rtc dec to bcd

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hello i have a problem. If I use the next skecth RTC Works perfectly:

[/// RTC library example
// by Industrial Shields

#include <RTC.h>

const int YEAR = 2018;
const int MONTH = 3;
const int DAY = 28;
const int HOUR = 13;
const int MINUTE = 24;
const int SECOND = 25;

//const int TIME = 1522242547;
//UNIX timestamp (spent seconds since Jan 1 1970 00:00:00)

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600L);
  Serial.println("Configuring RTC: ");
  Serial.println();
  RTC.setYear(YEAR);                      //sets year
  RTC.setMonth(MONTH);                   //sets month
  RTC.setMonthDay(DAY);                   //sets day
  RTC.setHour(HOUR);                      //sets hour
  RTC.setMinute(MINUTE);                  //sets minute
  RTC.setSecond(SECOND);                  //sets second
  //RTC.setTime(TIME));                   //sets UNIX timestamp
  if(!RTC.write()){                       //RTC.write writes in the RTC memory all that has been set
    Serial.println("Write date error: Are the switches well placed?");
  }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void loop() {


  
  if (!RTC.read()) {
    Serial.println("Read date error: is time set?");
  } else {
    Serial.print("Time: ");
    Serial.print(RTC.getYear());
    Serial.print("-");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMonth());
    Serial.print("-");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMonthDay());
    Serial.print(" ");
    Serial.print(RTC.getHour());
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMinute());
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(RTC.getSecond());
    Serial.print(" (");
    Serial.print(RTC.getTime());
    Serial.println(")");
 }
 delay(1000);
}
code]

But I would like to change minutes in void loop after some minutes:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// RTC library example
// by Industrial Shields

#include <RTC.h>

const int YEAR = 2018;
const int MONTH = 3;
const int DAY = 28;
const int HOUR = 13;
const int MINUTE = 24;
const int SECOND = 25;

uint8_t decToBcd(uint8_t val) 
{ 
   return ( (val/10*16) + (val%10) ); 
 } 

//const int TIME = 1522242547;
//UNIX timestamp (spent seconds since Jan 1 1970 00:00:00)

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600L);
  Serial.println("Configuring RTC: ");
  Serial.println();
  RTC.setYear(YEAR);                      //sets year
  RTC.setMonth(MONTH);                   //sets month
  RTC.setMonthDay(DAY);                   //sets day
  RTC.setHour(HOUR);                      //sets hour
  RTC.setMinute(MINUTE);                  //sets minute
  RTC.setSecond(SECOND);                  //sets second
  //RTC.setTime(TIME));                   //sets UNIX timestamp
  if(!RTC.write()){                       //RTC.write writes in the RTC memory all that has been set
    Serial.println("Write date error: Are the switches well placed?");
  }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void loop() {


  RTC.Minute(decToBcd(55));
  
  if (!RTC.read()) {
    Serial.println("Read date error: is time set?");
  } else {
    Serial.print("Time: ");
    Serial.print(RTC.getYear());
    Serial.print("-");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMonth());
    Serial.print("-");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMonthDay());
    Serial.print(" ");
    Serial.print(RTC.getHour());
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(RTC.getMinute());
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(RTC.getSecond());
    Serial.print(" (");
    Serial.print(RTC.getTime());
    Serial.println(")");
 }
 delay(1000);
}

what i do wrong?
thanksss

3

i don't want to reset every second, I just want setup again minutes because after some days I loose minutes in my RTC3231 and I can read an string that includes the hour and minute in the string....so i was thinking after some minutes/hours adjust the time with the string...

4

adnopbi:
after some days I loose minutes in my RTC3231

Then you probably have one or more of

  • a bad RTC
  • a dead RTC Battery (maybe killed by a charging circuit)
  • a misbehaving sketch