diff --git a/hoverbrettctrl/src/main.cpp b/hoverbrettctrl/src/main.cpp
index a439835..cecf789 100644
--- a/hoverbrettctrl/src/main.cpp
+++ b/hoverbrettctrl/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 unsigned long loopmillis;
 unsigned long last_loopmillis;
 
+
+#include <TimeLib.h> //for teensy rtc 
+time_t getTeensy3Time();
+
 #include <OneButton.h>
 
 #include <SPI.h>
@@ -196,20 +200,44 @@ void display_show_stats();
 void display_show_stats2();
 void display_show_stats3();
 void display_show_menu();
+time_t getTeensy3Time();
 
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(SERIAL_BAUD); //Debug and Program
 
+  Wire.begin();
+  // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
+  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS)) {
+    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
+    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
+  }
+
+  // Show initial display buffer contents on the screen --
+  // the library initializes this with an Adafruit splash screen.
+  display.display();
+
+  display.clearDisplay();
+  display.setTextSize(1);
+  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
+  display.setCursor(0, 0);
+  display.println(F("Init. ESC"));
+  display.display();      // Show initial text
+
   esc.init();
 
 
+  display.print(F("Init. SD.. ")); display.display();
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // see if the card is present and can be initialized:
   if (!SD.begin(SDCHIPSELECT)) {
     Serial.println("Card failed, or not present");
+    display.print(F("Fail!")); display.display();
     datalogging=false; //disable logging
+    delay(1000);
   }else{
     Serial.println("Card initialized.");
+    display.print(F("OK")); display.display();
   }
 
   analogReadResolution(12);
@@ -233,29 +261,28 @@ void setup() {
   });
   
 
-  Wire.begin();
-  // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
-  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS)) {
-    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
-    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
+
+  display.print(F("Init. RTC.. ")); display.display();
+
+  setSyncProvider(getTeensy3Time); //See https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html#teensy3
+  if (timeStatus()!= timeSet) {
+    Serial.println("Unable to sync with the RTC");
+    display.println(F("Fail")); display.display();
+    delay(1000);
+  } else {
+    Serial.println("RTC has set the system time");
+    display.println(F("OK")); display.display();
   }
 
-  // Show initial display buffer contents on the screen --
-  // the library initializes this with an Adafruit splash screen.
-  display.display();
-
-  display.clearDisplay();
-  display.setTextSize(1);
-  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
-  display.setCursor(10, 0);
-  display.println(F("Radio Init"));
-  display.display();      // Show initial text
-
+  
+  display.println(F("Init. NRF24")); display.display();
   radio.begin();
 
 
   Serial.println("RF24 set rate"); 
-  radio.setDataRate( RF24_250KBPS ); //set to slow data rate. default was 1MBPS
+  if (!radio.setDataRate( RF24_250KBPS )){ //set to slow data rate. default was 1MBPS
+      display.println(F("  Fail Data Rate!")); display.display();
+  }
   //radio.setDataRate( RF24_1MBPS ); 
   //Serial.println("set channel"); 
 
@@ -272,12 +299,11 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.println("start listening"); 
   radio.startListening();
 
-  display.clearDisplay();
-  display.setTextSize(2); // Draw 2X-scale text
-  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
-  display.setCursor(10, 0);
-  display.println(F("Started"));
+
+
+  display.println(F("Finished"));
   display.display();      // Show initial text
+
   
   
 }
@@ -753,6 +779,8 @@ void display_show_stats() {
   display.print(F("trip=")); display.print(esc.getTrip(),0); display.print(F(", ")); display.print(esc.getCurrentConsumed(),3); display.println(F("Ah"));
   display.print(F("eff.=")); display.print(esc.getTrip()/esc.getCurrentConsumed(),0); display.println(F("m/Ah"));
 
+  display.print(F("RTC=")); display.print(now()); display.println(F(""));
+  display.print(F("Logging=")); display.print(datalogging); display.println(F(""));
   
   
   display.display();      // Show initial text
@@ -837,4 +865,10 @@ void display_show_menu() {
   }
   
   display.display();      // Show initial text
+}
+
+
+time_t getTeensy3Time()
+{
+  return Teensy3Clock.get();
 }
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