How to set 12-Hour AM/PM Clock
- Ramya Raman (Unlicensed)
From version 6.0.5 onwards, a 12-hour clock in AM/PM format can be created using API 5.0.
This can be done using the POST command.
API for creating Tile with clock in AM/PM:
POST : http://{{ip_address}}:{{port}}/api/5.0/tiles/config/.json
Body Structure
The below body creates AM/PM clock in Upcase. "variant": "Digital AM/PM - Upcase",
For AM/PM without Upcase, please change "variant": "Digital AM/PM"
{
"data": {
"label": "AM/PM Upcase Clock",
"version": 1,
"content_type": "Clock",
"min_width": 32,
"min_height": 32,
"default_width": 300,
"default_height": 200,
"description": "Black and white digital clock - AM/PM",
"objects": [
{
"type": "Clock",
"left": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"right": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"top": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"bottom": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"max_width": {
"pixels": null,
"percentage": 100
},
"max_height": {
"pixels": null,
"percentage": 100
},
"alignment": "Top Left",
"index": 1,
"variant": "Digital AM/PM - Upcase",
"color": "#e0e0e0"
}
]
},
"metadata": {
"config_version": 1
}
}Response
{
"data": {
"uuid": "d3ad19e9-1d35-4d46-81ee-7862a3edbea1",
"label": "AM/PM Upcase Clock",
"version": 1,
"created": "2023-01-09T10:49:49.186Z",
"modified": "2023-01-09T10:49:49.186Z",
"content_type": "Clock",
"min_width": 32,
"min_height": 32,
"default_width": 300,
"default_height": 200,
"description": "Black and white digital clock - AM/PM",
"objects": [
{
"type": "Clock",
"left": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"right": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"top": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"bottom": {
"pixels": 0,
"percentage": null
},
"max_width": {
"pixels": null,
"percentage": 100
},
"max_height": {
"pixels": null,
"percentage": 100
},
"alignment": "Top Left",
"index": 1,
"variant": "Digital AM/PM - Upcase",
"color": "#e0e0e0"
}
]
},
"metadata": {
"config_version": 1673205811618252
}
}
The clock created through the API can be seen on the MCS and MCM9000 GUI as below.
Note: This example shows clock created for type “Black and white digital clock - AM/PM”. The same can be done for other clocks as well just by editing the “variant“ field with siffix AM/PM or AM/PM - Upcase for Upcase.
For example, if you prefer an analog clock without upcase in AM/PM format the variant field should be specifed as "variant": "Analog - AM/PM". For a 24Hr clock it would be "variant": "Analog"