Real-time clock (RTC) RM0390
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22.4 RTC and low power modes
22.5 RTC interrupts
All RTC interrupts are connected to the EXTI controller.
To enable the RTC Alarm interrupt, the following sequence is required:
1. Configure and enable the EXTI Line 17 in interrupt mode and select the rising edge
sensitivity.
2. Configure and enable the RTC_Alarm IRQ channel in the NVIC.
3. Configure the RTC to generate RTC alarms (Alarm A or Alarm B).
To enable the RTC Wakeup interrupt, the following sequence is required:
1. Configure and enable the EXTI Line 22 in interrupt mode and select the rising edge
sensitivity.
2. Configure and enable the RTC_WKUP IRQ channel in the NVIC.
3. Configure the RTC to generate the RTC wakeup timer event.
To enable the RTC Tamper interrupt, the following sequence is required:
1. Configure and enable the EXTI Line 21 in interrupt mode and select the rising edge
sensitivity.
2. Configure and Enable the TAMP_STAMP IRQ channel in the NVIC.
3. Configure the RTC to detect the RTC tamper event.
To enable the RTC TimeStamp interrupt, the following sequence is required:
1. Configure and enable the EXTI Line 21 in interrupt mode and select the rising edge
sensitivity.
2. Configure and Enable the TAMP_STAMP IRQ channel in the NVIC.
3. Configure the RTC to detect the RTC timestamp event.
Table 124. Effect of low power modes on RTC
Mode Description
Sleep
No effect
RTC interrupts cause the device to exit the Sleep mode.
Stop
The RTC remains active when the RTC clock source is LSE or LSI. RTC alarm, RTC
tamper event, RTC time stamp event, and RTC Wakeup cause the device to exit the Stop
mode.
Standby
The RTC remains active when the RTC clock source is LSE or LSI. RTC alarm, RTC
tamper event, RTC time stamp event, and RTC Wakeup cause the device to exit the
Standby mode.