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ESP32 NTP Server-Client: Getting Current Date and Time Arduino IDE

October 9, 2026

Getting Date and Time with ESP32 on Arduino IDE (NTP Client)

In this tutorial, we will learn how to get the current date and time from the NTP server with ESP32 acting as an NTP client and Arduino IDE. Accurate timekeeping is important for IoT applications and the NTP protocol provides a reliable way to synchronize the ESP32’s internal clock with a time server on the … Read more

Getting Current Date and Time with ESP8266 NodeMCU using NTP Server-Client and Arduino IDE

October 9, 2026

Getting Date and Time with ESP8266 NodeMCU Arduino IDE (NTP Client)

In this tutorial, we will learn how to get the current date and time from the NTP server with the ESP8266 NodeMCU development board and Arduino IDE. In the data logger applications, the current date and timestamp are useful to log values along with timestamps after a specific time interval. The time.h header file provides … Read more