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occurs on the AS bus will clear the address regardless of whether 
CS
 is asserted. Access commands
should be sent in pairs.
DS (Data Strobe or Read Input)
 – The DS/
RD
  pin has two modes of operation depending on the level
of the MOT pin. When the MOT pin is connected to V
CC
, Motorola bus timing is selected. In this mode
DS is a positive pulse during the latter portion of the bus cycle and is called Data Strobe. During read
cycles, DS signifies the time that the DS12887 is to drive the bidirectional bus. In write cycles the trailing
edge of DS causes the DS12887 to latch the written data. When the MOT pin is connected to GND, Intel
bus timing is selected. In this mode the DS pin is called Read (
RD
 ).
RD
  identifies the time period when
the DS12887 drives the bus with read data. The 
RD
  signal is the same definition as the Output Enable
(
OE
) signal on a typical memory.
R/
W
 (Read/Write Input)
 – The R/
 W
  pin also has two modes of operation. When the MOT pin is
connected to V
CC
 for Motorola timing, R/
 W
  is at a level which indicates whether the current cycle is a
read or write. A read cycle is indicated with a high level on R/
 W
  while DS is high. A write cycle is
indicated when R/
 W
  is low during DS.
When the MOT pin is connected to GND for Intel timing, the R/
 W
  signal is an active low signal called
WR. In this mode the R/
 W
  pin has the same meaning as the Write Enable signal (
 WE
) on generic RAMs.
CS
 (Chip Select Input)
 – The Chip Select signal must be asserted low for a bus cycle in the DS12887 to
be accessed. 
CS
 must be kept in the active state during DS and AS for Motorola timing and during 
RD
and 
WR
 for Intel timing. Bus cycles which take place without asserting 
CS
 will latch addresses but no
access will occur. When V
CC
 is below 4.25 volts, the DS12887 internally inhibits access cycles by
internally disabling the 
CS
 input. This action protects both the real time clock data and RAM data during
power outages.
IRQ
(Interrupt Request Output)
 – The 
IRQ
  pin is an active low output of the DS12887 that can be
used as an interrupt input to a processor. The 
IRQ
  output remains low as long as the status bit causing the
interrupt is present and the corresponding interrupt–enable bit is set. To clear the 
IRQ
  pin the processor
program normally reads the C register. The 
RESET
 pin also clears pending interrupts.
When no interrupt conditions are present, the 
IRQ
  level is in the high impedance state. Multiple
interrupting devices can be connected to an 
IRQ
  bus. The 
IRQ
  bus is an open drain output and requires an
external pullup resistor.
RESET
  (Reset Input) – 
The 
RESET
 pin has no effect on the clock, calendar, or RAM. On power–up the
RESET
 pin can be held low for a time in order to allow the power supply to stabilize. The amount of time
that 
RESET
 is held low is dependent on the application.  However, if 
RESET
 is used on power–up, the
time 
RESET
 is low should exceed 200 ms to make sure that the internal timer that controls the DS12887
on power-up has timed out. When 
RESET
 is low and V
CC
 is above 4.25 volts, the following occurs: