User-defined Characters

Since NLQ characters can have up to 18 dots in a column, each vertical column must be divided into three sections for data number calculation.

The figure below shows a single column to make clear how the data numbers are calculated. When designing NLQ characters, you should use circles instead of dots to make it easier to see and count overlapping dots.

 

 

 

128

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First

 

 

32

32

 

 

data

 

 

18

 

 

= 229

 

 

 

 

number

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number

 

 

8

8

=28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

1 6 I

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Third

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

data

 

 

 

 

number

 

 

 

 

 

> =64

 

64

64

 

 

 

To calculate the data numbers for this column, just add together the values in each section of the column. If no dots are used in a section, the data number is zero. You must use three numbers, even zeros, for every column when writing the DATA statements for a program.

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