B&B Electronics PCRTC manual StartRTCAPI, BatteryRTC

Start_RTC_API

Purpose: Initializes API, must be the first PCRTC function called in the program.

C:int Start_RTC_API(unsigned int address);

Pascal: FUNCTION Start_RTC_API(address: WORD): WORD;

BASIC: FUNCTION StartRTCAPI% (BYVAL address AS INTEGER)

Remarks: Start_RTC_API takes the address at which the PCRTC is installed at. The device driver must be installed.

Returns: 0 = device driver is not installed. non zero = address of PCRTC.

Example: See below.

Battery_RTC

Purpose: Check battery status of PCRTC

C:int Battery_RTC(void);

Pascal: FUNCTION Battery_RTC: WORD;

BASIC: FUNCTION BatteryRTC%

Returns: 1 if battery is good 0 if battery is low

Example: See below.

Documentation Number PCRTC2095 Manual 7

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