Epson RX-8581JE - Manual (Page 21)

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8.5. Alarm Interrupt Function
The alarm interrupt generation function generates interrupt events for alarm settings such as date, day, hour, and
minute settings.
When an interrupt event occurs, the AF bit value is set to "1"
and the /INT pin goes to low level to indicate that an
event has occurred.
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Example of
/INT operation
AIE = " 1 " ( AF = " 0 "
→
" 1 " ) AF = " 1 "
→
" 0 " or
AIE = " 1 "
→
" 0 "
8.4.1. Diagram of alarm interrupt function
AIE bit
/INT output
AF bit
Event
occurs
" 1 "
" 0 "
Hi - z
" L "
" 1 "
" 0 "
RTC internal operation
Write operation
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
" 1 "
(5)
(7)
(6)
(1) The hour, minute, date or day when an alarm interrupt event is to occur is set in advance along with the
WADA bit, and when the setting matches the current time an interrupt event occurs.
(Note) Even if the current date/time is used as the setting, the alarm will not occur until the counter counts up
to the current date/time (i.e., an alarm will occur next time, not immediately).
(2) When a time update interrupt event occurs, the AF bit values becomes "1".
(3) When the AF bit = "1", its value is retained until it is cleared to zero.
(4) If AIE = "1" when an alarm interrupt occurs, the /INT pin output goes low.
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When an alarm interrupt event occurs, /INT pin output goes low, and this status is then held until it is
cleared via the AF bit or AIE bit.
(5) If the AIE value is changed from "1" to "0" while /INT is low, the /INT status immediately changes from low to
Hi-Z. After the alarm interrupt occurs and before the AF bit value is cleared to zero, the /INT status can be
controlled via the AIE bit.
(6) If the AF bit value is changed from "1" to "0" while /INT is low, the /INT status immediately changes from low
to Hi-Z.
(7) If the AIE bit value is "0" when an alarm interrupt occurs, the /INT pin status remains Hi-Z.