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# getDateTime()

Return current system date and time that is kept by the RTC unit

## Parameters

none

## Return value

* `table` current date and time, table elements:
* `year` (number) year
* `mon` (number) month
* `day` (number) day of month
* `hour` (number) hours
* `hour12` (number) hours in US format
* `min` (number) minutes
* `sec` (number) seconds
* `suffix` (text) am or pm