Datasheet
DS1685/DS1687 3V/5V Real-Time Clocks 
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS (continued) 
PIN 
NAME 
FUNCTION 
DS1685  DS1687 
PDIP, 
SO, 
TSSOP 
PLCC  EDIP 
18  22  18 
KS 
Kickstart Input, Active Low. When V
CC
 is removed from the 
DS1685/DS1687, the system can be powered on in response to an active-
low transition on the KS pin, as might be generated from a key closure. 
V
BAUX
 must be present and the auxiliary-battery enable bit (ABE) and kick-
start enable bit (KSE) must be set to 1 if the kickstart function is used, and 
the KS pin must be pulled up to the V
BAUX
 supply. While V
CC
 is applied, the 
KS pin can be used as an interrupt input. If not used, connect to V
CC
, or to 
V
BAUX
 if V
BAUX
 is used. 
19  23  19 
IRQ 
Interrupt-Request Output, Open Drain, Active Low. The IRQ pin is an 
active-low output of the DS1685/DS1687 that can be connected to the 
interrupt input of a processor. The IRQ output remains low as long as the 
status bit causing the interrupt is present and the corresponding interrupt-
enable bit is set. To clear the IRQ pin, the application software must clear 
all the enabled flag bits contributing to IRQ’s active state asserted but 
without asserting CS latch addresses. However, no data transfer occurs. 
20  24  —  V
BAT
Battery Input for Any Standard 3V Lithium Cell or Other Energy Source. 
Battery voltage must be held between 2.5V and 3.7V for proper operation. 
V
BAT
 must be grounded if not used. Diodes should not be placed between 
V
BAT
 and the battery. See “Conditions of Acceptability” at 
www.maximintegrated.com/UL
. 
21  25  21 
RCLR 
RAM Clear Input, Active Low. If enabled by software, taking RCLR low 
clears the 242 bytes of user RAM to FFh. When enabled, RCLR can be 
activated whether or not V
CC
 is present. The RCLR function is designed to 
be used by a human interface (shorting to ground manually or by a switch) 
and not to be driven with external buffers. This pin is internally pulled up. 
Do not use an external pullup resistor on this pin. 
22  26  22  V
BAUX
Auxiliary Battery Input. Required for kickstart and wake-up features. This 
input also supports clock/ calendar and user RAM if V
BAT
 is at lower voltage 
or is not present. A standard +3V lithium cell or other energy source can be 
used. Battery voltage must be held between +2.5V and +3.7V for proper 
operation. If V
BAUX
 is not going to be used it should be grounded, and 
Auxiliary-Battery Enable bit bank 1, register 4BH, should be written to 0. 
See “Conditions of Acceptability” at www.maximintegrated.com/UL
. 
23  27  23  SQW 
Square-Wave Output. The SQW pin provides a 32kHz square-wave output, 
t
REC
, after a power-up condition has been detected. This condition sets the 
following bits, enabling the 32kHz output; DV1 = 1, and E32K = 1. A square 
wave is output on this pin if either SQWE = 1 or E32K = 1. If E32K = 1, then 
32kHz is output regardless of the other control bits. If E32K = 0, then the 
output frequency is dependent on the control bits in register A. The SQW 
pin can output a signal from one of 13 taps provided by the 15 internal 
divider stages of the RTC. The frequency of the SQW pin can be changed 
by programming Register A as shown in Table 3. The SQW signal can be 
turned on and off using the SQWE bit in register B or the E32K bit in 
extended register 4Bh. A 32kHz SQW signal is output when the enable-
32kHz (E32K) bit in extended register 4Bh is a logic 1 and V
CC
 is above 
V
PF
. A 32kHz square wave is also available when V
CC
 is less than V
PF
 if 
E32K = 1, ABE = 1, and voltage is applied to the V
BAUX
 pin. 
24  28  24  V
CC
DC Power for Primary Power Supply. When V
CC
 is applied within the 
normal limits, the device sis fully accessible and data can be written and 
read. When V
CC
 is below V
PF
 reads and writes are inhibited. 










