RTCDS3231 with 1602 LCD I2C

Arduino UNO

1602 I2C Module

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Arduino IDE

RTC DS3231 

<h3 ><span >HOW IT BEGAN</span></h3><p >I have only been using Arduino for about 2 months now.  I bought a Keyestudio starter kit and I couldn't get Project 31: DS1302 Real Time Clock Module  to work so I tried using a RTC DS3231.   I wanted to be able to do a basic thing like print the time and date on a 1602 LCD i2C screen.  I tried many sites and different code but I couldn't get it to work.  After about 5 weeks I came across a YouTube video and visited the links provided.  The code worked so I decided to publish this as my second project.</p><h3 ><span >NEXT STEPS</span></h3><p >This whole process made me realize that I need to start paying more attention to the Arduino code and start learning it.  I want to be able to manipulate the code more.   </p><h3 ><span >OBSTACLES/OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS</span></h3><ul ><li >I haven't figured out how to set the time and date with this sketch.  I have previously used a Set Time sketch to set the time and date for a basic RTC sketch, but it didn't work here.  The time I set on the clock reset to zero here.  I see a (0h) code in the code so I guess it has something to do with that.</li></ul><ul ><li >The LCD screen blinks when the time changes. </li></ul><ul ><li >No schematic.  These parts don't exist on Fritzing so I didn't make the schematic.  </li></ul>

RTCDS3231 with 1602 LCD I2C

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