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RTC

begin()

Description

Initializes the Arduino Zero RTC to operate with the chosen time representation. begin() needs to be called before any other RTC library methods.

Syntax

rtc.begin(timeRep)

Parameters

timeRep: a bool variable which identifies the chosen time representation. H24 or H12 are accepted values for 24h and 12h time representation respectively.

See also

• begin()
• setHours()
• setMinutes()
• setSeconds()
• setTime()
• setYear()
• setMonth()
• setDay()
• setDate()
• getHours()
• getMinutes()
• getSeconds()
• getYear()
• getMonth()
• getDay()
• setAlarmHours()
• setAlarmMinutes()
• setAlarmSeconds()
• setAlarmTime()
• setAlarmYear()
• setAlarmMonth()
• setAlarmDay()
• setAlarmDate()
• enableAlarm()
• disableAlarm()
• attachInterrupt()
• detachInterrupt()

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