SECTION 15

DSC DATA STREAMS

General Information

The DSC (Data Stream Compatibility) character set is found in non-SNA environments. It has a limited number of control characters, which are explained below.

Carriage Return (CR) — 05h

This command moves the presentation position to the left margin.

End of Message (EM) — 01h

The End of Message command terminates printing, and it may also send a new line to the printer, depending upon the setting of Option # 51 — DSC EM Generates CR/LF in Infinite Line Length and Option #57 — DSC NL at EM Even if in Column 1, and upon whether or not the current print position is column 1. Here is a table listing all of the possible results:

OPTION 51

OPTION 57

COLUMN

RESULT

N

N

1

No new line

N

N

>1

Send new line

N

Y

1

Send new line

N

Y

>1

Send new line

Y

N

1

No new line

Y

N

>1

Send new line

Y

Y

1

Send new line

Y

Y

>1

Send new line

Form Feed (FF) — 02h

The Form Feed command moves the presentation position to the top and left margins of the next page.

New Line (NL) — 03h

The New Line command moves the presentation position to the next line and left margin of the page. If the line count exceeds the bottom margin, the ULTRA will send an FF to the printer, and the print position will be the left and top margins of the next page.

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Agilent Technologies 6287 manual DSC Data Streams, Carriage Return CR 05h, End of Message EM 01h, Form Feed FF 02h

6287 specifications

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