NXP Semiconductors
PCF2129T
Accurate RTC with integrated quartz crystal for industrial
seconds counter 58 59
59 00
00 01
minutes counter
11 12
INT when SI enable
MSF when SI enable
INT when only MI enabled
MSF when only MI enabled
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In this example, bit TI_TP is logic 0 and the MSF flag is cleared after an interrupt.
Fig 21. INT example for SI and MI when TI_TP is logic 0
The pulse generator for the minute/second interrupt operates from an internal 64 Hz clock
and generates a pulse of 1⁄64 seconds in duration.
8.12.2 INT pulse shortening
If the MSF flag (register Control_2) is cleared before the end of the INT pulse, then the
INT pulse is shortened. This allows the source of a system interrupt to be cleared
immediately when it is serviced, that is, the system does not have to wait for the
completion of the pulse before continuing; see Figure 22. Instructions for clearing the bit
MSF can be found in Section 8.10.5.
seconds counter 58 59
MSF
INT
SCL
instruction
(1)
8th clock
CLEAR INSTRUCTION
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(1) Indicates normal duration of INT pulse.
The timing shown for clearing bit MSF is also valid for the non-pulsed interrupt mode, that is,
when TI_TP is logic 0, where the INT pulse may be shortened by setting both bits MI and SI logic
0.
Fig 22. Example of shortening the INT pulse by clearing the MSF flag
8.12.3 Watchdog timer interrupts
The generation of interrupts from the watchdog timer is controlled using the WD_CD bit
(register Watchdg_tim_ctl). The interrupt is generated as an active signal which follows
the status of the watchdog timer flag WDTF (register Control_2). No pulse generation is
possible for watchdog timer interrupts.
PCF2129T
Product data sheet
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Rev. 3 — 12 February 2013
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