA Maximum Standby Current
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Voltage Monitor for Power Fail or Low Battery
Warning
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Thermal Limiting
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Performance Specified Over Temperature
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All the LTC695 Features Plus Conditional Battery
Backup and External Reset Control
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Critical μP Power Monitoring
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Intelligent Instruments
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Battery-Powered Computers and Controllers
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Automotive Systems
The LTC
®
1235 provides complete power supply monitoring
and battery control functions for microprocessor reset,
battery backup, RAM write protection, power failure warn-
ing 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
V
CC
as low as 1V. External reset control is provided by a
debounced pushbutton reset input.
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 P signal to either back up the R AMs or not. This ex tends
the battery life in situations where RAM data need not
always be saved when power goes down.
For an early warning of impending power failure, the
LTC1235 provides an internal comparator with a user-
defi ned 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.
+
+
ADJ
V
IN
V
OUT
10μF
V
IN
≥ 7.5V
+5V
100μF
0.1μF
LTC1235
V
OUT
V
CC
V
BATT
PFI
WDI
μP NMI
μP
POWER
POWER TO
CMOS RAM
I/O LINE
μP RESET
μP
SYSTEM
0.1μF
+3V
51k
10k
1235 TA1
RESET
PFO
LT1086-5
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.
I/O LINE
BACKUP
PB RST
BACKUP DUTY CYCLE (%)
0
BATTERY LIFE (NORMALIZED)
6
8
10
80
1235 TA02
4
2
0
20
40
60
100
1
3
5
7
9
LTC1235
LTC695
(WITHOUT
CONDITIONAL
BATTERY
BACKUP)