Datasheet
DS1338 I
2
C RTC with 56-Byte NV RAM 
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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 
(V
CC
 = 0V, T
A
 = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at V
BAT
 = 3.0V, T
A
 = +25°C, unless 
otherwise noted.) (Note 1) 
PARAMETER  SYMBOL  MIN  TYP  MAX  UNITS 
V
BAT
 Current (OSC ON); V
BAT
 = 3.7V, SQW/OUT OFF (Note 7)  I
BATOSC1
    800  1200  nA 
V
BAT
 Current (OSC ON); V
BAT
 = 3.7V, SQW/OUT ON (32kHz) 
(Note 7) 
I
BATOSC2
    1025  1400  nA 
V
BAT
 Data-Retention Current (Osc Off); V
BAT
 = 3.7V (Note 7)  I
BATDAT
    10  100  nA 
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 
(V
CC
 = V
CC(MIN)
 to V
CC(MAX)
, T
A
 = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 1) 
PARAMETER  SYMBOL  CONDITION  MIN  TYP  MAX  UNITS 
SCL Clock Frequency   f
SCL
Fast mode 
100 
400 
kHz 
Standard mode  0    100 
Bus Free Time Between STOP 
and START Condition  
t
BUF
Fast mode  1.3     
µs 
Standard mode  4.7     
Hold Time (Repeated) START 
Condition (Note 8) 
t
HD:STA 
Fast mode  0.6     
µs 
Standard mode  4.0     
LOW Period of SCL Clock  t
LOW
Fast mode  1.3     
µs 
Standard mode  4.7     
HIGH Period of SCL Clock  t
HIGH
Fast mode  0.6     
µs 
Standard mode  4.0     
Setup Time for Repeated 
START Condition 
t
SU:STA
Fast mode  0.6     
µs 
Standard mode  4.7     
Data Hold Time (Notes 9, 10)  t
HD:DAT
Fast mode  0    0.9 
µs 
Standard mode  0     
Data Setup Time (Note 11)  t
SU:DAT
Fast mode  100     
ns 
Standard mode  250     
Rise Time of Both SDA and 
SCL Signals (Note 12) 
t
R 
Fast mode  20 + 0.1C
B
    300 
ns 
Standard mode  20 + 0.1C
B
    1000 
Fall Time of Both SDA and 
SCL Signals (Note 12) 
t
F
Fast mode  20 + 0.1C
B
    300 
ns 
Standard mode  20 + 0.1C
B
    300 
Setup Time for STOP 
Condition 
t
SU:STO
Fast mode 
0.6 
µs 
Standard mode  4.0     
Capacitive Load for Each Bus 
Line  
C
B
  (Note 12)      400  pF 
I/O Capacitance (SDA, SCL)  C
I/O
  (Note 13)      10  pF 
Oscillator Stop Flag (OSF) 
Delay  
t
OSF
(Note 14)    100   
ms 










