Chapter 3: Guidelines For Writing A Software Driver - GTCO CalComp BIT PAD TWO DATA User Manual

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*On the 3-button cursor, the buttons are distinguished by raised dimples, rather than
by numbered labels. In the table above, 1 corresponds to one dimple, 2 to two dimples
and etc.
<CR>
ASCII carriage return
<LF>
ASCII line feed

Chapter 3: Guidelines for Writing a Software Driver

A computer must have a driver in order for the Bit Pad Two to be connected. The driver is
a software subroutine that collets and decodes Bit Pad Two reports for use by another
(master) program. This section provides some guidelines, in the form of flowcharts, for
writing a driver.
The flowcharts are for a Bit Pad Two using the packed binary report format. The steps are
general for any set of operating characteristics.
NOTE: In the context of these charts, normalize means to combine the two coordinate
bytes into the format required by your master program.
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