battclock.doc
ReadBattClock()
ResetBattClock()
WriteBattClock()
battclock.resource/ReadBattClock
NAME
ReadBattClock -- Read time from clock chip. (V36)
SYNOPSIS
AmigaTime = ReadBattClock( )
ULONG ReadBattClock( void );
D0
FUNCTION
This routine reads the time from the clock chip and returns it
as the number of seconds from 01-jan-1978.
INPUTS
RESULTS
AmigaTime The number of seconds from 01-Jan-1978 that
the clock chip thinks it is.
NOTES
If the clock chip returns an invalid date, the clock chip is
reset and 0 is returned.
SEE ALSO
BUGS
battclock.resource/ResetBattClock
NAME
ResetBattClock -- Reset the clock chip. (V36)
SYNOPSIS
ResetBattClock( )
void ResetBattClock( void );
FUNCTION
This routine does whatever is neeeded to put the clock chip
into a working and usable state and also sets the date on the
clock chip to 01-Jan-1978.
INPUTS
RESULTS
NOTES
SEE ALSO
BUGS
battclock.resource/WriteBattClock
NAME
WriteBattClock -- Set the time on the clock chip. (V36)
SYNOPSIS
WriteBattClock( AmigaTime )
D0
void WriteBattClock( ULONG );
FUNCTION
This routine writes the time given in AmigaTime to the clock
chip.
INPUTS
AmigaTime The number of seconds from 01-Jan-1978 to the
time that should be written to the clock
chip.
RESULTS
NOTES
SEE ALSO
BUGS
Converted on 22 Apr 2000 with RexxDoesAmigaGuide2HTML 2.1 by Michael Ranner.