ok srry if i was a bit harsh just frustrated finally got the library part taken care of i work alot so spare time is far between. i am using the code from
http://www.emartee.com/product/41951/Arduino%20RTC%20DS1307%20Shield wich is who i got the chip from according to thier web site when the code is uploaded you should open the serial monitor and see the result. theres a pic of the result on the page it showes the time scrolling with date. the code is this
#include <WProgram.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <DS1307.h> // written by mattt on the Arduino forum and modified by D. Sjunnesson
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
RTC.stop();
RTC.set(DS1307_SEC,1); //set the seconds
RTC.set(DS1307_MIN,23); //set the minutes
RTC.set(DS1307_HR,12); //set the hours
RTC.set(DS1307_DOW,4); //set the day of the week
RTC.set(DS1307_DATE,15); //set the date
RTC.set(DS1307_MTH,7); //set the month
RTC.set(DS1307_YR,10); //set the year
RTC.start();
}
void loop()
{
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_HR,true)); //read the hour and also update all the values by pushing in true
Serial.print(":");
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_MIN,false));//read minutes without update (false)
Serial.print(":");
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_SEC,false));//read seconds
Serial.print(" "); // some space for a more happy life
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_DATE,false));//read date
Serial.print("/");
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_MTH,false));//read month
Serial.print("/");
Serial.print(RTC.get(DS1307_YR,false)); //read year
Serial.println();
delay(1000);
}
when i uploaad this code and run serial monitor the monitor display is blank
am i missing something pls help me out
and if i unplug the chip i get 0:0:0 0/0/2000
