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LCDShieldMk3.0.ino

// ***** Don Luc *****
// Software Version Information
// 3.0

// include the library code:
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_MCP23017.h>
#include <Adafruit_RGBLCDShield.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <RTClib.h>
#include <RTC_DS3231.h>

RTC_DS3231 RTC;

#define SQW_FREQ DS3231_SQW_FREQ_1024     //0b00001000   1024Hz

Adafruit_RGBLCDShield RGBLCDShield = Adafruit_RGBLCDShield();

// These #defines make it easy to set the backlight color
#define OFF 0x0
#define RED 0x1
#define YELLOW 0x3
#define GREEN 0x2
#define TEAL 0x6
#define BLUE 0x4
#define VIOLET 0x5
#define WHITE 0x7

boolean isChorno = false;

char datastr[100];

void loop() {
   
  // timeChrono();
  timeChrono();

  uint8_t momentaryButton = RGBLCDShield.readButtons();

  if ( momentaryButton ) {

    RGBLCDShield.clear();
  
    RGBLCDShield.setCursor(0,0);
    
    if ( momentaryButton & BUTTON_UP ) {
      RGBLCDShield.print("GREEN - UP");
      RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(GREEN);
    }
    
    if ( momentaryButton & BUTTON_DOWN ) {
      RGBLCDShield.print("RED - DOWN");
      RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(RED);
    }
    
    if ( momentaryButton & BUTTON_LEFT ) {
      RGBLCDShield.print("BLUE - LEFT");
      RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(BLUE);
    }
    
    if ( momentaryButton & BUTTON_RIGHT ) {
      RGBLCDShield.print("YELLOW - RIGHT");
      RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(YELLOW);
    }
    
    if ( momentaryButton & BUTTON_SELECT ) {
      RGBLCDShield.print("OFF");
      RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(OFF);
    }
        
  }
  
  delay(3000);
  
}

setup.ino

void setup() {

  // set up the LCD's number of columns and rows: 
  RGBLCDShield.begin(16, 2);
  RGBLCDShield.print("Don Luc!!!");
  RGBLCDShield.setBacklight(VIOLET);
  
  // ChronoDot
  setupChrono();    
  
}

ChronoDot.ino

void setupChrono() {

  RTC.begin();
  
  DateTime now = RTC.now();
  DateTime compiled = DateTime(__DATE__, __TIME__);
  RTC.getControlRegisterData( datastr[0] );    

}

void timeChrono() {

    DateTime now = RTC.now();
    DateTime isNow (now.unixtime() + 5572 * 86400L + 26980);
    
    // set the cursor to column 0, line 1
    RGBLCDShield.setCursor(0, 1);
 
    if ( isChorno == false ) 
    {
      isChorno = true;
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.year(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print('/');
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.month(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print('/');
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.day(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print(' ');
      RGBLCDShield.print(' ');
    }
    else if ( isChorno == true )
    {
      isChorno = false;
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.hour(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print(':');
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.minute(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print(':');
      RGBLCDShield.print(isNow.second(), DEC);
      RGBLCDShield.print(' ');
      RGBLCDShield.print(' ');
    }
  
}

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