
General Description
The DS12885, DS12887, and DS12C887 real-time
clocks (RTCs) are designed to be direct replacements
for the DS1285 and DS1287. The devices provide a
real-time clock/calendar, one time-of-day alarm, three
maskable interrupts with a common interrupt output, a
programmable square wave, and 114 bytes of batterybacked static RAM (113 bytes in the DS12C887 and
DS12C887A). The DS12887 integrates a quartz crystal
and lithium energy source into a 24-pin encapsulated
DIP package. The DS12C887 adds a century byte at
address 32h. For all devices, the date at the end of the
month is automatically adjusted for months with fewer
than 31 days, including correction for leap years. The
devices also operate in either 24-hour or
12-hour format with an AM/PM indicator. A precision
temperature-compensated circuit monitors the status of
VCC. If a primary power failure is detected, the device
automatically switches to a backup supply. A lithium
coin-cell battery can be connected to the V
BAT
input
pin on the DS12885 to maintain time and date operation
when primary power is absent. The device is accessed
through a multiplexed byte-wide interface, which supports both Intel and Motorola modes.
Applications
Embedded Systems
Utility Meters
Security Systems
Network Hubs, Bridges, and Routers
Features
♦ Drop-In Replacement for IBM AT Computer
Clock/Calendar
♦ RTC Counts Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Day, Date,
Month, and Year with Leap Year Compensation
Through 2099
♦ Binary or BCD Time Representation
♦ 12-Hour or 24-Hour Clock with AM and PM in
12-Hour Mode
♦ Daylight Saving Time Option
♦ Selectable Intel or Motorola Bus Timing
♦ Interfaced with Software as 128 RAM Locations
♦ 14 Bytes of Clock and Control Registers
♦ 114 Bytes of General-Purpose, Battery-Backed
RAM (113 Bytes in the DS12C887 and
DS12C887A)
♦ RAM Clear Function (DS12885, DS12887A, and
DS12C887A)
♦ Interrupt Output with Three Independently
Maskable Interrupt Flags
♦ Time-of-Day Alarm Once Per Second to Once
Per Day
♦ Periodic Rates from 122µs to 500ms
♦ End-of-Clock Update Cycle Flag
♦ Programmable Square-Wave Output
♦ Automatic Power-Fail Detect and Switch Circuitry
♦ Optional 28-Pin PLCC Surface Mount Package or
32-Pin TQFP (DS12885)
♦ Optional Encapsulated DIP (EDIP) Package with
Integrated Crystal and Battery (DS12887,
DS12887A, DS12C887, DS12C887A)
♦ Optional Industrial Temperature Range Available
♦ Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Recognized
DS12885/DS12887/DS12887A/DS12C887/DS12C887A
Real-Time Clock
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DS12885
DS83C520
R/W
AS
GND
X2X1
V
CC
V
CC
CRYSTAL
DS
V
BAT
AD(0–7) SQW
RESET
IRQ
RCLR
CS
MOT
Typical Operating Circuit
Rev 2; 5/06
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Voltage Range on VCCPin Relative to Ground .....-0.3V to +6.0V
Operating Temperature Range ...................................................
Commercial (noncondensing) .............................0°C to +70°C
Operating Temperature Range ...................................................
Industrial (noncondensing)...............................-40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-55°C to +125°C
Soldering Temperature .......................................See IPC/JEDEC
J-STD-020 Specification (Note 1)
Soldering Temperature (leads, 10s) ................................+260°C
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +4.5V to +5.5V, TA= over the operating range, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
Supply Voltage V
CC
(Note 3) 4.5 5.5 V
V
BAT
Input Voltage V
BAT
(Note 3) 2.5 4.0 V
Input Logic 1 V
IH
(Note 3) 2.2
V
CC
+
0.3
V
Input Logic 0 V
IL
(Note 3)
V
VCC Power-Supply Current I
CC1
(Note 4) 15 mA
VCC Standby Current I
CCS
(Note 5) mA
Input Leakage I
IL
µA
I/O Leakage I
OL
(Note 6)
µA
Input Current I
MOT
(Note 7)
µA
Output at 2.4V I
OH
(Note 3)
mA
Output at 0.4V I
OL
(Note 3) 4.0 mA
Power-Fail Voltage V
PF
(Note 3) 4.0
SYMBOL
MIN TYP MAX
-0.3 +0.8
-1.0 +1.0
-1.0 +1.0
-1.0 +500
-1.0
4.25
VRT
TRIP

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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC= 0V, V
BAT
= 3.0V, TA= over the operating range, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
V
BAT
Current (OSC On);
T
A
= +25°C, V
BACKUP
= 3.0V
I
BAT
(Note 8) 500 nA
V
BAT
Current (Oscillator Off) I
BATDR
(Note 8) 100 nA
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC= 4.5V to 5.5V, TA= over the operating range.) (Note 2)
Pulse Width, DS Low or R/W High
Pulse Width, DS High or R/W Low
ns
Input Rise and Fall tR, t
F
30 ns
R/W Hold Time t
RWH
10 ns
R/W Setup Time Before DS/E t
RWS
50 ns
Chip-Select Setup Time Before
DS or R/W
t
CS
20 ns
Chip-Select Hold Time t
CH
0ns
Read-Data Hold Time t
DHR
10 80 ns
Write-Data Hold Time t
DHW
0ns
Address Valid Time to AS Fall t
ASL
30 ns
Address Hold Time to AS Fall t
AHL
10 ns
Delay Time DS/E to AS Rise t
ASD
20 ns
Pulse Width AS High PW
ASH
60 ns
Delay Time, AS to DS/E Rise t
ASED
40 ns
Output Data Delay Time from DS
or R/W
t
DDR
20 120 ns
Data Setup Time t
DSW
ns
Reset Pulse Width t
RWL
5µs
IRQ Release from DS t
IRDS
2µs
IRQ Release from RESET t
IRR
2µs
SYMBOL
SYMBOL
MIN TYP MAX
MIN TYP MAX UNITS
385
150
125
100

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Real-Time Clock
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PW
ASH
PW
EL
t
ASED
t
CYC
t
RWS
t
CS
t
RWH
t
CH
PW
EH
t
ASD
AD0–AD7
READ
CS
R/ W
AS
DS
AD0–AD7
WRITE
t
DHW
t
DHR
t
DDR
t
AHL
t
ASL
t
DSW
Motorola Bus Read/Write Timing
Intel Bus Write Timing
PW
ASH
PW
EL
PW
EH
t
CS
t
AHL
t
ASL
t
DSW
t
DHW
t
CH
t
ASD
t
ASD
t
CYC
CS
R/W
AS
DS
AD0–AD7
WRITE
t
ASED

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t
CS
t
AHL
t
ASL
t
CYC
PW
ASH
PW
ASL
PW
EH
CS
R/W
AS
DS
AD0–AD7
t
ASD
t
ASD
t
ASED
t
DDR
t
DHR
t
CH
t
RWL
t
IRR
t
IRDS
DS
RESET
IRQ
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
HIGH-Z
DON'T CARE
VALID
RECOGNIZED
RECOGNIZED
VALID
V
CC
t
F
V
PF(MAX)
V
PF(MIN)
t
RPU
t
R
t
DR
Power-Up/Power-Down Timing

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Real-Time Clock
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POWER-UP/POWER-DOWN CHARACTERISTICS
(TA= -40°C to +85°C) (Note 2)
Recovery at Power-Up t
RPU
20 200 ms
VCC Fall Time; V
PF(MAX)
to
V
PF(MIN)
t
F
300 µs
VCC Rise Time; V
PF(MIN)
to
V
PF(MAX)
t
R
0µs
CAPACITANCE
(TA= +25°C) (Note 9)
Capacitance on All Input Pins
Except X1 and X2
C
IN
5pF
Capacitance on IRQ, SQW, and
DQ Pins
C
IO
7pF
DATA RETENTION
(TA= +25°C)
Expected Data Retention t
DR
10
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS
Input Pulse Levels 0 to 3.0V
Output Load Including Scope and Jig 50pF + 1TTL Gate
Input and Output Timing Measurement Reference Levels Input/Output: VIL maximum and VIH minimum
Input-Pulse Rise and Fall Times 5ns
WARNING: Negative undershoots below -0.3V while the part is in battery-backed mode may cause loss of data.
Note 1: RTC modules can be successfully processed through conventional wave-soldering techniques as long as temperature
exposure to the lithium energy source contained within does not exceed +85°C. However, post-solder cleaning with waterwashing techniques is acceptable, provided that ultrasonic vibrations are not used to prevent crystal damage.
Note 2: Limits at -40°C are guaranteed by design and not production tested.
Note 3: All voltages are referenced to ground.
Note 4: All outputs are open.
Note 5: Specified with
CS = DS = R/W = RESET = VCC; MOT, AS, AD0–AD7 = 0; V
BACKUP
open.
Note 6: Applies to the AD0 to AD7 pins, the IRQ pin, and the SQW pin when each is in a high-impedance state.
Note 7: The MOT pin has an internal 20kΩ pulldown.
Note 8: Measured with a 32.768kHz crystal attached to X1 and X2.
Note 9: Guaranteed by design. Not production tested.
Note 10: Measured with a 50pF capacitance load.
SYMBOL
SYMBOL
SYMBOL
MIN TYP MAX
MIN TYP MAX
MIN TYP MAX

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Real-Time Clock
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Typical Operating Characteristics
(VCC= +5.0V, TA= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY
vs. V
CC
DS12885 toc02
VCC (V)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
5.3
5.04.8
32768.10
32768.20
32768.30
32768.40
32768.50
32768.60
32768.70
32768.00
4.5 5.5
I
BAT1
vs. V
BAT
vs. TEMPERATURE
DS12885 toc01
V
BAT
(V)
I
BAT
(nA)
3.82.8
3.0
3.3
3.5
200
300
250
150
2.5
4.0
VCC = 0V
+85°C
+25°C
0°C
-40°C
+70°C
+40°C
POWER
CONTROL
GND
OSC
BUS
INTERFACE
V
CC
X1
X2
RESET
CS
DS
AS
R/W
MOT
AD0–AD7
DIVIDE
BY 8
DIVIDE
BY 64
DIVIDE
BY 64
16:1 MUX
SQUARE-
WAVE
GENERATOR
REGISTERS A, B, C, D
CLOCK/CALENDAR AND
ALARM REGISTERS
USER RAM
114 BYTES
CLOCK/CALENDAR
UPDATE LOGIC
IRQ
SQW
IRQ
GENERATOR
BUFFERED CLOCK/
CALENDAR AND ALARM
REGISTERS
V
BAT
RLCR
DS12885

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Real-Time Clock
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Pin Description
Motorola or Intel Bus Timing Selector. This pin selects one of two bus types. When
connected to V
CC
, Motorola bus timing is selected. When connected to GND or
left disconnected, Intel bus timing is selected. The pin has an internal pulldown
resistor.
2—330X1
3—431X2
Connections for Standard 32.768kHz Quartz Crystal. The internal oscillator
circuitry is designed for operation with a crystal having a 6pF specified load
capacitance (C
L
). Pin X1 is the input to the oscillator and can optionally be
connected to an external 32.768kHz oscillator. The output of the internal oscillator,
pin X2, is floated if an external oscillator is connected to pin X1.
Multiplexed, Bidirectional Address/Data Bus. The addresses are presented during
the first portion of the bus cycle and latched into the device by the falling edge of
AS. Write data is latched by the falling edge of DS (Motorola timing) or the rising
edge of R/W (Intel timing). In a read cycle, the device outputs data during the
latter portion of DS (DS and R/W high for Motorola timing, DS low and R/W high for
Intel timing). The read cycle is terminated and the bus returns to a highimpedance state as DS transitions low in the case of Motorola timing or as DS
transitions high in the case of Intel timing.
Ground
13 13 16 13 CS
Active-Low Chip-Select Input. The chip-select signal must be asserted low for a
bus cycle in the device to be accessed. CS must be kept in the active state during
DS and AS for Motorola timing and during DS and R/W for Intel timing. Bus cycles
that take place without asserting CS will latch addresses, but no access occurs.
When V
CC
is below VPF volts, the device inhibits access by internally disabling the
CS input. This action protects the RTC data and the RAM data during power
outages.
14 14 17 14 AS
Address Strobe Input. A positive-going address-strobe pulse serves to
demultiplex the bus. The falling edge of AS causes the address to be latched
within the device. The next rising edge that occurs on the AS bus clears the
address regardless of whether CS is asserted. An address strobe must
immediately precede each write or read access. If a write or read is performed
with CS deasserted, another address strobe must be performed prior to a read or
write access with CS asserted.
15 15 19 16
Read/Write Input. The R/W pin has two modes of operation. When the MOT pin is
connected to V
CC
for Motorola timing, R/W is at a level that indicates whether the
current cycle is a read or write. A read cycle is indicated with a high level on R/W
while DS is high. A write cycle is indicated when R/W is low during DS. When the
MOT pin is connected to GND for Intel timing, the R/W signal is an active-low
signal. In this mode, the R/W pin operates in a similar fashion as the write-enable
signal (WE) on generic RAMs. Data are latched on the rising edge of the signal.
EDIP PLCC TQFP
4–11
5–10,
12, 14
15, 20 12, 17 GND
NAME
MOT
AD0–
AD7
R/W

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Pin Description (continued)
1, 11,
13, 18,
26
4, 6, 10,
15, 20,
23, 25,
No Connection. This pin should remain unconnected. Pin 21 is RCLR for the
DS12887A/DS12C887A. On the EDIP, these pins are missing by design.
17 17 21 18 DS
D ata S tr ob e or Read Inp ut. The D S p i n has tw o m od es of op er ati on d ep end i ng on
the l evel of the M O T p i n. W hen the M O T p i n i s connected to V
C C
, M otor ol a b us
ti m i ng i s sel ected . In thi s m od e, D S i s a p osi ti ve p ul se d ur i ng the l atter p or ti on of the
b us cycl e and i s cal l ed d ata str ob e. D ur i ng r ead cycl es, D S si g ni fi es the ti m e that the
device i s to d r i ve the b i d i r ecti onal b us. In w r i te cycl es, the tr ai l i ng ed g e of D S causes
the device to l atch the w r i tten d ata. W hen the M O T p i n i s connected to GN D , Intel
b
us ti m i ng i s sel ected . D S i d enti fi es the ti m e p er i od w hen the device d r i ves the b us
w i th r ead d ata. In thi s m od e, the D S p i n op er ates i n a si m i l ar fashi on as the outp utenab l e ( O E ) si g nal on a g ener i c RAM .
18 18 22 19
Active-Low Reset Input. The RESET pin has no effect on the clock, calendar, or
RAM. On power-up, the RESET pin can be held low for a time to allow the power
supply to stabilize. The amount of time that RESET is held low is dependent on the
application. However, if RESET is used on power-up, the time RESET is low should
exceed 200ms to ensure that the internal timer that controls the device on power-
up has timed out. When RESET is low and VCC is above VPF, the following occurs:
A. Periodic interrupt-enable (PIE) bit is cleared to 0.
B. Alarm interrupt-enable (AIE) bit is cleared to 0.
C. Update-ended interrupt-enable (UIE) bit is cleared to 0.
D. Periodic-interrupt flag (PF) bit is cleared to 0.
E. Alarm-interrupt flag (AF) bit is cleared to 0.
F. Update-ended interrupt flag (UF) bit is cleared to 0.
G. Interrupt-request status flag (IRQF) bit is cleared to 0.
H. IRQ pin is in the high-impedance state.
I. The device is not accessible until RESET is returned high.
J. Square-wave output-enable (SQWE) bit is cleared to 0.
In a typical application, RESET can be connected to V
CC
. This connection allows
the device to go in and out of power fail without affecting any of the control
registers.
EDIP PLCC TQFP
2, 3,
21, 22
27, 32
NAME
N.C.
RESET