17.1 Features

It has two modes of operation:

  • Real-time Calendar: Counts seconds, minutes, hours, days, week, months, and years
  • Binary Counter: Consecutively counts from 0 to 243

As shown in the following figure, the RTC is connected to the AHB bus matrix through the APB_1 interface.

Figure 17-1. Microcontroller Subsystem Showing RTC