Special commands – PSC PT Program Generator User Manual

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Creating & Using Nodes

PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0

Special Commands

You can use an

Output

node to send special commands to the portable's dis-

play or operating system.

Creating Special Display Commands

To create a command to send to the display, complete the following steps:

1. Select

Display as the

Output to Device

2. Select

String as the

Data Source

3. To add a command, press the

Add

button. An

Add Output Operation

dialog appears (shown in

Figure 39. The Output Operation dialog

Information to
Output

The

Information to Output

options

specify the data or com-

mand to be transmitted (string),
or the register or file containing
the data.

Refer to

Registers on page 78

and

Files on page 81

Select
Operation

Select the location for the beginning of the command to appear on the porta-
ble’s display from the

Select Operation

pull-down list.

Move to row, column within current display

Erase all text from cursor to EOL

Move to row, column within the virtual screen. Refer to

Actual vs. Virtual Display on

page 19

for more information.

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