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Time

Mbed OS 2 and Mbed OS 5

This is the handbook for Mbed OS 2. If you’re working with Mbed OS 5, please see the new handbook. For the latest Time API, please see Time.

Import program
time_HelloWorld - main.cpp

00001 #include "mbed.h"
00002 
00003 int main() {
00004     set_time(1256729737);  // Set RTC time to Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:35:37
00005 
00006     while (true) {
00007         time_t seconds = time(NULL);
00008         
00009         printf("Time as seconds since January 1, 1970 = %d\n", seconds);
00010         
00011         printf("Time as a basic string = %s", ctime(&seconds));
00012 
00013         char buffer[32];
00014         strftime(buffer, 32, "%I:%M %p\n", localtime(&seconds));
00015         printf("Time as a custom formatted string = %s", buffer);
00016         
00017         wait(1);
00018     }
00019 }


/** Implementation of the C time.h functions
 *
 * Provides mechanisms to set and read the current time, based
 * on the microcontroller Real-Time Clock (RTC), plus some
 * standard C manipulation and formating functions.
 *
 * Example:
 * @code
 * #include "mbed.h"
 *
 * int main() {
 *     set_time(1256729737);  // Set RTC time to Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:35:37
 *
 *     while(1) {
 *         time_t seconds = time(NULL);
 *
 *         printf("Time as seconds since January 1, 1970 = %d\n", seconds);
 *
 *         printf("Time as a basic string = %s", ctime(&seconds));
 *
 *         char buffer[32];
 *         strftime(buffer, 32, "%I:%M %p\n", localtime(&seconds));
 *         printf("Time as a custom formatted string = %s", buffer);
 *
 *         wait(1);
 *     }
 * }
 * @endcode
 */
 
/** Set the current time
 *
 * Initialises and sets the time of the microcontroller Real-Time Clock (RTC)
 * to the time represented by the number of seconds since January 1, 1970
 * (the UNIX timestamp).
 *
 * @param t Number of seconds since January 1, 1970 (the UNIX timestamp)
 *
 * Example:
 * @code
 * #include "mbed.h"
 *
 * int main() {
 *     set_time(1256729737); // Set time to Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:35:37
 * }
 * @endcode
 */

Time with the FRDM-KL25Z

For the FRDM-KL25Z board, the on-board oscillator does not allow to use the RTC module. We instead generate the RTC clock from the interface chip on the RTC_CLKIN pin (PTC1). That is why the PTC1 pin is not available for other purpose.

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