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X1, X2 – Connections for a standard 32.768 kHz quartz crystal. The internal oscillator is designed for

operation with a crystal having a specified load capacitance of 6 pF. For more information on crystal

selection and crystal layout considerations, please consult Application Note 58, “Crystal Considerations

with Dallas Real Time Clocks.” The DS1302 can also be driven by an external 32.768 kHz oscillator. In

this configuration, the X1 pin is connected to the external oscillator signal and the X2 pin is floated.

COMMAND BYTE

The command byte is shown in Figure 2. Each data transfer is initiated by a command byte. The MSB

(Bit 7) must be a logic 1. If it is 0, writes to the DS1302 will be disabled. Bit 6 specifies clock/calendar

data if logic 0 or RAM data if logic 1. Bits 1 through 5 specify the designated registers to be input or

output, and the LSB (bit 0) specifies a write operation (input) if logic 0 or read operation (output) if logic

1. The command byte is always input starting with the LSB (bit 0).

ADDRESS/COMMAND BYTE Figure 2

RESET AND CLOCK CONTROL

RST

turns on the control logic which allows access to the shift register for the address/command

data transfer.

A clock cycle is a sequence of a falling edge followed by a rising edge. For data inputs, data must be

input is low all data transfer terminates and the I/O pin goes to a high impedance state. Data transfer is

DATA INPUT

Following the eight SCLK cycles that input a write command byte, a data byte is input on the rising edge

of the next eight SCLK cycles. Additional SCLK cycles are ignored should they inadvertently occur.

Data is input starting with bit 0.

DATA OUTPUT

Following the eight SCLK cycles that input a read command byte, a data byte is output on the falling

edge of the next eight SCLK cycles. Note that the first data bit to be transmitted occurs on the first falling

edge after the last bit of the command byte is written. Additional SCLK cycles retransmit the data bytes

should they inadvertently occur so long as RST remains high. This operation permits continuous burst

mode read capability. Also, the I/O pin is tri–stated upon each rising edge of SCLK. Data is output

starting with bit 0.

BURST MODE

Burst mode may be specified for either the clock/calendar or the RAM registers by addressing location 31

decimal (address/command bits 1 through 5 = logic 1). As before, bit 6 specifies clock or RAM and bit 0