NXP Semiconductors PCF85x3, PCF2123, PCA8565, PCA2125 user manual Accuracy

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User Manual PCF85x3, PCA8565 and PCF2123, PCA2125

to +80 %. Its only redeeming feature is its high permittivity which allows high capacitance values, typically ranging from 1 nF to 4.7 µF. Good for bypass and coupling applications. It has low price, small size and low temperature stability.

Conclusion: For the oscillator only C0G types should be used. This will almost always automatically be the case since the other types are usually not available in such small values. For the decoupling of the RTC, use a capacitor with X7R dielectric. Using SMD packages results in the lowest parasitic inductances and the small dimensions enable the smallest loops which reduces sensitivity to EMI.

A more expensive alternative for the decoupling X7R capacitor is a film capacitor using Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), another form of polyester. It has very good heat resistance, but is otherwise much like polyester. It is available in larger sizes than C0G ceramic, lower temperature drift than polyester, and lower leakage than X7R. PEN capacitors are available to 125 °C. It is commonly found in SMD capacitors, including large values (>1 μF).

9. Accuracy

How accurate is accurate??

The international System of Units (SI) has defined the second as the duration of 9,192,631,770 cycles of radiation corresponding to the transition between two energy levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom. This definition makes the cesium oscillator (often called an atomic clock) the primary standard for time and frequency measurements. Its accuracy is extremely high with deviations of only a second per several million years. This equates to accuracy in the order of 10-8ppm or better.

In dealing with RTCs it is common to express accuracy in ppm, parts per million. But what does it mean in more human units? A clock going too fast 1 s/day has an accuracy of 1 / (number of seconds in a day) = 1 / (24 x 3600) = 11.57 ppm. The other way around, 20 ppm is about 1 minute per month.

1 s/week = 1.65 ppm, 1 s/month = 0.4 ppm and 1 s/year = 0.031 ppm. In contrast, a good mechanical watch has a deviation of less than 12 s/day or 1300 ppm.

Fig 8 compares the magnitude of the different spreads and variations.

The RTC accuracy dominantly depends on the parameters of the resonating crystal. The initial frequency tolerance foff can be compensated by tuning the external capacitance. The temperature coefficient of the external capacitances has almost no effect. The main contribution comes from the temperature coefficient of the crystal. In contrast to AT-cut crystals tuning fork crystals have the parabolic temperature dependence indicated in Fig 7 which results in a slow down of the clock if the temperature is lower or higher than T0 which is in the range of 25 to 28 degrees. The same type of crystal is also used in wrist watches and the turnover temperature of the crystal matches well with the temperature at the wrist which is typically about 28 °C and quite stable.

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Contents Abstract Info Content KeywordsDocument information Contact information NXP SemiconductorsRevision history Rev Date DescriptionIntroduction Features Register overview PCF8563 Address Register name BitEvent counter mode ComparisonFeatures Comparison of six real time clocksVoltage-low detector Power-on reset PORPower-on reset Oscillator-stop detection OscillatorVoltage-low detection Pierce Oscillator equivalent diagram Overview of internal and external oscillator capacitorsOscillator frequency determining components UM10301 + C Typical values for crystal and surrounding capacitors Parameter Value Unit SourceUsing an external oscillator Oscillation allowanceCrystal and crystal selection Effect of temperature Modes which don’t work− f nom Capacitors and capacitor selection Accuracy Influences on time accuracy Oscillator tuning Oscillator tuning 10.1 PCF2123 Offset register Century and leap year, Daylight Saving Time Century trackingYear and leap year tracking Daylight Saving Time DSTBlock Diagram PCF8563 Initialization and setting of alarm and timerInitialization of the RTC and setting the time Alarm Setting the alarmBinary BCD Register Comments AddressAlarm function Register Setting the timerSetting the timer Backup power supply Lithium Primary cellsBackup circuit using primary lithium cell Backup circuit using secondary cell NiCd or NiMH NiCd and NiMH secondary batteries13.3 Capacitors Charging the backup capacitor Diode selection Some suggestions for diode D11N4148 BAS716 BAS116 BAV170PCB layout guidelines PCB layout proposal for PCF8563 using leaded components Partial circuit switch down Hints to keep power consumption low Protection diodes0007 8473 ⋅ C b Rpmax as a function of bus capacitanceApplication diagram 1, I2C-bus interface Application diagram 2, SPI interfaceFirst period inaccuracy when using the timer Timer delaysTimer Source clock frequency Delay for n = General countdown timer behaviourFirst period delay for timer counter value n Timer source clock Minimum timer period Maximum timer periodTiming requirements for I2C read and write Block diagram I2C interface and Time counters I2C interfaceSequence of events example Read Troubleshooting Oscillator startup time Checking for oscillationNo communication via I2C-bus References Wrong time and date, wrong clock speedLegal information DefinitionsDisclaimers TrademarksContents
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