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Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:00 pm
by exxos
PhilC wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:59 pm Ahem :evil: :lol: don't remember you being on charge of blowing things up.
Sorry boss! :lol:

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:54 pm
by exxos
Finally figured it out :lol:

Time and date was set, machine was powered down, and the time and date was still there when powered backup 8-)

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Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:02 am
by rubber_jonnie
If you look at my RTC guide and instructions there is a link to disk images with FGMC2 software on it.

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:24 pm
by exxos
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:02 am If you look at my RTC guide and instructions there is a link to disk images with FGMC2 software on it.
I did look, but only saw the zip which is posted in the software section anyway.

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:26 pm
by rubber_jonnie
Hmm, I know I had an acc that put the time up on the menu bar, I thought it was on the disk. Will need to think about where I may have put it.

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:54 pm
by exxos
How many people are interested in a kit ? Price will be about 25.. I may take some pre-orders for it as I don't want to invest in £12 a pop for a item for a stock item.

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 12:29 am
by AndresPlazaR
exxos wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:54 pm How many people are interested in a kit ? Price will be about 25.. I may take some pre-orders for it as I don't want to invest in £12 a pop for a item for a stock item.
Interested!

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 4:30 pm
by exxos
Back to the plot...

I will build up maybe 5 of these this week and give them a test.. Then I will add them to my store.. I am not going to keep a large stock of these because of the price of the chips. I have not currently got many PCBs made anyway..

Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 3:35 pm
by exxos
New chips from Farnell come... Still not having any luck...

The purple board was one of the older prototypes, that one was working until I changed the chip.. It hasn't worked since..

The middle one was the one I built up yesterday with the socket, I have not had this working at all yet..

The bottom one was the one I made up a few weeks ago which was working, until I change the chip, and it has not worked since.

Each of those boards as a new Farnell chip in it...So I do not know what the problem is :(


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Re: ST RTC EXTERNAL BETA - WIP

Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 3:50 pm
by PhilC
Can you build the circuit on a breadboard to rule out any inconsistencies with PCBs?

And I know it's obvious but have you tried a different ST, in case its the ST that's killing the chips? Just a thought.