Kinetis SDK v.2.0 API Reference Manual  Rev. 0
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RTC: Real Time Clock

Overview

The KSDK provides a driver for the Real Time Clock (RTC) of Kinetis devices.

Function groups

The RTC driver supports operating the module as a time counter.

Initialization and deinitialization

The function RTC_Init() initializes the RTC with specified configurations. The function RTC_GetDefaultConfig() gets the default configurations.

The function RTC_Deinit() disables the RTC timer and disables the module clock.

Set & Get Datetime

The function RTC_SetDatetime() sets the timer period in seconds. User passes in the details in date & time format by using the below data structure.

typedef struct _rtc_datetime
{
uint16_t year;
uint8_t month;
uint8_t day;
uint8_t hour;
uint8_t minute;
uint8_t second;

The function RTC_GetDatetime() reads the current timer value in seconds, converts it to date & time format and stores it into a datetime structure passed in by the user.

Set & Get Alarm

The function RTC_SetAlarm() sets the alarm time period in seconds. User passes in the details in date & time format by using the datetime data structure.

The function RTC_GetAlarm() reads the alarm time in seconds, converts it to date & time format and stores it into a datetime structure passed in by the user.

Start & Stop timer

The function RTC_StartTimer() starts the RTC time counter.

The function RTC_StopTimer() stops the RTC time counter.

Status

Provides functions to get and clear the RTC status.

Interrupt

Provides functions to enable/disable RTC interrupts and get current enabled interrupts.

RTC Oscillator

Some SoC's allow control of the RTC oscillator through the RTC module.

The function RTC_SetOscCapLoad() allows the user to modify the capacitor load configuration of the RTC oscillator.

Monotonic Counter

Some SoC's have a 64-bit Monotonic counter available in the RTC module.

The function RTC_SetMonotonicCounter() writes a 64-bit to the counter.

The function RTC_GetMonotonicCounter() reads the monotonic counter and returns the 64-bit counter value to the user.

The function RTC_IncrementMonotonicCounter() increments the Monotonic Counter by one.

Typical use case

RTC tick example

Example to set the RTC current time and trigger an alarm.

int main(void)
{
uint32_t sec;
uint32_t currSeconds;
rtc_config_t rtcConfig;
/* Board pin, clock, debug console init */
BOARD_InitHardware();
/* Init RTC */
RTC_GetDefaultConfig(&rtcConfig);
RTC_Init(RTC, &rtcConfig);
/* Select RTC clock source */
BOARD_SetRtcClockSource();
PRINTF("RTC example: set up time to wake up an alarm\r\n");
/* Set a start date time and start RT */
date.year = 2014U;
date.month = 12U;
date.day = 25U;
date.hour = 19U;
date.minute = 0;
date.second = 0;
/* RTC time counter has to be stopped before setting the date & time in the TSR register */
/* Set RTC time to default */
RTC_SetDatetime(RTC, &date);
/* Enable RTC alarm interrupt */
/* Enable at the NVIC */
EnableIRQ(RTC_IRQn);
/* Start the RTC time counter */
/* This loop will set the RTC alarm */
while (1)
{
busyWait = true;
/* Get date time */
RTC_GetDatetime(RTC, &date);
/* print default time */
PRINTF("Current datetime: %04hd-%02hd-%02hd %02hd:%02hd:%02hd\r\n", date.year, date.month, date.day, date.hour,
date.minute, date.second);
/* Get alarm time from user */
sec = 0;
PRINTF("Please input the number of second to wait for alarm \r\n");
PRINTF("The second must be positive value\r\n");
while (sec < 1)
{
SCANF("%d", &sec);
}
/* Read the RTC seconds register to get current time in seconds */
currSeconds = RTC->TSR;
/* Add alarm seconds to current time */
currSeconds += sec;
/* Set alarm time in seconds */
RTC->TAR = currSeconds;
/* Get alarm time */
RTC_GetAlarm(RTC, &date);
/* Print alarm time */
PRINTF("Alarm will occur at: %04hd-%02hd-%02hd %02hd:%02hd:%02hd\r\n", date.year, date.month, date.day,
date.hour, date.minute, date.second);
/* Wait until alarm occurs */
while (busyWait)
{
}
PRINTF("\r\n Alarm occurs !!!! ");
}
}

Data Structures

struct  rtc_datetime_t
 Structure is used to hold the date and time. More...
 
struct  rtc_config_t
 RTC config structure. More...
 

Enumerations

enum  rtc_interrupt_enable_t {
  kRTC_TimeInvalidInterruptEnable = RTC_IER_TIIE_MASK,
  kRTC_TimeOverflowInterruptEnable = RTC_IER_TOIE_MASK,
  kRTC_AlarmInterruptEnable = RTC_IER_TAIE_MASK,
  kRTC_SecondsInterruptEnable = RTC_IER_TSIE_MASK
}
 List of RTC interrupts. More...
 
enum  rtc_status_flags_t {
  kRTC_TimeInvalidFlag = RTC_SR_TIF_MASK,
  kRTC_TimeOverflowFlag = RTC_SR_TOF_MASK,
  kRTC_AlarmFlag = RTC_SR_TAF_MASK
}
 List of RTC flags. More...
 

Functions

static void RTC_Reset (RTC_Type *base)
 Performs a software reset on the RTC module. More...
 

Driver version

#define FSL_RTC_DRIVER_VERSION   (MAKE_VERSION(2, 0, 0))
 Version 2.0.0.
 

Initialization and deinitialization

void RTC_Init (RTC_Type *base, const rtc_config_t *config)
 Ungates the RTC clock and configures the peripheral for basic operation. More...
 
static void RTC_Deinit (RTC_Type *base)
 Stop the timer and gate the RTC clock. More...
 
void RTC_GetDefaultConfig (rtc_config_t *config)
 Fill in the RTC config struct with the default settings. More...
 

Current Time & Alarm

status_t RTC_SetDatetime (RTC_Type *base, const rtc_datetime_t *datetime)
 Sets the RTC date and time according to the given time structure. More...
 
void RTC_GetDatetime (RTC_Type *base, rtc_datetime_t *datetime)
 Gets the RTC time and stores it in the given time structure. More...
 
status_t RTC_SetAlarm (RTC_Type *base, const rtc_datetime_t *alarmTime)
 Sets the RTC alarm time. More...
 
void RTC_GetAlarm (RTC_Type *base, rtc_datetime_t *datetime)
 Returns the RTC alarm time. More...
 

Interrupt Interface

static void RTC_EnableInterrupts (RTC_Type *base, uint32_t mask)
 Enables the selected RTC interrupts. More...
 
static void RTC_DisableInterrupts (RTC_Type *base, uint32_t mask)
 Disables the selected RTC interrupts. More...
 
static uint32_t RTC_GetEnabledInterrupts (RTC_Type *base)
 Gets the enabled RTC interrupts. More...
 

Status Interface

static uint32_t RTC_GetStatusFlags (RTC_Type *base)
 Gets the RTC status flags. More...
 
void RTC_ClearStatusFlags (RTC_Type *base, uint32_t mask)
 Clears the RTC status flags. More...
 

Timer Start and Stop

static void RTC_StartTimer (RTC_Type *base)
 Starts the RTC time counter. More...
 
static void RTC_StopTimer (RTC_Type *base)
 Stops the RTC time counter. More...
 

Data Structure Documentation

struct rtc_datetime_t

Data Fields

uint16_t year
 Range from 1970 to 2099. More...
 
uint8_t month
 Range from 1 to 12. More...
 
uint8_t day
 Range from 1 to 31 (depending on month). More...
 
uint8_t hour
 Range from 0 to 23. More...
 
uint8_t minute
 Range from 0 to 59. More...
 
uint8_t second
 Range from 0 to 59. More...
 

Field Documentation

uint16_t rtc_datetime_t::year
uint8_t rtc_datetime_t::month
uint8_t rtc_datetime_t::day
uint8_t rtc_datetime_t::hour
uint8_t rtc_datetime_t::minute
uint8_t rtc_datetime_t::second
struct rtc_config_t

This structure holds the configuration settings for the RTC peripheral. To initialize this structure to reasonable defaults, call the RTC_GetDefaultConfig() function and pass a pointer to your config structure instance.

The config struct can be made const so it resides in flash

Data Fields

bool wakeupSelect
 true: Wakeup pin outputs the 32 KHz clock; false:Wakeup pin used to wakeup the chip
 
bool updateMode
 true: Registers can be written even when locked under certain conditions, false: No writes allowed when registers are locked
 
bool supervisorAccess
 true: Non-supervisor accesses are allowed; false: Non-supervisor accesses are not supported
 
uint32_t compensationInterval
 Compensation interval that is written to the CIR field in RTC TCR Register.
 
uint32_t compensationTime
 Compensation time that is written to the TCR field in RTC TCR Register.
 

Enumeration Type Documentation

Enumerator
kRTC_TimeInvalidInterruptEnable 

Time invalid interrupt.

kRTC_TimeOverflowInterruptEnable 

Time overflow interrupt.

kRTC_AlarmInterruptEnable 

Alarm interrupt.

kRTC_SecondsInterruptEnable 

Seconds interrupt.

Enumerator
kRTC_TimeInvalidFlag 

Time invalid flag.

kRTC_TimeOverflowFlag 

Time overflow flag.

kRTC_AlarmFlag 

Alarm flag.

Function Documentation

void RTC_Init ( RTC_Type *  base,
const rtc_config_t config 
)

This function will issue a software reset if the timer invalid flag is set.

Note
This API should be called at the beginning of the application using the RTC driver.
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
configPointer to user's RTC config structure.
static void RTC_Deinit ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
void RTC_GetDefaultConfig ( rtc_config_t config)

The default values are:

* config->wakeupSelect = false;
* config->updateMode = false;
* config->supervisorAccess = false;
* config->compensationInterval = 0;
* config->compensationTime = 0;
*
Parameters
configPointer to user's RTC config structure.
status_t RTC_SetDatetime ( RTC_Type *  base,
const rtc_datetime_t datetime 
)

The RTC counter must be stopped prior to calling this function as writes to the RTC seconds register will fail if the RTC counter is running.

Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
datetimePointer to structure where the date and time details to set are stored
Returns
kStatus_Success: Success in setting the time and starting the RTC kStatus_InvalidArgument: Error because the datetime format is incorrect
void RTC_GetDatetime ( RTC_Type *  base,
rtc_datetime_t datetime 
)
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
datetimePointer to structure where the date and time details are stored.
status_t RTC_SetAlarm ( RTC_Type *  base,
const rtc_datetime_t alarmTime 
)

The function checks whether the specified alarm time is greater than the present time. If not, the function does not set the alarm and returns an error.

Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
alarmTimePointer to structure where the alarm time is stored.
Returns
kStatus_Success: success in setting the RTC alarm kStatus_InvalidArgument: Error because the alarm datetime format is incorrect kStatus_Fail: Error because the alarm time has already passed
void RTC_GetAlarm ( RTC_Type *  base,
rtc_datetime_t datetime 
)
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
datetimePointer to structure where the alarm date and time details are stored.
static void RTC_EnableInterrupts ( RTC_Type *  base,
uint32_t  mask 
)
inlinestatic
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
maskThe interrupts to enable. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration rtc_interrupt_enable_t
static void RTC_DisableInterrupts ( RTC_Type *  base,
uint32_t  mask 
)
inlinestatic
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
maskThe interrupts to enable. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration rtc_interrupt_enable_t
static uint32_t RTC_GetEnabledInterrupts ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
Returns
The enabled interrupts. This is the logical OR of members of the enumeration rtc_interrupt_enable_t
static uint32_t RTC_GetStatusFlags ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
Returns
The status flags. This is the logical OR of members of the enumeration rtc_status_flags_t
void RTC_ClearStatusFlags ( RTC_Type *  base,
uint32_t  mask 
)
Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
maskThe status flags to clear. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration rtc_status_flags_t
static void RTC_StartTimer ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic

After calling this function, the timer counter increments once a second provided SR[TOF] or SR[TIF] are not set.

Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
static void RTC_StopTimer ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic

RTC's seconds register can be written to only when the timer is stopped.

Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address
static void RTC_Reset ( RTC_Type *  base)
inlinestatic

This resets all RTC registers except for the SWR bit and the RTC_WAR and RTC_RAR registers. The SWR bit is cleared by software explicitly clearing it.

Parameters
baseRTC peripheral base address