Datasheet
Clock operation M41T82, M41T83
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Figure 21. Crystal isolation example
1. Substrate pad should be tied to V
SS
.
3.5  Setting the alarm clock registers
Codes not listed in the table default to the once-per-second mode to quickly alert the user of 
an incorrect alarm setting. When the clock information matches the alarm clock settings 
based on the match criteria defined by RPTx5–RPTx1 (x = 1 for alarm 1 or 2 for alarm 2), 
the alarm flag, AFx, is set. Reading the flags register clears the alarm flags. A subsequent 
read of the flags register is necessary to see that the value of the alarm flag has been reset 
to 0.
M41T83 interrupts on alarm
In the M41T83, for alarm 1, setting the alarm interrupt enable, A1IE, allows an interrupt 
output to be asserted upon AF1 being set provided that other configuration bits are set 
accordingly (see Section 3.14 for more information on the IRQ/FT/OUT output).
Likewise for alarm 2, with A2IE set, IRQ2 will be asserted upon AF2 going high. To disable 
either of the alarms, write a 0 to the alarm date registers and to the RPTx5–RPTx1 bits.
Note: If the address pointer is allowed to increment to the flag register address, or the last address 
written is “Alarm Seconds,” the address pointer will increment to the flag address, and an 
alarm condition will not cause the interrupt/flag to occur until the address pointer is moved to 
a different address.
Alarm IRQ outputs are de-asserted when the alarm flags are cleared by reading the flags 
register (0Fh). 
The IRQ1/FT/OUT pin can also be activated in the battery backup mode. This requires the 
ABE bit (alarm in backup enable) to be set (see Section 3.14.2: Backup mode for additional 
conditions which apply). Once an interrupt is asserted in backup mode, it will remain true 
until V
CC
 is restored and a subsequent read of the flags register occurs.
AI11814
Crystal
XI
XO
V
SS
Local Grounding
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