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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The DS1338 serial real-time clock (RTC) is a low-
power, full binary-coded decimal (BCD)
clock/calendar plus 56 Bytes of NV SRAM. Address
and data are transferred serially through a 2-wire
bidirectional bus. The clock/calendar provides
seconds, minutes, hours, day, date, month, and year
information. The end of the month date is
automatically adjusted for months with fewer than 31
days, including corrections for leap year. The clock
operates in either the 24-hour or 12-hour format with
AM/PM indicator. The DS1338 has a built-in power-
sense circuit that detects power failures and
automatically switches to the battery supply.
APPLICATIONS
Handhelds (GPS, POS Terminal)
Consumer Electronics (Set-Top Box, Digital
Recording, Network Appliance)
Office Equipment (Fax/Printer, Copier)
Medical (Glucometer, Medicine Dispenser)
Telecommunications (Router, Switcher, Server)
Other (Utility Meter, Vending Machine, Thermostat,
Modem)
TYPICAL OPERATING CIRCUIT
FEATURES
§ RTC Counts Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Date of the
Month, Month, Day of the Week, and Year with
Leap-Year Compensation Valid Up to 2100
§ 56-Byte Battery-Backed NV RAM for Data
Storage
§ 2-Wire Serial Interface
§ Programmable Square-Wave Output Signal
§ Automatic Power-Fail Detect and Switch
Circuitry
§ Consumes Less than 500nA in Battery-Backup
Mode with Oscillator Running
§ Recognized by Underwriters Laboratory (UL)
ORDERING INFORMATION
PART TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE TOP MARK
DS1338Z-18 -40°C to +85°C 8 SO (150mil) DS1338-18
DS1338Z-3 -40°C to +85°C 8 SO (150mil) DS1338-3
DS1338Z-33 -40°C to +85°C 8 SO (150mil) DS1338-33
DS1338U-18 -40°C to +85°C 8 mSOP 1338
rr-18
DS1338U-3 -40°C to +85°C 8 mSOP 1338
rr-3
DS1338U-33 -40°C to +85°C 8 mSOP 1338
rr-33
rr = revision level
PIN CONFIGURATION
DS1338
2-Wire RTC with 56-Byte NV RAM
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SO, µSOP
SQW/OUT
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
X1
X2
VBA
T
GND
VCC
SCL
SDA
TOP VIEW
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Voltage Range on Any Pin Relative to Ground -0.3V to +6.0V
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range -55°C to +125°C
Soldering Temperature See IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020A
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only,
and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is
not implied. Exposure to the absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device.
RECOMMENDED DC OPERATING CONDITIONS
(VCC = VCC MIN to VCC MAX, TA = -40°C to +85°C.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
DS1338-18 1.71 1.8 1.89
DS1338-3 2.7 3.0 3.3
Supply Voltage VCC
DS1338-33 3.0 3.3 3.63
V
Logic 1 VIH (Note 2) 0.7 VCC V
CC + 0.3
Logic 0 VIL (Note 2) -0.3 0.3 VCC
DS1338-18 1.51 1.62 1.71
DS1338-3 2.45 2.59 2.70
Power-Fail Voltage VPF
DS1338-33 2.70 2.82 2.97
V
VBAT Battery Voltage VBAT (Note 2) 1.3 3.0 3.7 V
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC = VCC MIN to VCC MAX, TA = -40°C to +85°C.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
VBAT Battery Voltage VBAT (Note 2) 1.3 3.7 V
Input Leakage ILI (Note 3) 1 mA
I/O Leakage ILO (Note 4) 1 mA
VCC > 2V; VOL = 0.4V 3.0
SDA Logic 0 Output IOLSDA VCC < 2V; VOL = 0.2 VCC 3.0 mA
VCC > 2V; VOL = 0.4V 3.0
1.71V < VCC < 2V;
VOL = 0.2 VCC 3.0
mA
SQW/OUT Logic 0 Output IOLSQW
1.3V < VCC < 1.71V;
VOL = 0.2 VCC 250
mA
DS1338-18 75 150
DS1338-3 110 200
Active Supply Current
(Note 5) ICCA
DS1338-33 120 200
mA
DS1338-18 60 100
DS1338-3 80 125
Standby Current (Note 6) ICCS
DS1338-33 85 125
mA
VBAT Leakage Current
(VCC Active) IBATLKG 25 100 nA
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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC = 0V, TA = -40°C to +85°C.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Oscillator Current (OSC ON); VBAT = 3.7V,
SQW/OUT OFF (Note 7) IBATOSC1 400 1200 nA
Oscillator Current (OSC ON); VBAT = 3.7V,
SQW/OUT ON (32kHz) (Note 7) IBATOSC2 570 1400 nA
VBAT Data-Retention Current; VBAT = 3.7V
(Oscillator Off, VCC = 0.0V) IBATDAT 10 100 nA
CRYSTAL SPECIFICATIONS*
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Nominal Frequency fO 32.768 kHz
Series Resistance ESR 45 kΩ
Load Capacitance CL 12.5 pF
*The crystal, traces, and crystal input pins should be isolated from RF generating signals. Refer to Application Note 58: Crystal Considerations
for Dallas Real-Time Clocks for additional specifications.
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITION
MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Fast mode 100 400
SCL Clock Frequency fSCL
Standard mode 100
kHz
Fast mode 1.3
Bus Free Time Between STOP
and START Condition tBUF
Standard mode 4.7
ms
Fast mode 0.6
Hold Time (Repeated) START
Condition (Note 8) tHD:STA
Standard mode 4.0
ms
Fast mode 1.3
LOW Period of SCL Clock tLOW
Standard mode 4.7
ms
Fast mode 0.6
HIGH Period of SCL Clock tHIGH
Standard mode 4.0
ms
Fast mode 0.6
Setup Time for Repeated START
Condition tSU:STA
Standard mode 4.7
ms
Fast mode 0 0.9
Data Hold Time (Notes 9, 10) tHD:DAT
Standard mode 0
ms
Fast mode 100
Data Setup Time (Note 11) tSU:DAT
Standard mode 250
ns
Fast mode 20 +
0.1CB 300
Rise Time of Both SDA and SCL
Signals (Note 12) tR
Standard mode 1000
ns
Fast mode 20 +
0.1CB 300
Fall Time of Both SDA and SCL
Signals (Note 12) tF
Standard mode 300
ns
Fast mode 0.6
Setup Time for STOP Condition tSU:STO
Standard mode 4.0
ms
Capacitive Load for Each Bus
Line (Note 12) CB 400 pF
I/O Capacitance CI/O 10 pF
Oscillator Stop Flag (OSF) Delay
(Note 13) tOSF 100 ms
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POWER-UP/POWER-DOWN CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Recovery at Power-Up (Note 14) tREC 2 ms
VCC Fall Time; VPF(MAX) to VPF(MIN) t
VCCF 300
ms
VCC Rise Time; VPF(MIN) to VPF(MAX) t
VCCR 0
ms
Note 1: Limits at -40°C are guaranteed by design and not production tested.
Note 2: All voltages are referenced to ground.
Note 3: SCL only.
Note 4: SDA and SQW/OUT.
Note 5: ICCA—SCL clocking at max frequency = 400kHz.
Note 6: Specified with 2-wire bus inactive.
Note 7: Measured with a 32.768kHz crystal attached to X1 and X2.
Note 8: After this period, the first clock pulse is generated.
Note 9: A device must internally provide a hold time of at least 300ns for the SDA signal (referred to the VIHMIN of the SCL signal) to bridge the
undefined region of the falling edge of SCL.
Note 10: The maximum tHD:DAT has only to be met if the device does not stretch the LOW period (tLOW) of the SCL signal.
Note 11: A fast mode device can be used in a standard mode system, but the requirement tSU:DAT ≥ to 250ns must then be met. This is
automatically the case if the device does not stretch the LOW period of the SCL signal. If such a device does stretch the LOW period
of the SCL signal, it must output the next data bit to the SDA line tR MAX + tSU:DAT = 1000 + 250 = 1250ns before the SCL line is released.
Note 12: CB—total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
Note 13: The parameter tOSF is the time period the oscillator must be stopped for the OSF flag to be set over the voltage range of
0.0V ≤ VCC ≤ VCC MAX and 1.3V ≤ VBAT ≤ 3.7V.
Note 14: This delay applies only if the oscillator is enabled and running. If the oscillator is disabled or stopped, no power-up delay occurs.
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TYPICAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC = 3.3V, TA = +25∞C, unless otherwise noted.)
OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. VBAT
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VBAT (V)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
5.34.83.8 4.32.3 2.8 3.31.8
32767.66
32767.67
32767.68
32767.69
32767.70
32767.71
32767.72
32767.73
32767.74
32767.75
32767.65
1.3
VCC = 0V
ICCA vs. VCC
SQUARE-WAVE ON
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VCC (V)
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
5.34.83.8 4.32.8 3.32.3
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
50
1.8
IBAT0SC1 vs. TEMPERATURE
VBAT = 3.0V
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TEMPERATURE ( C)
SUPPLY CURRENT (nA)
6040200-20
750
800
850
700
-40 80
VCC = 0V
SUPPLY CURRENT (nA)
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
700
IBAT0SC2 vs. VCC
SQUARE-WAVE ON
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VBAT (V)
4.84.31.8 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.81.3 5.3
VCC = 0V
IBAT0SC1 vs. VCC
SQUARE-WAVE OFF
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VBAT (V)
SUPPLY CURRENT (nA)
4.84.31.8 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.8
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
600
1.3 5.3
VCC = 0V
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Figure 1. Timing Diagram
Figure 2. Power-Up/Power-Down Timing
OUTPUTS
VCC
V
PF(max)
V
PF(min)
INPUTS
HIGH-Z
DON'T CARE
VALID
RECOGNIZED RECOGNIZED
VALID
t
VCCF
t
VCCR
tREC
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Figure 3. Block Diagram
TIMEKEEPING
A
ND
CONTROL
REGISTERS
RAM
(56 x 8)
SERIAL BUS
INTERFACE
OSCILLATOR
A
ND
DIVIDER
A
DDRESS
REGISTER
CONTROL
LOGIC
SCL
SDA
X1 X2
SQW /OUT
POWER
CONTROL
VBAT
VCC
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PIN DESCRIPTION
PIN NAME FUNCTION
1 X1
2 X2
32.768kHz Crystal Connections. The internal oscillator circuitry is designed for
operation with a crystal having a specified load capacitance (CL) of 12.5pF. Pin
X1 is the input to the oscillator and can optionally be connected to an external
32.768kHz oscillator. The output of the internal oscillator, pin X2, is floated if an
external oscillator is connected to pin X1. An external 32.768kHz oscillator can
also drive the DS1338. In this configuration, the X1 pin is connected to the
external oscillator signal and the X2 pin is floated.
Note: For more information about crystal selection and crystal layout considerations, refer to Application Note
58: Crystal Considerations with Dallas Real-Time Clocks.
3 VBAT
+3V Battery Input. Backup supply input for any standard 3V lithium cell or other
energy source. Battery voltage must be held between the minimum and maximum
limits for proper operation. If a backup supply is not required, VBAT must be
grounded.
4 GND
Ground. DC power is provided to the device on these pins. VCC is the primary
power input. When voltage is applied within normal limits, the device is fully
accessible and data can be written and read. When a backup supply is connected
to the device and VCC is below VPF, reads and writes are inhibited. However, the
timekeeping function continues unaffected by the lower input voltage.
5 SDA
Serial Data. Input/output pin for the 2-wire serial interface. It is open drain and
requires an external pullup resistor.
6 SCL Serial Clock. Used to synchronize data movement on the serial interface
7 SQW/OUT
Square-Wave/Output Driver. When enabled and the SQWE bit set to 1, the
SQW/OUT pin outputs one of four square-wave frequencies (1Hz, 4kHz, 8kHz,
32kHz). It is open drain and requires an external pullup resistor. Operates with
either VCC or VBAT applied.
8 VCC
Primary Power Supply. When voltage is applied within normal limits, the device
is fully accessible and data can be written and read. When a backup supply is
connected to the device and VCC is below VPF, reads and writes are inhibited.
However, the timekeeping function continues unaffected by the lower input
voltage.
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Detailed Description
The DS1338 serial RTC is a low-power, full BCD clock/calendar plus 56 Bytes of NV SRAM. Address
and data are transferred serially through a 2-wire bidirectional bus. The clock/calendar provides seconds,
minutes, hours, day, date, month, and year information. The end of the month date is automatically
adjusted for months with fewer than 31 days, including corrections for leap year. The clock operates in
either the 24-hour or 12-hour format with AM/PM indicator. The DS1338 has a built-in power-sense
circuit that detects power failures and automatically switches to the battery supply.
Operation
The DS1338 operates as a slave device on the serial bus. Access is obtained by implementing a START
condition and providing a device identification code, followed by data. Subsequent registers can be
accessed sequentially until a STOP condition is executed. The device is fully accessible and data can be
written and read when VCC is greater than VPF. However, when VCC falls below VPF, the internal clock
registers are blocked from any access. If VPF is less than VBAT, the device power is switched from VCC to
VBAT when VCC drops below VPF. If VPF is greater than VBAT, the device power is switched from VCC to
VBAT when VCC drops below VBAT. The registers are maintained from the VBAT source until VCC is
returned to nominal levels. The block diagram (Figure 3) shows the main elements of the DS1338.
An enable bit in the seconds register controls the oscillator. Oscillator start-up times are highly dependent
upon crystal characteristics, PC board leakage, and layout. High ESR and excessive capacitive loads are
the major contributors to long start-up times. A circuit using a crystal with the recommended
characteristics and proper layout usually starts within 1 second.
RTC and RAM Address Map
Figure 5 shows the address map for the RTC and RAM registers. The RTC registers and control register
are located in address locations 00h to 07h. The RAM registers are located in address locations 08h to
3Fh. During a multibyte access, when the register pointer reaches 3Fh (the end of RAM space) it wraps
around to location 00h (the beginning of the clock space). On a 2-wire START, STOP, or register pointer
incrementing to location 00h, the current time and date is transferred to a second set of registers. The time
and date in the secondary registers are read in a multibyte data transfer, while the clock continues to run.
This eliminates the need to reread the registers in case of an update of the main registers during a read.
Clock and Calendar
The time and calendar information is obtained by reading the appropriate register bytes. See Figure 4 for
the RTC registers. The time and calendar are set or initialized by writing the appropriate register bytes.
The contents of the time and calendar registers are in the BCD format. Bit 7 of Register 0 is the clock halt
(CH) bit. When this bit is set to 1, the oscillator is disabled. When cleared to 0, the oscillator is enabled.
The clock can be halted whenever the timekeeping functions are not required, which decreases VBAT
current.
The day-of-week register increments at midnight. Values that correspond to the day of week are user-
defined but must be sequential (i.e., if 1 equals Sunday, then 2 equals Monday, and so on). Illogical time
and date entries result in undefined operation.
When reading or writing the time and date registers, secondary (user) buffers are used to prevent errors
when the internal registers update. When reading the time and date registers, the user buffers are
synchronized to the internal registers on any start or stop and when the register pointer rolls over to zero.
The countdown chain is reset whenever the seconds register is written. Write transfers occur on the
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acknowledge from the DS1338. Once the countdown chain is reset, to avoid rollover issues the remaining
time and date registers must be written within 1 second. The 1Hz square-wave output, if enabled,
transitions high 500ms after the seconds data transfer, provided the oscillator is already running.
Please note that the initial power-on state of all registers, unless otherwise specified, is not defined.
Therefore, it is important to enable the oscillator (CH = 0) during initial configuration.
The DS1338 runs in either 12-hour or 24-hour mode. Bit 6 of the hours register is defined as the 12-hour
or 24-hour mode-select bit. When high, the 12-hour mode is selected. In the 12-hour mode, bit 5 is the
AM/PM bit, with logic high being PM. In the 24-hour mode, bit 5 is the second 10-hour bit (20–23
hours).
On a 2-wire START, the current time is transferred to a second set of registers. The time information is
read from these secondary registers, while the clock continues to run. This eliminates the need to reread
the registers in case of an update of the main registers during a read.
Figure 4. RTC and RAM Address Map
ADDRESS BIT 7 BIT 6 BIT 5 BIT 4 BIT 3 BIT 2 BIT 1 BIT 0 FUNCTION RANGE
00H CH 10 seconds seconds seconds 00–59
01H 0 10 minutes minutes minutes 00–59
AM/PM
02H 0 12/24
10 hour
10
hour hour hours
1–12
+am/pm
00–23
03H 0 0 0 0 0 day day 1–7
04H 0 0 10 date date date 00–31
05H 0 0 0 10 mo month month 01–12
06H 10 year year year 00–99
07H OUT 0 OSF SQWE 0 0 RS1 RS0 control
08H–3FH RAM 56 x 8 00H–FFH
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Control Register (07h)
BIT 7 BIT 6 BIT 5 BIT 4 BIT 3 BIT 2 BIT 1 BIT 0
OUT 0 OSF SQWE 0 0 RS1 RS0
The control register controls the operation of the SQW/OUT pin and provides oscillator status.
BIT NAME FUNCTION
7 OUT
Output Control. Controls the output level of the SQW/OUT pin when the square-
wave output is disabled. If SQWE = 0, the logic level on the SQW/OUT pin is 1 if
OUT = 1; it is 0 if OUT = 0.
5 OSF
Oscillator Stop Flag. A logic 1 in this bit indicates that the oscillator has stopped or
was stopped for some time period and can be used to judge the validity of the clock
and calendar data. This bit is edge triggered, and is set to logic 1 when the internal
circuitry senses the oscillator has transitioned from a normal run state to a STOP
condition. The following are examples of conditions that may cause the OSF bit to
be set:
1) The first time power is applied.
2) The voltage present on VCC and VBAT are insufficient to support oscillation.
3) The CH bit is set to 1, disabling the oscillator.
4) External influences on the crystal (i.e., noise, leakage, etc.).
This bit remains at logic 1 until written to logic 0. This bit can only be written to
logic 0. Attempting to write OSF to logic 1 leaves the value unchanged.
4 SQWE
Square-Wave Enable. When set to logic 1, this bit enables the oscillator output to
operate with either VCC or VBAT applied. The frequency of the square-wave output
depends upon the value of the RS0 and RS1 bits.
1, 0 RS
Rate Select. These bits control the frequency of the square-wave output when the
square-wave output has been enabled. Table 1 lists the square-wave frequencies that
can be selected with the RS bits.
Table 1. Square-Wave Output Frequency
RS1 RS0 SQW OUTPUT FREQUENCY
0 0 1Hz
0 1 4.096kHz
1 0 8.192kHz
1 1 32.768kHz
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2-Wire Serial Data Bus
The DS1338 supports a bidirectional 2-wire bus and data transmission protocol. A device that sends data
onto the bus is defined as a transmitter and a device receiving data is a receiver. The device that controls
the message is called a master. The devices that are controlled by the master are referred to as slaves. The
bus must be controlled by a master device, which generates the serial clock (SCL), controls the bus
access, and generates the START and STOP conditions. The DS1338 operates as a slave on the 2-wire
bus. Within the bus specifications, a standard mode (100kHz cycle rate) and a fast mode (400kHz cycle
rate) are defined. The DS1338 works in both modes.
Figures 5, 6, and 7 detail how data is transferred on the 2-wire bus.
§ Data transfer can be initiated only when the bus is not busy.
§ During data transfer, the data line must remain stable whenever the clock line is HIGH. Changes in
the data line while the clock line is HIGH are interpreted as control signals.
Accordingly, the following bus conditions have been defined:
Bus not busy: Both data and clock lines remain HIGH.
Start data transfer: A change in the state of the data line, from HIGH to LOW, while the clock is HIGH,
defines a START condition.
Stop data transfer: A change in the state of the data line, from LOW to HIGH, while the clock line is
HIGH, defines the STOP condition.
Data valid: The state of the data line represents valid data when, after a START condition, the data line
is stable for the duration of the HIGH period of the clock signal. The data on the line must be changed
during the LOW period of the clock signal. There is one clock pulse per bit of data.
Each data transfer is initiated with a START condition and terminated with a STOP condition. The
number of data bytes transferred between START and STOP conditions is not limited and is determined
by the master device. The information is transferred byte-wise and each receiver acknowledges with a
ninth bit. Within the 2-wire bus specifications a regular mode (100kHz clock rate) and a fast mode
(400kHz clock rate) are defined.
Acknowledge: Each receiving device, when addressed, is obliged to generate an acknowledge after the
reception of each byte. The master device must generate an extra clock pulse that is associated with this
acknowledge bit.
A device that acknowledges must pull down the SDA line during the acknowledge clock pulse in such a
way that the SDA line is stable LOW during the HIGH period of the acknowledge-related clock pulse. Of
course, setup and hold times must be taken into account. A master must signal an end of data to the slave
by not generating an acknowledge bit on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave. In this case,
the slave must leave the data line HIGH to enable the master to generate the STOP condition.
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Depending upon the state of the R/W bit, two types of data transfer are possible:
1) Data transfer from a master transmitter to a slave receiver. The master transmits the first byte
(the slave address). Next follows a number of data bytes. The slave returns an acknowledge bit after
each received byte. Data is transferred with the most significant bit (MSB) first.
2) Data transfer from a slave transmitter to a master receiver. The master transmits the first byte
(the slave address). The slave then returns an acknowledge bit, which is followed by the slave
transmitting a number of data bytes. The master returns an acknowledge bit after all received bytes
other than the last byte. At the end of the last received byte, a “not acknowledge” is returned. The
master device generates all of the serial clock pulses and the START and STOP conditions. A transfer
is ended with a STOP condition or with a repeated START condition. Since a repeated START
condition is also the beginning of the next serial transfer, the bus is not released. Data is transferred
with the most significant bit (MSB) first.
The DS1338 can operate in the following two modes:
1) Slave receiver mode (write mode): Serial data and clock are received through SDA and SCL. An
acknowledge bit is transmitted after each byte is received. START and STOP conditions are
recognized as the beginning and end of a serial transfer. Hardware performs address recognition after
reception of the slave address and direction bit (Figure 6). The slave address byte is the first byte
received after the master generates the START condition. The slave address byte contains the 7-bit
DS1338 address—1101000—followed by the direction bit (R/W), which, for a write, is 0. After
receiving and decoding the slave address byte, the slave outputs an acknowledge on the SDA line.
After the DS1338 acknowledges the slave address and write bit, the master transmits a word address
to the DS1338. This sets the register pointer on the DS1338, with DS1338 acknowledging the
transfer. The master may then transmit zero or more bytes of data, with the DS1338 acknowledging
each byte received. The register pointer increments after each byte is transferred. The master
generates a STOP condition to terminate the data write.
2) Slave transmitter mode (read mode): The first byte is received and handled as in the slave receiver
mode. However, in this mode, the direction bit indicates that the transfer direction is reversed. The
DS1338 transmits serial data on SDA while the serial clock is input on SCL. START and STOP
conditions are recognized as the beginning and end of a serial transfer (Figure 7). The slave address
byte is the first byte received after the master generates the START condition. The slave address byte
contains the 7-bit DS1338 address—1101000—followed by the direction bit (R/W), which, for a read,
is 1. After receiving and decoding the slave address byte, the slave outputs an acknowledge on the
SDA line. The DS1338 then starts transmitting data using the register address pointed to by the
register pointer. If the register pointer is not set before the initiation of a read mode, the first address
that is read is the last one stored in the register pointer. The register pointer is incremented after each
byte is transferred. The DS1338 must receive a “not acknowledge” to end a read.
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Figure 5. Data Transfer On 2-Wire Serial Bus
Figure 6. Data Write: Slave Receiver Mode
Figure 7. Data Read: Slave Transmitter Mode
