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How to get DS3231 alarm on half hour?


1. Enable both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 Interrupts: set A2IE/A1IE (0Eh) to logic 1.

2. For the Alarm Mask Bits, use “Alarm when minutes match” for both alarm 1 and alarm 2, but the interval for Alarm 1 and 2’s Minutes configuration is 30 minutes.

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