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		<title>RTC EoF-001</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;218.215.92.84: /* Technical Details */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;=Raspberry Pi RTC Module With Battery=&lt;br /&gt;
==Description==&lt;br /&gt;
This RTC module use DS3231 as its Real-Time Clock chip which has build-in crystal oscillator. This RTC module communicates with Raspberry Pi through I2C bus.DS3231 is a low power consumer RTC chip and whose back up supply is a 0.2uF Super-Capacitor,which can keep work for a week at least after power down&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:CAP RTC.jpg|center|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
==Compatibility List==&lt;br /&gt;
* Compatibility&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Platform !! Super Capacitor RTC !! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus|| × || ×&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Raspberry Pi zero || √||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Raspberry Pi zero W  || √||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Raspberry Pi 3 Model B|| √||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Raspberry Pi 2 Model B|| √||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Raspberry Pi Model B+|| √||	&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Technical Details==&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;998&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 40%&amp;quot;  |  Type&lt;br /&gt;
! align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; | value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | Work Voltage&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 5V&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | Weight&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 4.35g&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot;  | Maximum Current&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 1.5mA&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | VBAT Current&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 800nA&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | work temprature&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 0～+50℃&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | Crystal Oscilator &lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | Epson 20 ppm &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | scale&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 22x26x18.6(mm)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;  scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | Battery&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | CR1220&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | RTC chip&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | DS3231 &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | mount hole&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 2*5 Stacking Header&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Schematic==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:RTC_CCAP01.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==LCD module scale==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC CCAP02.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Learn==&lt;br /&gt;
*Type in [sudo raspi-config] set up raspberry pi and prepare to enable i2c interface&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech02.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*select Advanced Options &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech03.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*select I2c &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech04.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*select yes enable I2C &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech05.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*type in [sudo vim.tiny /etc/modules] to open file modules&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech06.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*add i2c-dev device like picture below&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech07.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*install i2c-tools ,type in [sudo apt-get install i2c-tools]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech08.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*type in [sudo reboot] wait the raspberry pi restart ,Then type in [sudo i2cdetect –y 1], if RTC works ,it should be like picture below&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech09.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Type in [sudo su –] change root user,then Type in [modprobe i2c-dev] to load I2C device&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech10.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Type in [echo &amp;quot;ds1307 0x68&amp;quot; &amp;gt; /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-1/new_device] add RTC to system &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech11.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Then you can use “hwclock” command to use this RTC module&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to know more about hwclock command you can type in “man hwclock” to get details&lt;br /&gt;
A brief description like following:&lt;br /&gt;
Command [hwclock –r] to get RTC time&lt;br /&gt;
Command [hwclock -w]set the system time to RTC time &lt;br /&gt;
Like following&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:RTC_tech12.png|700px]]&lt;br /&gt;
==Attachment==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div id=&amp;quot;tech1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[media:DS3231.pdf|ds3231 date sheet]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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