Diff: capi/rtc_time.h

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+/* mbed Microcontroller Library
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 ARM Limited
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** 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
+ */ 
+void set_time(time_t t);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif