Special commands – PSC PT Program Generator User Manual
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PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0
Special Commands
You can use an
Output
node to send special commands to the portable's dis-
play or operating system.
Creating Special Display Commands
To create a command to send to the display, complete the following steps:
1. Select
Display as the
Output to Device
.
2. Select
String as the
Data Source
.
3. To add a command, press the
Add
button. An
Add Output Operation
dialog appears (shown in
Figure 39. The Output Operation dialog
Information to
Output
The
Information to Output
options
specify the data or com-
mand to be transmitted (string),
or the register or file containing
the data.
Refer to
Registers on page 78
and
Files on page 81
.
Select
Operation
Select the location for the beginning of the command to appear on the porta-
ble’s display from the
Select Operation
pull-down list.
Move to row, column within current display
Erase all text from cursor to EOL
Move to row, column within the virtual screen. Refer to
Actual vs. Virtual Display on
page 19
for more information.
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