DS1307 issue

[richard]

I had similar issues with a ds1307 and discovered by reading the data sheet ,that if you don't have a backup battery connected to "vbat"
then "vbat" must be connected to ground. this fixed the 10:10:10 problem for me

[Scampy]

Richard, thanks for the tip, and yes that does fix the 10:10 problem, however I still can't get the DS1307 to run. I've also been porting some other examples that use the timers in the pIC rather than external devices to keep time as I've given up on the DS1307 for now !

[SUNFLOWER]

I saw the same time numbers awhile ago. The problem came from an accelerometer connected reversed power and ground causing voltage regulator stress. Problem cleared without damage after sensor was removed and installed correctly. Schematic located within http://www.harbornet.com/sunflower/PCB.jpg and code http://www.harbornet.com/sunflower/PCB.pbp