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• After sending this command, script execution holds up and waits for the operator to
Remarks
enter a value and press ENTER:
(cont.)
• If limits are used, the operator will not be able to input values outside the
minimum and maximum limits.
• For positive and negative entry ("+" sign used for the value field and/or the
exponent field), polarity of a non-zero value or exponent can be toggled by
positioning the cursor on the polarity sign and turning the wheel. Polarity will also
toggle when using the wheel to decrease or increase the value or exponent past
zero. A zero value or exponent (e.g. +00) is always positive and cannot be
toggled to negative polarity.
• After sending this command and pressing the EXIT key,
Details See "Parameter value
Also see display.prompt, display.setcursor,
Example Displays an editable field ("+0.50") for operator input – Valid input range is -0.10 to
+2.00, with a default of 0.50:
display.clear()
value = display.inputvalue("+0.00", 0.5, -0.1, 2.0)
display.loadmenu.add
Function Adds an entry to the "USER TESTS" submenu of the "LOAD TEST" menu.
Usage There are two ways to use this function:
display.loadmenu.add(displayname, chunk)
display.loadmenu.add(displayname, chunk, memory)
displayname
chunk
memory
Set
or
0
or
1
The default
• This function adds an entry to the "USER TESTS" submenu of the "LOAD TEST"
Remarks
menu. If the given item is subsequently selected via the front panel, the
be executed when the RUN key is pressed.
• The
memory
memory. Scripts, functions and variables used in the chunk are not saved by
display.SAVE
"Saving a user
it will be lost when the Series 2600 is turned off. See Example 1 below.
• It does not matter what order the menu items are added. They will be displayed in
alphabetical order when the "USER TESTS" menu is selected.
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
prompting" on
Name to display in the menu.
Chunk is the code to be executed.
Save or don't save
memory.
to one of the following values:
memory
display.DONT_SAVE
display.SAVE
setting is
memory
can be made up of scripts, functions, variables and commands. With
chunk
set to
display.SAVE
. Functions and variables need to be saved along with the script (see
script" page
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display.settext
and
chunk displayname
.
display.SAVE
, commands are saved with the
14-13). If the script is not saved in non-volatile memory,
Section 12 topics
will return .
value nil
in non-volatile
chunk
in non-volatile
chunk
will