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6.14 Real Time Clock (RTC)
6.14.1
Overview
The Real Time Clock (RTC) controller provides the real time and calendar message. The RTC offers
programmable time tick and alarm match interrupts. The data format of time and calendar messages
are expressed in BCD format. A digital frequency compensation feature is available to compensate
external crystal oscillator frequency accuracy.
6.14.2
Features
Supports real time counter in RTC_TIME (hour, minute, second) and calendar counter in
RTC_CAL (year, month, day) for RTC time and calendar check
Supports alarm time (hour, minute, second) and calendar (year, month, day) settings in
RTC_TALM and RTC_CALM
Supports alarm time (hour, minute, second) and calendar (year, month, day) mask enable
in RTC_TAMSK and RTC_CAMSK
Selectable 12-hour or 24-hour time scale in RTC_CLKFMT register
Supports Leap Year indication in RTC_LEAPYEAR register
Supports Day of the Week counter in RTC_WEEKDAY register
Frequency of RTC clock source compensate by RTC_FREQADJ register
All time and calendar message expressed in BCD format
Supports periodic RTC Time Tick interrupt with 8 period interval options 1/128, 1/64, 1/32,
1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 second
Supports RTC Time Tick and Alarm Match interrupt
Supports chip wake-up from Idle or Power-down mode while an RTC interrupt signal is
generated
Supports Daylight Saving Time backup control in RTC_DSTCTL
6.14.3
Block Diagram