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1–WIRE INTERFACE

The 1–Wire interface has only a single line by definition;

it is important that host and EconoRAM be able to drive it

at the appropriate time. The EconoRAM is an open drain

part with an internal circuit equivalent to that shown in

Figure 8. The host can be the same equivalent circuit. If

a bidirectional pin is not available, separate output and

input pins can be tied together.

The 1–Wire interface requires a pull–up resistor with a

value of approximately 5 k

signal line. The EconoRAM has an internal open–drain

driver with a 500 k

Ω pull–down resistor to ground. The

open–drain driver allows the EconoRAM to be powered

by a small standby energy source, such as a single 1.5

volt alkaline battery, and still have the ability to produce

CMOS/TTL output levels. The pull–down resistor holds

the DQ pin at ground when the EconoRAM is not con-

nected to the host.

APPLICATION EXAMPLES

EconoRAMs are extremely conservative with power.

Data can be retained in these small memories for as

long as a month using the energy stored in a capacitor.

cuit is shown in Figure 9.

power is removed, the diode CR1 prevents current from

leaking back into the system, keeping the capacitor

charged.

In the standby mode, the EconoRAM typically con-

sumes only 12 nA at 25

°C. However, the power–down

process of the system can cause a slightly higher cur-

rent drain. This is due to the fact that as system power

ramps down, the signal attached to the DQ pin of the

EconoRAM transitions slowly through the linear region,

in this region, the part draws more current as a function

of the DQ pin voltage (see Figure 10).

The data retention time can be estimated with the aid of

Figure 11. In this figure, the vertical axis represents the

value of the capacitor C1; the horizontal axis is the data

retention time in hours. The two curves represent initial

on the assumption that the time the DQ pin is in the lin-

ear region is less than 100 ms.

HOST TO ECONORAM INTERFACE Figure 8

RX

TX

TX

RX

OPEN

DRAIN

100 OHM MOSFET

HOST

ECONORAM

500 k

Ω

5 k

Ω