1. General description
2. Features and benefits
3. Applications
4. Ordering information
4.1 Ordering options
5. Marking
6. Block diagram
7. Pinning information
7.1 Pinning
7.2 Pin description
8. Functional description
8.1 Registers overview
8.2 Control and status registers
8.2.1 Register Control_1
8.2.2 Register Control_2
8.2.3 Register Control_3
8.3 Reset
8.4 Interrupt function
8.5 Power management functions
8.5.1 Standby mode
8.5.2 Battery switch-over function
8.5.2.1 Standard mode
8.5.2.2 Direct switching mode
8.5.2.3 Battery switch-over disabled, only one power supply (VDD)
8.5.3 Battery low detection function
8.6 Time and date registers
8.6.1 Register Seconds
8.6.1.1 Oscillator STOP flag
8.6.2 Register Minutes
8.6.3 Register Hours
8.6.4 Register Days
8.6.5 Register Weekdays
8.6.6 Register Months
8.6.7 Register Years
8.6.8 Data flow of the time function
8.7 Alarm registers
8.7.1 Register Minute_alarm
8.7.2 Register Hour_alarm
8.7.3 Register Day_alarm
8.7.4 Register Weekday_alarm
8.7.5 Alarm flag
8.7.6 Alarm interrupts
8.8 Register Offset
8.8.1 Correction when MODE = 0
8.8.2 Correction when MODE = 1
8.8.3 Offset calibration workflow
8.9 Timer function
8.9.1 Timer registers
8.9.1.1 Register Tmr_CLKOUT_ctrl and clock output
8.9.1.2 CLKOUT frequency selection
8.9.1.3 Register Tmr_A_freq_ctrl
8.9.1.4 Register Tmr_A_reg
8.9.1.5 Register Tmr_B_freq_ctrl
8.9.1.6 Register Tmr_B_reg
8.9.1.7 Programmable timer characteristics
8.9.2 Timer A
8.9.2.1 Watchdog timer function
8.9.2.2 Countdown timer function
8.9.3 Timer B
8.9.4 Second interrupt timer
8.9.5 Timer interrupt pulse
8.10 STOP bit function
8.11 I2C-bus interface
8.11.1 Bit transfer
8.11.2 START and STOP conditions
8.11.3 System configuration
8.11.4 Acknowledge
8.11.5 I2C-bus protocol
9. Internal circuitry
10. Safety notes
11. Limiting values
12. Static characteristics
13. Dynamic characteristics
14. Application information
14.1 Battery switch-over applications
15. Package outline
16. Bare die outline
17. Handling information
18. Packing information
18.1 Tape and reel information
18.2 Wafer and Film Frame Carrier (FFC) information for PCF8523U
19. Soldering of SMD packages
19.1 Introduction to soldering
19.2 Wave and reflow soldering
19.3 Wave soldering
19.4 Reflow soldering
20. Footprint information
21. Appendix
21.1 Real-Time Clock selection
22. Abbreviations
23. References
24. Revision history
25. Legal information
25.1 Data sheet status
25.2 Definitions
25.3 Disclaimers
25.4 Trademarks
26. Contact information
27. Tables
28. Figures
29. Contents