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SECTION
12.
PROGRAM CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS
*** 98
SEND
CHARACTER ***
Instruction 98 is used to send
a
character to
the
printer.
The
single parameter sets the baud
rate
and gives
the decimal equivalent
of
the
7
bit
character (sent as 8 bits, no
parity).
For
example, to send the ASCII character
control
R
at 9600 baud, 2018 would be entered
for
Parameter
1.
This instruction can be used to
send
a
control character
to activate some
device.
The specified
character
is
sent
at
the
time Instruction 98 is executed; this
willcause
it
to precede any output arrays generated
in
the
same table, since the output
data
is
sent to
the
printer
at
the completion
of
the table.
PAR.
DATA
NO.
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
01: 4
Decimal Value of ASCII character:
yxxx
xxx=ASOll value (1-127)
y=Baud rate code
0
300
baud
1
1200
baud
2
9600
baud
3
76.800
baud
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