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An Arduino library for decoding DCF77 signals
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INTRODUCTION ------------ This library is for decoding the DCF77 time signal broadcasted by the german PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) in Mainflingen. I used the sample code written by Matthias Dalheimer ([email protected]) and adapted it so that it can be used as a library in other Arduino projects. Modified by Maciej Baur ([email protected]) to fix synced() function behavior. To be able to use this code you have to hook up a special DCF77 receiver to your Arduino. I used the one sold be german electronics retailer Reichelt. Unfortunately the Reichelt module has a very weak push-pull output which provides only around +/- 5uA. To get usable readings out of it I used the following circuit: ____ +---|____|---+ | R3 | ____ |/c-------+------------|---o PIN2 SIG o---|____|---b| | R1 |\e->-----+ | | ____ | VDD o---+-------+-------+---|---|____|---+---o +5V _|_ _|_ _|_ | R2 D1 /_\ C1 ___ C2 ___ | | | | | GND o---+-------+-------+---+----------------o GND D1: 3.9 Z-Diode C1: 100n Ceramic Capacitor C2: 100u Electrolytic Capacitor R1: 120k Resistor R2: 2.2k Resistor R3: 10k Resistor To amplify the signal there is a 2N2222 Transistor between R1 and PIN2. INSTALLATION ------------ For a tutorial on how to install new libraries for use with the Arduino development environment please refer to the following website: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries USAGE ----- This library assumes that you have SIG hooked up to Arduino's PIN2. The reason for this is that most Arduino boards have two external interrupts: numbers 0 (on digital pin 2) and 1 (on digital pin 3). If you want to use PIN3 you would have to change the constant at the top of Funkuhr.cpp and change the interrupt number in attachInterrupt() from 0 to 1.
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