Real-Time Clock
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MPU Public Peripherals
7.13 Real-Time Clock
The real time clock (RTC) is an embedded module (see Figure 7–59). Its basic
features are:
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Time information (seconds/minutes/hours) directly in BCD code
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Calendar information (day/month/year/day of the week) directly in BCD
code up to year 2099
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Interrupt generation, periodically (1s/1m/1h/1d period) or at a precise time
of the day (alarm function)
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30 s time correction
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Oscillator drift compensation
Figure 7–59. RTC Clock Diagram
32 kHz
IRQ_ALARM
Compensation
NIRQ_ALARM
NIRQ_TIMER
32-kHz
counter
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
Months
Years
Alarm
Interrupt
Week days
Control