RTC.ino

/*
 * Portenta Machine Control - RTC Example
 *
 * This sketch shows the utilization of the RTC PCF8563T on the Machine
 * Control Carrier and demonstrates how to configure the PCF8563T's time registers.
 *
 * Circuit:
 *  - Portenta H7
 *  - Portenta Machine Control
 *
 * Initial author: Riccardo Rizzo @Rocketct
 */

#include <Arduino_MachineControl.h>

int year = 20;
int month = 9;
int day = 24;
int hours = 12;
int minutes = 43;
int seconds = 31;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
      ;
  }

  Serial.print("RTC Initialization");
  if(!MachineControl_RTCController.begin()) {
    Serial.println(" fail!");
  }
  Serial.println(" done!");

  // APIs to set date's fields: years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds
  // The RTC time can be set as epoch, using one of the following two options:
  // - Calendar time: MachineControl_RTCController.setEpoch(years,  months,  days, hours, minutes, seconds);
  // - UTC time: MachineControl_RTCController.setEpoch(date_in_seconds);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setYear(year);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setMonth(month);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setDay(day);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setHours(hours);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setMinutes(minutes);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setSeconds(seconds);
  MachineControl_RTCController.setEpoch();
}

void loop() {
  // APIs to get date's fields
  Serial.print("Date: ");
  Serial.print(MachineControl_RTCController.getYear());
  Serial.print("/");
  Serial.print(MachineControl_RTCController.getMonth());
  Serial.print("/");
  Serial.print(MachineControl_RTCController.getDay());
  Serial.print(" - ");
  Serial.print(MachineControl_RTCController.getHours());
  Serial.print(":");
  Serial.print(MachineControl_RTCController.getMinutes());
  Serial.print(":");
  Serial.println(MachineControl_RTCController.getSeconds());
  
  time_t utc_time = time(NULL);
  Serial.print("Date as UTC time: ");
  Serial.println(utc_time);
  Serial.println();
  
  delay(1000);
}