I got this piece of code of the internet that runs 8 7-segment displays to show the time it also uses a ds1307 RTC so the time is kept when it is switched off but it gets some error messages when I verify it the main one is it says "call of overloaded 'write(int)' is ambiguous" what does it mean
// Simple clock using DS1307 RTC chip, Arduino and
// MAX7219 LED display driver
// more information at http://wp.me/pQmjR-BK
#include "Wire.h"
#define DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS 0x68
#include "LedControl.h" // need the library
byte second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year;
float t=0;
int a,b;
LedControl lc=LedControl(12,11,10,1); // lc is our object
// pin 12 is connected to the MAX7219 pin 1
// pin 11 is connected to the CLK pin 13
// pin 10 is connected to LOAD pin 12
// 1 as we are only using 1 MAX7219
// Convert normal decimal numbers to binary coded decimal
byte decToBcd(byte val)
{
return ( (val/10*16) + (val%10) );
}
// Convert binary coded decimal to normal decimal numbers
byte bcdToDec(byte val)
{
return ( (val/16*10) + (val%16) );
}
// 1) Sets the date and time on the ds1307
// 2) Starts the clock
// 3) Sets hour mode to 24 hour clock
// Assumes you're passing in valid numbers
void setDateDs1307(byte second, // 0-59
byte minute, // 0-59
byte hour, // 1-23
byte dayOfWeek, // 1-7
byte dayOfMonth, // 1-28/29/30/31
byte month, // 1-12
byte year) // 0-99
{
Wire.beginTransmission(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS);
Wire.write(0);
Wire.write(decToBcd(second)); // 0 to bit 7 starts the clock
Wire.write(decToBcd(minute));
Wire.write(decToBcd(hour));
Wire.write(decToBcd(dayOfWeek));
Wire.write(decToBcd(dayOfMonth));
Wire.write(decToBcd(month));
Wire.write(decToBcd(year));
Wire.write(0x10); // sends 0x10 (hex) 00010000 (binary) to control register - turns on square wave
Wire.endTransmission();
}
// Gets the date and time from the ds1307
void getDateDs1307(byte *second,
byte *minute,
byte *hour,
byte *dayOfWeek,
byte *dayOfMonth,
byte *month,
byte *year)
{
// Reset the register pointer
Wire.beginTransmission(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS);
Wire.write(0);
Wire.endTransmission();
Wire.requestFrom(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS, 7);
// A few of these need masks because certain bits are control bits
*second = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x7f);
*minute = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
*hour = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x3f); // Need to change this if 12 hour am/pm
*dayOfWeek = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
*dayOfMonth = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
*month = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
*year = bcdToDec(Wire.read());
}
void setup()
{
// the zero refers to the MAX7219 number, it is zero for 1 chip
lc.shutdown(0,false);// turn off power saving, enables display
lc.setIntensity(0,8);// sets brightness (0~15 possible values)
lc.clearDisplay(0);// clear screen
byte second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year;
Wire.begin();
// Change these values to what you want to set your clock to.
// You probably only want to set your clock once and then remove
// the setDateDs1307 call.
second = 0;
minute = 56;
hour = 9;
dayOfWeek = 5;
dayOfMonth = 9;
month = 7;
year = 10;
// setDateDs1307(second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year);
}
void loop()
{
lc.setChar(0,2,'-',false);
lc.setChar(0,5,'-',false);
getDateDs1307(&second, &minute, &hour, &dayOfWeek, &dayOfMonth, &month, &year);
if (hour<10)
{
lc.setDigit(0,0,0,false);
lc.setDigit(0,1,hour,false);
} else if (hour>=10)
{
t=hour/10;
a=int(t);
lc.setDigit(0,0,a,false);
t=hour%10;
lc.setDigit(0,1,t,false);
}
if (minute<10)
{
lc.setDigit(0,3,0,false);
lc.setDigit(0,4,minute,false);
} else if (minute>=10)
{
t=minute/10;
a=int(t);
lc.setDigit(0,3,a,false);
t=minute%10;
lc.setDigit(0,4,t,false);
}
if (second<10)
{
lc.setDigit(0,6,0,false);
lc.setDigit(0,7,second,false);
} else if (second>=10)
{
t=second/10;
a=int(t);
lc.setDigit(0,6,a,false);
t=second%10;
lc.setDigit(0,7,t,false);
}
}
