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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Author: Zion Orent <zorent@ics.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+import time, sys, signal, atexit
+import pyupm_ds1307 as upmDs1307
+
+# load RTC clock on i2c bus 0
+myRTCClock = upmDs1307.DS1307(0)
+
+def printTime(RTCObj):
+	timeStr = "The time is: {0}/{1}/{2} {3}:{4}:{5}".format(
+	RTCObj.month, RTCObj.dayOfMonth, RTCObj.year,
+	RTCObj.hours, RTCObj.minutes, RTCObj.seconds)
+
+	if (RTCObj.amPmMode):
+		timeStr += (" PM " if RTCObj.pm else " AM ")
+
+	print timeStr
+
+	print "Clock is in", ("AM/PM mode"
+	if RTCObj.amPmMode else "24hr mode")
+
+
+# always do this first
+print "Loading the current time... "
+result = myRTCClock.loadTime()
+if (not result):
+	print "myRTCClock.loadTime() failed."
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+printTime(myRTCClock);
+
+# set the year as an example
+print "setting the year to 50"
+myRTCClock.year = 50
+myRTCClock.setTime()
+
+# reload the time and print it
+myRTCClock.loadTime()
+printTime(myRTCClock)