IMX RTC

DART-6UL - Real Time Clock (RTC)

Setting the RTC

Please note that starting from kernel 5.x, RTC node in the device tree must not inclde the IRQ pin declaration if not actually connected.
If a wrong declation is present, hwclock command will fail.

First set the system date & time:

# date --set="20171231 23:59"

Then set the HW RTC using the system date & time:

# hwclock --systohc --utc

Power down your board, wait 5 minutes and power up again, then check you system date & time and verify it is correct:

# date

Wakeup using the RTC

All Variscite EVKs mount RTC ISL12057, however wakeup using the RTC requires hardware connection of ISL12057 IRQ2# pin to a SoC GPIO.
By default, the defconfig of latest kernels already enable the Intersil ISL12057 driver.
The kernel configuration item is available in Device Drivers -> Real Time Clock -> <*> Intersil ISL12057.

For DART-6UL on 6ULCustomBoard, RTC IRQ#2 pin is already connected to GPIO5_IO07, as declared in the file arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-var-dart-6ulcustomboard.dtsi

rtc@0x68 {
	compatible = "dallas,ds1337";
	reg = <0x68>;
	pinctrl-names = "default";
	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_rtc>;
	interrupt-parent = <&gpio5>;
	interrupts = <7 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
};

For VAR-SOM-6UL on ConcertoBoard, you can short pins J14.8 & J14.10 and edit arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-var-som-concerto-board.dtsi to declare GPIO1_IO10 as IRQ#2 pin.

rtc@0x68 {
	compatible = "dallas,ds1337";
	reg = <0x68>;
	pinctrl-names = "default";
	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_rtc>;
	interrupt-parent = <&gpio1>;
	interrupts = <10 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
};

For VAR-SOM-6UL on SymphonyBoard, RTC IRQ#2 pin is not connected: RTC has no wakeup capabilities.

Using rtcwake command

Assuming the your board has wakeup capabilities, to set the RTC to wakeup after 10 seconds type:

# echo enabled > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/device/power/wakeup
# rtcwake -m mem -d rtc0 -s 10

For more options, like waking up at a specific time, run:

# rtcwake --help