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Character Displays on Screen
The type, size, and attributes of characters that can be displayed on the
NT20M and NT2000M screens are shown below. Character type, size, and
attributes are set at the time of creation on the Support Tool. When an
RS-232C or RS-422 Host Interface Unit is used, coordinates, characters,
etc., can be designated with commands from the host in Terminal Mode.
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Types of Characters
Half-size characters (8 x 8 dots)
Alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Normal-size characters (8 X 16 dots)
Alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Marks (16 X 16 dots)
Pictographs defined by the user (up to 64 possible).
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Designating Display Positions
The display positions can be designated in increments of display dots. When
characters overlap, characters written last overwrite those written earlier.
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Character Scale
It is possible to designate normal, double-width, double-height, 4x, 9x, or 16x
character size. When enlarging by 4x or more, the Programmable Terminal’s
automatic smoothing process (a process that removes the notches from
characters when they are enlarged) makes the characters easier to read.
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Display Attributes
Besides the standard display (black characters on a white background), you
can designate individual characters as inverse, blinking, or inverse/blinking.
Blinking
Inverse blinking
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Note You cannot designate the blinking cycle.
Nor-
mal-size
characters
4x char-
acters
Wide
characters
Wide
characters
4x char-
acters
16x characters
4-2
Normal Screen Changes
The displayed screen can be changed to another screen by designating the
screen number from the host (a Programmable Controller or personal com-
Normal Screen Changes
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