I have been working with some Orin dev kits and have been having issues with the real time clock. Our systems will not be connected to the network, As long as I have set the clock and power has stayed on, it keeps time just fine. If I remove system power, the time is gone and I have to reset it agai…

Please reference to below document for kernel customized. https://docs.nvidia.com/jetson/archives/r35.3.1/DeveloperGuide/text/SD/Kernel.html

Have reference to below topic. [image] Orin NX system RTC Jetson Orin NX 论坛里面方法都尝试过了，但是只要重启之后rtc时间就会重置。已经参考下面方法配置过了

Hi Shane, Thank you for the response. I just want to confirm to see if all 3 steps are required to get the rtc with no network connection and the battery connected: build kernel with CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE option, edit 50-udev-default.rules, and modify symbolic link. If yes, Can your reference …

RTC with battery connected does not survive power cycle

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson AGX Orin

ShaneCCC July 18, 2023, 9:07am 3

Have reference to below topic.

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RTC with battery connected does not survive power cycle

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