PaulS:
There are other things you need to do to get the RTC ready to be used. That snippet is useless.
Alright, so I'm trying to figure out what you need (sorry for being retarded if that's what is happening)
I set the time using the Set Time function that is given within the DS1302 library, this is the code:
// Example sketch for interfacing with the DS1302 timekeeping chip.
//
// Copyright (c) 2009, Matt Sparks
// All rights reserved.
//
// http://quadpoint.org/projects/arduino-ds1302
#include <stdio.h>
#include <DS1302.h>
namespace {
// Set the appropriate digital I/O pin connections. These are the pin
// assignments for the Arduino as well for as the DS1302 chip. See the DS1302
// datasheet:
//
// http://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/DS1302.pdf
const int kCePin = 5; // Chip Enable
const int kIoPin = 6; // Input/Output
const int kSclkPin = 7; // Serial Clock
// Create a DS1302 object.
DS1302 rtc(kCePin, kIoPin, kSclkPin);
String dayAsString(const Time::Day day) {
switch (day) {
case Time::kSunday: return "Sunday";
case Time::kMonday: return "Monday";
case Time::kTuesday: return "Tuesday";
case Time::kWednesday: return "Wednesday";
case Time::kThursday: return "Thursday";
case Time::kFriday: return "Friday";
case Time::kSaturday: return "Saturday";
}
return "(unknown day)";
}
void printTime() {
// Get the current time and date from the chip.
Time t = rtc.time();
// Name the day of the week.
const String day = dayAsString(t.day);
// Format the time and date and insert into the temporary buffer.
char buf[50];
snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d",
day.c_str(),
t.yr, t.mon, t.date,
t.hr, t.min, t.sec);
// Print the formatted string to serial so we can see the time.
Serial.println(buf);
}
} // namespace
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// Initialize a new chip by turning off write protection and clearing the
// clock halt flag. These methods needn't always be called. See the DS1302
// datasheet for details.
rtc.writeProtect(false);
rtc.halt(false);
// Make a new time object to set the date and time.
// Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 01:38:50.
Time t(2013, 9, 22, 1, 38, 50, Time::kSunday);
// Set the time and date on the chip.
rtc.time(t);
}
// Loop and print the time every second.
void loop() {
printTime();
delay(1000);
}
Then I use the hour I set in the code I sent before.
noweare:
Does your program increment time correctly when you the program is running, even though its the wrong time ?
My application shows the correct time. and increments everything perfectly.