Puck.js RTC

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  • Is there any way to build an RTC into a Puck? I understand how to set the clock from the Web IDE, but I'm concerned about losing the clock anytime the battery dies or is removed.

    Thanks

  • Hi,

    There is an RTC in the Puck (and all of the Bluetooth Espruinos), but yeah, when the battery dies, the time is lost... But it would be in any RTC.

    A simple option would be to add another battery to it via a diode - so when the first battery gets low or gets removed, the other one will take over and everything will be fine. Even just adding a big capacitor would allow you to swap the battery over quickly without a reset.

    Otherwise you could add an external RTC like the DS3231 that there's a module for already - however that will require its own external voltage source as well.

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