The CMOS bq3287/bq3287A is a low-power microprocessor peripheral providing a time-of-day clock and 100-year calendar with alarm features and battery operation. Other features include three maskable interrupt sources, square-wave output, and 114 bytes of general nonvolatile storage. The bq3287A version is identical to the bq3287, with the addition of the RAM clear input.

The bq3287 is a fully compatible real-time clock for IBM AT-compatible computers and other applications. The bq3287 write-protects the clock, calendar, and storage registers during power failure. The integral backup energy source then maintains data and operates the clock and calendar.

As shipped from Benchmarq, the real time clock is turned off to maximize battery capacity for in-system operation.