At 3:43 PM 8/28/96, Henry Carl Ott wrote:
>At 11:27 PM 8/27/96 -0400, you wrote:
>----snip--------------
>>Carl,
>>
>>I did actually look around immediately after I received your mail. The
>>PCF8583 is not listed at the Philips site. It is however on various chip
>>directories.
>>Is this a new part?
>>
>>craig
>>
>
> Well, the 8583 part is listed in the 1992 Philips/Signetics data handbook
>(which has been already mentioned as a good reference for I2C).
> If you can't find it in the current data books/sites it might be
>discontinued. It's certainly worth finding out, because it's handy part.
> How big is your production run? If it's low I might be a able to point you
>to a cheap surplus source of SMD PCF8583.
>
>hope this helps...
>
>carl

The newest I2C databook is on the way. After it arrives, I'll verify that
8583 is still in production. Both Marshall and Newark have it listed.


Have you used it with a battery to keep time and NVRAM across power downs?

craig