now()

This function returns the current RTC date and time as a "DateTime Class" class. It is the only function that reads the RTC datetime value.

---

Example:

...
DS3231M_Class DS3231M; // Create an instance of the DS3231M
...
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(SERIAL_SPEED);
  while (!DS3231M.begin()) { // Initialize RTC communications
    Serial.println("Unable to find DS3231M. Checking again in 1 second.");
    delay(1000);
  } // of loop until device is located
  DateTime now = DS3231M.now(); // get the date and time from RTC
  Serial.print("Year:   "); Serial.println(now.year());
  Serial.print("Month:  "); Serial.println(now.month());
  Serial.print("Day:    "); Serial.println(now.day());
  Serial.print("Hour:   "); Serial.println(now.hour());
  Serial.print("Minute: "); Serial.println(now.minute());
  Serial.print("Second: "); Serial.println(now.second());
...
} // of setup