MAX6902

The MAX6902 evaluation system (EV system) consists of a MAX6902 evaluation kit (EV kit) and a companion Maxim SMBus™ interface board.

The MAX6902 EV kit is an assembled and tested PC board that demonstrates the MAX6902 SPI™ bus realtime clock (RTC). This EV kit is intended to demonstrate the functionality and features of the MAX6902 RTC. It is not designed to exercise the MAX6902 at its maximum SPI bus interface speed. A typical bus interface speed is in the 90kHz range and depends upon the operating system and computer used.

The Maxim SMBus interface board (MAXSMbus) allows an IBM-compatible PC to use its parallel port to emulate the SPI, 3-wire, and SMBus (2-wire) interfaces.Windows 95/98^®-compatible software provides a userfriendly interface to exercise the features of the MAX6902. (Note: Windows NT/2000 requires additional driver software; contact factory.) The program is menu driven and offers a graphic interface with control buttons and status display.

Order the complete EV system (MAX6902EVSYS) for comprehensive evaluation of the MAX6902 using a PC.Order the EV kit (MAX6902EVKIT) if the MAXSMbus module has already been purchased with a previous Maxim EV system, or for custom use in other C-based systems.