I built a clock once, using a PIC microcontroller that ran for a year on a CR2032 lithium cell. Key to the low consumption was using an external 32.768kHz ‘watch’ crystal. (note to all from someone who didn’t, make sure you include a capacitive trimmer for fine-tuning) Jump forward a decade or so to today, …
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