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Digital clock

A DS3231 clock module keeps the time; a 4-digit display shows hours and minutes. Button A sets the time.

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Open in TinkerPie Studio

What you need

Wiring

DS3231 → SENSOR port. 4-digit display: CLK → S1, DIO → S2, VCC → 3.3 V.

Step by step

  1. Open Digital clock in TinkerPie Studio. It opens as blocks.
  2. Wire it: DS3231 → SENSOR port. 4-digit display: CLK → S1, DIO → S2, VCC → 3.3 V.
  3. Press Run to try it in the simulator. Use the sliders and buttons under the board picture to test it.
  4. Connect TinkerPie with a USB-C cable in Chrome or Edge, press Connect, then Download. Or, with Studio started from the TinkerPie launcher on your computer, open the Arduino C++ tab and press Build & Flash.
  5. Change something: a colour, a number, a sound. Then run it again.

The code

This is the program the blocks make. The same program runs in the simulator and on the board.

JavaScript
basic.forever(function () {
  digits.showTime(Pin.S1, Pin.S2, clock.hour(), clock.minute());
  basic.pause(1000);
});
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, function () {
  clock.set(2026, 10, 13, 9, 30, 0);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.Yes, Colors.Green);
});
Arduino C++ (TinkerPie library)
// Digital clock
// Arduino C++ made by TinkerPie Studio from the blocks. Board: TinkerPie V1 (ESP32-S3).
// Arduino IDE: install the TinkerPie library (Studio menu > Arduino library), then Tools > Board > ESP32S3 Dev Module,
// USB CDC On Boot: Enabled, Flash Size: 16MB, Partition Scheme: 16M Flash (3MB APP/9.9MB FATFS), PSRAM: OPI PSRAM.
#include <TinkerPie.h>
using namespace tinkerpie;

void setup() {
  tinkerpie::begin();
  basic::forever([]() {
    digits::showTime(Pin::S1, Pin::S2, clock::hour(), clock::minute());
    basic::pause(1000);
  });
  input::onButtonPressed(Button::A, []() {
    clock::set(2026, 10, 13, 9, 30, 0);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::Yes, Colors::Green);
  });
}

void loop() {
  tinkerpie::loop();   // runs the forever blocks and handles events
}

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