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When the BYPSHAD control bit is set in the RTC_CR register (bypass shadow
registers)
Reading the calendar registers gives the values from the calendar counters directly, thus
eliminating the need to wait for the RSF bit to be set. This is especially useful after exiting
from low-power modes (STOP or Standby), since the shadow registers are not updated
during these modes.
When the BYPSHAD bit is set to 1, the results of the different registers might not be
coherent with each other if an RTCCLK edge occurs between two read accesses to the
registers. Additionally, the value of one of the registers may be incorrect if an RTCCLK edge
occurs during the read operation. The software must read all the registers twice, and then
compare the results to confirm that the data is coherent and correct. Alternatively, the
software can just compare the two results of the least-significant calendar register.
Note: While BYPSHAD=1, instructions which read the calendar registers require one extra APB
cycle to complete.
26.3.7 Resetting the RTC
The calendar shadow registers (RTC_SSR, RTC_TR and RTC_DR) and some bits of the
RTC status register (RTC_ISR) are reset to their default values by all available system reset
sources.
On the contrary, the following registers are resetted to their default values by a backup
domain reset and are not affected by a system reset: the RTC current calendar registers,
the RTC control register (RTC_CR), the prescaler register (RTC_PRER), the RTC
calibration registers (RTC_CALIBR or RTC_CALR), the RTC shift register (RTC_SHIFTR),
the RTC timestamp registers (RTC_TSSSR, RTC_TSTR and RTC_TSDR), the RTC tamper
and alternate function configuration register (RTC_TAFCR), the RTC backup registers
(RTC_BKPxR), the wakeup timer register (RTC_WUTR), the Alarm A and Alarm B registers
(RTC_ALRMASSR/RTC_ALRMAR and RTC_ALRMBSSR/RTC_ALRMBR).
In addition, when the RTC is clocked by the LSE, it goes on running under system reset if
the reset source is different from a backup domain reset one. Refer to section RTC clock of
the Reset and clock controller for details about the list of the RTC clock sources that are not
affected by system reset.
When a backup domain reset occurs, the RTC is stopped and all the RTC registers are set
to their reset values.
26.3.8 RTC synchronization
The RTC can be synchronized to a remote clock with a high degree of precision. After
reading the sub-second field (RTC_SSR or RTC_TSSSR), a calculation can be made of the
precise offset between the times being maintained by the remote clock and the RTC. The
RTC can then be adjusted to eliminate this offset by “shifting” its clock by a fraction of a
second using RTC_SHIFTR.
RTC_SSR contains the value of the synchronous prescaler’s counter. This allows one to
calculate the exact time being maintained by the RTC down to a resolution of
1 / (PREDIV_S + 1) seconds. As a consequence, the resolution can be improved by
increasing the synchronous prescaler value (PREDIV_S[14:0]. The maximum resolution
allowed (30.52 μs with a 32768 Hz clock) is obtained with PREDIV_S set to 0x7FFF.