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8.3 Clock Utility
Overview
The clock utility is used to reference the current time, set the date and time, or set an alarm.
This utility is provided as an EXE file and should be activated as command line or as a child-process
of the application program.
Fig. 8.2
File Name
CLOCK.EXE
Function
The clock utility provides the following functions:
Displays the current time in digital or analog mode. 12-hour system or 24-hour system can
be selected for the digital display mode by the startup option.
The current date is displayed with the following format: year/month/day/day of the
week.
The current time is displayed with the following format: hour/minute/second.
12 hour/24 hour system.
Date and time can be set from 0 O'clock 0 minutes, January 1 (Tuesday) 1980 to 23
O'clock 59 minutes, December 31 (Sunday) 2079.
An alarm can be set.
A logo string can be specified by selecting an appropriate option at start up.