diff --git a/RTC/Core/Src/main.c b/RTC/Core/Src/main.c
index 9e8db95..502dadd 100644
--- a/RTC/Core/Src/main.c
+++ b/RTC/Core/Src/main.c
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } timeAndDate;
 
 typedef struct {
-	char *hours;
-	char *minutes;
-	char *seconds;
-} timeAndDateChar;
+	char hours[10];
+	char minutes[10];
+	char seconds[10];
+	char *fullTimeStamp;
+} timeStamp;
 
-timeAndDateChar time;
+timeStamp time;
 
 /* USER CODE END PV */
 
@@ -393,7 +394,9 @@ void set_alarm(int h, int min, int weekDay, char* alarm, RTC_AlarmTypeDef* alarm
 
 }
 
-/*timeAndDateChar get_time(timeAndDateChar *time){
+void get_time(timeStamp *time){
+
+	char str[200];
 
 	if (HAL_RTC_GetTime(&hrtc, &sTime, RTC_FORMAT_BIN) == HAL_OK)
 		{
@@ -402,12 +405,22 @@ void set_alarm(int h, int min, int weekDay, char* alarm, RTC_AlarmTypeDef* alarm
 			sprintf(time->seconds, "%d", sTime.Seconds);
 		}
 
+	strcpy(str, time->hours);
+	strcat(str, ":");
+	strcat(str, time->minutes);
+	strcat(str, ":");
+	strcat(str, time->seconds);
+	strcat(str, " | ");
+
+	time->fullTimeStamp = str;
 }
-*/
+
 // sending to UART
 void transmit_uart(char *string){
-	//char divider[] = ":";
-	//get_time(time);
+	//char str[200];
+	//get_time(&time);
+	//strcat(time.fullTimeStamp, string);
+	//strcpy(str, time.fullTimeStamp);
 	uint8_t len = strlen(string);
 	HAL_UART_Transmit(&huart2, (uint8_t*) string, len, 200);
 }