m41t83 STMicroelectronics, m41t83 Datasheet - Page 34

• Manufacturer Part Number: m41t83
• Description: Serial I 2c Bus Rtc With Battery Switchover
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

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Two methods are available for ascertaining how much calibration a given M41T8x may
require:
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Setting or changing the Digital Calibration byte does not affect the Frequency Test, Square
Wave, or Watchdog Timer frequency, but changing the Analog Calibration byte DOES affect
all functions derived from the low current oscillator (see
Figure 19. Clock divider chain and calibration circuits
32KHz
The first involves setting the clock, letting it run for a month and comparing it to a known
accurate reference and recording deviation over a fixed period of time. This allows the
designer to give the end user the ability to calibrate the clock as the environment
requires, even if the final product is packaged in a non-user serviceable enclosure. The
designer could provide a simple utility that accesses either or both of the Calibration
bytes.
The second approach is better suited to a manufacturing environment, and involves the
use of the IRQ1/FT/OUT pin. The IRQ1/FT/ OUT pin will toggle at 512Hz when FT and
OUT bits = '1' (M41T83 only) and ST = '0.' Any deviation from 512Hz indicates the
degree and direction of oscillator frequency shift at the test temperature. For example,
a reading of 512.010124Hz would indicate a +20 ppm oscillator frequency error,
requiring either a –10 (xx001010) to be loaded into the Digital Calibration byte, or +6pF
(00011000) into the Analog Calibration byte for correction.
C XO
C XI
Low Current
Oscillator
Analog Calibration
Circuitry
2
8
2
Digital Calibration Circuitry
2
(divide by 511/512/513)
Figure
Frequency Test
512Hz Output
2
19).
1Hz Signal
2
Remainder of
Divider Circuit
Watchdog Timer
Registers
Square Wave
Clock
8-bit Timer
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