{"product_id":"real-time-clock-board-rtc-for-bbc-microbit-discontinued","title":"Real-Time Clock Board (RTC) for BBC micro:bit [Discontinued]","description":"If you haven't yet got the time for your BBC micro:bit projects, the Kitronik RTC Board has come to the rescue! Add Real-Time Clock capabilities to the BBC micro:bit with the Kitronik RTC Board. You can use it to create clocks or to add time functionality to your micro:bit projects\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe board produces a regulated 3V supply that is fed into the edge connector to power the inserted BBC micro:bit, removing the need to power the BBC micro:bit directly. The coin cell holder allows a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCR2032\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebattery to power the real-time clock to continue keeping time whilst there is no mains power being supplied to the board and BBC micro:bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower to the board can be supplied either via the Terminal blocks or the boards USB connector. Note: This USB connector is only for power supply and not for data transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe micro:bit RTC also has an expansion port for adding additional I2C devices with a 3V supply (for example, an OLED display), and another for extra ZIP LEDs (for example, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZIP Sticks).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKitronik have added custom blocks for the RTC board to the Microsoft MakeCode editor. The blocks can be added to the editor by; clicking the cog in the top right of the editor. Then select 'Add Package' from the drop-down menu. This will open a dialogue box with a search field, type Kitronik into the search field. This will bring all of our custom block sets, scroll down to the RTC blocks and select them. 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