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RTC Temperature Sensor

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:09 pm
by OriginalXOR
I've noticed on the RTC 1.3, the extended part has solder pads for a temperature sensor (underside).

So...

1) has anyone actually got a temperature sensor on their board?
2) if there is a sensor in place, does MiSTer actually read the information?
3) can you just add said sensor, and it would work?

BTW - The sensor is listed as AD7415-0 / AD7414-0 / TC74A1-3.3V so only pennies (or cents) to add.

Re: RTC Temperature Sensor

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:15 pm
by Nat
As far as I remember it's not in the code, so even if you added the sensor, it would not function.

I looked up the old posts on the Atari forum
by Sorgelig » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:03 pm
You don't need to solder Temp Sensor. It's optional and currently not used.
by Sorgelig » Sun May 06, 2018 1:12 pm
Currently there is no software support for temp sensor and i cannot tell if it will be easy to support different addresses or not.

Re: RTC Temperature Sensor

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:05 pm
by OriginalXOR
Thanks for the info. Appreciated.

Just intrigued me as to what the solderpad was for initially, so went onto the schematic docs to find out what it was.