[Coco] DS1216

[Robert Gault]

George Ramsower wrote:
>

>   Oh! I should specify on these matters. This PC keeps excellent time and once a
> week, it updates from WWV.
>
>   The coco keeps terrible time without the smart watch but for what I'm doing, I
> have to use getclk about every  five or ten seconds or the software clock in OS9
> will lose about one to two seconds over a period of about thirty seconds. This
> is okay for normal use as a few seconds won't matter.
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>
> George R.
>
>

So your problem is with the NitrOS-9 clock not the SmartWatch. :)

What do you have in your OS9Boot file regards the clock? NitrOS-9 now has the 
option of a clock2_smart module which presumably "constantly" reads the DS1216. 
That will waste system time but will prevent the typical losses found with the 
clock2_soft module.
Looking at the clock2_smart source code, it should be possible to set the DS1216 
without any special set clock routine, just use the setime command or the F$Time 
system call. I have not tested this but expect you won't need to constantly use 
getclk with clock2_smart in your OS9Boot file.

Robert