{"product_id":"adafruit-pirtc-pcf8523-real-time-clock-for-raspberry-pi","title":"Adafruit PiRTC - PCF8523 Real Time Clock for Raspberry Pi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a great battery-backed real time clock (RTC) that allows your Raspberry Pi project to keep track of time if the power is lost. Perfect for data-logging, clock-building, time-stamping, timers and alarms, etc. Equipped with \u003cstrong\u003ePCF8523\u003c\/strong\u003e RTC, it works great with the Raspberry Pi and has native kernel support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks perfectly with any \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRaspberry Pi (or similar single board linux computer)\u003c\/a\u003e including the Pi 1, Pi 2, Pi 3, Pi Zero, A+, B+ etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully assembled \u0026amp; tested PCB plugs directly into your Pi's GPIO pins - \u003cstrong\u003eNo soldering required!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill keep time for 5 years or more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This product does not come with a CR1220 coin cell battery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PCF8523 is simple and inexpensive but not a high precision device. It may lose or gain a second or two per day. For a high-precision, temperature compensated alternative, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-ds3231-precision-rtc-breakout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eplease check out the DS3231 precision RTC\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adding-a-real-time-clock-to-raspberry-pi\/set-up-and-test-i2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFor setting up your Raspberry Pi to use the PiRTC, check out Adafruit's detailed tutorial!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTECHNICAL DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 21.0mm x 20.0mm x 12.0mm \/ 0.8\" x 0.8\" x 0.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 2.2g \/ 0.1oz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37047345802,"sku":"ADA3386","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/3386-00.jpg?v=1539264393","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-pirtc-pcf8523-real-time-clock-for-raspberry-pi","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}