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DS1284/DS1286 Watchdog Timekeepers
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The DS1284/DS1286 watchdog timekeepers are self-contained real-time clocks, alarms, watchdog timers, and interval timers in a 28-pin JEDEC DIP and encapsulated DIP package. The DS1286 contains an embedded lithium energy source and a www.DataSheet4U.com quartz crystal, which eliminates the need for any external circuitry. The DS1284 requires an external quartz crystal and a VBAT source, which could be a lithium battery. Data contained within 64 8-bit registers can be read or written in the same manner as byte-wide static RAM. Data is maintained in the watchdog timekeeper by intelligent control circuitry that detects the status of VCC and write protects memory when VCC is out of tolerance.