# Pyboard driver for DS3231 precison real time clock. # Adapted from WiPy driver at https://github.com/scudderfish/uDS3231 # Includes routine to calibrate the Pyboard's RTC from the DS3231 # delta method now operates to 1mS precision # precison of calibration further improved by timing Pyboard RTC transition # Adapted by Peter Hinch, Jan 2016, Jan 2020 for Pyboard D # Pyboard D rtc.datetime()[7] counts microseconds. See end of page on # https://pybd.io/hw/pybd_sfxw.htm import utime import pyb import os d_series = os.uname().machine.split(' ')[0][:4] == 'PYBD' if d_series: pyb.Pin.board.EN_3V3.value(1) DS3231_I2C_ADDR = 104 class DS3231Exception(OSError): pass rtc = pyb.RTC() def now(): # Return the current time from the RTC in millisecs from year 2000 secs = utime.time() if d_series: ms = rtc.datetime()[7] // 1000 else: ms = 1000 * (255 -rtc.datetime()[7]) >> 8 if ms < 50: # Might have just rolled over secs = utime.time() return 1000 * secs + ms def nownr(): # Return the current time from the RTC: caller ensures transition has occurred if d_series: return 1000 * utime.time() + rtc.datetime()[7] // 1000 return 1000 * utime.time() + (1000 * (255 -rtc.datetime()[7]) >> 8) def get_us(s): # For Pyboard D: convert datetime to μs. Caller handles rollover return (s[7] + s[6] * 1_000_000 + s[5] * 60_000_000 + s[4] * 3_600_000_000 ) # Driver for DS3231 accurate RTC module (+- 1 min/yr) needs adapting for Pyboard # source https://github.com/scudderfish/uDS3231 def bcd2dec(bcd): return (((bcd & 0xf0) >> 4) * 10 + (bcd & 0x0f)) def dec2bcd(dec): tens, units = divmod(dec, 10) return (tens << 4) + units class DS3231: def __init__(self, side = 'X'): side = side.lower() if side == 'x': bus = 1 elif side == 'y': bus = 2 else: raise ValueError('Side must be "X" or "Y"') self.ds3231 = pyb.I2C(bus, mode=pyb.I2C.MASTER, baudrate=400000) self.timebuf = bytearray(7) if DS3231_I2C_ADDR not in self.ds3231.scan(): raise DS3231Exception("DS3231 not found on I2C bus at %d" % DS3231_I2C_ADDR) def get_time(self, set_rtc = False): if set_rtc: data = self.await_transition() # For accuracy set RTC immediately after a seconds transition else: data = self.ds3231.mem_read(self.timebuf, DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 0) # don't wait ss = bcd2dec(data[0]) mm = bcd2dec(data[1]) if data[2] & 0x40: hh = bcd2dec(data[2] & 0x1f) if data[2] & 0x20: hh += 12 else: hh = bcd2dec(data[2]) wday = data[3] DD = bcd2dec(data[4]) MM = bcd2dec(data[5] & 0x1f) YY = bcd2dec(data[6]) if data[5] & 0x80: YY += 2000 else: YY += 1900 if set_rtc: rtc.datetime((YY, MM, DD, wday, hh, mm, ss, 0)) return (YY, MM, DD, hh, mm, ss, wday -1, 0) # Time from DS3231 in time.time() format (less yday) def save_time(self): (YY, MM, DD, wday, hh, mm, ss, subsecs) = rtc.datetime() self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(ss), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 0) self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(mm), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 1) self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(hh), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 2) # Sets to 24hr mode self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(wday), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 3) # 1 == Monday, 7 == Sunday self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(DD), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 4) if YY >= 2000: self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(MM) | 0b10000000, DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 5) self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(YY-2000), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 6) else: self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(MM), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 5) self.ds3231.mem_write(dec2bcd(YY-1900), DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 6) def delta(self): # Return no. of mS RTC leads DS3231 self.await_transition() rtc_ms = now() t_ds3231 = utime.mktime(self.get_time()) # To second precision, still in same sec as transition return rtc_ms - 1000 * t_ds3231 def await_transition(self): # Wait until DS3231 seconds value changes data = self.ds3231.mem_read(self.timebuf, DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 0) ss = data[0] while ss == data[0]: data = self.ds3231.mem_read(self.timebuf, DS3231_I2C_ADDR, 0) return data # Get calibration factor for Pyboard RTC. Note that the DS3231 doesn't have millisecond resolution so we # wait for a seconds transition to emulate it. # This function returns the required calibration factor for the RTC (approximately the no. of ppm the # RTC lags the DS3231). # Delay(min) Outcome (successive runs). Note 1min/yr ~= 2ppm # 5 173 169 173 173 173 # 10 171 173 171 # 20 172 172 174 # 40 173 172 173 Mean: 172.3 # Note calibration factor is not saved on power down unless an RTC backup battery is used. An option is # to store the calibration factor on disk and issue rtc.calibration(factor) on boot. def getcal(self, minutes=5, cal=0, verbose=True): if d_series: return self._getcal_d(minutes, cal, verbose) verbose and print('Pyboard 1.x. Waiting {} minutes for calibration factor.'.format(minutes)) rtc.calibration(cal) # Clear existing cal self.save_time() # Set DS3231 from RTC self.await_transition() # Wait for DS3231 to change: on a 1 second boundary tus = pyb.micros() st = rtc.datetime()[7] while rtc.datetime()[7] == st: # Wait for RTC to change pass t1 = pyb.elapsed_micros(tus) # t1 is duration (μs) between DS and RTC change (start) rtcstart = nownr() # RTC start time in mS dsstart = utime.mktime(self.get_time()) # DS start time in secs pyb.delay(minutes * 60000) self.await_transition() # DS second boundary tus = pyb.micros() st = rtc.datetime()[7] while rtc.datetime()[7] == st: pass t2 = pyb.elapsed_micros(tus) # t2 is duration (μs) between DS and RTC change (end) rtcend = nownr() dsend = utime.mktime(self.get_time()) dsdelta = (dsend - dsstart) * 1000000 # Duration (μs) between DS edges as measured by DS3231 rtcdelta = (rtcend - rtcstart) * 1000 + t1 -t2 # Duration (μs) between DS edges as measured by RTC and corrected ppm = (1000000* (rtcdelta - dsdelta))/dsdelta if cal: verbose and print('Error {:4.1f}ppm {:4.1f}mins/year.'.format(ppm, ppm * 1.903)) return 0 cal = int(-ppm / 0.954) verbose and print('Error {:4.1f}ppm {:4.1f}mins/year. Cal factor {}'.format(ppm, ppm * 1.903, cal)) return cal # Version for Pyboard D. This has μs resolution. def _getcal_d(self, minutes, cal, verbose): verbose and print('Pyboard D. Waiting {} minutes for calibration factor.'.format(minutes)) rtc.calibration(cal) # Clear existing cal self.save_time() # Set DS3231 from RTC self.await_transition() # Wait for DS3231 to change: on a 1 second boundary t = rtc.datetime() # Get RTC time # Time of DS3231 transition measured by RTC in μs since start of day rtc_start_us = get_us(t) dsstart = utime.mktime(self.get_time()) # DS start time in secs pyb.delay(minutes * 60_000) self.await_transition() # Wait for DS second boundary t = rtc.datetime() # Time of DS3231 transition measured by RTC in μs since start of day rtc_end_us = get_us(t) dsend = utime.mktime(self.get_time()) # DS start time in secs if rtc_end_us < rtc_start_us: # It's run past midnight. Assumption: run time < 1 day! rtc_end_us += 24 * 3_600_000_000 dsdelta = (dsend - dsstart) * 1_000_000 # Duration (μs) between DS3231 edges as measured by DS3231 rtcdelta = rtc_end_us - rtc_start_us # Duration (μs) between DS edges as measured by RTC ppm = (1_000_000 * (rtcdelta - dsdelta)) / dsdelta if cal: # We've already calibrated. Just report results. verbose and print('Error {:4.1f}ppm {:4.1f}mins/year.'.format(ppm, ppm * 1.903)) return 0 cal = int(-ppm / 0.954) verbose and print('Error {:4.1f}ppm {:4.1f}mins/year. Cal factor {}'.format(ppm, ppm * 1.903, cal)) return cal def calibrate(self, minutes=5): cal = self.getcal(minutes) rtc.calibration(cal) print('Pyboard RTC is calibrated. Factor is {}.'.format(cal)) return cal