This is the description of the JavaScript API bindings for the Real-Time Clock Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Real-Time Clock Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the JavaScript API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
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var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Real-Time Clock Bricklet
var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var rtc = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
function (error) {
console.log('Error: ' + error);
}
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
function (connectReason) {
// Set period for date and time callback to 5s (5000ms)
// Note: The date and time callback is only called every 5 seconds
// if the date and time has changed since the last call!
rtc.setDateTimeCallbackPeriod(5000);
}
);
// Register date and time callback
rtc.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.CALLBACK_DATE_TIME,
// Callback function for date and time callback
function (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, centisecond, weekday, timestamp) {
console.log('Year: ' + year);
console.log('Month: ' + month);
console.log('Day: ' + day);
console.log('Hour: ' + hour);
console.log('Minute: ' + minute);
console.log('Second: ' + second);
console.log('Centisecond: ' + centisecond);
if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_MONDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Monday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_TUESDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Tuesday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Wednesday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_THURSDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Thursday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_FRIDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Friday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SATURDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Saturday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SUNDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Sunday');
}
console.log('Timestamp: ' + timestamp);
console.log();
}
);
console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
function (data) {
ipcon.disconnect();
process.exit(0);
}
);
|
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var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Real-Time Clock Bricklet
var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var rtc = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
function (error) {
console.log('Error: ' + error);
}
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
function (connectReason) {
// Get current date and time
rtc.getDateTime(
function (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, centisecond, weekday) {
console.log('Year: ' + year);
console.log('Month: ' + month);
console.log('Day: ' + day);
console.log('Hour: ' + hour);
console.log('Minute: ' + minute);
console.log('Second: ' + second);
console.log('Centisecond: ' + centisecond);
if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_MONDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Monday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_TUESDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Tuesday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Wednesday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_THURSDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Thursday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_FRIDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Friday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SATURDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Saturday');
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SUNDAY) {
console.log('Weekday: Sunday');
}
},
function (error) {
console.log('Error: ' + error);
}
);
// Get current timestamp
rtc.getTimestamp(
function (timestamp) {
console.log('Timestamp: ' + timestamp + ' ms');
},
function (error) {
console.log('Error: ' + error);
}
);
}
);
console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
function (data) {
ipcon.disconnect();
process.exit(0);
}
);
|
Download (ExampleCallback.html), Test (ExampleCallback.html)
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<html>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<head>
<title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<div style="text-align:center;">
<h1>Real-Time Clock Bricklet Callback Example</h1>
<p>
<input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
<input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
<input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
<input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
</p>
<p>
<textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
>Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
</p>
</div>
<script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var ipcon;
var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
function startExample() {
textArea.value = "";
var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
if(ipcon !== undefined) {
ipcon.disconnect();
}
ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var rtc = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
function(error) {
textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
}
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
function (connectReason) {
// Set period for date and time callback to 5s (5000ms)
// Note: The date and time callback is only called every 5 seconds
// if the date and time has changed since the last call!
rtc.setDateTimeCallbackPeriod(5000);
}
);
// Register date and time callback
rtc.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.CALLBACK_DATE_TIME,
// Callback function for date and time callback
function (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, centisecond, weekday, timestamp) {
textArea.value += 'Year: ' + year + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Month: ' + month + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Day: ' + day + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Hour: ' + hour + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Minute: ' + minute + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Second: ' + second + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Centisecond: ' + centisecond + '\n';
if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_MONDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Monday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_TUESDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Tuesday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Wednesday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_THURSDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Thursday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_FRIDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Friday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SATURDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Saturday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SUNDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Sunday\n';
}
textArea.value += 'Timestamp: ' + timestamp + '\n';
textArea.value += '\n';
textArea.scrollTop = textArea.scrollHeight;
}
);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Download (ExampleSimple.html), Test (ExampleSimple.html)
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<html>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<head>
<title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<div style="text-align:center;">
<h1>Real-Time Clock Bricklet Simple Example</h1>
<p>
<input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
<input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
<input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
<input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
</p>
<p>
<textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
>Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
</p>
</div>
<script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var ipcon;
var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
function startExample() {
textArea.value = "";
var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
if(ipcon !== undefined) {
ipcon.disconnect();
}
ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var rtc = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
function(error) {
textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
}
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
function (connectReason) {
// Get current date and time
rtc.getDateTime(
function (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, centisecond, weekday) {
textArea.value += 'Year: ' + year + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Month: ' + month + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Day: ' + day + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Hour: ' + hour + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Minute: ' + minute + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Second: ' + second + '\n';
textArea.value += 'Centisecond: ' + centisecond + '\n';
if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_MONDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Monday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_TUESDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Tuesday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Wednesday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_THURSDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Thursday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_FRIDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Friday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SATURDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Saturday\n';
}
else if(weekday === Tinkerforge.BrickletRealTimeClock.WEEKDAY_SUNDAY) {
textArea.value += 'Weekday: Sunday\n';
}
},
function (error) {
textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
}
);
// Get current timestamp
rtc.getTimestamp(
function (timestamp) {
textArea.value += 'Timestamp: ' + timestamp + ' ms\n';
},
function (error) {
textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
}
);
}
);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Generally, every function of the JavaScript bindings can take two optional
parameters, returnCallback
and errorCallback
. These are two user
defined callback functions. The returnCallback
function is called with the
results as arguments, if the function returns its results asynchronously. The
errorCallback
is called with an error code in case of an error. The error
code can be one of the following values:
The namespace for the JavaScript bindings is Tinkerforge.*
.
BrickletRealTimeClock
(uid, ipcon)¶Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Creates an object with the unique device ID uid
:
var realTimeClock = new BrickletRealTimeClock("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setDateTime
(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, centisecond, weekday[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
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Callback Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Sets the current date (including weekday) and the current time.
If the backup battery is installed then the real-time clock keeps date and time even if the Bricklet is not powered by a Brick.
The real-time clock handles leap year and inserts the 29th of February accordingly. But leap seconds, time zones and daylight saving time are not handled.
The following constants are available for this function:
For weekday:
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getDateTime
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the current date (including weekday) and the current time of the real-time clock.
The following constants are available for this function:
For weekday:
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getTimestamp
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Returns the current date and the time of the real-time clock. The timestamp has an effective resolution of hundredths of a second and is an offset to 2000-01-01 00:00:00.000.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setOffset
(offset[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
|
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Callback Parameters: |
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Returns: |
|
Sets the offset the real-time clock should compensate for in 2.17 ppm steps between -277.76 ppm (-128) and +275.59 ppm (127).
The real-time clock time can deviate from the actual time due to the frequency deviation of its 32.768 kHz crystal. Even without compensation (factory default) the resulting time deviation should be at most ±20 ppm (±52.6 seconds per month).
This deviation can be calculated by comparing the same duration measured by the
real-time clock (rtc_duration
) an accurate reference clock
(ref_duration
).
For best results the configured offset should be set to 0 ppm first and then a duration of at least 6 hours should be measured.
The new offset (new_offset
) can be calculated from the currently configured
offset (current_offset
) and the measured durations as follow:
new_offset = current_offset - round(1000000 * (rtc_duration - ref_duration) / rtc_duration / 2.17)
If you want to calculate the offset, then we recommend using the calibration dialog in Brick Viewer, instead of doing it manually.
The offset is saved in the EEPROM of the Bricklet and only needs to be configured once.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getOffset
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
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Returns the offset as set by setOffset()
.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getIdentity
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.
The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.
The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
on
(callback_id, function[, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Registers the given function
with the given callback_id
.
The available callback IDs with corresponding function signatures are listed below.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setDateTimeCallbackPeriod
(period[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
|
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Callback Parameters: |
|
Returns: |
|
Sets the period with which the CALLBACK_DATE_TIME
callback is triggered
periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The CALLBACK_DATE_TIME
Callback is only triggered if the date or time changed
since the last triggering.
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getDateTimeCallbackPeriod
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Returns the period as set by setDateTimeCallbackPeriod()
.
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setAlarm
(month, day, hour, minute, second, weekday, interval[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
|
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Callback Parameters: |
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Returns: |
|
Configures a repeatable alarm. The CALLBACK_ALARM
callback is triggered if the
current date and time matches the configured alarm.
Setting a parameter to -1 means that it should be disabled and doesn't take part in the match. Setting all parameters to -1 disables the alarm completely.
For example, to make the alarm trigger every day at 7:30 AM it can be configured as (-1, -1, 7, 30, -1, -1, -1). The hour is set to match 7 and the minute is set to match 30. The alarm is triggered if all enabled parameters match.
The interval has a special role. It allows to make the alarm reconfigure itself. This is useful if you need a repeated alarm that cannot be expressed by matching the current date and time. For example, to make the alarm trigger every 23 seconds it can be configured as (-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 23). Internally the Bricklet will take the current date and time, add 23 seconds to it and set the result as its alarm. The first alarm will be triggered 23 seconds after the call. Because the interval is not -1, the Bricklet will do the same again internally, take the current date and time, add 23 seconds to it and set that as its alarm. This results in a repeated alarm that triggers every 23 seconds.
The interval can also be used in combination with the other parameters. For example, configuring the alarm as (-1, -1, 7, 30, -1, -1, 300) results in an alarm that triggers every day at 7:30 AM and is then repeated every 5 minutes.
The following constants are available for this function:
For month:
For day:
For hour:
For minute:
For second:
For weekday:
For interval:
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getAlarm
([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶Callback Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Returns the alarm configuration as set by setAlarm()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For month:
For day:
For hour:
For minute:
For second:
For weekday:
For interval:
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
Callbacks can be registered to receive
time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done
with the on()
function of
the device object. The first parameter is the callback ID and the second
parameter the callback function:
realTimeClock.on(BrickletRealTimeClock.CALLBACK_EXAMPLE,
function (param) {
console.log(param);
}
);
The available constants with inherent number and type of parameters are described below.
Note
Using callbacks for recurring events is always preferred compared to using getters. It will use less USB bandwidth and the latency will be a lot better, since there is no round trip time.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
CALLBACK_DATE_TIME
¶Callback Parameters: |
|
---|
This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by
setDateTimeCallbackPeriod()
. The parameters are the same
as for getDateTime()
and getTimestamp()
combined.
The CALLBACK_DATE_TIME
callback is only triggered if the date or time changed
since the last triggering.
The following constants are available for this function:
For weekday:
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
BrickletRealTimeClock.
CALLBACK_ALARM
¶Callback Parameters: |
|
---|
This callback is triggered every time the current date and time matches the
configured alarm (see setAlarm()
). The parameters are the same
as for getDateTime()
and getTimestamp()
combined.
The following constants are available for this function:
For weekday:
New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).
Virtual functions don't communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getAPIVersion
()¶Returns: |
|
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Returns the version of the API definition implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
getResponseExpected
(functionId[, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.
For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled,
because those functions will always send a response. For callback configuration
functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by
setResponseExpected()
. For setter functions it is disabled by default
and can be enabled.
Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.
The following constants are available for this function:
For function_id:
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setResponseExpected
(functionId, responseExpected[, errorCallback])¶Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.
Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.
The following constants are available for this function:
For function_id:
BrickletRealTimeClock.
setResponseExpectedAll
(responseExpected)¶Parameters: |
|
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Returns: |
|
Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
DEVICE_IDENTIFIER
¶This constant is used to identify a Real-Time Clock Bricklet.
The getIdentity()
function and the
IPConnection.CALLBACK_ENUMERATE
callback of the IP Connection have a device_identifier
parameter to specify
the Brick's or Bricklet's type.
BrickletRealTimeClock.
DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME
¶This constant represents the human readable name of a Real-Time Clock Bricklet.