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PCF8563 Time Source
====================
You first need to set up the :doc:`I2C </components/i2c>` component.
.. code-block:: yaml
# Example configuration entry
time:
- platform: pcf8563
id: pcf8563_time
Configuration variables
-----------------------
- **address** (*Optional*, int): Manually specify the I²C address of the RTC. Defaults to ``0xA3``.
- All other options from :ref:`base_time_config`.
.. _pcf8563-write_time_action:
``pcf8563.write_time`` Action
------------------------------
This :ref:`Action <config-action>` triggers a synchronization of the current system time to the RTC hardware.
.. note::
PCFe pcf8563 component will *not* write the RTC clock if not triggered *explicitly* by this action.
.. code-block:: yaml
on_...:
- pcf8563.write_time
# in case you need to specify the DS1307 id
- pcf8563.write_time:
id: pcf8563_time
.. _pcf8563-read_time_action:
``pcf8563.read_time`` Action
-----------------------------
This :ref:`Action <config-action>` triggers a synchronization of the current system time from the RTC hardware.
.. note::
The PCF8563 component will automatically read the RTC clock every 15 minutes by default and synchronize the
system clock when a valid timestamp was read from the RTC. (The ``update_interval`` can be changed.)
This action can be used to trigger *additional* synchronizations.
.. code-block:: yaml
on_...:
- pcf8563.read_time
# in case you need to specify the PCF8563 id
- pcf8563.read_time:
id: pcf8563_time
.. _pcf8563-config_example:
Full Configuration Example
--------------------------
In a typical setup, you will have at least one additional time source to synchronize the RTC with. Such an
external time source might not always be available e.g. due to a limited network connection.
In order to have a valid, reliable system time, the system should read the RTC once at start and then try to
synchronize with an external reliable time source.
When a synchronization to another time source was successful, the RTC can be resynchronized.
.. code-block:: yaml
esphome:
on_boot:
then:
# read the RTC time once when the system boots
pcf8563.read_time:
time:
- platform: pcf8563
# repeated synchronization is not necessary unless the external RTC
# is much more accurate than the internal clock
update_interval: never
- platform: homeassistant
# instead try to synchronize via network repeatedly ...
on_time_sync:
then:
# ... and update the RTC when the synchronization was successful
pcf8563.write_time:
See Also
--------
- :ghedit:`Edit`