Real-time clock (RTC) RM0390
656/1328 RM0390 Rev 4
Every two RTCCLK periods, the current calendar value is copied into the shadow registers,
and the RSF bit of RTC_ISR register is set (see Section 22.6.4). The copy is not performed
in Stop and Standby mode. When exiting these modes, the shadow registers are updated
after up to two RTCCLK periods.
When the application reads the calendar registers, it accesses the content of the shadow
registers.It is possible to make a direct access to the calendar registers by setting the
BYPSHAD control bit in the RTC_CR register. By default, this bit is cleared, and the user
accesses the shadow registers.
When reading the RTC_SSR, RTC_TR or RTC_DR registers in BYPSHAD=0 mode, the
frequency of the APB clock (f
APB
) must be at least 7 times the frequency of the RTC clock
(f
RTCCLK
).
The shadow registers are reset by system reset.
22.3.3 Programmable alarms
The RTC unit provides two programmable alarms, Alarm A and Alarm B.
The programmable alarm functions are enabled through the ALRAIE and ALRBIE bits in the
RTC_CR register. The ALRAF and ALRBF flags are set to 1 if the calendar subseconds,
seconds, minutes, hours, date or day match the values programmed in the alarm registers
RTC_ALRMASSR/RTC_ALRMAR and RTC_ALRMBSSR/RTC_ALRMBR, respectively.
Each calendar field can be independently selected through the MSKx bits of the
RTC_ALRMAR and RTC_ALRMBR registers, and through the MASKSSx bits of the
RTC_ALRMASSR and RTC_ALRMBSSR registers. The alarm interrupts are enabled
through the ALRAIE and ALRBIE bits in the RTC_CR register.
Alarm A and Alarm B (if enabled by bits OSEL[1:0] in RTC_CR register) can be routed to the
RTC_ALARM output. RTC_ALARM polarity can be configured through bit POL in the
RTC_CR register.
Caution: If the seconds field is selected (MSK0 bit reset in RTC_ALRMAR or RTC_ALRMBR), the
synchronous prescaler division factor set in the RTC_PRER register must be at least 3 to
ensure correct behavior.
22.3.4 Periodic auto-wakeup
The periodic wakeup flag is generated by a 16-bit programmable auto-reload down-counter.
The wakeup timer range can be extended to 17 bits.
The wakeup function is enabled through the WUTE bit in the RTC_CR register.
The wakeup timer clock input can be:
• RTC clock (RTCCLK) divided by 2, 4, 8, or 16.
When RTCCLK is LSE(32.768 kHz), this allows to configure the wakeup interrupt
period from 122 µs to 32 s, with a resolution down to 61µs.
• ck_spre (usually 1 Hz internal clock)
When ck_spre frequency is 1Hz, this allows to achieve a wakeup time from 1 s to
around 36 hours with one-second resolution. This large programmable time range is
divided in 2 parts:
– from 1s to 18 hours when WUCKSEL [2:1] = 10
– and from around 18h to 36h when WUCKSEL[2:1] = 11. In this last case 2
16 is
added to the 16-bit counter current value.When the initialization sequence is