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October 17, 2006
DIGITAL TRIMMING REGISTER (DTR <2:0>)
The digital trimming bits DTR0, DTR1, and DTR2 adjust the
average number of counts per second and average the ppm
error to achieve better accuracy.
• DTR2 is a sign bit. DTR2 = “0” means frequency
compensation is >0. DTR2 = “1” means frequency
compensation is <0.
• DTR1 and DTR0 are both scale bits. DTR1 gives 40ppm
adjustment and DTR0 gives 20ppm adjustment.
A range from -60ppm to +60ppm can be represented by
using these three bits (see Table 13).
Note that the DTR adjustment will affect the frequency of the
clock at F
OUT
, for all frequency selections except for
32.768kHz. DTR can be used in conjunction with ATR and
F
OUT
to accurately set the oscillator frequency (see the
Applications Section).
Alarm Registers
Addresses [0Ch to 11h]
The alarm register bytes are set up identical to the RTC
register bytes, except that the MSB of each byte functions as
an enable bit (enable = “1”). These enable bits specify which
alarm registers (seconds, minutes, etc.) are used to make
the comparison. Note that there is no alarm byte for year.
The alarm function works as a comparison between the
alarm registers and the RTC registers. As the RTC
advances, the alarm will be triggered once a match occurs
between the alarm registers and the RTC registers. Any one
alarm register, multiple registers, or all registers can be
enabled for a match.
There are two alarm operation modes: Single Event and
periodic Interrupt Mode:
• Single Event Mode is enabled by setting the ALME bit to
“1”, the IM bit to “0”, and disabling the frequency output.
This mode permits a one-time match between the alarm
registers and the RTC registers. Once this match occurs,
the ALM bit is set to “1” and the IRQ
output will be pulled
low and will remain low until the ALM bit is reset. This can
be done manually or by using the auto-reset feature.
• Interrupt Mode is enabled by setting the ALME bit to “1”,
the IM bit to “1”, and disabling the frequency output. The
IRQ
output will now be pulsed each time an alarm occurs.
This means that once the interrupt mode alarm is set, it will
continue to alarm for each occurring match of the alarm and
present time. This mode is convenient for hourly or daily
hardware interrupts in microcontroller applications such as
security cameras or utility meter reading.
To clear an alarm, the ALM bit in the status register must be
set to “0” with a write. Note that if the ARST bit is set to 1
(address 07h, bit 7), the ALM bit will automatically be cleared
when the status register is read.
Below are examples of both Single Event and periodic
Interrupt Mode alarms.
Example 1 – Alarm set with single interrupt (IM=”0”)
A single alarm will occur on January 1 at 11:30am.
A. Set Alarm registers as follows:
B. Also the ALME bit must be set as follows:
xx indicate other control bits
TABLE 12.
BMATR1 BMATR0
DELTA
CAPACITANCE
(C
BAT
TO C
VDD
)
0 0 0pF
0 1 -0.5pF (≈ +2ppm)
1 0 +0.5pF (≈ -2ppm)
1 1 +1pF (≈ -4ppm)
TABLE 13. DIGITAL TRIMMING REGISTERS
DTR REGISTER ESTIMATED
FREQUENCY
PPMDTR2 DTR1 DTR0
0 0 0 0 (default)
001 +20
010 +40
011 +60
100 0
101 -20
110 -40
111 -60
ALARM
REGISTER
BIT
DESCRIPTION76543210HEX
SCA 00000000 00hSeconds disabled
MNA 10110000 B0hMinutes set to 30,
enabled
HRA 10010001 91hHours set to 11,
enabled
DTA 10000001 81hDate set to 1,
enabled
MOA 10000001 81hMonth set to 1,
enabled
DWA 00000000 00hDay of week
disabled
CONTROL
REGISTER
BIT
DESCRIPTION76543210HEX
INT 01xx0000 x0hEnable Alarm
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