As the supply continues to fall past V
PFD
, an internal
switching device forces V
OUT
to one of the two external
backup energy sources. CE
CON
is held high by the V
OUT
energy source.
During power-up, V
OUT
is switched back to the VCCsupply as VCCrises above the backup cell input voltage
sourcing V
OUT
. The CE
CON
output is held inactive for
time t
CER
(120 ms maximum) after the supply has
reached V
PFD
, independent of the CE input, to allow for
processor stabilization.
During power-valid operation, the CE
input is fed
through to the CE
CON
output with a propagation delay
of less than 10ns. Nonvolatility is achieved by hardware
hookup, as shown in Figure 1.
Energy CellInputs—BC1,BC
2
Two primary backup energy source inputs are provided
on the bq2201. The BC1and BC2inputs accept a 3V primary battery, typically some type of lithium chemistry.
If no primary cell is to be used on either BC1or BC2, the
unused input should be tied to VSS.
If both inputs are used, during power failure the V
OUT
output is fed only by BC1as long as it is greater than
2.5V. If the voltage at BC1falls below 2.5V, an internal
isolation switch automatically switches V
OUT
from BC
1
to BC2.
To prevent battery drain when there is no valid data to
retain, V
OUT
and CE
CON
are internally isolated from
BC1and BC2by either of the following:
■
Initial connection of a battery to BC1or BC2,or
■
Presentation of an isolation signal on CE.
A valid isolation signal requires CE
low as VCCcrosses
both V
PFD
and VSOduring a power-down. See Figure 2.
Between these two points in time, CE must be brought
to the point of (0.48 to 0.52)*VCCand held for at least
700ns. The isolation signal is invalid if CE exceeds
0.54*VCCat any point between VCCcrossing V
PFD
and
VSO.
The appropriate battery is connected to V
OUT
and CE
CON
immediately on subsequent application and removal of VCC.
2
FG220101.eps
V
CC
CE
BC
1
THS
V
SS
V
OUT
CE
CON
BC
2
bq2201
V
CC
CE
CMOS
SRAM
5V
From Address Decoder
3V
Primary
Cell
3V
Primary
Cell
Figure 1. Hardware Hookup (5% Supply Operation)
Oct. 1998 D
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V
CC
CE
V
PFD
V
SO
0.5 V
CC
700ns
Figure 2. Battery Isolation Signal
bq2201