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Command Syntax Notes
Initialize medium Digits FE 6D
254 109
254 ’m’
Initializes the user character set to
make medium digits.
Initialize horizontal bar
graph
FE 68
254 104
254 ’h’
Initializes the user character set to
make horizontal bar graphs.
Define custom character FE 4E [c][8 bytes]
254 78 [c][8 bytes]
254 ’N’ [c][8 bytes]
Defines one of 8 custom "user" char-
acters. Character number is [c] be-
tween 0x00 and 0x07.
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 0x14).
User must first use the ’v’ or ’s’
command to initialize characters.
Draw horizontal bar graph FE 7C [c][r][d][length]
254 124 [c][r][d][length]
254 ’|’ [c][r][d][length]
Draws a horizontal bar graph start-
ing at column [c] on row [r] with di-
rection [d] (0 is right, 1 is left) of
length [length]. Length is measured
in pixels (0x00 to 0x64 if starting in
column 1). User must first use the
’h’ command to initialize characters.
Draw medium digits FE 6F
[row][column][digit]
254 111
[row][column][digit]
254 ’o’
[row][column][digit]
Draws a medium digit in [row] and
[column] using the specified [digit].
Medium digits occupy two rows.
When the [row] is specified to be
“1”, the medium digit will be dis-
played correctly. When the [row]
is specified to be “2”, only the top
part of the medium digit will be dis-
played. When [row] is specified to
be “0”, only the bottom part of the
medium digit will be displayed.
Table: Bar Graphs and Special Characters
7.7 Miscellaneous Commands
Table 22: Miscellaneous Commands
Command Syntax Default Notes
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