AB1805-T3
Real-Time Clock (RTC) with Power ManagementThe AB1805-T3 is a real-time clock (rtc) with power management from Abracon. View the full AB1805-T3 datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.
Official AB1805-T3 datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.
Manufacturer
AbraconCategory
Real-Time Clock (RTC) with Power Management
Package
16-VFQFN Exposed Pad
Lifecycle
Active
AB1805-T3 Key Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Current - Timekeeping (Max) | 0.17µA ~ 0.22µA @ 1.8V ~ 3V |
| Date Format | YY-MM-DD-dd |
| DigiKey Programmable | Not Verified |
| Features | Alarm, Leap Year, SRAM, Trickle-Charger, Watchdog Timer |
| Interface | I2C, 2-Wire Serial |
| Memory Size | 256B |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Temperature | -40°C ~ 85°C |
| Package / Case | 16-VFQFN Exposed Pad |
| Supplier Device Package | 16-QFN (3x3) |
| Time Format | HH:MM:SS:hh |
| Type | Clock/Calendar |
| Supply Voltage | 1.7V ~ 3.6V |
| Voltage - Supply, Battery | 1.5V ~ 3.6V |
AB1805-T3 Overview
Part: AB1805-T3 — Abracon (AB18X5 family; AB1805 with I²C interface)
Type: Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Clock (RTC) with Power Management
Description: Ultra-low-power RTC with 1.5–3.6 V operation, as low as 14 nA supply current (RC oscillator, 3 V), integrated 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator, power switch, watchdog and I²C/SPI interface in a 3x3 mm QFN-16 package.
Operating Conditions:
- Supply voltage: 1.5–3.6 V
- Operating temperature: -40 to 85 °C
- Clock and RAM retention voltage: 1.5–3.6 V
- Serial interface: I²C up to 400 kHz; 3-/4-wire SPI up to 2 MHz
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
- Max system power voltage (VCC): 3.8 V
- Max battery voltage (VBAT): 3.8 V
- Input current: ±10 mA
- Output current: ±20 mA
- PSW output continuous current: 50 mA (150 mA for 1 s pulse)
- Storage temperature: -55 to 125 °C
- Lead temperature: 300 °C (hand soldering, 10 s); reflow 260 °C
- ESD: ±4000 V HBM, ±500 V CDM
Key Specs:
- Supply current at 3 V: 14 nA (RC oscillator), 22 nA (RC with autocalibration), 55 nA (crystal oscillator)
- Crystal calibration to ±2 ppm; RC calibration to ±16 ppm
- Integrated power switch of ~1 Ω
- 256 bytes of general purpose RAM
- Latch-up current: 100 mA
- Operating voltage: 1.5–3.6 V
- Operating temperature: -40 to 85 °C
Features:
- 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator with integrated load capacitor/resistor
- Integrated power-optimized RC oscillator with automatic calibration to the crystal oscillator
- Counters for hundredths, seconds, minutes, hours, date, month, year, century and weekday, with alarm on all counters
- Programmable output clock (32.768 kHz to 1 year)
- Countdown timer with repeat function
- Automatic leap year calculation
- Watchdog timer with hardware reset
- System sleep manager, external reset monitor and reset output generator
- Supercapacitor trickle charger with programmable charging current
- Automatic switchover to VBAT
- External interrupt monitor
- Programmable low-battery detection threshold and analog voltage comparator
- Schmitt trigger inputs
Applications:
- Smart cards
- Wireless sensors and tags
- Medical electronics
- Utility meters
- Data loggers
- Appliances
- Handsets
- Consumer electronics
- Communications equipment
Package:
- QFN-16, 3.0 x 3.0 mm (0.9 mm height)
AB1805-T3 Features
- Ultra-low supply current (all at 3V):
- -14 nA with RC oscillator
- -22 nA with RC oscillator and Autocalibration
- -55 nA with crystal oscillator
- Baseline timekeeping features:
- -32.768 kHz crystal oscillator with integrated load capacitor/resistor
- -Counters for hundredths, seconds, minutes, hours, date, month, year, century, and weekday
- -Alarm capability on all counters
- -Programmable output clock generation (32.768 kHz to 1 year)
- -Countdown timer with repeat function
- -Automatic leap year calculation
- Advanced timekeeping features:
- -Integrated power optimized RC oscillator
- -Advanced crystal calibration to ± 2 ppm
- -Advanced RC calibration to ± 16 ppm
- -Automatic calibration of RC oscillator to crystal oscillator
- -Watchdog timer with hardware reset
- -256 bytes of general purpose RAM
- Power management features:
- -Integrated ~1 Ω power switch for off-chip components such as a host MCU
- -System sleep manager for managing host processor wake/sleep states
- -External reset signal monitor
- -Reset output generator
- -Supercapacitor trickle charger with programmable charging current
- -Automatic switchover to VBAT
- -External interrupt monitor
- -Programmable low battery detection threshold
- -Programmable analog voltage comparator
- I 2 C (up to 400 kHz) and 3-wire or 4-wire SPI (up to 2 MHz) serial interfaces available
- Operating voltage 1.5-3.6 V
- Clock and RAM retention voltage 1.5-3.6 V
- Operating temperature -40 to 85 °C
- All inputs include Schmitt Triggers
- 3x3 mm QFN-16 package
Date of Issue: September 16, 2014
3.0 x 3.0 mm
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Revision: C
AB1805-T3 Applications
- Smart cards
- Wireless sensors and tags
- Medical electronics
- Utility meters
- Data loggers
- Appliances
- Handsets
- Consumer electronics
- Communications equipment
AB1805-T3 Pin Configuration
Figure 1 and Table 2 show the QFN-16 pin configurations for the AB18X5 parts. Pins labeled NC must be left unconnected. The thermal pad, pin 17, on the QFN-16 packages must be connected to VSS.
Figure 1. Pin Configuration Diagram
Figure 1 and Table 2 show the QFN-16 pin configurations for the AB18X5 parts. Pins labeled NC must be left unconnected. The thermal pad, pin 17, on the QFN-16 packages must be connected to VSS.
Table 2: Pin Connections
| Pin Name | Pin Type | Function | Pin Number - AB1805 | Pin Number - AB1815 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSS | Power | Ground | 9,17 | 17 |
| VCC | Power | System power supply | 13 | 13 |
| XI | XT | Crystal input | 16 | 16 |
| XO | XT | Crystal output | 15 | 15 |
| AF | Output | Autocalibration filter | 14 | 14 |
| VBAT | Power | Battery power supply | 5 | 5 |
| SCL | Input | I 2 C or SPI interface clock | 7 | 7 |
| SDO | Output | SPI data output | 6 | |
| SDI | Input | SPI data input | 9 | |
| nCE | Input | SPI chip select | 12 | |
| SDA | Input | I 2 C data input/output | 6 | |
| EXTI | Input | External interrupt input | 10 | 10 |
| WDI | Input | Watchdog reset input | 2 | 2 |
| nEXTR | Input | External reset input | 3 | 3 |
| FOUT/nIRQ | Output | Int 1/function output | 11 | 11 |
| nIRQ2 | Output | Int 2 output | 4 | 4 |
| CLKOUT/nIRQ3 | Output | Int 3/clock output | 8 | 8 |
| nTIRQ | Output | Timer interrupt output | 12 | |
| nRST | Output | Reset output | 1 | 1 |
Table 2: Pin Connections
Date of Issue: September 16, 2014
3.0 x 3.0 mm
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Revision: C
AB1805-T3 Electrical Characteristics
Table 10 lists the parameters of the VBAT voltage thresholds. BREF values other than those listed in the table are not supported.
For Table 10, T A = -20 °C to 70 °C, TYP values at 25 °C, VCC = 1.7 to 3.6V.
AB1805-T3 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Table 4 lists the absolute maximum ratings.
Table 4: Absolute Maximum Ratings
| SYMBOL | PARAMETER | TEST CONDITIONS | MIN | TYP | MAX | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V CC | System Power Voltage | -0.3 | 3.8 | V | ||
| V BAT | Battery Voltage | -0.3 | 3.8 | V | ||
| V I | Input voltage | VCC Power state | -0.3 | V CC + 0.3 | V | |
| V I | Input voltage | VBAT Power state | -0.3 | V BAT + 0.3 | V | |
| V O | Output voltage | VCC Power state | -0.3 | V CC + 0.3 | V | |
| V O | Output voltage | VBAT Power state | -0.3 | V BAT + 0.3 | V | |
| I I | Input current | -10 | 10 | mA | ||
| I O | Output current | -20 | 20 | mA | ||
| I OPC | PSW Output continuous current | 50 | mA | |||
| I OPP | PSW Output pulsed current | 1 second pulse | 150 | mA | ||
| V ESD | ESD Voltage | CDM | ±500 | V | ||
| V ESD | ESD Voltage | HBM | ±4000 | V | ||
| I LU | Latch-up Current | 100 | mA | |||
| T STG | Storage Temperature | -55 | 125 | °C | ||
| T OP | Operating Temperature | -40 | 85 | °C | ||
| T SLD | Lead temperature | Hand soldering for 10 seconds | 300 | °C | ||
| T REF | Reflow soldering temperature | Reflow profile per JEDEC J- STD-020D.1 | 260 | °C |
Table 4: Absolute Maximum Ratings
Date of Issue: September 16, 2014
3.0 x 3.0 mm
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Revision: C
AB1805-T3 Typical Application
Note: Recommended tuning fork crystal is ABS07-120-32.768kHz-T.
Date of Issue: September 16, 2014
3.0 x 3.0 mm
Page 5 of 97
Abracon Drawing #453570
Revision: C
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