THE SERIALS

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ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY reserves

the right to change specifications

without prior notice. Printing and

typographical

errors

reserved.

additional commands for 1..4 line displays

after

Reset

Command

Code

Remark

Display Mode

ESC

M

5

Overwrite-mode; autoflow OFF

4

6

Overwrite-mode; autoflow ON

Convert Character Code

ESC

U

0

no character code conversion

1

1

convert character code to IBM-Code (for englisch/japanisch character set)

Define character

ESC

Z

n1

8 x data...

n1=character no. (0..7); data = 8x bytes for new character

LED backlit on/off

ESC

L

n1

LED backlit n1=0: off, n1=1: on; n1=2: invert; n1=3..255 n1/10 sec. on

on

Write output port

ESC

Y

n1

n2

n1=0: Set all 6 output ports in accordance with n2 (=6-bit binary value)

n1=1..8: Reset output port n1 (n2=0); set (n2=1); invert (n2=2)

all

1

Version Number

ESC

V

Shows the version number on the display

Reset

ESC

R

Resets and re-initializes the display and controller.

Before sending new data over the RS-232/RS-422 wait 500.

TABLE OF COMMANDS

after

Reset

Command

Code

Remark

Formfeed FF (dec.:12)

^L

Clear screen and place cursor to home position (1,1)

Carriage Return CR (13)

^M

Set cursor into first column left hand

Linefeed LF (dec.:10)

^J

Move cursor down to next line

Cursor positioning

ESC

O

n1

n2

n1=column; n2=line; home-position (1,1) top left hand

1,1

Cursor Form

ESC

C

0

Hidden cursor

3

1

Cursor in form of a flashing block

2

Cursor as an underscore

3

Cursor in form of a flashing block with an underscore

Display Mode

ESC

M

1

Clear-mode; autoflow OFF

4

2

Clear-mode; autoflow ON

3

Scroll-mode; autoflow OFF

4

Scroll-mode; autoflow ON

Select / Deselect

ESC

S

adr

Select interface adress adr=0..254; (adr 255=all)

select-

ed

D

Deselect interface adress adr=0..254; (adr 255=all)

additional commands for 8- and 16-line displays

after

Reset

Command

Code

Remark

Display Mode

ESC

M

5

Clear-mode; autoflow OFF

4

6

Clear-mode; autoflow ON

7

Scroll-mode; autoflow OFF

8

Scroll-mode; autoflow ON

Set letter type

ESC

N

Set standard type; black letters; bright background

N

I

Set inverse letters; bright letters; black background

B

Flashing letters; black letters flash on bright background

L

Invers+flashing; bright letters flash on black background

Save actual settings

ESC

P

Saves cursorform, display-mode and font-type in EEPROM

Select / Deselect

ESC

A

adr

Assignes a new select/deselect adress (8 bit) to the interface

COMMANDS, DATA TRANSFER

All incoming datas will be largely interpretated as ASCII datas. When display fills up, the characters

automatically scroll to the top. CR/LF will be recognized and executed. FF (12d/$0C) clears the

display. Cursor can be set manually by command i.e. "ESC O" (ESC=27d/$1B).

The 8-line and 16-line displays offer beside standard-commands additional options:

The 1-line, 2-line and 4-line displays offer beside standard-commands additional options: