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<F5>
Font 5
Attributes
Description
Define the text size written by the <WT> command as 48 x 29 pixels
Parameters
None
Initial Value
Font 1 is the default used on initialisation
Modes
All Modes
Notes
Font 5 is a six-row font, each character being 48 pixels high by 29 pixels wide.
Font 5 has true decenders
Font 5 has a limited 7-bit ASCII character set consisting of the following:
0 to 9, A to Z, space, comma, full-stop, plus, minus.
This command also homes the cursor to the top left character position.
There are five separate commands that define the text size written by the <WT> command.
They also affect free text written in Operational Modes 0 and 1.
The font sizes are as follows:
F1
Single row font 8 x 6 pixels
F2
Two row font
16 x 10 pixels
F3
Three row font 24 x 15 pixels
F4
Four row font
32 x 19 pixels
F5
Six row font
48 x 29 pixels
All fonts have a full 7-bit character set, except F5
All fonts have true decenders, except <F1>
Uses
The <F5> command allows:
•
Maximum visibility
•
Eye-catching warnings when used with the <FL> flashing attribute
•
Display of one critical process variable
Example
<CS>
Clear Screen
<F5>
Select font 5
<CM7,0>
Move cursor to the lower left of the display
<WT12YZ>
Write “12YZ”
Gotchas!
The cursor is homed by this command, and may need to be moved to the desired position before
writing anything
F5 has a limited character set
See Also
DF
n
Download Font
WS
n
Write Soft Character
WT
Write Text