Product Description
How Does The RTC 18 Click Board™ Work?
The RTC 18 Click Board™ is based on the RV-3032-C7, a highly accurate real-time clock/calendar module optimized for low power operations from Micro Crystal AG. The RV-3032-C7 comes with a built-in 32.768kHz “Tuning Fork” crystal oscillator and HF oscillator and has counters for hundredths of seconds, seconds, minutes, hours, date, month, year, and weekday. Its temperature compensation circuitry is factory calibrated and results in the highest time accuracy of ±2.5ppm over the entire temperature range from -40 to +85°C, with an additional non-volatile aging offset correction.

The RTC 18 Click Board™ also comes with an integrated digital thermometer for actual internal temperature measurement in °C with a typical accuracy of ±1°C, resolution of 0.0625°C/step, and a programmable alarm on top and bottom temperature limits. Alongside all these features, it also supports an automatic leap year correction. The calendar year will automatically be identified as a leap year when its last two digits are a multiple of 4. Consequently, leap years up to the year 2099 can automatically be recognized.
This Click board™ communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface to read data and configure settings, supporting a Fast Mode operation up to 400kHz. It also incorporates an alarm circuitry configured to generate an interrupt signal for Periodic Countdown Timer and Periodic Time Update (seconds, minutes), date/hour/minute alarm, and an external event registered with the CS pin on the mikroBUS™ socket. An alarm (interrupt) signal routed to the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket allows outputting warning every day or on a specific day visually indicated by a red LED marked as ALARM.
The RV-3032-C7 also includes an automatic backup switchover circuit allowing it to be used with a single button cell battery for an extended period. The activation of this feature can be made by positioning SMD jumpers labelled as BATT SEL in an appropriate position marked as OFF or ON. Besides an automatic backup switchover circuit, it also has a trickle charger with a charge pump providing full RTC functions with programmable counters, alarm, selectable interrupt, and programmable clock output functions for frequencies from 1Hz to 52MHz available on an onboard header labelled CLKO.
Te RTC 18 Click Board™ can operate with both 3.3V and 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, it is allowed for both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs to use the communication lines properly. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type |
RTC |
Applications |
Can be used for various time-keeping applications, including daily alarms, metering applications, and others requiring an accurate RTC for their operation |
On-board modules |
RV-3032-C7 - real-time clock/calendar module optimized for low power operations from Micro Crystal AG |
Key Features |
Low power consumption, temperature compensated, high accuracy, clock/calendar feature, battery back-up, programmable interrupt and clock output, automatic leap year recognition up to the year 2099, and more |
Interface |
I2C |
Compatibility |
mikroBUS |
Click board size |
M (42.9 x 25.4 mm) |
Input Voltage |
3.3V or 5V |
PINOUT DIAGRAM
This table shows how the pinout of the RTC 18 Click Board™ corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Notes |
Pin |
 |
Pin |
Notes |
NC |
1 |
AN |
PWM |
16 |
NC |
NC |
2 |
RST |
INT |
15 |
INT |
Interrupt |
External Event Interrupt |
EVI |
3 |
CS |
RX |
14 |
NC |
NC |
4 |
SCK |
TX |
13 |
NC |
NC |
5 |
MISO |
SCL |
12 |
SCL |
I2C Clock |
NC |
6 |
MOSI |
SDA |
11 |
SDA |
I2C Data |
Power Supply |
3.3V |
7 |
3.3V |
5V |
10 |
5V |
Power Supply |
Ground |
GND |
8 |
GND |
GND |
9 |
GND |
Ground |
ONBOARD SETTINGS AND INDICATORS
Label |
Name |
Default |
Description |
LD1 |
PWR |
- |
Power LED Indicator |
LD2 |
ALARM |
- |
Alarm LED Indicator |
JP1 |
VCC SEL |
Left |
Logic Level Voltage Selection 3V3/5V: Left position 3V3, Right position 5V |
JP2 |
BATT SEL |
Left |
Backup Supply Voltage Selection OFF/ON: Left position OFF, Right position ON |
J1 |
CLKO |
Unpopulated |
Programmable Clock Output Header |
RTC 18 CLICK ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Description |
Min |
Typ |
Max |
Unit |
Supply Voltage |
3.3 |
- |
5 |
V |
RTC Accuracy |
- |
0.22 |
- |
sec/day |
Temperature Accuracy |
- |
±1 |
- |
°C |
Resolution |
- |
0.0625 |
- |
°C/step |
Clock Output CLKO |
1 |
- |
52 |
MHz |
Operating Temperature Range |
-40 |
+25 |
+85 |
°C |