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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>RTCx fails to start until power is removed.</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/123422/rtcx-fails-to-start-until-power-is-removed</link><description>New issue found, unsure if I can resolve this one! I have found the RTC1 may on rare occasion lock up, no love of resets, playing with LFSRC or RTC registers will make it count. What will rectify the situation is if power is completely removed from the</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:37:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/123422/rtcx-fails-to-start-until-power-is-removed" /><item><title>RE: RTCx fails to start until power is removed.</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/544393?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:37:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:e93f9812-a7de-4cd2-95eb-d667172f6639</guid><dc:creator>snoopy20</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Very nice, I&amp;#39;ll try it for sure!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: RTCx fails to start until power is removed.</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/544391?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 17:52:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:d4567c29-121a-4668-b15f-b13151a71377</guid><dc:creator>hmolesworth</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This may work, worth a try; I tested his a while back (not officially documented):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre class="ui-code" data-mode="c_cpp"&gt; // Power off
 *(volatile uint32_t *)(  NRF_RTC1_BASE+0xFFC) = 0; //   RTC1 Power Enable - turn off

 ... wait a bit

 // Power on
 *(volatile uint32_t *)(  NRF_RTC1_BASE+0xFFC) = 1; //   RTC1 Power Enable - turn on
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