ABSTRACT

Programmable Alarm Clock is an excellent and a real time project. This project
uses Real Time Clock (RTC) for real time performance. The microcontroller plays the
key role in this project. LCD display is used to visualize the time.

The microcontroller reads the time value from RTC continuously and displays the
time value on LCD display. The user can set the alarm time according to his requirement.
When the current time read from RTC and the set time defined in the microcontroller
matches, a buzzer indication will be alerted. The user can even change the alarm time
whenever he wishes to. RTC uses a 3V Lithium battery so that it runs on the battery even
in power failures. RTC runs perfectly for almost 1000 years. The DS1307 has a built-in
power-sense circuit that detects power failures and automatically switches to the backup
supply. Timekeeping operation continues while the part operates from the backup supply.
The DS1307 is a low-power clock/calendar with 56 bytes of battery-backed SRAM. The
clock/calendar provides seconds, minutes, hours, day, date, month, and year information.
The date at the end of the month is automatically adjusted for months with fewer than 31
days, including corrections for leap year.

This project uses regulated 5V, 500mA power supply. Unregulated 12V DC is
used for relay. 7805 three terminal voltage regulator is used for voltage regulation.
Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify the ac out put of secondary of 230/12V
step down transformer.
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RTC
LCD
8
Backup
Battery 0

5
Crystal
1
Oscillator

Reset
Circuit