Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@kenci
Last active January 23, 2023 13:38
Show Gist options
  • Select an option

  • Save kenci/7eb9b60bf97e46077a0e to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.

Select an option

Save kenci/7eb9b60bf97e46077a0e to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
ESP8266 NTP Timeserver with Alarms
/*
* alarmsystem.ino
*
* This sketch uses the ESP8266WiFi library
*/
#include <TimeLib.h>
#include <Time.h>
#include <TimeAlarms.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
const char ssid[] = "SSID"; // your network SSID (name)
const char pass[] = "PASSWORD"; // your network password
// NTP Servers:
//IPAddress timeServer(132, 163, 4, 101); // time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
IPAddress timeServer(91, 206, 8, 36); // 0.at.pool.ntp.org
// IPAddress timeServer(132, 163, 4, 102); // time-b.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
// IPAddress timeServer(132, 163, 4, 103); // time-c.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov
const int timeZone = 1; // Central European Time
//const int timeZone = -5; // Eastern Standard Time (USA)
//const int timeZone = -4; // Eastern Daylight Time (USA)
//const int timeZone = -8; // Pacific Standard Time (USA)
//const int timeZone = -7; // Pacific Daylight Time (USA)
#define ALARM_ON_PIN 12
#define ALARM_OFF_PIN 12
WiFiUDP Udp;
unsigned int localPort = 8888; // local port to listen for UDP packets
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ALARM_ON_PIN, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ALARM_OFF_PIN, OUTPUT);
while (!Serial) ; // Needed for Leonardo only
delay(250);
UpdateNTP();
Serial.println("Setting Alarms...");
Alarm.alarmRepeat(22,1,0, AlarmON); // every day at 22:00
Alarm.alarmRepeat(8,0,0, AlarmOFF); // every day at 08:00
Alarm.alarmRepeat(0,0,1, UpdateNTP);
//Alarm.timerRepeat(5, AlarmON); //test
}
time_t prevDisplay = 0; // when the digital clock was displayed
void loop()
{
if (timeStatus() != timeNotSet) {
if (now() != prevDisplay) { // update the display only if time has changed
prevDisplay = now();
digitalClockDisplay();
Alarm.delay(1000);
}
}
}
void pressButton(byte pin) {
digitalWrite(pin, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(pin, LOW);
}
// functions to be called when an alarm triggers:
void AlarmON(){
pressButton(ALARM_ON_PIN);
}
void AlarmOFF(){
pressButton(ALARM_OFF_PIN);
}
void UpdateNTP() {
Serial.println("TimeNTP Example");
Serial.print("Connecting to ");
Serial.println(ssid);
WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(".");
}
Serial.print("IP number assigned by DHCP is ");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
Serial.println("Starting UDP");
Udp.begin(localPort);
Serial.print("Local port: ");
Serial.println(Udp.localPort());
Serial.println("waiting for sync");
setSyncProvider(getNtpTime);
}
void digitalClockDisplay(){
// digital clock display of the time
Serial.print(hour());
printDigits(minute());
printDigits(second());
Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print(day());
Serial.print(".");
Serial.print(month());
Serial.print(".");
Serial.print(year());
Serial.println();
}
void printDigits(int digits){
// utility for digital clock display: prints preceding colon and leading 0
Serial.print(":");
if(digits < 10)
Serial.print('0');
Serial.print(digits);
}
/*-------- NTP code ----------*/
const int NTP_PACKET_SIZE = 48; // NTP time is in the first 48 bytes of message
byte packetBuffer[NTP_PACKET_SIZE]; //buffer to hold incoming & outgoing packets
time_t getNtpTime()
{
while (Udp.parsePacket() > 0) ; // discard any previously received packets
Serial.println("Transmit NTP Request");
sendNTPpacket(timeServer);
uint32_t beginWait = millis();
while (millis() - beginWait < 1500) {
int size = Udp.parsePacket();
if (size >= NTP_PACKET_SIZE) {
Serial.println("Receive NTP Response");
Udp.read(packetBuffer, NTP_PACKET_SIZE); // read packet into the buffer
unsigned long secsSince1900;
// convert four bytes starting at location 40 to a long integer
secsSince1900 = (unsigned long)packetBuffer[40] << 24;
secsSince1900 |= (unsigned long)packetBuffer[41] << 16;
secsSince1900 |= (unsigned long)packetBuffer[42] << 8;
secsSince1900 |= (unsigned long)packetBuffer[43];
return secsSince1900 - 2208988800UL + timeZone * SECS_PER_HOUR;
}
}
Serial.println("No NTP Response :-(");
return 0; // return 0 if unable to get the time
}
// send an NTP request to the time server at the given address
void sendNTPpacket(IPAddress &address)
{
// set all bytes in the buffer to 0
memset(packetBuffer, 0, NTP_PACKET_SIZE);
// Initialize values needed to form NTP request
// (see URL above for details on the packets)
packetBuffer[0] = 0b11100011; // LI, Version, Mode
packetBuffer[1] = 0; // Stratum, or type of clock
packetBuffer[2] = 6; // Polling Interval
packetBuffer[3] = 0xEC; // Peer Clock Precision
// 8 bytes of zero for Root Delay & Root Dispersion
packetBuffer[12] = 49;
packetBuffer[13] = 0x4E;
packetBuffer[14] = 49;
packetBuffer[15] = 52;
// all NTP fields have been given values, now
// you can send a packet requesting a timestamp:
Udp.beginPacket(address, 123); //NTP requests are to port 123
Udp.write(packetBuffer, NTP_PACKET_SIZE);
Udp.endPacket();
}
@jmartens2
Copy link

jmartens2 commented Jan 11, 2020 via email

@kenci
Copy link
Author

kenci commented Jan 11, 2020 via email

@jmartens2
Copy link

jmartens2 commented Jan 11, 2020 via email

@jmartens2
Copy link

hi sorry to bother you again but i see a mention of a digitalclock, where can i get the information on how you displayed a clock and on what?
thank you

@kenci
Copy link
Author

kenci commented Jan 12, 2020 via email

@ZachreyNM
Copy link

ZachreyNM commented Oct 11, 2020

Hallel Yah!!! OMG!!! Tears of JOY!!! It works! It works!! We have been beating our heads against the wall for over a week trying to get a relay to turn on and off at a specified network time!!!!!!!!!

@demoking23
Copy link

can plz tell what are the change needed for india time zone IST in the zone

@jmartens2
Copy link

jmartens2 commented Jan 23, 2023 via email

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment