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Count

Count is the number of bytes of data being downloaded

 

starting with the font ID byte. The count is a 2-byte value

 

downloaded as the low byte followed by the high byte.

Font ID Byte

The font ID byte is a 1-byte number that identifies the

 

font. The ID byte for the 249x is 35 (x23).

Start

When downloading character data, the start address is

 

the absolute address of the start of the character data.

 

When downloading lookup table data, the start address is

 

the address of the new entry in the lookup table. The start

 

address is a 2-byte hexadecimal value downloaded as the

 

low byte followed by the high byte.

Data

When data is character data, it comes from the character

 

design. When downloading lookup table data, data is as

 

follows:

 

 

 

 

Bit

Bit Values

Functions

 

 

 

1, 2, and

 

The absolute address of the character's

3 (Attribute

 

image data.

Byte 1)

 

 

 

 

 

7

1

Indicates that this is a block graphic

 

 

character (connects at 6 LPI).

 

 

 

6

0

Indicates a downloaded character.

 

 

 

 

1

Indicates a resident character.

 

 

 

5-0

The number of

 

 

character data dot

 

 

columns stored in

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

4 (Attribute

 

 

Byte 2)

 

 

 

 

 

7, 6

0,0 Shading character.

The type of block graphic character.

 

 

 

 

0,1 Line drawing

The type of block graphic character.

 

character.

 

 

 

 

 

1,0 Underscore

The type of block graphic character.

 

character.

 

 

 

 

 

1,1 Not supported.

The type of block graphic character.

 

 

 

5-0

For a 10 cpi Letter

The number of dot columns of character

 

Quality 36 column

data printed minus one.

 

character, bits 5-0

 

 

would be 35.

 

 

 

 

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