HP 7550A Emulation [KC-GL] (Mode 8)
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S-Mask/P-Mask Values
Device-Control Instructions
4 2 3 Illegal parameter
8 3 4 Unknown character
16 4 5 Unknown character set
32 5 6 Plot position overflow
64 6 7 –
128 7 8 –
Table 7.40. S-Mask/P-Mask Values
S-Mask/P-Mask Values Bit Value Description
1 0 Pen down
2 1 Changed P1 or P2
4 2 Valid digitizing point
8 3 Initialized
16 4 Ready
32 5 Error
64 6 –
128 7 –
Table 7.41. Device-Control Instructions
Instruction Parameters Description
ESC.( – Plotter ON
a
a
Ignored
ESC.Y – Plotter ON
a
ESC.) – Plotter OFF
a
ESC.Z – Plotter OFF
a
ESC.@ [(<DEC>);(<DEC>)]; Plotter configuration
a
ESC.B – Output buffer space
ESC.E – Output extended error
ESC.H [(<DEC>);(<ASC>);
(<ASC>); (;...<ASC>)]
Select handshaking mode 1
a
ESC.I [(<DEC>);(<ASC>);
(<ASC>); (;...<ASC>)]
Select handshaking mode 2
a
ESC.J – Ignore device-control instructions
a
ESC.K – Ignore plot instructions
a
ESC.L – Output buffer size
ESC.M [(<DEC>);(<ASC>);
(<ASC>);
(<ASC>);(<ASC>);
(<ASC>)]
Select output mode (output trigger character, echo
terminator, output terminator)
ESC.N [(<DEC>);(<ASC>);
(;...<ASC>)]
Select extended output and handshaking mode 1
a
ESC.O – Output extended status
ESC.R – Reset handshaking
a
Table 7.39. E-Mask Bit Values
Bit Error No. Description