GTCO 2500 Series - Users Guide 3/3 - Manual (Page 5)

2500 Series 5
F F
a
b
(b)
N
E F button pressed twice is the command prefix
Single button code for the command
Any required parameter of the command
Optional parameters
Numeric variable
E button ends the command string with a CR
The command will take effect as soon as the E button is pressed.
The cursor does not need to be on the tablet surface to send a command, but it must be
enabled. The 4-button cursor cannot be used for cursor commands.
Entering Commands from the Menu
The menu refers to the tablet region dedicated to issuing commands and the Mylar overlay
for that region. The overlay is only an aid for the operator; its position must coincide with
the menu region on the tablet surface. When the menu has been enabled, the menu
region transmits commands or ASCII characters instead of position data.
The four rows of blank blocks may be used to activate a custom menu. If the menu is
enabled, picking these blocks transmits a coordinate pair. The Mode Status character is an
M for MENU, the X-axis data is the block number (1 to 64) and the Y-axis data is not
significant. The block numbers may be used by a custom program as commands. The
blocks are numbered from 1 at the lower left corner to 65 in the upper right corner of the
blank area.
NOTE: The output format must contain a Mode Status character or the software will not
receive an indication that the custom menu is being used.
Menu commands take the general format: [a] [b] [CR]
[a]
[b]
([b])
[n]
[CR] A function code block or blocks. The contents of one block are indicated
by [] brackets.
Any required parameter of the function, picked out on the ASCII blocks.
Optional parameters
A numeric variable
Carriage Return block, which terminates the command sequence.