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[skobyjay]

Hello,

 

I just received my netduino, during a debugging session when I stepped into an interrupt port event, I noticed that the DateTime argument in that event was June 11, 2011. Is there a way to set this on the GO? I have found examples of how to do this on the Plus but haven't been able to find how to for the GO.

 

Thanks.

[JerseyTechGuy]

Setting the time / date on the Go is the same as all Netduinos as this is a function of the .NET Framework.  These boards however do not retain the time when powered off as there is no Real Time Clock (RTC) circuit with battery backup so you will need to set the time each time it is powered or add something like a DS1307 RTC Breakout Board to the shield.

[Arron Chapman]

Setting the time / date on the Go is the same as all Netduinos as this is a function of the .NET Framework.

 

Just to expand on this, almost all of the code you will write for the .Net Micro Framework (.NetMF) will be 100% portable across all boards.  That is, in part, the purpose of the framework.  The only exceptions to this are SecretLabs.NETMF.PWM and SecretLabs.NETMF.AnalogInput which do not work on the new generation of boards (Netduino Go! and Netduino Plus 2).

[skobyjay]

Great, thanks for the responses. I will try to see if I was missing something when trying to reuse the Netduino Plus code in my Go! application.

[Chris Walker]

The only exceptions to this are SecretLabs.NETMF.PWM and SecretLabs.NETMF.AnalogInput which do not work on the new generation of boards (Netduino Go! and Netduino Plus 2).

Good point, Arron. Quick update...we just updated these two legacy classes so that they work on the new board (Netduino Go and Netduino Plus 2) as well. Chris

[Nevyn]

Quick update...we just updated these two legacy classes so that they work on the new board (Netduino Go and Netduino Plus 2) as well.

Of course, you still have the problem of where to get the current time from - cough - ethernet module - cough....

 

Regards,

Mark