#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <RTClib.h>
// LCD setup (I2C address: 0x27, size: 16x2)
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);
// RTC setup
RTC_DS3231 rtc;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// Initialize LCD
lcd.init();
delay(100);
lcd.backlight();
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("ESP32 Digital");
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
lcd.print("Clock Starting");
delay(2000);
lcd.clear();
// Initialize RTC
if (!rtc.begin()) {
Serial.println("RTC module is NOT found!");
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("RTC ERROR!");
while (1); // Stop here if RTC not found
}
// If RTC lost power → set time from computer compile time
if (rtc.lostPower()) {
Serial.println("RTC lost power, setting time...");
rtc.adjust(DateTime(F(__DATE__), F(__TIME__)));
}
}
void loop() {
// Get current time from RTC
DateTime now = rtc.now();
// Clear LCD
lcd.clear();
// Print Date on first line
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("Date: ");
lcd.print(now.year());
lcd.print("/");
lcd.print(now.month());
lcd.print("/");
lcd.print(now.day());
// Print Time on second line
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
lcd.print("Time: ");
if (now.hour() < 10) lcd.print("0");
lcd.print(now.hour());
lcd.print(":");
if (now.minute() < 10) lcd.print("0");
lcd.print(now.minute());
lcd.print(":");
if (now.second() < 10) lcd.print("0");
lcd.print(now.second());
// Debug print to Serial Monitor
Serial.print("Date: ");
Serial.print(now.year());
Serial.print("/");
Serial.print(now.month());
Serial.print("/");
Serial.print(now.day());
Serial.print(" Time: ");
Serial.print(now.hour());
Serial.print(":");
Serial.print(now.minute());
Serial.print(":");
Serial.println(now.second());
delay(1000); // Update every second
}