M41T60 View Datasheet(PDF) - STMicroelectronics
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MFG CO.
'M41T60' PDF : 27 Pages View PDF
M41T60
Clock operation
Note:
These bits can be set to represent any value between 0 and 31 in binary format. Bit D5 is a
sign bit; '1' indicates positive calibration, '0' indicates negative calibration.
Calibration occurs within a 64-minute cycle. The first 62 minutes in the cycle may, once per
minute, have one second either shortened by 128 or lengthened by 256 oscillator cycles. If
a binary '1' is loaded into the register, only the first 2 minutes in the 64-minute cycle will be
modified; if a binary 6 is loaded, the first 12 will be affected, and so on. Therefore, each
calibration step has the effect of adding 512 or subtracting 256 oscillator cycles for every
125,829,120 actual oscillator cycles. That is, +4.068 or –2.034 ppm of adjustment per
calibration step in the calibration register. Assuming that the oscillator is running at exactly
32,768 Hz, each of the 31 increments in the calibration byte would represent +10.7 or –5.35
seconds per day which corresponds to a total range of +5.5 or –2.75 minutes per month.
Two methods are available for ascertaining how much calibration a given M41T60 may
require:
● The first involves setting the clock, letting it run for a month and comparing it to a
known accurate reference and recording deviation over a fixed period of time.
Calibration values, including the number of seconds lost or gained in a given period,
can be found in application note AN934, “TIMEKEEPER® calibration.” This allows the
designer to give the end user the ability to calibrate the clock as the environment
requires, even if the final product is packaged in a non-user serviceable enclosure. The
designer could provide a simple utility that accesses the calibration byte.
● The second approach is better suited to a manufacturing environment, and involves the
use of the frequency test (FT) pin. The FT pin will toggle at 512 Hz when the ST bit is
set to '0,' and the OUT bit and FT bit are set to '1.' Any measured deviation from the
512 Hz frequency indicates the degree and direction of oscillator frequency shift at the
test temperature. For example, a reading of 512.010124 Hz would indicate a +20 ppm
oscillator frequency error, requiring a –10 (XX001010) to be loaded into the calibration
byte for correction.
Setting or changing the calibration byte does not affect the frequency test output frequency.
the FT pin is an open drain pin which requires a pull-up resistor to VCC for proper operation.
A 500-10 k resistor is recommended in order to control the rise time.
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