DCEX

Display Code EXpected

Classification:

Format parameter setting

 

Command Syntax:

DCEX <code#>

 

Limits:

<code#>

 

 

0 = 0 0 0 0

8 = 1 0 0 0

 

1 = 0 0 0 1

9 = 1 0 0 1

 

2 = 0 0 1 0

10 = 1 0 1 0

 

3 = 0 0 1 1

11 = 1 0 1 1

 

4 = 0 1 0 0

12 = 1 1 0 0

 

5 = 0 1 0 1

13 = 1 1 0 1

 

6 = 0 1 1 0

14 = 1 1 1 0

 

7 = 0 1 1 1

15 = 1 1 1 1

Query Syntax:

DCEX?

 

Query Response:

<code#>

 

Description: The DCEX command sets up the display code that’s expected from a display connected to the generator. The code is determined by one or more sense lines being connected to ground by the display. Many video controller cards for the Apple Macintosh

IIand VGA type cards for the IBM-PC sample the status of the display code sense lines. The information then sets up one of several different operating modes to match a particular display. An improper display code may make the controller card or display appear to malfunction.

The DCEX? query first performs a logical AND operation with the display code bit mask and the actual display code that’s sensed. The decimal equivalent of the result then is returned. The mask is set with the DCEX command.

The expected setting and the actual result are both shown in the Format test image. They have no effect how a given format generates a set of test signals.

Other Required Cmds: The FMTU command instructs the generator to use the new setting. The ALLU command uses the new setting and redraws the test image.

Example: D C B M

7

/ /

S e t m a s k t o r e a d s e n s e l i n e s

 

/ / 0 , 1 & 2 o n l y

D C E X

5

/ /

O n l y l i n e s 0 a n d 1 s h o u l d b e

/ / g r o u n d e d

F M T U / /

U p d a t e h a r d w a r e t o c u r r e n t

/ /

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