Dynapro Technologies Dynapro ET TCS, Application Developer'S Manual

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This chapter provides a general overview of Touch Control Screen (TCS) programming. Topics
include:
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Coding standards
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Communication environments
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Communication codes
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Character sets
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TCS commands
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A general description of control strings
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How to generate remote commands from the host
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A summary of TCS status reports
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A summary of selectable modes
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Detailed descriptions of the TCS Mode commands
Except for the TCS Mode commands, which are described in this chapter, commands mentioned
in this chapter are described in detail in the rest of this manual.
For quick reference to a particular command, refer to the command lookup tables in Appendix B.
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The TCS conforms to the following standards for representing characters and controls:
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ANSI X3.4-1977 American National Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
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ANSI X3.41-1974 American National Standard Code Extension Techniques for Use With
7 bit Coded Character Set of American National Standard Code for
Information Interchange
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ANSI X3.64-1979 American National Standard Additional Controls for Use With
American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
All TCS controls comply with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard X3.64-
1979. Some TCS controls are ANSI-specified; others are ANSI- compatible DEC-private or
ANSI-compatible TCS-private. The ANSI standard referenced throughout the rest of this manual
is Standard X3.64-1979.