Matrix Orbital GLK240128-25 - Manual (Page 32)

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6.4 Fonts
4.1 Upload a
Font File Dec
Hex
ASCII 254 36
FE 24
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ID Size Data
ID Size Data
ID Size Data v8.0
Upload a font to a graphic display. To create a font see the Font File Creation section, for upload protocol see the
File Transfer Protocol or XModem Transfer Protocol entries. Default font is ID 1.
ID * Short Unique font identification number, value between 0 and 1023.
Size * Integer Size of the entire font file.
Data Byte(s) Font file data, see the Font File Creation example.
*Note: ID and Size were changed from Byte and Short lengths respectively at firmware revision 8.1
4.2 Set the
Current Font Dec
Hex
ASCII 254 49
FE 31
■ 1
ID
ID
ID v8.0
Set the font in use by specifying a unique identification number. Characters sent after the command will appear in
the font specified; previous text will not be affected. Default is 1.
ID * Short Unique font identification number, value between 0 and 1023.
*Note: ID was changed from a Byte length at firmware revision 8.5
4.3 Set Font
Metrics Dec
Hex
ASCII 254 50
FE 32
■ 2
LineMargin TopMargin CharSpace LineSpace Scroll
LineMargin TopMargin CharSpace LineSpace Scroll
LineMargin TopMargin CharSpace LineSpace Scroll v8.0
Set the font spacing, or metrics, used with the current font. Changes only appear in text sent after command.
LineMargin Byte Space between left of display and first column of text. Default 0.
TopMargin Byte Space between top of display area and first row of text. Default 0.
CharSpace Byte Space between characters. Default 0.
Line Space Byte Space between character rows. Default 1.
Scroll Byte Point at which text scrolls up screen to display additional rows. Default 1.
4.4 Set Box Space
Mode Dec
Hex
ASCII 254 172
FE AC
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Switch
Switch
Switch v8.0
Toggle box space on or off. When on, a character sized box is cleared from the screen before a character is
written. This eliminates any text or bitmap remnants behind the character. Default is on.
Switch Byte 1 for on or 0 for off.