# RTC_GetSWClockTick

## Syntax

  `#include <nitro/rtc.h>`

      OSTick RTC_GetSWClockTick( void );

## Arguments

None.

## Return Values

Returns the total number of ticks that have elapsed since 12:00am on January 1, 2000, as calculated by the software clock.
Returns 0 if the last software clock synchronization failed.

## Description

Returns an `OSTick` (`u64`) value for the total number of ticks that have elapsed since 12:00am on January 1, 2000, as calculated by the software clock.

Returns 0 if the last call to the `RTC_SyncSWClock` function failed.

## See Also

`RTC_SyncSWClock`

## Revision History

2008/04/17 Initial version.

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