GTCO 2500 Series - Users Guide 2/3 - Manual (Page 2)

2500 Series 2
Data Output Formats
The output format is the manner in which ASCII or binary characters are transmitted from
the tablet to represent the position of the cursor, the operating mode and other
information.
There are 32 possible output formats. Four are standard CalComp 9100 series formats,
three are standard CalComp 2000 or 2200 series formats and one is a standard CalComp
4000 Wedge series format. These formats are used by many applications software
packages. On power-up, the 2500 Tablet will default to the format specified in the soft
switch settings.
NOTE: The 2500 Tablet will only respond to CalComp 9100, 2500 and 2000 series digitizer
commands. Although it can emulate the data output formats of other manufacturer’s
tablets, it will not respond to other manufacturer’s tablet function commands.
Format Definitions
@
C (or Ca, Cb)
Cn
Comma (,)
Carriage Return (<CR>)> in
output format
Decimal Point (.)
“At” sign. In ASCII formats, it is a literal @ symbol (HEX 40)
in the output.
Cursor Status Character. In ASCII formats, C represents a
single character while multiple characters are expressed
as Ca and Cb.
Cursor Status Bit. In Binary formats, the highest number
Cn is the most significant bit and C0 is the least significant
bit.
Comma. In ASCII formats, it is a literal comma (HEX 2C) in
the output.
Carriage return. In ASCII formats, a literal carriage return
(HEX 0D) in the output.
Decimal Point. In ASCII formats, it represents a literal
decimal point (HEX 2E) in the output.