research website: https://rees52.

com/diy-arduino/1472-make-a-digital-clock-using-4-bit-tm1637-led-
display-module-and-ds3231-rtc-module-interfacing-with-arduino-uno-kt808

code:

#include <TM1637Display.h>

#include <RTClib.h>

#include <Wire.h>

RTC_DS3231 rtc;

#define CLK 8

#define DIO 9

TM1637Display display(CLK, DIO);

void setup () {

display.setBrightness(0xA);

display.setColon(true);

}
void loop () {

DateTime now = rtc.now();

int t = now.hour() * 100 + now.minute();

display.showNumberDec(t, true);

delay(1000);

Connection:

Ds3231

Gnd to gnd

Vcc to vcc

Scl to arduino scl

Sda to arduino sda

4digit display

Gnd to gnd

Vcc to vcc

Clk to dig 8

Dio to dig 9

Another link:

https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/pentiumcadiz/4-digit-rtc-clock-85068b

https://thecustomizewindows.com/2017/02/making-digital-clock-arduino-7-segment-4-digit-tm1637/

another code:

#include <Wire.h>

#include "TM1637.h"

#define CLK 6

#define DIO 7

#define brightness 6

#define keyHor 5

#define keyMin 4

#define keyPL 3

TM1637 tm1637(CLK,DIO);

#define DS3231_I2C_ADDRESS 0x68

volatile boolean flag;

byte decToBcd(byte val){

return ( (val/10*16) + (val%10) );

byte bcdToDec(byte val){

return ( (val/16*10) + (val%16) );

void setDateDs3231(byte second,

byte minute, // 0-59

byte hour, // 1-23

byte dayOfWeek, // 1-7

byte dayOfMonth, // 1-28/29/30/31

byte month, // 1-12

byte year) // 0-99

Wire.beginTransmission(DS3231_I2C_ADDRESS);

Wire.write(0);

Wire.write(decToBcd(second));

Wire.write(decToBcd(minute));

Wire.write(decToBcd(hour));

Wire.write(decToBcd(dayOfWeek));

Wire.write(decToBcd(dayOfMonth));

Wire.write(decToBcd(month));

Wire.write(decToBcd(year));

Wire.endTransmission();
}

void getDateDs3231(byte *second,

byte *minute,

byte *hour,

byte *dayOfWeek,

byte *dayOfMonth,

byte *month,

byte *year)

Wire.beginTransmission(DS3231_I2C_ADDRESS);

Wire.write(0);

Wire.endTransmission();

Wire.requestFrom(DS3231_I2C_ADDRESS, 7);

*second = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x7f);

*minute = bcdToDec(Wire.read());

*hour = bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x3f);

*dayOfWeek = bcdToDec(Wire.read());

*dayOfMonth = bcdToDec(Wire.read());

*month = bcdToDec(Wire.read());

*year = bcdToDec(Wire.read());

void setINT(){

Wire.beginTransmission(DS3231_I2C_ADDRESS);

Wire.write(0x0E);
 Wire.write(0x0);

Wire.endTransmission();

void blink() {

digitalWrite(13, !digitalRead(13));

flag = !flag;

tm1637.point(flag);

void setup() {

// Serial.begin(9600);

Wire.begin();

pinMode(13, OUTPUT);

pinMode(keyHor, INPUT_PULLUP);

pinMode(keyMin, INPUT_PULLUP);

pinMode(keyPL, INPUT_PULLUP);

tm1637.init();

tm1637.set(brightness);

setINT();

attachInterrupt(0, blink, CHANGE);

void loop(){

byte second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year;

getDateDs3231(&second, &minute, &hour, &dayOfWeek, &dayOfMonth, &month, &year);

int8_t TimeDisp[4];
 TimeDisp[0] = hour / 10;

TimeDisp[1] = hour % 10;

TimeDisp[2] = minute / 10;

TimeDisp[3] = minute % 10;

if (!digitalRead(keyHor) && !digitalRead(keyPL)){

second = 0;

hour++;

if (hour > 23) hour = 0;

setDateDs3231(second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year);

delay(200);

if (!digitalRead(keyMin) && !digitalRead(keyPL)){ // минуты

second = 0;

minute++;

if (minute > 59) minute = 0;

setDateDs3231(second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year);

delay(200);

tm1637.display(TimeDisp);