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Chapter 5: Standard RLL Instructions - ASCII
ASCII Print to V-memory (VPRINT)
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The ASCII Print to V–memory instruction will write a specified ASCII string into a series of
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V–memory registers. Other features include Byte Swap, options to suppress or convert
leading zeros or spaces, and _Date and _Time options for U.S., European, and Asian date
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formats and 12 or 24 hour time formats.
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• Byte Swap: swaps the high–byte and low–byte
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within each V–memory register the ASCII
string is printed to. See the SWAPB
DS Used
instruction for details.
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HPP N/A
• Print to Starting V–memory Address: specifies
the begining of a series of V–memory
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addresses where the ASCII string will be
placed by the VPRINT instruction.
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• Starting V–memory Address: the first
V–memory register of the series of registers
specified will contain the ASCII string's length
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in bytes.
• Starting V–memory Address +1: the 2nd and
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subsequent registers will contain the ASCII
string printed to V–memory.
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VPRINT Time/Date Stamping
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Discrete Bit Flags
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SP53
SP71
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The codes in the table below can be used in the VPRINT ASCII string message to "print to
V–memory" the current time and/or date.
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A
B
C
D
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Parameter
Print to Starting V-memory Address
On if the CPU cannot execute the instruction.
On when a value used by the instruction is invalid.
# Character Code
1 _Date:us
2 _Date:e
3 _Date:a
4 _Time:12
5 _Time:24
DL260 Range
All V-memory (See page 3 - 56)
Description
Date/Time Stamp Options
American standard (month/day/2 digit year)
European standard (day/month/2 digit year)
Asian standard (2 digit year/month/day)
standard 12 hour clock (0-12 hour:min am/pm)
standard 24 hour clock (0-23 hour:min am/pm)