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Article #6673Re: Amiga clocks
From: arc
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 1990 07:15
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 1990 07:15
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In article <475419@neabbs.UUCP>, rrs@neabbs.UUCP (RONALD VAN EIJCK) writes:
> Dear amiga clock guru,
>
> One of our programms, a 24 our a day 365 days a year remote controlled,
> programmable slideshow, we are having trouble with the Amiga clocks
> (internal and external).
> 1. sometimes the amiga internal clock runs 18 seconds a minute fast.
> The cause of this is unknown but the machine stands in a
> cable tv headstation so ?
>
> To avoid problem number 1 we have a background task that reads the external
> clock (battery backedup clock) every 30 seconds. this looks like:
> FOREVER
> {
> Execute("Setclock load",input,output); /* input and output are nil: */
> Delay(1000) /* pal land 30 seconds */
> }
>
> 2. Sometimes the clock sets itself at 1-1-1978 (ami's first day of life).
>
> 3. Sometimes the clock is a couple of weeks|months fast|slow.
>
> 4. Sometimes the clock is unset unset unset after a reset.
>
> If you have any clue about the cause and/or solution of these problems
> please help us out!
>
> Thanx in advance.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> | Ronald van Eijck R&R Software rrs@neabbs.uucp |
> | |
> | I wan't more colors in my Amiga |
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are having those probs it could be these things:
Your clock battery is screwed.
Your CIA's are bad (They provide some system-dependant timing, etc.)
That's about it. Welp, later!
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