Matrix Orbital LK162-12 Legacy - Manual (Page 17)

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3. Displaying Text
This chapter describes the various text -display commands in detail. A quick reference summary of all text
commands is found in section 7.4. There is no specific command to display text. Any data sent to the LCD
that is not prefixed by the command prefix (0xFE) will be displays on the LCD.
3.1 General
Text is displayed on the LK162-12 using the built-in 5 x 7 dot matrix font (plus up to 8 user-defined
characters.
3.2 The Built-In Character Font
The LK162-12 includes a built-in 5 x 7 dot matrix font with the full range of ASCII characters plus a variety of
extended characters, as shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Character Set