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PT status notification bits
PT status
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7
Bit
5-8
Section
Notification of the Operating Status to the PC
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5-8-1 Ascertainable NT620S/620C Statuses
(Notified Operating Statuses)
[“PT status notification bits” of the PT status notify area]
Controlled Item
1 (ON)
0 (OFF)
PT operating sta-
tus
operating
stopped
Battery
low
normal
Screen switch strobe flag
Numeral setting strobe flag
Character-string setting strobe flag
Printer operating
status
Printing
Stopped
S
PT operating status (bit 15)
When the NT620S/620C is in the RUN mode this bit is set to ON (1). In other
modes and while the system menu is displayed it is OFF (0). When this bit is
OFF allocated bits and words cannot be read or written to.
Caution
To ensure system safety, be sure to periodically read the PT operating status bit
from the host in order to ensure that the PT is always operating normally.
S
Battery (bit 13)
If the voltage of the backup battery for the NT620S/620C memory becomes
low, this bit is set to ON (1).
S
Screen switch strobe flag (bit 12)
When the screen displayed on the NT620S/620C is switched by a designation
from the PC, by the stand alone function or by the operation of the allocated bit
of a bit memory table, the screen switch strobe flag comes ON (1). On notifica-
tion to the PC, it returns to the OFF (0) status.
For details on how the screen switch strobe flag is used, see “Notifying the dis-
play screen to the PC” (page 195).
S
Numeral setting strobe flag (bit 11)
When numerical data is input to a numeral table using the NT620S/620C nu-
meral setting function, the numeral setting strobe flag comes ON (1). On notifi-
cation to the PC, it returns to the OFF (0) status.
For details on how the numeral setting strobe flag is used, see “Notification of
Numbers to the PC” (page 220).
S
Character-string setting strobe flag (bit 10)
This bit is set to “1” when a character-string is input to a character-string
memory table by using the character-string setting function. On notification to
the PC, the bit is set to “0” (OFF).
For details, see “Notification of Character-string to the PC” (page 222).
S
Printer operating status (bit 7)
Summary of Contents for NT620C
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