What this RTC brings to the board
The Maxim DS3234SN# is a temperature-compensated real-time clock/calendar with an integrated TCXO and crystal, communicating over SPI. On-chip 256B SRAM stores calibration or configuration data without tying up a separate EEPROM. The alarm output and programmable square wave save a timer channel on the host MCU.
Fully ROHS3 compliant, so it passes European and domestic RoHS requirements without exemption paperwork.
