
DS17485/DS17487 
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A kickstart sequence occurs when kickstarting is enabled through KSE = 1. While the system is powered 
down, the 
KS
 input pin is monitored for a low-going transition of minimum pulse width t
KSPW
. When 
such a transition is detected, the 
PWR
 line is pulled low, as it is for a wake-up condition. Also at this 
time, the kickstart Flag (KF, bank 1, register 04AH) is set, indicating that a kickstart condition has 
occurred. 
The timing associated with both the wake-up and kickstarting sequences is illustrated in the  
Wake-Up/Kickstart Timing Diagram
 in the 
Electrical Specifications
 section of this data sheet. The timing 
associated with these functions is divided into five intervals, labeled 1 to 5 on the diagram. 
The occurrence of either a kickstart or wake-up condition causes the 
PWR
  pin to be driven low, as 
described above. During interval 1, if the supply voltage on the DS17485/DS17487 V
CC
 pin rises above 
the greater of V
BAT
 or V
PF
 before the power-on timeout period (t
POTO
) expires, then PWR remains at the 
active low level. If V
CC
 does not rise above the greater of V
BAT
 or V
PF
 in this time, then the 
PWR
  output 
pin is turned off and returns to its high-impedance level. In this event, the 
IRQ
 pin also remains tri-stated. 
The interrupt flag bit (either WF or KF) associated with the attempted power-on sequence remains set 
until cleared by software during a subsequent system power-on. 
If V
CC
 is applied within the timeout period, then the system power-on sequence continue as shown in 
intervals 2 to 5 in the timing diagram. During interval 2, 
PWR
 remains active and 
IRQ
 is driven to its 
active low level, indicating that either WF or KF was set in initiating the power-on. In the diagram 
KS
 is 
assumed to be pulled up to the V
BAUX
 supply. Also at this time, the PAB bit is automatically cleared to 0 
in response to a successful power-on. The 
PWR
 line remains active as long as the PAB remains cleared to 
0. 
At the beginning of interval 3, the system processor has begun code execution and clears the interrupt 
condition of WF and/or KF by writing 0’s to both of these control bits. As long as no other interrupt 
within the DS17485/DS17487 is pending, the 
IRQ
 line is taken inactive once these bits are reset. 
Execution of the application software can proceed. During this time, both the wake-up and kickstart 
functions can be used to generate status and interrupts. WF is set in response to a date, hours, minutes, 
and seconds match condition. KF is set in response to a low-going transition on 
KS
. If the associated 
interrupt-enable bit is set (WIE and/or KSE), then the 
IRQ
 line is driven active low in response to enabled 
event. In addition, the other possible interrupt sources within the DS17485/DS17487 can cause 
IRQ
 to be 
driven low. While system power is applied, the on-chip logic always attempts to drive the 
PWR
 pin active 
in response to the enabled kickstart or wake-up condition. This is true even if 
PWR
 was previously 
inactive as the result of power being applied by some means other than wake-up or kickstart.   
The system can be powered down under software control by setting the PAB bit to a logic 1. This causes 
the open-drain 
PWR
 pin to be placed in a high-impedance state, as shown at the beginning of interval 4 in 
the timing diagram. As V
CC
voltage decays, the 
IRQ
 output pin is placed in a high-impedance state when 
V
CC
goes below V
PF
. If the system is to be again powered on in response to a wake-up or kickstart, then 
the both the WF and KF flags should be cleared and WIE and/or KSE should be enabled prior to setting 
the PAB bit.