Product category: Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: Intersil | Subject: ISL1219/21
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 07 September 2006
Real-time clocks enhance security
Small micropower real-time clocks provide increased security and tamper detection.
The event detect and time stamp features in two ultrasmall, micropower real-time clock (RTC)/calendar devices from Intersil operate in both normal and battery mode With their enhanced security functionality, the RTCs are uniquely suited for a variety of applications ranging from security, warranty monitoring, data collection and recording
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ISL1219/21 are ideal for time stamping single events such as the moment a warranty is voided by the removal of a cover, or recurring events such as the opening and closing of a security door.
The devices can time stamp an event by either issuing an output signal or by stopping the RTC registers from advancing at the moment the event occurs.
The output signal contains the second, minute, hour, date, month and year that the triggering event occurred.
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The ISL1219/21 offer two options for switching from normal power to battery backup power.
All RTC functions except the I2C bus are operational during battery backup mode unless disabled.
The user SRAM is operational until battery power drops below 1.8V.
The devices are available in a space-saving 10-lead MSOP package and the integrated crystal compensation enables the use of a less expensive external crystal.
The ISL1221 has a separate FOUT from the IRQ/FOUT in the ISL1219.
The FOUT is the frequency output that is programmable from 32.768kHz to 1/32Hz.
It is used for a variety of timing applications including the clocking of the microcontroller in sleep mode, eliminating external crystal and further reducing the BOM.
On-chip oscillator compensation provides initial crystal frequency trimming through an I2C interface for timing accuracy, enabling the use of a low cost crystal.
The RTC tracks time with separate registers for hours, minutes, and seconds.
The device has calendar registers for date, month, year and day of the week.
The calendar is accurate through 2099, with automatic leap year correction.
Intersil's InterSeal battery saver prevents initial battery current drain before the devices are first used.
For example, battery-backed RTCs are commonly packaged on a board with a battery connected.
In order to preserve battery life, these devices will not draw any power from the battery source until after the device is first powered up from the VDD source.
The alarm can be set to any clock/calendar value for a match (for example: every minute, every Tuesday or at 1723 on 21st March).
The alarm status is available by checking the status register, or the device can be configured to provide a hardware interrupt via the IRQ pin.
There is a repeat mode for the alarm allowing a periodic interrupt every minute, every hour, every day, etc.
Target applications are Industrial including power meters, control units, security systems, ATMs, cameras, vending machines, electronic door openers, medical including portable medical instruments, defibrillators, glucose meters, and handheld units, such as point-of-sale terminals and scanners.
The ISL1219 is offered in a 10-lead MSOP package.
The ISL1221 also includes separate FOUT and shared IRQb/EVDETb in a 10-lead MSOP package.
Intersil provides evaluation boards for these devices.
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