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OPERATION—ALARM SIGNALING

After the DS1822 performs a temperature conversion, the temperature value is compared to the user-

The sign bit (S) indicates if the value is positive or negative: for positive numbers S = 0 and for negative

MEMORY section of this data sheet.

bit 7

bit 6

bit 5

bit 4

bit 3

bit 2

bit 1

bit 0

S

2

6

2

5

2

4

2

3

2

2

2

1

2

0

an alarm condition exists and an alarm flag is set inside the DS1822. This flag is updated after every

temperature measurement; therefore, if the alarm condition goes away, the flag will be turned off after the

next temperature conversion.

The master device can check the alarm flag status of all DS1822s on the bus by issuing an Alarm Search

[ECh] command. Any DS1822s with a set alarm flag will respond to the command, so the master can

determine exactly which DS1822s have experienced an alarm condition. If an alarm condition exists and

condition.

POWERING THE DS1822

mode, which allows the DS1822 to function without a local external supply. Parasite power is very useful

for applications that require remote temperature sensing or that are very space constrained. Figure 1

shows the DS1822’s parasite-power control circuitry, which “steals” power from the 1-Wire bus via the

DQ pin when the bus is high. The stolen charge powers the DS1822 while the bus is high, and some of

operations as long as the specified timing and voltage requirements are met (refer to the DC

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS and the AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS sections of this

data sheet). However, when the DS1822 is performing temperature conversions or copying data from the

scratchpad memory to EEPROM, the operating current can be as high as 1.5mA. This current can cause

an unacceptable voltage drop across the weak 1-Wire pullup resistor and is more current than can be

strong pullup on the 1-Wire bus whenever temperature conversions are taking place or data is being

copied from the scratchpad to EEPROM. This can be accomplished by using a MOSFET to pull the bus

directly to the rail as shown in Figure 4. The 1-Wire bus must be switched to the strong pullup within

10

μs (max) after a Convert T [44h] or Copy Scratchpad [48h] command is issued, and the bus must be

activity can take place on the 1-Wire bus while the pullup is enabled.

The DS1822 can also be powered by the conventional method of connecting an external power supply to

required, and the 1-Wire bus is free to carry other traffic during the temperature conversion time.