AVR Microcontroller Questions and Answers - Interfacing with RTC

This set of AVR Microcontroller Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Interfacing with RTC”.

1. RTC is used for __________
a) conversion
b) communication
c) real time and clock measurement
d) memory management
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Answer: c
Explanation: RTC is a device that is basically used for all the real time clock related issues.

2. RTC chips use ______ to compute time, date when the power is off.
a) ac supply
b) generators
c) rectifiers
d) battery
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Answer: d
Explanation: RTC chips require batteries in order to calculate the time and date when the power of the device is off.

3. DS12887 is known for as a ________
a) Communication device
b) Good battery device
c) RTC chip
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: DS12887 is known as an RTC chip.

4. DS1307 is a parallel RTC with I2C bus.
a) true
b) false
c) cant be said
d) depends on the conditions
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Answer: b
Explanation: DS1307 is a serial RTC with I2C bus.

5. DS1307 is a _______ pin IC and operates on _______ clock frequency.
a) 16, 8Mhz
b) 8, 16Mhz
c) 16, 32Mhz
d) 8, 32Khz
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Answer: d
Explanation: DS1307 is a 8 pin IC and operates on a 32KHz clock frequency.

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6. Vbat requires a positive signal of
a) 3V
b) 5V
c) 9V
d) 12V
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Answer: a
Explanation: Vbat requires a positive signal of 3V which can be obtained through a battery.

7. In DS1307, which out of the following is correct about the SQW pin?
a) input pin
b) output pin
c) i/o pin
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:b
Explanation: In DS1307, SQW pin is an output pin. It provides a clock of frequency 1khz, 4khz, 8khz, 32khz if the pin is enabled.

8. DS1307 has a total of _______ bytes of RAM space.
a) 32
b) 64
c) 128
d) 256
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Answer: b
Explanation: DS1307 has a total of 64 bytes(00-3F) of RAM space.

9. DS1307 control register has an address of _________
a) 00H
b) 03H
c) 07H
d) 10H
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Answer: c
Explanation: DS1307 control register has an address of 07H.

10. What does the CH bit of the DS1307 demonstrate?
a) clock high
b) clock halt
c) clear high
d) clear halt
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Answer: b
Explanation: CH bit means clock halt bit. If it is set to 1, then the oscillator gets disabled and vice versa.

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