Omron NT631 Series Reference Manual page 151

Character String Display
Display Functions
Input Functions
Output Functions
Processing Functions
Relationship with Other Elements
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Display Attributes and Drawing Result
Attribute
Standard The character string display element is displayed with
the specified foreground color and background color.
Flash Repeated alternation of the standard display and no
display.
Inverse Flash Repeated exchange of the foreground color and
background color.
Direct Reference and Indirect Reference
Direct reference is a method whereby the memory table whose contents are to
be displayed is specified directly.
PT
a b c d
Direct
reference
In indirect reference, the memory table whose contents are to be displayed is not
specified directly: the contents of the specified numeral memory table (numeric
value) are regarded as the number of a character string memory table, and the
contents of this character string memory table are displayed. Note that more
processing time is required for indirect reference that for direct reference.
PT
a b c d
In character string display, the character string is displayed in accordance with
the General settings.
For details on the method of display depending on the General settings, refer to
Common Attributes (page 140).
Character string displays have no input function.
Character string displays have no output function.
Character string displays have no processing function.
• The conversion method and display method used with character string input
(page 201) are the same as those used when for character string display.
Drawing Result
ABCDEFG
ABCDEFG
⇔
ABCDEFG ⇔
PC
Character string
Allocated word
memory table
(character string memory table No. 51)
No. 51
DM0100
a b c d 6 1 6 2
6 3 6 4
PC
Allocated word
Numeral memory
(numeral memory table No. 20)
table No. 20
DM0000
0 0 5 1 0 0 5 1
Indirect
reference
DM0100
6 1 6 2
a b c d
6 3 6 4
Character string
memory table No. 51 Allocated word
(character string memory
table No. 51)
Section 2-9
ABCDEFG