PIC 16f877 with RTC

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ahmad-al3omar

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Dear;
i found a problem in choosing anbd connecting the best RTC chip with the PIC 16F877 and progran\mming it in c .
can any one which know aboout this issue tell me about.
 
'Best' is a purely subjective term - you need to choose a device that you can source easily. You are also seriously limiting yourself by using C, there is a HUGE amount of assembler available, and really very little C. Have a look on the PICList, you may get some ideas there.
 
really i dont know how can i connect the rtc by the clk out or other terminals with pic 16f877a ,,, any schematic if available ?
thanx
 
It depends what interface the particular chip uses, some are I2C (there's an example in my tutorials), some are SPI, some use other interfaces.
 
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Over 15,000 post and Nigel still keeps Assembler and PIC Assembler alive. The world just go a little bit better one opcode at a time.
 
You really need assembler to fully use the PIC properly. At least an understanding of it. It's not that hard, now if you want C use an 18F series PIC and skip the 16F

For a clock chip I'd use a DS1388 with trickle charger. (the DS1307 is good too but no trickle charger)
 
donniedj said:
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Over 15,000 post and Nigel still keeps Assembler and PIC Assembler alive. The world just go a little bit better one opcode at a time.
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There's nothing to keep alive, PIC's are generally programmed in assembler, and almost all the code available is in assembler - there are only small amounts of other languages on the net. This changes when you move to the 18F series, as they are optimised for C. MicroChip provide a free C compiler for it, and even the application notes are in C.
 
My opinion, based in limited experience....

Nigel Goodwin said:
........This changes when you move to the 18F series, as they are optimised for C. MicroChip provide a free C compiler for it, and even the application notes are in C.
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Even then, they can still be easily programmed in assembler as the previous families. And the instruction set plus their internal organization makes programers' life, MUCH easier!
 
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