
Document Number: 001-52038 Rev. *D Page 12 of 21
Figure 11 shows the proper connection of capacitors for
automatic store operation. A charge storage capacitor having a
capacity of between 68 µF and 220 µF (±20%) rated at 6 V should
be provided.
In system power mode, both V
CC
and V
CAP
are connected to the
+ 5 V power supply without the 68 µF capacitor. In this mode, the
AutoStore function of the STK14C88 operates on the stored
system charge as power goes down. The user must, however,
guarantee that V
CC
does not drop below 3.6 V during the 10 ms
STORE cycle.
If an automatic STORE on power loss is not required, then V
CC
can be tied to ground and + 5 V applied to V
CAP
(Figure 12). This
is the AutoStore Inhibit mode, in which the AutoStore function is
disabled. If the STK14C88 is operated in this configuration, refer-
ences to V
CC
should be changed to V
CAP
throughout this
datasheet. In this mode, STORE operations may be triggered
through software control or the HSB
pin. To enable or disable
AutoStore using an I/O port pin, see Preventing STORES on
page 13.
To prevent unneeded STORE operations, automatic STOREs
and those initiated by externally driving HSB
low are ignored
unless at least one write operation has taken place since the
most recent STORE or RECALL cycle. Software initiated STORE
cycles are performed regardless of whether a write operation has
taken place.
If the power supply drops faster than 20 ms/volt before V
CC
reaches V
SWITCH
, then a 2.2 resistor should be inserted
between V
CC
and the system supply to avoid momentary excess
of current between V
cc
and V
CAP
.
Figure 11. AutoStore Mode
AutoStore INHIBIT Mode
If an automatic STORE on power loss is not required, then V
CC
can be tied to ground and system power applied to V
CAP
(Figure 12). This is the AutoStore Inhibit mode, in which the
AutoStore function is disabled. If the STK14C88 is operated in
this configuration, references to V
CC
should be changed to V
CAP
throughout this data sheet. In this mode, STORE operations may
be triggered through software control. It is not permissible to
change between these three options “on the fly.”
Figure 12. AutoStore Inhibit Mode
HSB Operation
The STK14C88 provides the HSB pin for controlling and
acknowledging the STORE operations. The HSB
pin can be used
to request a hardware STORE cycle. When the HSB
pin is driven
low, the STK14C88 conditionally initiates a STORE operation
after t
DELAY
; an actual STORE cycle only begins if a write to the
SRAM took place since the last STORE or RECALL cycle. The
HSB pin has a very resistive pull-up and is internally driven low
to indicate a busy condition when the STORE (initiated by any
means) is in progress. Pull up this pin with an external 10 k
resistor to V
CAP
if HSB is used as a driver.
SRAM read and write operations that are in progress when HSB
is driven low by any means are given time to complete before the
STORE operation is initiated. After HSB
goes low, the STK14C88
continues SRAM operations for t
DELAY
. During t
DELAY
, multiple
SRAM read operations may take place. If a write is in progress
when HSB
is pulled low it is allowed a time, t
DELAY
, to complete.
However, any SRAM write cycles requested after HSB
goes low
are inhibited until HSB
returns high.
The HSB
pin can be used to synchronize multiple STK14C88s
while using a single larger capacitor. To operate in this mode, the
HSB
pin should be connected together to the HSB pins from the
other STK14C88s. An external pull-up resistor to + 5 V is
required because HSB
acts as an open drain pull-down. The
V
CAP
pins from the other STK14C88 parts can be tied together
and share a single capacitor. The capacitor size must be scaled
by the number of devices connected to it. When any one of the
STK14C88s detects a power loss and asserts HSB
, the common
HSB
pin causes all parts to request a STORE cycle (a STORE
takes place in those STK14C88s that are written since the last
nonvolatile cycle).
During any STORE operation, regardless of how it was initiated,
the STK14C88 continues to drive the HSB
pin low, releasing it
only when the STORE is complete. Upon completion of the
STORE operation the STK14C88 remains disabled until the HSB
pin returns high.
If HSB
is not used, leave it unconnected.
1
16
32
31
17
68
F
6v, ±20%
0.1
F
Bypass
30
+
10k
10k
17
1
16
32
31
30
Bypass
0.1µF
10K?
10K?
Not Recommended for New Designs
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