NTP

Example

Read the current time through the network server, Note: When the program download offline, you need to add WiFi connection program before NTP initialization program, so that the device connects to the network.

from m5stack import *
from m5ui import *
from uiflow import *
import ntptime
import time

setScreenColor(0x222222)

ntp = ntptime.client(host='cn.pool.ntp.org', timezone=8)
while True:
  print(ntp.formatDatetime('-', ':'))
  print(ntp.getTimestamp())
  wait(1)
  wait_ms(2)

API

import ntptime
ntp = ntptime.client(host='cn.pool.ntp.org', timezone=8)

• Set the NTP server and time zone, and connect.
  • host:
    • cn.pool.ntp.org
    • jp.pool.ntp.org
    • sg.pool.ntp.org
    • tw.pool.ntp.org
    • hk.pool.ntp.org
    • us.pool.ntp.org
    • de.pool.ntp.org

ntp.formatDate('-')

• Retrieve the current date and set the delimiter.

ntp.formatTime(':')

• Retrieve the current time and set the separator.

ntp.formatDatetime('-', ':')

• Read the current date and time, and set the date format separator and time format separator.

ntp.getTimestamp()

• Retrieve the current Unix timestamp

ntp.year()

• Read current year

ntp.month()

• Read current month

ntp.weekday()

• Retrieve the current day of the week
• return value:
  • Sunday:0
  • Monday:1
  • Tuesday:2
  • Wednesday:3
  • Thursday:4
  • Friday:5
  • Saturday:6

ntp.day()

• Read current day

ntp.hour()

• Read current hour

ntp.minute()

• Read current minute

ntp.second()

• Read current second