LAGSILVA
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Digital And Binary Clock With Two LED Matrix And RTC

Digital and binary Clock using Arduino, RTC, two LED matrix, operating in 4 different modes (AM-PM / 24 HS / 02 types of fonts).

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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Real Time Clock (RTC)
Real Time Clock (RTC)
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Maxim Integrated LED Matrix with MAX7219
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Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
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Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
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Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

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Custom parts and enclosures

Templates for LED Matrix

Templates for LED Matrix

Schematics

Sketch - Digital-Binary Clock

Breadboard sketch

Code

Digital_Binary_Clock_With_Twin_MAX72XX_LED_Matrix_and_RTC_V2_0.ino

Arduino
/*
  Project:    Digital & Binary Clock
  Author:     LAGSILVA
  Hardware:   Arduino UNO R3 - MAX72XX LED Matrix - RTC DS1307
  Revision:   2.0
  Date:       29.Dec.2017
  License:    CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
              (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International)
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Note: This version is for RTC DS1307 without Temperature (C) feature.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

#include <LedControl.h>           // Library for LED Matrix - MAX72XX
#include <Wire.h>                 // Library for DS1307RTC - Pins of Arduino UNO: A4 (SDA), A5 (SCL)
#include <DS1307RTC.h>            // Library for Real Time Clock
#include <Time.h>                 // Library for Time
#include <TimeLib.h>

#define DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS 0x68   // This is the I2C address (RTC)

// Global Variables
byte hora, minuto, segundo, dia, mes, diaSemana, k;
byte timeMode, font, pos, pmStatus, clockType;
byte unidadeHora, unidadeMinuto, unidadeSegundo, dezenaHora, dezenaMinuto, dezenaSegundo, tempDez, tempUni;
byte unidadeDia, unidadeMes, dezenaDia, dezenaMes;
unsigned long tempo;

/*
  Pin numbers do Arduino para conexao com o MAX72XX (matriz de LED com controlador MAX72XX)
  pin 2 is connected to the DataIn (DIN)
  pin 3 is connected to LOAD (CS)
  pin 4 is connected to the CLK (CLK)
*/

LedControl lc = LedControl(2, 4, 3, 2);  // LedControl(int dataPin, int clkPin, int csPin, int numDevices)

// Array of Digits - 0 a 9 - Size 5x3 (02 sets of fonts)

byte num[2][10][3] = {

  // Stylish Font type
  {
    {0x70, 0x88, 0x70}, // 0
    {0x00, 0xF8, 0x40}, // 1
    {0x48, 0xA8, 0x98}, // 2
    {0xF8, 0xA8, 0x88}, // 3
    {0x78, 0x20, 0xE0}, // 4
    {0xB8, 0xA8, 0xE8}, // 5
    {0x38, 0x28, 0xF8}, // 6
    {0xC0, 0xB8, 0x80}, // 7
    {0xF8, 0xA8, 0xF8}, // 8
    {0xF8, 0xA0, 0xE0}, // 9
  },

  // Conventional Font type
  {
    {0xF8, 0x88, 0xF8}, // 0
    {0x00, 0xF8, 0x40}, // 1
    {0xE8, 0xA8, 0xB8}, // 2
    {0xF8, 0xA8, 0xA8}, // 3
    {0xF8, 0x20, 0xE0}, // 4
    {0xB8, 0xA8, 0xE8}, // 5
    {0xB8, 0xA8, 0xF8}, // 6
    {0xF8, 0x80, 0x80}, // 7
    {0xF8, 0xA8, 0xF8}, // 8
    {0xF8, 0xA0, 0xE0}, // 9
  },

};


void setup() {

  Wire.begin();

  // Read datum of Time Mode (24hs or AM-PM)stored in RTC
  Wire.beginTransmission(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS);               // Open I2C line in write mode
  Wire.write((byte)0x08);                                   // Set the register pointer to (0x08)
  Wire.endTransmission();                                   // End Write Transmission
  Wire.requestFrom(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS, 1);                  // In this case read only 1 byte

  pos = Wire.read();                                        // Read the Time Mode and Font Type stored at RTC memory
  timeMode = pos & 1;                                       // Time Mode (24hs = 0 / AM-PM = 1)
  font = pos >> 1;                                          // Font Type (Stylish = 0 / Conventional = 1)
  clockType = pos >> 2;                                     // Clock Type (Digital = 0 / Binary =1)

  pos = (pos + 1) % 6;                                      // Change the Time Mode and Font Type when Arduino is restarted

  // Write data of Clock Mode (Decimal or Binary) in RTC
  Wire.beginTransmission(DS1307_I2C_ADDRESS);               // Open I2C line in write mode
  Wire.write((byte)0x08);                                   // Set the register pointer to (0x08)
  Wire.write(pos);                                          // Record at RTC memory the Mode of Time
  Wire.endTransmission();                                   // End Write Transmission

  // Setup of Display "0"
  lc.shutdown(0, false);                // Wakeup Display "0"
  lc.setIntensity(0, 4);                // Set the Brightness of Display ( 0 to 15)
  lc.clearDisplay(0);                   // Clear Display "0"

  // Setup of Display "1"
  lc.shutdown(1, false);                // Wakeup Display "1"
  lc.setIntensity(1, 4);                // Set the Brightness of Display ( 0 to 15)
  lc.clearDisplay(1);                   // Clear Display "1"

  setSyncProvider(RTC.get);             // Function to read RTC (Real Time Clock)
  setSyncInterval(60);                  // Set the number of seconds between re-sync
  //setTime(14, 05, 0, 10, 12, 2017);     // Set the Time and Date
  //RTC.set(now());                       // Set the RTC time
}


void loop() {

  switch (clockType) {

    // Digital Clock
    case 0:

      dia = day();
      mes = month();
      diaSemana = weekday();

      tempo = millis();

      while (millis() - tempo <= 6000) {             // 06 seconds to plot Time

        hora = hour();
        minuto = minute();

        if (timeMode == 1) {

          if (hora > 11) {
            lc.setLed(0, 0, 0, true);                // Set PM status
          }

          hora = hora % 12;
          if (hora == 0) {
            hora = 12;
          }
        }

        unidadeHora = hora % 10;
        dezenaHora = hora / 10;
        unidadeMinuto = minuto % 10;
        dezenaMinuto = minuto / 10;

        // Plot Time
        for (k = 0; k < 3; k++) {

          tempDez = num[font][dezenaHora][k] >> 2;
          tempUni = num[font][unidadeHora][k] >> 2;
          lc.setRow(0, k + 5 , tempDez);
          lc.setRow(0, k + 1 , tempUni);

          tempDez = num[font][dezenaMinuto][k] >> 2;
          tempUni = num[font][unidadeMinuto][k] >> 2;
          lc.setRow(1, k + 4 , tempDez);
          lc.setRow(1, k , tempUni);

        }

        // Blink Seconds
        lc.setLed(1, 7, 7, true);
        delay(500);
        lc.setLed(1, 7, 7, false);
        delay(500);

      }

      lc.clearDisplay(0);
      lc.clearDisplay(1);

      unidadeDia = dia % 10;
      dezenaDia = dia / 10;
      unidadeMes = mes % 10;
      dezenaMes = mes / 10;

      // Plot Date
      for (k = 0; k < 3; k++) {

        tempDez = num[font][dezenaDia][k] >> 2;
        tempUni = num[font][unidadeDia][k] >> 2;
        lc.setRow(timeMode, k + 5 - timeMode, tempDez);
        lc.setRow(timeMode, k + 1 - timeMode, tempUni);

        tempDez = num[font][dezenaMes][k] >> 2;
        tempUni = num[font][unidadeMes][k] >> 2;
        lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, k + 4 + timeMode, tempDez);
        lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, k + timeMode, tempUni);

      }

      lc.setLed((1 + timeMode) % 2, 7 * ( (1 + timeMode) % 2), 7, true);                // Plot dot for month - 24h & AM/PM

      lc.setLed(timeMode, 8 - diaSemana, 0, true);       // Plot Weekday

      delay(4000);      // 04 seconds to plot Date

      lc.clearDisplay(0);
      lc.clearDisplay(1);

      break;


    // Binary Clock
    case 1:

      dia = day();
      mes = month();
      diaSemana = weekday();
      hora = hour();
      minuto = minute();
      segundo = second();

      lc.setLed(timeMode, 8 - diaSemana, 0, true);       // Plot Weekday - Show
      delay(1000);                                       // 01 second to refresh Time & Date in Binary

      pmStatus = 0;

      if (timeMode == 1) {

        if (hora > 11) {
          pmStatus = 1;
        }

        hora = hora % 12;
        if (hora == 0) {
          hora = 12;
        }
      }

      unidadeHora = hora % 10;
      dezenaHora = hora / 10;
      unidadeMinuto = minuto % 10;
      dezenaMinuto = minuto / 10;
      unidadeSegundo = segundo % 10;
      dezenaSegundo = segundo / 10;

      // Plot Time Hour-Minute-Second and PM status
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 7, (dezenaHora << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 6, (unidadeHora << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 4, (dezenaMinuto << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 3, (unidadeMinuto << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 1, (dezenaSegundo << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow((1 + timeMode) % 2, 0, (unidadeSegundo << 1) + 1 + (pmStatus << 7));

      unidadeDia = dia % 10;
      dezenaDia = dia / 10;
      unidadeMes = mes % 10;
      dezenaMes = mes / 10;

      // Plot Date: Day-Month or Month-Day
      lc.setRow(timeMode, 6 - 4 * timeMode, (dezenaDia << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow(timeMode, 5 - 4 * timeMode, (unidadeDia << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow(timeMode, 3 + 2 * timeMode, (dezenaMes << 1) + 1);
      lc.setRow(timeMode, 2 + 2 * timeMode, (unidadeMes << 1) + 1);

      lc.setLed(timeMode, 8 - diaSemana, 0, false);      // Plot Weekday - Clear

      break;
  }

}

Credits

LAGSILVA

LAGSILVA

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Mechanical Engineer in automotive industry since 1989. Coding and Arduino are my hobbies.

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