
Chapter 7. I/O Facilities
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Notes relating to the system status
Notes when the system status is displayed
The following statements and functions will cause somewhat different operations when the
system status is displayed.
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CLS statement
The
CLS statement clears the VRAM area assigned to the bottom line of the LCD but does not
erase the system status displayed.
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LOCATE statement
Even if you specify the bottom line of the LCD as the desired cursor position by using the
LOCATE statement, the cursor cannot move to the bottom line and it will move to the next to
the bottom line instead.
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OUT statement
If you send graphic data to the VRAM area assigned to the bottom line of the LCD by using the
OUT statement, the sent data will be written into that VRAM area but cannot be displayed on
the bottom line.
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INP function
If you specify the VRAM area assigned to the bottom line of the LCD as an input port, the INP
function reads one-byte data from that area.
Notes when displaying the system status with OUT statement
If the cursor is placed on any line except for the bottom line of the LCD: Specifying the system
status indication with the
OUT statement overwrites the system status on the current data
shown on the bottom line. If Kanji characters are shown on the bottom line, the lower half of
the Kanji is overwritten with the system status but with the upper half remaining on the LCD.
If the cursor is placed on the bottom line of the LCD: Specifying the system status indication
with the
OUT statement scrolls up the screen by one line together with the cursor and the sys-
tem status will appear on the new bottom line. (The number of columns does not change.)
Notes when erasing the system status with the OUT statement
Erasing the system status with the OUT statement displays the content of the VRAM area
(assigned to the bottom line of the LCD) on that part of the LCD.
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