Custom Designed Character Example - SATO CL408 Programming Reference Manual

CUSTOM CHARACTERS/GRAPHICS

CUSTOM DESIGNED CHARACTER EXAMPLE

The following example is presented to help understand the use of the Custom Designed Characters command. It
demonstrates the design and printing of an "arrow" in a 16 x 16 matrix.
1. Determine which matrix size to use
• 16 dot x 16 dots
• 24 dots by 24 dots
2. Lay out a grid and draw the image on the grid.
• Each square represents one dot
• Blacken squares for each printed dot
(7a)
3.
Transfer the image into two bit map representations and then into hexadecimal or binary format.
E/Pro Programming Reference
Unit 7: Appendix
ROW BIT MAP
1 0000 0001
2 0000 0011
3 0000 0111
4 0000 1111
5 0001 1111
6 0011 1111
7 0111 1111
8 1111 1111
9 0000 0111
10 0000 0111
11 0000 0111
12 0000 0111
13 0000 0111
14 0000 0111
15 0000 0111
16 0000 0111
7-2
HEX
0000 0000 01 00
1000 0000 03 80
1100 0000 07 C0
1110 0000 0F E0
1111 0000 1F F0
1111 1000 3F F8
1111 1100 7F FC
1111 1110 FF FE
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
1100 0000 07 C0
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