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jman

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Posted: 07:47am 19 Jul 2011

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Hi All

As per the other RTC thread I have managed to get my RTC inside the orginal case.
This really cool as now when I power up the time and date is always correct.
This requires Gerard's I2C firmware
I have included the circuit diagram for reference (straight from the datasheet)

2011-07-19_174444_RTC.zip

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John

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Posted: 09:05am 19 Jul 2011

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Cool! Well done John.

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Posted: 12:16pm 19 Jul 2011

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Yeah I agree, nice work.

I think the Maximite II should come in a bigger case. Its a bit of a squeeze in there.

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Posted: 12:52pm 19 Jul 2011

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Thinking of putting mine into a bigger case with the Maximite mounted to the front of the case so that you have access to the leds, sdcard and switch. Extend the rear connectors to the back panel and have room to mount i/o boards behind the Maximite inside the case.

Stuart

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Posted: 03:28pm 19 Jul 2011

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stuarts said Thinking of putting mine into a bigger case with the Maximite mounted to the front of the case so that you have access to the leds, sdcard and switch. Extend the rear connectors to the back panel and have room to mount i/o boards behind the Maximite inside the case.

Stuart

Incidentally, the Maximite SM1 is designed to fit a larger case.

http://www.dontronics-shop.com/maximite-sm1.html

This product has been designed to fit the Jaycar Case: HB5970
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=HB5970&keywords= HB5970&form=KEYWORD

Cheers Don...

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Posted: 03:05am 20 Jul 2011

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Thanks for this contribution John. Having reached the point of being annoyed by having to enter the date and time via my autorun.bas file I'm delighted you have made this available.

However, sometimes I'm fairly thick (and extremely thick for the rest of it) and need advice about where the circuit diagram is. The ZIP file contains two sets of code, but no schematic.

BruceEdited by brucepython 2011-07-21

jman

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Posted: 04:54am 20 Jul 2011

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Sorry I forgot to add it the zip file

I have attached the datasheet circuit is in there
R1 is optional. I used 2k2 resistors for the pullups tied to +5v

John

John2011-07-20_145333_DS1307.pdf

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Posted: 05:14am 20 Jul 2011

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Thanks John. Now all I need is a chance to go shopping.

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Posted: 08:01am 20 Jul 2011

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Hi guys,
I thought I'd add my two cents worth about a RTC option.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270741 884749&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I found this on eBay, and should be a straight forward process to integrate into the Maximite.
(I think

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Matt
Edited by VK6MRG 2011-07-21

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jman

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VK6MRG said Hi guys,
I thought I'd add my two cents worth about a RTC option.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270741 884749&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I found this on eBay, and should be a straight forward process to integrate into the Maximite.
(I think

)

Matt

Looks like the listing has been removed
got a new link ?

John

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Posted: 08:08am 20 Jul 2011

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PCF8563-RTC-Board-PCF8563-I2C-int erface-3-3V-battery-/250846999759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash =item3a67a574cf

That links works

Looks very good for small price

John

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Posted: 08:18am 20 Jul 2011

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Hi Matt

I have ordered one
Once it arrives and I have it working I post the results.

John

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Posted: 08:34am 20 Jul 2011

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also available for $7.90 is this excellent product - takes about 10 days from Thailand although it is an aussie web page
http://www.futurlec.com.au/Mini_DS1307.jsp

RayB from Perth WA

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Posted: 09:19am 20 Jul 2011

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Ray, I ordered one about a week ago. Hoping it gets here soon. A bit hard to beat the price.

Stuart

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jman

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Posted: 07:14am 28 Jul 2011

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Hi
I recieved my PCF8563 board yesterday
Nice little board well made great price blah blah blah :)

So i have it working now
Attached is the code I used
Remember to run the wr8563 after setting the correct date and time on the Maximite

2011-07-28_171338_PCF8563.zip

John

Edited by jman 2011-07-29

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Posted: 10:12am 29 Jul 2011

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Hi can you provide Pic on how to wire it in?
Thanks

Heppy

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Posted: 08:20pm 29 Jul 2011

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Hi
This device is connected just like any other I2C device

Pin 12 maps to MCU pin 43 (SDA1) and pin 6 on the I/O connector (revised schematic) or pin 21 (original schematic).
Pin 13 maps to MCU pin 44 (SCL1) and pin 8 on the I/O connector (revised schematic) or pin 19 (original schematic).

The PCF8563 has built in pullup resistors to the VCC line so no need for those
You can get +5V from I/O connector pin 23 (revised schematic) or pin 3 (original schematic). A ground will also have to be run to the I2C device (I/O connector pins 1,2,25,26).

This device will also run from 3.3V in that case pin 24 (revised schematic) or pin 4 (original schematic)

Hope this helps

Attached is a circuit diagram ofr the PCF8563

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Posted: 09:35pm 29 Jul 2011

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Hi
I have removed the vero board version and installed the PCF8563 Ebay version inside the case
Looks just like a bought one :)

John

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Posted: 09:55pm 29 Jul 2011

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Thanks Heaps (Looks like it was made for it)
Cheers

Heppy

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Posted: 09:57pm 29 Jul 2011

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jman said Hi
This device is connected just like any other I2C device

Pin 12 maps to MCU pin 43 (SDA1) and pin 6 on the I/O connector (revised schematic) or pin 21 (original schematic).
Pin 13 maps to MCU pin 44 (SCL1) and pin 8 on the I/O connector (revised schematic) or pin 19 (original schematic).

The PCF8563 has built in pullup resistors to the VCC line so no need for those
You can get +5V from I/O connector pin 23 (revised schematic) or pin 3 (original schematic). A ground will also have to be run to the I2C device (I/O connector pins 1,2,25,26).

Hi John.

As regards the 5V and 3.3V connections, on the original schematic they were shown on the wrong pins - so 5V is on pin 4 and 3.3V is on pin 3.

regards

Gerard (vk3cg/vk3grs)

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