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<US>
Upload Screen
Pixel Graphics
Description
Upload the current screen contents to the host.
Parameters
None
Initial Value
Not enabled. <US> command will return an error unless preceded by <UE>
Modes
All Modes
Notes
Detailed information about the upload procedure is in the Graphics Transfer Section (Page 13).
The <US> command is acknowledged in the normal way. After a short gap (500ms), a 1086 byte
block of data is sent to the host. A command acknowledge then follows with the check bytes as per
the current operational mode. The check bytes include the data block bytes and the acknowledge, but
not the check bytes themselves. The 1086 byte data block, saved to file is a graphics image of the
screen in 2-colour Windows .BMP format
This command requires the Upload Enable <UE> command to be sent immediately prior to it.
Uses
The <UE><US> commands allow:
•
Screen contents to be uploaded to a host computer as a Windows format .BMP file.
These screen captures can be included in operator user manuals and other documentation.
This combination of commands was used to generate the example screen-shots in this manual.
Example
Assume default logo is displayed
<UE>
<US>
Bitmap file of screen image is
returned to host
Gotchas!
In Operational Modes greater than 0, command responses and checksums will surround the data
See Also
UE
Upload Enable