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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import board
+from adafruit_display_text.label import Label
+from displayio import Group
+from terminalio import FONT
+
+import adafruit_ds3231
+
+# Create the RTC object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
+i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
+# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector
+ds3231 = adafruit_ds3231.DS3231(i2c)
+
+
+# Example written for boards with built-in displays
+display = board.DISPLAY
+
+# Create a main_group to hold anything we want to show on the display.
+main_group = Group()
+
+# Create a Label to show the readings. If you have a very small
+# display you may need to change to scale=1.
+display_output_label = Label(FONT, text="", scale=2)
+
+# Place the label near the top left corner with anchored positioning
+display_output_label.anchor_point = (0, 0)
+display_output_label.anchored_position = (4, 4)
+
+# Add the label to the main_group
+main_group.append(display_output_label)
+
+# Set the main_group as the root_group of the display
+display.root_group = main_group
+
+
+# Lookup tables for names of days and months - pretty printing
+days = ("Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday")
+months = (
+    "January",
+    "February",
+    "March",
+    "April",
+    "May",
+    "June",
+    "July",
+    "August",
+    "September",
+    "October",
+    "November",
+    "December",
+)
+
+# Begin main loop
+while True:
+    t = ds3231.datetime
+    # Update the label.text property to change the text on the display
+    display_output_label.text = f"{days[t.tm_wday]}\
+        \n{t.tm_mday} {months[t.tm_mon-1]} {t.tm_year}\
+        \n{t.tm_hour}:{t.tm_min:02}:{t.tm_sec:02}"