Time access

class alphasign.time.Time

Class for setting and accessing the time.

call()

Call time for insertion into a TEXT file.

Returns:formatted string to use in a TEXT
Return type:string
set(hour=None, minute=None)

Sets the hour and minute of the internal clock on the sign.

If the time is not specified in the arguments, the time now will be used.

Parameters:
  • hour – hour in 24-hour format (18 instead of 6 for 6PM)
  • minute – minute (0 - 59)
Return type:

alphasign.packet.Packet object

set_format(format=1)

Sets the time format on the sign.

Parameters:format – 1 - 24-hour (military) time; 0 - 12-hour (standard AM/PM) format
Return type:alphasign.packet.Packet object