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ENDURANCE AND DATA RETENTION

The S42xxx is designed for applications requiring

100,000 erase/write cycles and unlimited read cycles. It

provides 100 years of secure data retention, with or

without power applied, after the execution of 100,000

erase/write cycles.

Reset Controller Description

The S42xxx provides a precision RESET controller that

ensures correct system operation during brown-out and

power-up/-down conditions. It is configured with two open

drain RESET outputs; pin 7 is an active high output and

pin 2 is an active low output. For proper operation pin 7

should be tied low through a pull-down resistor while pin

During power-up, the RESET outputs remain active until

During power-down, the RESET outputs will begin driving

The RESET pins are I/Os; therefore, the S42xxx can act

as a signal conditioning circuit for an externally applied

reset. The inputs are edge triggered; that is, the RESET

input will initiate a reset timeout after detecting a low to

high transition and the RESET# input will initiate a reset

timeout after detecting a high to low transition. Refer to the

applications information section for more details on de-

vice operation as a reset conditioning circuit.

Voltage Sensor Description

open-drain, it can be wire-ORed with the RESET# output

or tied directly to an IRQ input on a microcontroller.

PIN DESCRIPTIONS

Serial Clock (SCL) - The SCL input is used to clock data

into and out of the device. In the WRITE mode, data must

remain stable while SCL is HIGH. In the READ mode, data

is clocked out on the falling edge of SCL.

Serial Data (SDA) - The SDA pin is a bidirectional pin

used to transfer data into and out of the device. Data may

change only when SCL is LOW, except START and STOP

conditions. It is an open-drain output and may be wire-

ORed with any number of open-drain or open-collector

outputs.

RESET# - RESET# is an active low open-drain output. It

should be tied high through a pull-up resistor connected to

condition a RESET# signal generated by another device;

it can also be used to debounce a pushbutton input.

RESET - RESET is an active high open drain (PFET)

output. It should be tied low through a pull-down resistor

connected to ground. RESET is an I/O, therefore it may

also be used to condition a RESET signal generated by

another device.

sensing input. The pin is tied to a comparator that uses the

precision internal 1.25V reference.