Downloading The EVFU (Using The PI Line)

The following example illustrates the skip to channel command.

Table 26. Skip To Channel Example

Program Instruction

Remarks

Output

10

WIDTH “LPT1:”,255

Required by some BASIC

 

 

languages to avoid auto LF at

 

 

column 80

20

LPRINT CHR$(27);“[0;1!p”;

Go to top of form (channel 1)

30

LPRINT “TOP OF FORM”

Print indicated words

40

LPRINT CHR$(27);“[0;3!p”;

Go to channel 3

50

LPRINT “LINE 6”;

Print indicated words

60

LPRINT CHR$(27);“[0;4!p”;

Go to channel 4

70

LPRINT “LINE 25”;

Print indicated words

80

LPRINT CHR$(27);“[0;5!p”;

Go to channel 5

90

LPRINT “LINE 57”;

Print indicated words

100 LPRINT CHR$(27);“[0;8!p”;

Go to channel 8

110 LPRINT “END OF FORM”;

Print indicated words

120 END

 

NOTE: Set the top-of-form first. When you execute the EVFU, the paper will move to the top-of-form on the next page and then begin printing.

Downloading The EVFU (Using The PI Line)

The PI-EVFU is identical to the ESC sequence-EVFU, except for the EVFU load and command sequences. The PI-EVFU is used exclusively with the Dataproducts parallel interface option.

NOTE: The PI-line must be enabled in the interface menu.

Start load command:6C (hex) selects 6 LPI linespacing 6D (hex) selects 8 LPI linespacing

6E (hex) selects current linespacing

End load command:6F (hex)

The format of the two byte channel control code is shown in Table 27.

Table 27. Two Byte Channel Control Code Format

Bit Number

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Number

x

x

6

5

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

first byte

x

x

y

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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