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Lesson 99: Real-Time Cloick DS3231 to build LCD and LED Clock

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This code (99-1) is part of a lesson on using DS3231 Real-Time Clock module with Arduino.Please watch video for full details.


 /*
 * Lesson 99: LCD Clock using Arudino and DS3231 RTC module
 * Full video details: https://youtu.be/LEQfzmO9Wm0
 * In this lesson we have the following codes:
 * 1-Basic DS3231 to display on serial monitor
 * 2-Using Larm feature of the DS3231
 * 3-LCD Clock
 * 4-4 Digit LED Clock
 * 5-Unlimited Alarms using DS3231 with reset push button
 * 
 * 
 * This code is part of Arduino Step by Step Course which starts here:  https://youtu.be/-6qSrDUA5a8
 * 
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  DS3231: Real-Time Clock. Simple example
  Read more: www.jarzebski.pl/arduino/komponenty/zegar-czasu-rzeczywistego-rtc-ds3231.html
  GIT: https://github.com/jarzebski/Arduino-DS3231
  Web: http://www.jarzebski.pl
  (c) 2014 by Korneliusz Jarzebski
*/

#include <Wire.h>
#include <DS3231.h>

DS3231 clock;
RTCDateTime dt;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // Initialize DS3231
  Serial.println("Initialize DS3231");;
  clock.begin();

  // Set sketch compiling time
  clock.setDateTime(__DATE__, __TIME__);
}

void loop()
{
  dt = clock.getDateTime();

  // For leading zero look to DS3231_dateformat example

  Serial.print("Raw data: ");
  Serial.print(dt.year);   Serial.print("-");
  Serial.print(dt.month);  Serial.print("-");
  Serial.print(dt.day);    Serial.print(" ");
  Serial.print(dt.hour);   Serial.print(":");
  Serial.print(dt.minute); Serial.print(":");
  Serial.print(dt.second); Serial.println("");

  delay(1000);
}