Chapter 7: Programming

Programming Commands

In this section, all commands that are available in the PROG mode are described, excluding keyboard commands and I menu commands.

Input and display commands

1.While creating a NEW or EDIT program, press ito access the COMMAND menu.

The first page of the COMMAND menu is displayed.

Press dor uto scroll page by page.

<COMMAND-1> ƒPrint ⁄Print" ¤Input ‹Wait

You may directly enter a command by pressing the corresponding alphanumeric key without first having to display the relevant COMMAND menu page.

Command

Key

Description

Examples

operations

Print

i0

Displays the value of the

Print A

<variable>

 

specified variable. The display

Print B≥

 

 

format is determined by the

 

 

 

SET UP menu.

 

 

 

 

 

Print”

i1

Displays the text entered after

Print” SHARP

<text>

 

the quotation mark. If the text

 

 

 

exceeds three lines, only the

 

 

 

last three lines will be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

Input

i2

Temporarily stops the program

Input A

<variable>

 

and prompts you to enter a

Input B≥

 

 

value for the variable with the

 

 

 

display ‘<variable>=?’.

 

 

 

 

 

Wait

i3

Pauses the program for the

Wait 5

<number>

 

specified number of seconds.

Wait FF

 

 

The maximum wait time is 255

(hexadecimal

 

 

seconds. If no wait time is

mode)

 

 

specified, the program pauses

 

 

 

until you press any of the keys.

Wait 1010

 

 

The BUSY indicator stays on

(binary mode)

 

 

while the program is waiting.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sharp EL-5230, EL-5250 Programming Commands, COMMAND-1 ƒPrint ⁄Print ¤Input ‹Wait, Input and display commands

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