# GetRTC Method - neoVI API

This method returns the value of the real-time clock on a connected neoVI device.

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```cpp
int _stdcall icsneoGetRTC(void * hObject, icsSpyTime *pTime);
```

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```vbnet
Public Declare Function icsneoGetRTC Lib “icsneo40.dll” (ByVal hObject As IntPtr, ByRef pTime As icsSpyTime) As Int32
```

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```csharp
[DllImport(“icsneo40.dll”)] public static extern Int32 icsneoGetRTC(IntPtr hObject, ref icsSpyTime pTime);
```

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**Parameters**

hObject

\[in] Specifies the driver object created by [OpenNeoDevice](/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/basic-functions-overview-intrepidcs-api/openneodevice-method-intrepidcs-api.md).

pTime

\[in] The address of a icsSpyTime structure. This structure is defined in the file icsSpyDataCommon.h

**Return Values**

1 if the function succeeded. 0 if it failed for any reason. [GetLastAPIError](/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/error-functions-overview-intrepidcs-api/getlastapierror-method-intrepidcs-api.md) must be called to obtain the specific error. The errors that can be generated by this function are:

NEOVI\_ERROR\_DLL\_NEOVI\_NO\_RESPONSE = 75

**Remarks**

### Examples

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```cpp
long lResult;
icsSpyTime icsTime;

//Call for RTC
lResult = icsneoGetRTC(m_hObject, &icsTime);
```

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```csharp
long lResult;
icsSpyTime icsTime;

//Call for RTC
lResult = icsNeoDll.icsneoGetRTC(m_hObject,ref icsTime);
```

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```vbnet
Dim lResult As Int32
Dim icsTime As New icsSpyTime

'//Call for RTC
lResult = icsneoGetRTC(m_hObject, icsTime)
```

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