ifm
System Manual
ecomat
mobile
PDM360NG (CR1080, CR1081, CR9042) Target V01
2011-07-28
Visualisations in the device
Recommendations for user interfaces
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ISO 10646 _ Information technology — Universal multiple-octet coded
character set (UCS)
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The universal character set (UCS) is a standard set of characters which is defined in the international
standard ISO 10646. For all practical purposes this is the same as Unicode.
Per character a memory space of 2 bytes is used. Unicode is a 16-bit code which represents
2
16
= 65536 characters. The first goal is a clear and standardised encoding of the characters of all
national languages.
Not all of these 65536 character addresses are used. A user-defined area enables approx.
2000 addresses with user-specific characters.
Another 1408576 characters can be encoded via the combination of two 16-bit codes. The hope is to
be able to cover all characters that exist or have ever existed. Furthermore, technical symbols, musical
signs, phonetics, etc. are mapped. However, one is still far from using all character addresses.
Examples:
Unicode: control characters and basic characters
Unicode: arrows