Data Sheet
PCF8563_5 © NXP B.V. 2007. All rights reserved.
Product data sheet Rev. 05 — 17 July 2007 8 of 32
NXP Semiconductors
PCF8563
Real time clock/calendar
[1] The PCF8563 compensates for leap years by adding a 29th day to February if the year counter contains a
value which is exactly divisible by 4, including the year 00.
[1] These bits may be re-assigned by the user.
[1] These bits may be re-assigned by the user.
Table 9. Hours (address 04h) bits description
Bit Symbol Value Description
5 to 0 HOURS 00 to 23 this register holds the current hours coded in BCD format
Table 10. Days (address 05h) bits description
Bit Symbol Value Description
5 to 0 DAYS 01 to 31
[1]
this register holds the current day coded in BCD format
Table 11. Weekdays (address 06h) bits description
Bit Symbol Value Description
2 to 0 WEEKDAYS 0 to 6
[1]
this register holds the current weekday coded in BCD
format, see
Table 12
Table 12. Weekday assignments
Day Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Sunday xxxxx000
Monday xxxxx001
Tuesday xxxxx010
Wednesday xxxxx011
Thursday xxxxx100
Friday xxxxx101
Saturday xxxxx110
Table 13. Months/century (address 07h) bits description
Bit Symbol Value Description
7 CENTURY
[1]
this bit is toggled when the years register overflows from
99 to 00
0 indicates the century is 20xx
1 indicates the century is 19xx
4 to 0 MONTH 01 to 12 this register holds the current month coded in BCD format,
see
Table 14
Table 14. Month assignments
Month Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
January Cxx00001
February Cxx00010
March C x x 00011
April Cxx00100
May Cxx00101
June Cxx00110