DS2404(3)

NAME

DS2404
    EconoRAM time chip

DS2404S
    Dual port memory plus time

DS1994
    4k plus time iButton

DS1427
    Time iButton

SYNOPSIS
Real time clock, 4kbit memory. 3-wire interface, too.

04.XXXXXXXXXXXX / alarm | auto | cycle | date | delay | interval | memory | pages/page.[0-15|ALL] | readonly/[memory|clock|cycle|interval] | memory | pages/page.[0-15|ALL] | readonly/[memory|clock|cycle|interval] | running | set_alarm | start | trigger/[cycle,date,interval,udate,uinterval] | udate | uinterval |

84.XXXXXXXXXXXX / alarm | auto | cycle | date | delay | interval | memory | pages/page.[0-15|ALL] | readonly/[memory|clock|cycle|interval] | running | set_alarm | start | trigger/[cycle,date,interval,udate,uinterval] | udate | uinterval | address | crc8 | id | present | type

FAMILY CODE

04  DS2404 DS1994

84  DS1427 DS2404S

SPECIAL PROPERTIES

  alarm
read-write, unsigned integer (0-111)
Alarm state of the DS2404 (3) triggered by time or counter events. Reading the alarm state clears the alarm.
The alarm value is of the form CIR, where:

C   cycle counter alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

I   interval timer alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

R   real-time clock alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

  auto
read-write, yes-no
Flag for mode of interval counter operation. 0=manual 1=auto
See the datasheet for details.

  date
read-write, ascii
26 character date representation of the udate value. Increments once per second while running
Actual internal representation has higher precision.
Cannot be altered if readonly/clock is set.
Setting date to a null string will put the current system time.
Accepted date formats are:
  Sat[urday] March 12 12:23:59 2001
  Apr[il] 4 9:34:56 2002
  3/23/04 23:34:57
  current locale setting (your system's format)

  delay
read-write, yes-no
Flag for adding a delay to cycle counter. 0=short 1-long
See the datasheet under "IDEL" for details.

  interval
read-write, date
Interval timer value, represented as a date string. More typically will be used as uinterval to read the actual elapsed seconds.

  memory
read-write, binary
512 bytes of memory. The readonly/memory flag prevents further change.

  pages/page.0 ... pages/page.15 pages/page.ALL
read-write, yes-no
Memory is split into 16 pages of 32 bytes each. The readonly/memory flag prevents further change. ALL is an aggregate of the pages. Each page is accessed sequentially.

  readonly/[memory|clock|interval|cycle]
read-write, yes-no
Permanently protect part of the chip's function from alteration.

readonly/memory
    page.X and memory

readonly/clock
    date and udate

readonly/interval
    interval

readonly/cycle
    cycle

  running
read-write, yes-no
State of the clock. 0=off 1=running.

  set_alarm
read-write, unsigned integer (0-111)
Which of the alarm triggers are enabled in the DS2404 (3)
The set_alarm value is of the form CIR, where:

C   cycle counter alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

I   interval timer alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

R   real-time clock alarm
    0 no
    1 yes

  start
read-write, yes-no
Flag for starting the interval counter operation if not in auto mode. 0=stop 1=start
See the datasheet for details.

  trigger/[cycle,date,interval,udate,uinterval]
read-write,varies
Target value that will trigger the alarm if the corresponding set_alarm field is set.
The format is the same as the similarly named field (i.e. date for trigger/date )

  udate
read-write, unsigned integer
Time represented as a number. udate increments once per second, while running is on.
Usually set to unix time standard: number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970. The date field will be the unix representation of udate and setting either will change the other.

  uinterval
read-write, unsigned interval
Similar to the udate field, except corresponds to the interval value.

STANDARD PROPERTIES

ALARMS
None implemented.

DESCRIPTION

  DS1427 DS1994 DS2404 DS2404S
The DS1427 (3), DS1994 (3), DS2404 (3), and DS2404S (3) family of 1-wire devices includes clock functions, with timers, memory, counters and alarms. It is possible to write-protect regians of memory. Uses include software or hardware timing and control.

  Chips
Both the DS2404 (3) and DS2404S (3) have 1-wire and 3-wire interfaces, which might be useful for transferring data between the 2 buses. They act as a passive slave to both busses. The DS2404 (3) and DS2404S (3) require an external source of power and an external crystal. They also offer a reset and 1HZ clock pin.

  iButtons
Both the DS1427 and DS1994 offer the memory, alarms, and clock function in iButton format. Because the iButton is a complete sealed package, battery and crystal are internal. Everything is access via the 1-wire interface.

ADDRESSING

DATASHEET
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS2404.pdf
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS2404S-C01.pdf
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1994.pdf
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1427.pdf

SEE ALSO

AVAILABILITY
http://www.owfs.org

AUTHOR
Paul Alfille (paul.alfille@gmail.com)