Index: firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r609937ae79b4b77a0bd9ac180d38425b0b6922fb -rca4b67841f4c9136401a2f1011668eb0a468f19a
--- firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.c	(.../RTC.c)	(revision 609937ae79b4b77a0bd9ac180d38425b0b6922fb)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.c	(.../RTC.c)	(revision ca4b67841f4c9136401a2f1011668eb0a468f19a)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 static U32  convertTime2Epoch();
 static void updateReadTimestampStruct();
 static BOOL setMibSPIBufferLength( U16 length );
-static void prepBufferForReadCommand( U16 length );  // Puts the read command
+static void prepBufferForReadCommand( U08 length );  // Puts the read command
 
 static RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_T handleSelfTestStart();
 static RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_T handleSelfTestCheckCtrlRegs();
@@ -765,7 +765,20 @@
     t.tm_hour = RTCTimestampStruct.hours;
     t.tm_mday = RTCTimestampStruct.days;
     t.tm_mon  = RTCTimestampStruct.months - 1;
+    // Disabled daylight saving
+    // If daylight saving is not disabled, MinGW in VectorCAST
+    // may or may not calculate the value right
+    t.tm_isdst= 0;
+
+#ifndef _VECTORCAST_
     t.tm_year = RTCTimestampStruct.years + 2000 - 1970;
+#else
+    t.tm_year = RTCTimestampStruct.years + 2000 - 1900;
+    // MinGW in VectorCAST assumes the time is local while
+    // the time is in GMT so 8 hours is subtracted from the hour
+    // to simulate GMT for VectorCAST
+    t.tm_hour = t.tm_hour - 8;
+#endif
 
     epochTime = mktime(&t);
 
@@ -883,7 +896,7 @@
  * @param none
  * @return none
  *************************************************************************/
-static void prepBufferForReadCommand( U16 length )
+static void prepBufferForReadCommand( U08 length )
 {
     txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ] = RTC_READ_FROM_REG0;
 
@@ -975,7 +988,7 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_WRITE;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &rxBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_TIMESTAMP_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, rxBuffer, RTC_TIMESTAMP_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1009,7 +1022,7 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_PREP_RAM;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &RAMBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_RAM_PREP_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, RAMBuffer, RTC_RAM_PREP_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1043,7 +1056,7 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_WRITE_TO_RAM;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_3 ], &RAMBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RAMBufferLength + 1 );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, RAMBuffer, RAMBufferLength + 1 );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1078,7 +1091,7 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_READ_FROM_RAM;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_3 ], &RAMBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RAMBufferLength + 1 );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, RAMBuffer, RAMBufferLength + 1 );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1115,7 +1128,7 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_READ;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &rxBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, rxBuffer, RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1176,7 +1189,7 @@
 {
     RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_T result = RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_CHECK_CTRL_REGS;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &rxBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, rxBuffer, RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1217,7 +1230,7 @@
 {
     RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_T result = RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_WAIT_FOR_FIRST_SECOND;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &rxBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, rxBuffer, RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
@@ -1263,7 +1276,7 @@
 {
     RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_T result = RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_WAIT_FOR_SECOND_SECOND;
 
-    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( &txBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], &rxBuffer[ BUFFER_INDEX_0 ], RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
+    BOOL isStatusOk = serviceRTC( txBuffer, rxBuffer, RTC_GENERAL_BUFFER_LENGTH );
 
     if ( RTCServiceState == RTC_SERVICE_COMPLETE && isStatusOk )
     {
Index: firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.h
===================================================================
diff -u -r408e6e577818831b985f28e6bf777cd9f65b9849 -rca4b67841f4c9136401a2f1011668eb0a468f19a
--- firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.h	(.../RTC.h)	(revision 408e6e577818831b985f28e6bf777cd9f65b9849)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/RTC.h	(.../RTC.h)	(revision ca4b67841f4c9136401a2f1011668eb0a468f19a)
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "Common.h"
 
-void initRTC();
-
-void execRTC();
-
-void setRTCTimestamp( U08 secs, U08 mins, U08 hours, U08 days, U08 months, U16 years );
-
-U32  getRTCTimestamp();
-
-SELF_TEST_STATUS_T execRTCSelfTest();
-
 typedef enum RTC_RAM_STATUS
 {
     RTC_RAM_STATUS_IDLE = 0,
@@ -47,6 +37,16 @@
 
 } RTC_RAM_STATE_T;
 
+void initRTC();
+
+void execRTC();
+
+void setRTCTimestamp( U08 secs, U08 mins, U08 hours, U08 days, U08 months, U16 years );
+
+U32  getRTCTimestamp();
+
+SELF_TEST_STATUS_T execRTCSelfTest();
+
 RTC_RAM_STATUS_T writeToRAM( U16 address, U16* data, U32 length );
 
 RTC_RAM_STATUS_T readFromRAM( U16 address, U32 length );
@@ -58,10 +58,3 @@
 void getDataFromRAM( U16* externalBuffer, U32 length );
 
 #endif
-
-
-
-
-
-
-