Matrix Orbital VFD2041 Legacy - Manual (Page 24)

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Command Syntax Default Notes
254 'H'
Block cursor on FE 53
254 83
254 'S' on
R Turns on the blinking block cursor.
Block cursor off FE 54
254 84
254 'T' R Turns off the blinking block cursor.
Cursor left FE 4C
254 76
254 'L' Moves the cursor one position to the left. If the
cursor is already at the beginning of a line it will
move to the end of the other line.
Cursor right FE 4D
254 77
254 'M' Moves the cursor one position to the right. If the
cursor is already at the end of a line it will move
to the beginning of the other line.
6.5 Bar Graphs and Special Characters
The commands in this section are used to define and display bar graphs and special characters.
Table 6-2 Bar Graph and Special Character Commands
Command Syntax Notes
Initialize thick vertical
bar graph FE 76
254 118
254 'v' Initializes the user character set to make wide vertical bar
graphs.
Initialize thin vertical
bar graph FE 73
254 115
254 's' Initializes the user character set to make narrow vertical bar
graphs.
Initialize horizontal
bar graph FE 68
254 104
254 'h' Initializes the user character set to make horizontal bar
graphs.
Draw vertical bar
graph FE 3D [col][length]
254 61 [col][length]
254 '=' [col][length] Draws a vertical bar graph at column [col] of length [length].
Length is measured in pixels (0x00 to 0x20). User must first
use the 'v' or 's' command to initialize characters.