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1. FONT FOR CODE PAGE 4 863 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 5 865 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 6 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 7 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 19 858 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 253 7 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 254 W1257 Baltic FONT FOR CODE PAGE 255 W1253 Greek INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS SERVICE GUIDE SPARE PARTS LIST ASSEMBLY DRAWING PD 2601 series Technical Manual O 00 10 NN BPW F2 5 13 POSIFLEX OVERVIEW SCOPE This product series is a series particularly designed for HT series POS system as an integrated option This series possesses a generous outlook and numerous emulation modes for various command sets and a fixed pole height This series provides advanced arrangement for interface selection between RS232 and USB FEATURES Ergonomic design Easy and safe cable connection Rigid mechanical structure Bright green fluorescent display Adequately large characters for easy viewing 9 03 mm by 5 25 mm Two lines by 20 characters per line Euro dollar sign supported Various command emulation modes selectab2. Command Code 11 0A Command Name Cursor up down Command Result Cursor moves up or down to corresponding position of the other row Limitations None Command Code lt 12 gt lt 09 gt Command Name Vertical scroll up Command Result When cursor at LSD of 274 row this command clears the 1 row and scrolls the 274 row up to 1 row with the cursor now positioned at MSD of 2 row When cursor at other position this command just moves the cursor one digit to the right Limitations Scrolls up only at last position otherwise works just like Horizontal tab Command Code 12 0A Command Name Line feed PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 38 POSIFLEX Command Result With cursor at 2 row all the 2 row characters are moved up to 17 row leaving 274 row blank and cursor position unchanged If the cursor is at the row only the cursor is moved down to the same position of 2 row with all other display unchanged Limitations Line feed only at 2 row otherwise just like Cursor up down Command Code 15 Command Name Cursor on Command Result This command turns cursor on or keeps cursor lighted This is the default status The cursor is a blinking block of 5 by 7 dots Limitations None Command Code 16 Command Name Cursor off Command Result This command turns cursor off or keeps cursor
3. 2 1 COMMEND 3 1 GENERAL CONCEPT 52 05 3 1 ADM EMULATION MODE 3 4 COMMAND 5 3 4 COMMAND DETAIL acess pnr ES Ur ERR t nha 3 4 AEDEX 3 7 COMMAND 5 3 8 COMMAND DETAIL 33 23 92 3 8 EPSON EMULATION 3 13 COMMAND SUMMARY 3 13 GOMMANDB DETAILE 2 35 34 355293 3 14 FUTABA EMULATION MODE 3 26 COMMAND SUMMARY 3 26 COMMAND DETAIL en 3 e 26 NORITAKE EMULATION MODE 3 34 COMMAND SUMMARY 3 34 COMMAND DETAIL 3 34 UTC EMULATION 3 44 COMMAND SUMMARY 3 44 COMMAND 255555568555 eee Ro 3 45 UTC PASS THROUGH 3 46 UTC DIRECT POLE 3 54 1 PD 2601 series Technical Manual POUSIFLEX CHARACTER CODE TABLES 1 Cr FONT FOR CODE PAGE 0 PC437 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 1 Katakana FONT FOR CODE PAGE 2 850 FONT FOR CODE PAGE 3 PC860
4. Limitations Refer to available font page table for value of and applicable fonts Command Code lt x1 gt lt x2 gt lt 02 gt Command Name Clear pass through flag PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 42 POSIFLEX Command Result When the VFD is set to pass through mode by the lt 01 gt command the VFD monitors the data received for the Clear pass through flag command The default values for and lt x2 gt are 21 and 23 in hexadecimal format or in displayable form unless ever been changed by the lt 06 gt Change leading code command Limitations The default leading code is lt 21 gt lt 23 gt in hexadecimal form or in displayed form If a lt 06 gt Change leading code command has been executed the changed code should be used in front of the lt 02 gt code This leading code change will not be changed back by the 49 Reset command and will only be reset by VFD power off PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 43 POUSIFLEX G UTC Emulation Mode In UTC emulation there are 2 operating modes UTC pass thru mode and direct to pole mode In UTC pass thru mode all data received by the customer display go through directly to the pass through connected device such as a printer except some particular customer display commands remain active to work on the customer display In direct to pole mode nothing goes to the pass through connected d
5. Command Code 0A Command Name Line feed PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 36 POSIFLEX Command Result Works as command 11 0A Cursor up down as command 12 0A Line feed Limitations At power on or if the last command between the two choices given to is lt 12 gt 0A this command works exactly like 12 0A If no 12 0A command given after a 11 0A command to VFD then this command works exactly like 11 0A Command Code 0C Command Name Form feed Command Result Moves cursor to the MSD leftmost position of the 1 row Limitations None Command Code 0D Command Name Carriage return Command Result Cursor moves to the MSD leftmost position of the current row Limitations None Command Code 0E Command Name Clear Command Result characters displayed will be cleared from the screen while the cursor remains at the same position as before this command Limitations None Command Code 11 09 Command Name Horizontal tab PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 37 POUSIFLEX Command Result Moves cursor to the right by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the least significant digit LSD of one row the most significant digit MSD of the other row is considered as the position to the right of the cursor
6. pE D Etre Pret pit ope gug sme x3 cpp m bd od x4 x5 x6 x E iih bes ye ie gp gia s 9 RAL dete See yates taki BAS eee xD UU inris CE pr siji PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 9 POUSIFLEX J Font for Code Page 253 PC437G 2x 3x 4 5x 7x 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex iO ipp REE GT p m DIS Yo xis Pici BSD PHI REL a ee e 5 x6 x7 GSES PLR ea x9 xB xC xD pq ccr tee pos E PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 10 POSIFLEX K Font for Code Page 254 W1257 Baltic 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex Fx 2 x3 BE Uh Eo tt ha ocETD ORC tt xd cee gat eee eee x5 x6 v 2 BRIEG s Eom 2I xB xC women PP ETE PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 11 POUSIFLEX L Font for Code Page 255 W1253 Greek xl x2 ce 0 WEE LURE LE x7 x8 x9 XA 21 T siina xB Tied wou mut xE PSU E PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 12 POSIFLEX M International Character Sets 5D 5 60 7B J a 1 2 23 24 40 Un a omn Achik TEI ES 74 67 DENMARK I H E IE 2
7. and m where specifies position in the row and m specifies which row to move cursor to Limitations Value of lt n gt ranges from lt 01 gt to lt 14 gt in hexadecimal or 1 to 20 in decimal expression Value of m is either 01 or 02 Command Code 1 2C Command Name Mark comma Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 21 POSIFLEX This command displays a comma mark CM at the position of the cursor Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt lt 2E gt Command Name Mark period Command Result This command displays a period mark PM at the position of the cursor Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt lt 3B gt Command Name Mark semicolon Command Result This command displays a semicolon mark comma and period marks CM PM at the position of the cursor Limitations None Command Code 1 3C Command Name Clear mark Command Result This command clears marks a comma mark a period mark or comma and period marks CM PM or CM PM at the position of the cursor Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt lt 40 gt Command Name Show firmware version Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 22 POSIFLEX As a result to this command the VFD display is cleared and the firmware version is displayed The cu
8. jhobb pE SIE EN EII gog ef 5 x6 x7 t GE PUES PS nm x9 xD 7 CIDPP PPP MONN g p gig eF PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 5 POUSIFLEX F Font for Code Page 5 PC865 2x 3x 4x 5x 7 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex x0 SERRA UC pe ID xl 3 2m Re MM x5 x6 x7 x tS qm nec xD eras m m z xF PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 6 POSIFLEX G Font for Code Page 6 Russia 2x 4x 5x 7 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex x0 x2 xa 5 NER 7 cios POL Cibi XC as Tied PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 7 POUSIFLEX H Font for Code Page 7 ALBIC 2x 4 5x 7 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex 5 os 3 Semel 202 Tete E HR I ML eebosi iP d x4 Seg X6 7251 8801 ORT PST DOCH P x7 x8 zs ub mb Wo abe udo o apt 8 com o cox ip Be I HEISE SIE Ntc E PPP p HE monet was SEED Uu PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 8 POSIFLEX I Font for Code Page 19 PC858 2x 3x 4x 5x 7 9x Bx Cx Dx Ex x0 mI DAT Vee p cL 24 pepini
9. This command is used to start flashing text on the display Limitations None Command Code 1D Command Name Flashing text end PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 59 POUSIFLEX Command Result This command is used to stop flashing text on the display Limitations None Command Code lt 1 gt Command Name Clear display Command Result This command is used to clear the display and move the cursor to the home position without changing any modes in effect Limitations None Command Code lt 1 F gt Command Name Reset display Command Result The display will be cleared and reset to the default of lt DC2 gt and lt DC3 gt mode Vertical Scroll and Cursor On The cursor will be positioned to the first position on the top line Limitations Since this command resets the display modes if you wish to continue to use the display in DC1 and lt DC4 gt modes you must reissue those commands after lt US gt PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 60 POSIFLEX CHARACTER CODE TABLES A Font for Code Page 0 PC437 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7 8x 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx x0 xl x2 o PSC SCS gt SX cr p ef hee Cig LIONNI que DUT tep aa s SENT ppr epi x7 x8 x9 DEM M LE QS EE PE xc c di xD usd dodd p 2b onas ea PD 2601 series Technical M
10. id ue d a ITALY Fi E EUN a 4 W e i 1 SPAIN i E r4 c i norway FR SEES HE GSP AL DENMARK H IE m ze m E com PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 13 POSIFLEX SERVICE GUIDE A SPARE PARTS LIST The column Pos in the list below refers basically to the ID numbers indicated in the Assembly Drawing If this column is not available it refers to a packaging item The column S indicates the alternative selections available for that position This list is subject to update without notice Pos 5 Part Number Description 19460324112 1 Front Cover Charcoal 100 19460324116 2 Front Cover Ivory 19460711024 110 1 Green Color Filter for PD 2601 1 39462002010 PD 2601 VFD Module w Control Board 120 Rubber Sponge and EVA for RS232 Type 5 39462001010 2601 VFD Module w Control Board Rubber Sponge and EVA for USB Type 19460326012 1 Plastic Switch Cover Charcoal 130 19460326016 2 Plastic Switch Cover Ivory 19460330012 1 Neck Plastic Washer Charcoal 140 19460330016 2 Neck Plastic Washer Ivory 4 39461000002 Plastic Back Cover with Neck for PD 2601 150 Charcoal 5 39461000006 Plastic Back Cover with Neck for PD 2601 Ivory PD 2601 series Technical Manual 5 1 POSIFLEX Pos S Part Number Description 19460600112 160
11. Line feed 120A Carriage return 2 Command Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in Futaba emulation mode arranged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 26 POSIFLEX Command Code lt Q1 gt Command Name Set pass through flag Command Result The customer display enters pass through mode until the clear pass through flag command is received All data received by the VFD will be 100 passed on to the device connected at COMI port Limitations It is recommended to connect only serial output device like a serial printer at COMI The Clear pass through flag command should not create any puzzle to the printer Command Code 04 bb Command Name Brightness control Command Result When bb 20 the brightness of VFD will be 20 When bb 40 the brightness of VFD will be 40 When bb 60 the brightness of VFD will be 60 When bb FF the brightness of VFD will be 100 of its maximum brightness Limitations Values of bb allowed are in hexadecimal 20 40 60 and FF only Command Code 05 lt 0D gt Command Name Moving sign PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 27 POUSIFLEX Command Result The upper row of VFD will first be cleared on receiving of 05 command and each character corresponding to the ASCII codes before 0D will appear from the rig
12. THIS MANUAL This manual assists the user especially the software programmer who provides the software system for POS application to utilize the hardware of the PD 2601 series which is a member of the POSIFLEX integrated point of sale terminal product family The PD 2601 is a pole mount customer display option designed for Posiflex HT series hybrid POS terminals The manufacturer of the PD 2601 series heartily apologizes to the user for reserving the right to change or to modify this manual without notice due to the rapid and constant progress and improvement on science and technology The user may always obtain the most up to date information or software utilities through any of our web sites http www posiflex com tw http www posiflex com http www posiflexusa com Copyright Posiflex Inc 2005 All rights are strictly reserved No part of this documentation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying or otherwise without the prior written consent of Posiflex Inc the publisher of this documentation TRADE MARKS AND SERVICE MARKS POSIFLEX is a registered trademark of Posiflex Inc Other brand and product names are trademarks and registered trademarks and service marks of their respective owners POSIFLEX TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW edhe 1 x SCOPE TT l 1 FEATURES E See 1 1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
13. first then sending the characters Any control code lt 00 gt to lt 1 gt within data field is ignored Limitations Acceptable characters range from 20 to FF PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 5 POUSIFLEX Command Code 10 0D Command Name Write decimal point Command Result N stands for the decimal location counted from the right Decimal location is stored in the register of the display and can be recalled by entering CR after writing in line 1 Any further data received between 0D will be ignored Limitations N ranges from lt 30 gt to lt 37 gt For N lt 30 gt there will be no decimal point For N 31 there will be no digit to the right of decimal point Command Code 1E data 0D Command Name Write field 1 Command Result Field 1 left eight characters of line 2 is first cleared and data entry starts from the left Eighth entry or any control character can terminate this operation Any control code 00 to 1F within data field is ignored Limitations Acceptable characters range from 20 to FF Command Code lt 1F gt data 0D Command Name Write field 2 Command Result Field 2 right eight characters of line 2 15 first cleared and data entry starts from the left of field 2 After filling the field next entry initiates a scroll in field 2 Any control code lt 00 gt to 1F wit
14. in COM or USB connector Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Relative humidity Operating 20 to 85 non condensing Non Operating 5 to 90 non condensing PD 2601 series Technical Manual 2 1 POSIFLEX COMMAND EMULATION A General Concept This VFD customer display provides totally 6 emulation modes for software programming in controlling the display The emulation mode is defined by adjusting the DIP SW on the back as in the figure below However please refer to applicable user s manual for the settings for the possible new versions The emulation modes include ADM Aedex Epson Futaba Noritake and UTC There is small piece of plastic cover for the switch window Slide the cover downward but don t pull it off otherwise you may have to practice for inserting it back You can find 6 positions of DIP switches in this window Adjust for the appropriate command mode used by the application program according to below table Switch position counts from left to right and ON means pushed up as indicated in the right picture above 1 2 Switch 6 Command Mode ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ADM ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF Aedex ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Epson ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF Futaba ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Noritake ON OFF ON ON ON OFF UTC The factory default mode is set to Nori
15. like data is sent to the pass through connected device in below context it means PD 2601 just does nothing In the following sections it is assumed that before any command given the COM port should have been previously prepared for issuing command to the VFD unit through the command given under DOS environment C gt mode com1 9600 n 8 1 enter And since a great deal of the command to be issued to the VFD unit shall be in the non displayable range the examples hereafter of issuing command will be done mostly with the Debug utility provided by DOS However should any notation like Ctrl Z appear in the example it shall be understood correctly as pressing and holding key while pressing Z key And notation like Alt 26 means pressing and holding key while pressing and releasing in sequence the 2 and 6 key of the numerical keypad please note that do not press those numbers above the letters on a PC keyboard The notation of bracket lt gt indicates hexadecimal code for example lt 1 gt means the hexadecimal code which has a decimal value of 31 Yet the lower case letter in the bracket denotes some variable in hexadecimal code and should not be taken directly for the code For example lt bb gt may range from lt 00 gt to lt FF gt and lt gt may range from 00 to lt gt In the BASIC programming example to match the display example or the printer result examp
16. off However cursor position is not changed Limitations None Command Code 1B 43 ad Command Name User defined PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 39 POUSIFLEX x1 x5 graphics fonts Command Result This command creates a specific font to substitute the predefined font at the address defined by ad in the font table regardless of which font page is in use The specific font is defined by the 5 bytes x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 following the address code in a graphic manner Referring to the dot definition as interpreted in page 8 2 to describe the 5 x s in bit form starting from MSB to LSB we can list lt gt 8 P7 P6 P5 P3 P2 Pl lt x2 gt P16 P15 P14 P13 P12 P11 P10 P9 lt x3 gt P24 P23 P22 P21 P20 P19 P18 P17 lt x4 gt P32 P31 P30 P29 P28 P27 P26 P25 x5 DC DC UL CM PM P35 P34 P33 The DC in the above means don t care that is the value of that bit will have no influence Each 1 bit means a lighted dot at the corresponding position of the user defined font Limitations ad ranges from 20 to FF Recommended to be between A0 and FF Totally at most two fonts to be user defined The two user defined font will always remain until the reset command or power off After the third user defined font defined the first one will be cleared off back to predefined font the second on
17. s gt in bit form we can list below Allows the generation of custom character graphics Defined below is the creation of a character Character Dot Position 7 6543210 0 0 1 00 2 0 H3 0 0 10 H5 0 H6 0 H7 76543210 0 1 0 0 0100 44h H2 010 0 1 010 H3 010 10 0 0 1 518 H4 01010001 514 H5 01 0 1 1 1 11 5Fh H6 01010001 51h H 201010001 51 Limitations cc range from 20 to FF Recommended to be between A0 FF Totally at most 2 fonts to be user defined The two user defined font will always remain until the reset command or power off After the third user defined font PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 51 POUSIFLEX defined the first one will be cleared off back to predefined font the second one becomes the first and then the third one becomes the second During the process of defining any user defined font the previously user defined font will be momentarily disabled Command Code 1B 75 49 0D Command Name Display fonts Command Result Select code page according to the value of The entire display will be changed at the same time Limitations Refer to the available font page table for value of and appli
18. top line display Command Result The top line of VFD will first be cleared Limitations None Command Code 1B 75 42 data 0D Command Name Bottom line message Command Result The bottom line of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the command code 1B 75 42 and the carriage return will be displayed from left to right on the bottom line of VFD Limitations Data length is limited to 20 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 21 character of data the 21 character will be lost PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 46 POSIFLEX Command Code lt 1B gt lt 75 gt lt 42 gt lt 0D gt Command Name Clear bottom line display Command Result The bottom line of VFD will first be cleared Limitations This will remove time from the display but the internal clock will continue to run PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 47 POUSIFLEX Command Code 1B 75 44 data 0D Command Name Continuous scrolling Command Result The top line of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the command code B 75 44 and the carriage return will be displayed with continuous scrolling Data less than 20 characters contained 20 Data will be displayed from left end to right side on the top line of VFD first Then the first leftmost data will be shifted to the rightmost position in the meanwhile t
19. 1 CE Label for PD 2601 Charcoal 19460600116 2 CE Label for PD 2601 Ivory 19460329012 1 Neck Plastic Washer A Charcoal 170 19460329016 2 Neck Plastic Washer A Ivory 19460332012 1 Anchor Pole Charcoal 180 19460332016 2 Anchor Pole Ivory 21863256510 190 1 RS232 Cable for PD 2601S 21863256410 200 1 USB Cable for PD 2601U 19460333012 1 Plastic Base Charcoal 210 19460333016 2 220 1 Truss Head Self Tapping MSTSCRW3 8 TR 19460510110 1 Carton for PD 2601 1 Inner Box for PD 2601 1 Anchor Cardboard PD 2601 1 IPEBAG34 46 PE Bag for PD 2601 1 Manual for PD 2601 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 5 2 POSIFLEX B ASSEMBLY DRAWING 140 150 160 220 210 200 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 5 3
20. POSIFLEX PD 2601 SERIES TECHNICAL MANUAL Rev Original MANUFACTURED BY POSIFLEX INC AN ISO 9001 AND ISO 14001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER 6 WU CHUAN RD HSIN CHUANG TEL 886 2 2991599 886 2 2991819 2991808 WU KU INDUSTRIAL ZONE http www posiflex com http www posiflex com tw TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN http www posiflex com EMAIL posiflex posiflex com tw POUSIFLEX SOME IMPORTANT NOTES FCC NOTES This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures to correct the interference WARRANTY LIMITS Warranty will terminate automatically when the machine is opened by any person other than the authorized technicians The user should consult his her dealer for the problem happened Warranty voids if the user does not follow the instructions in application of this merchandise The manufacturer is by no means responsible for any damage or hazard caused by improper application ABOUT
21. X Command Code 0C Command Name Clear display screen Command Result Clears display screen and moves cursor to home Limitations None Command Code 0D Command Name Move cursor to leftmost position Command Result Moves cursor to the leftmost of the current row Limitations None Command Code 18 Command Name Clear cursor line Command Result Clears the line where the cursor is and moves cursor to leftmost position of that line Limitations None Command Code 25 Command Name Set cancel user defined characters Command Result When 0 the user defined characters are disabled and the original fonts are used When 1 the user defined characters are enabled and displayed instead of the original fonts Limitations Value of n is either 0 or 1 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 16 POSIFLEX Command Code lt 1B gt lt 26 gt lt ad gt lt x1 gt Command Name Define user defined lt x5 gt characters Command Result This command creates a specific font to substitute the predefined font at the address defined by lt ad gt in the font table regardless of which font page is in use The specific font is defined by 5 bytes lt 1 gt lt x2 gt lt x3 gt lt x4 gt lt x5 gt following the address code in a graphic manner Referring to the dot definition a
22. acter of the attention code The data will be further trapped by the VFD if it matches the second character of the attention code and the VFD starts checking for the function code The VFD will transmit the data received to the pass through connected serial printer and return to monitoring for the first character of the attention code if the data received does not match any of the function codes which are some numbers ranging from 1 to 9 The VFD traps all data afterwards and takes these data to perform the function if the function code matches On receiving a complete command code attention code function code the VFD clears the function area on the display top bottom or both rows and get ready for that command The limitation on the length of data for each function is different from each other There must be a CR code carriage return 0D immediately after the data as a terminator to conclude the function After that carriage return the VFD monitors all data received for the first character of the attention code and transmit them to the pass through connected serial printer again Based on the knowledge of the above procedure the user can avoid problem with the pass through connected serial printer through following precautions 1 Avoid the situation that data to be transmitted to pass through connected serial printer contain any part which resemble the attention code used especially the 1 character of the atten
23. anged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 8 POSIFLEX Function Code 1 Command Name Display top Command Result The top row of VFD will first be cleared all data between the function code 1 and the carriage return will be displayed from left to right on the 1 row of Limitations Data length is limited to 20 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 21 character of data 21 character will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer This command can be used to terminate the On going scroll command function code 747 Function Code 2 Command Name Display bottom Command Result The bottom row of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the function code 2 and the carriage return will be displayed from left to right on the 2 row of VED Limitations Data length is limited to 20 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 21 character of data 21 character will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer Function Code 4 Command Name On going scroll PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 9 POUSIFLEX Command Result The top row of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the function code 4 and the carriage return will be displayed from the right end of the 17 row marching toward the left end one character a
24. anual 4 1 POUSIFLEX B Font for Code Page 1 Katakana 2x 3x 4x 5x 7 9x Bx Cx Dx UES poo oqe EET bel 2 GREG PS ESE ge BPD A d 3b ond cu me ae x5 Gl E Ee 4 0 mm BB c o oux CEPR x9 BRL ERP PPP EL Uy A ON Seach AL OS PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 2 POSIFLEX C Font for Code Page 2 PC850 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex Fx 24 D Etre Pret pit ope gug sme x3 cpp m bd od x4 x5 x6 7 LEE Tiel s 9 i o 2 eke PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 3 POUSIFLEX D Font for Code Page 3 PC860 2x 4x 5x 7 9x Ax Bx Cx Dx Ex x0 et poU x1 xb eB x Gnd x3 us Li pin Eb 5 x6 x7 s Cag A x oc Loy Row 5 xD eras m m z xF PD 2601 series Technical Manual 4 4 POSIFLEX E Font for Code Page 4 PC863 2x 4x 5x 7 9x Bx Cx Dx x0 BP EEE pe EU 1 2 gt Ele Te hl te El Ine 02
25. ass thru mode 1C lt FS gt Flashing text start 1D lt GS gt Flashing text end 1E lt RS gt Clear display 1F lt US gt Reset display Remarks for reading the above table 1 The column Mode means the mode that command applies It is selected between UTC pass thru mode and D Direct to pole mode 2 asterisk mark means that the code can be changed by other command 3 letter denotes a variable of 1 byte length to be entered per definition of each command Every time PD is turned on the default values will be reloaded 2 Command Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in Futaba emulation mode arranged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 45 POUSIFLEX a UTC PASS THROUGH MODE Command Code 1 75 41 data 0D Command Name Top line message Command Result The top line of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the command code lt 75 gt lt 41 gt and the carriage return will be displayed from left to right on the top line of VFD Limitations If there is no carriage return up to the 21 character of data the 21 character will be lost This command can be used to terminate the continuous scrolling command command code 1B 75 lt 44 gt Command Code 75 41 0D Command Name Clear
26. cable fonts Command Code lt 1B gt lt 75 gt lt 74 gt lt 63 gt Command Name Change d mode lt 45 gt x lt 0D gt Command Result This command is used to change the command code for command Pass thru mode 1 64 in Direct To Pole Mode After this command setting The command code for Pass Thru Mode command will be shifted to lt 1B gt x Limitations The code x may be changed to any character except u in the range lt 00 gt to lt 7F gt PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 52 POSIFLEX Command Code 1B 75 74 63 Command Name Change RS mode lt 46 gt x lt 0D gt Command Result This command is used to change the command de for command Direct To Pole mode lt 1 gt 1E in Pass Thru Mode After this command setting The command code for Direct To Pole mode command will be shifted to lt 1B gt x Limitations The code x may be changed to any character in the range lt 00 gt to lt 7F gt Command Code 18 lt 1E gt Command Name Direct to pole mode Command Result This command is used in UTC Pass Thru Mode to enter or return to Direct To Pole Mode If any UTC Pass Thru Mode display commands have been used other than pass thru data the display will be cleared and reset to the last mode used in Direct To Pole Mode or to the default lt 12 gt lt 13 gt Vertical Scroll Mode Cursor On If pass thru data is desired us
27. cording to the value of The display before this command will remain to the old font page selected Limitations Refer to available font page table for value of and applicable fonts Command Code 1 Command Name Reset Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 32 POSIFLEX All characters displayed will be erased and all settings except the leading code for clearing pass through flag will return to power on conditions Limitations The leading code for clearing pass through flag will not return to the default value lt 21 gt lt 23 gt if ever been changed by the lt 06 gt command Command Code lt 1 gt x2 02 Command Name Clear pass through flag Command Result When the VFD is set to pass through mode by the 01 command the VFD monitors the data received for the Clear pass through flag command The values for x1 and x2 are 21 and 23 in hexadecimal format or in displayable form unless ever been changed by the 06 Change leading code command Limitations The default leading code is 21 23 in hexadecimal form or in displayed form If a 06 Change leading code command has been executed the changed code should be used in front of the 02 code This leading code change will not be changed back by the 1F Reset command and will only be reset by VFD power off PD 2601 series T
28. cters of Line 2 Write Field 2 Right 8 characters of Line 2 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 4 POSIFLEX 2 Command Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in ADM emulation mode arranged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes Command Code 0C Command Name Clear display Command Result Both line 1 and line 2 are cleared Limitations None Command Code 0E data 0D Command Name Write line 1 Command Result Line 1 is first cleared and data entry starts from the left Once the line is full next entry initiates a scroll to the left CR 0D terminates this operation CR also brings back the decimal point to the location previously set Data display aligned to the right can be achieved by filling the line with space first then sending the characters Any control code 00 to 1F within data field is ignored Limitations Acceptable characters range from 20 to FF The period mark 2E will be displayed as an individual character different from the decimal point Command Code data 0D Command Name Write line 2 Command Result Line 2 is first cleared and data entry starts from the left Once the line is full next entry initiates a scroll to the left 0D terminates this operation Data display aligned to the right can be achieved by filling the line with space
29. d Code 08 Command Name Move cursor left Command Result Moves cursor to the left by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the most significant digit MSD or leftmost position of one row the least significant digit LSD or rightmost position of the other row is considered as the left position of the cursor PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 14 POSIFLEX Command Code 09 Command Name Move cursor right Command Result Moves cursor to the right by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the least significant digit LSD or rightmost position of one row the most significant digit MSD or leftmost position of the other row is considered as the right position of the cursor Command Code 0A Command Name Move cursor down Command Result 1 In overwrite mode Cursor moves up or down to corresponding position of the other row 2 In vertical scroll mode Cursor moves from 1 row to same position of 2 row or cursor stays on 2 row and everything else scrolled up by one line s d 3 In horizontal scroll mode Cursor moves to same position of 2 row Limitations Command function is dependent of mode Command Code 0B Command Name Move cursor home Command Result Moves cursor to the leftmost position of 1 row Limitations None PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 15 POUSIFLE
30. d Code lt 10 gt lt pp gt Command Name Digit select Command Result Moves cursor to the position defined by the hexadecimal number lt pp gt where lt pp gt starts counting sequentially from the MSD of the row to the LSD of the row then to the MSD of the 2 row and finally down to the LSD of the 274 row count of lt pp gt starts from lt 00 gt Limitations lt pp gt ranges from lt 00 gt to lt 27 gt only Command Code lt 11 gt lt 09 gt Command Name Horizontal tab Command Result Moves cursor to the right by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the least significant digit LSD of one row the most significant digit MSD of the other row is considered as the position to the right of the cursor Command Code 11 0A Command Name Cursor up down Command Result Cursor moves up or down to corresponding position of the other row Limitations None Command Code 12 09 Command Name Vertical scroll up Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 30 POSIFLEX When cursor at LSD of 274 row this command clears the 1 row and scrolls the 274 row up to 1 row with the cursor now positioned at MSD of 2 row When cursor at other position this command just moves the cursor one digit to the right Limitations Scrolls up only at last position otherwise works just like Hor
31. e becomes the first and then the third one becomes the second During the process of defining any user defined font the previously user defined font will be momentarily disabled Command Code 1B 48 pp Command Name Digit select PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 40 POSIFLEX Command Result Moves cursor to the position defined by the hexadecimal number lt pp gt where lt pp gt starts counting sequentially from the MSD of the row to the LSD of the row then to the MSD of the 2 row and finally down to the LSD of the 274 row The count of lt pp gt starts from lt 00 gt Limitations lt pp gt ranges from lt 00 gt to lt 27 gt only Command Code lt 1B gt lt 49 gt Command Name Reset Command Result All characters displayed will be erased and all settings except the leading code for clearing pass through flag will return to power on conditions Limitations The leading code for clearing pass through flag will not return to the default value lt 21 gt lt 23 gt if ever been changed by the lt 06 gt command Command Code lt 1B gt lt 4C gt lt bb gt Command Name Brightness control Command Result When bb 3F the brightness of VFD will be 20 When bb 7F the brightness of VFD will be 50 When bb BF the brightness of VFD will be 75 When bb FF the brightness of VFD will be 100 of its maximum brightness Limitation
32. e format of 5 by 7 rectangular dot matrix To the lower right corner of each dot matrix there are a round shaped dot and a tail to form period and comma marks The under line mark of bottom row characters are noted as the downward pointing triangle under each character Pl poon Pl oono 885 ps 80995 42 BODES Top Row Bottom Row As illustrated in the above drawing each rectangular dot in the font format shall be identified as P1 P2 P5 P6 P7 10 35 CM and UL Where to P35 stands for each dot in the 5 by 7 matrix PM means the round dot to the PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 2 POSIFLEX lower right corner CM notifies the tail to form a comma and UL denotes the under line mark These notations will be used in user defined fonts For user defined characters applicable to Noritake and EPSON emulation modes each character is described in a 5 bytes string X1 to X5 in the following way bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 40 8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 X2 P16 P15 P14 P13 P12 P11 P10 P9 X3 P24 P23 P22 P21 P20 P19 P18 P17 X4 P32 P31 P30 P29 P28 P27 P26 P25 X5 D C D C UL CM PM P35 P34 P33 The so called pass through function is not applicable in PD 2601 because there is not any possible pass through connected device to PD 2601 So when there is any description
33. e least significant digit LSD or rightmost position of the top row is considered as the left position of the cursor When cursor is at MSD of top row the content of top row will be moved to bottom row leaving top row blank and the cursor moves to LSD of top row Command Code 09 Command Name Horizontal tab Command Result Works as command lt 11 gt lt 09 gt Horizontal tab or as command lt 12 gt lt 09 gt Vertical scroll up Limitations At power on or if the last command between the two choices given to VFD is lt 12 gt lt 09 gt this command works exactly like lt 12 gt lt 09 gt If no 12 09 command given after 11 09 command to then this command works exactly like lt 11 gt lt 09 gt Command Code Command Name Line feed Command Result Works as command 11 0A Cursor up down or as command 12 0A Line feed Limitations At power on or if the last command between the two choices given to VFD is 12 0A this command works exactly like 12 0A If no 12 0A command given after a 11 0A command to VFD then this command works exactly like 11 0A Command Code 0D Command Name Carriage return Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 29 POUSIFLEX Cursor moves to the MSD leftmost position of the current row Limitations None Comman
34. e the command lt 1B gt lt 64 gt to enter UTC Pass Thru Mode send data to the attached device then switch back to Direct To Pole Mode with 1B 1E Limitations The asterisk mark means that the code may be changed to any character in the range 00 to 7F by the command 1B 75 74 63 46 x 0D PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 53 POUSIFLEX b UTC DIRECT TO POLE MODE Command Code 04 x Command Name Brightness Command Result Upon receipt of a dimming command subsequent characters will be at the brightness level selected This level will remain until a new dimming command is received Where x is the option byte When x lt 20 gt the brightness of VFD will be 20 Dim When x lt 40 gt the brightness of VFD will be 40 Low When x lt 60 gt the brightness of VFD will be 60 Medium When x lt FF gt the brightness of VFD will be 100 of its maximum brightness High Limitations Values of x allowed are in hexadecimal lt 20 gt lt 40 gt lt 60 gt and lt FF gt only Command Code 08 Command Name Back spacing Command Result When the back space command is executed the cursor position is shifted to the left one position erasing the character if any that was in that position Limitations When the cursor is in the first read from left to right position of the first row the cursor moves to the last p
35. echnical Manual 3 33 POUSIFLEX NORITAKE EMULATION MODE setting The default status in this mode when power on after power on sign is that a block shaped cursor formed of 5 by 7 dots is blinking at a rate about 1 cycle per second at the leftmost position of the row on the display area Any displayable code under the correct protocol received will be displayed at the position of the cursor and the cursor will be moved to the right by one position When the cursor is already at the rightmost position of either row it will move to the leftmost position of the other row on receiving a displayable code The non displayable codes are basically used as commands to the display unit 1 Command Summary Listed below are commands available in this mode grouped by their functions note that all the command codes given are expressed in Hexadecimal format Command Name Hex Codes Command Name Hex Codes Reset 1B 49 Cursor blinking 54 nn Clear Cursor 15 Brightness control 1B 4C bb Cursor off 16 Change font page 1E Op Back space 08 International character set 1 01 Horizontal tab 11 09 Moving sign 05 0 Vertical scroll up 12 09 Change leading code 06 x2 Cursor up down 110A Set pass through flag 01 Line feed 120A Clear pass through flag 1 x2 02 Form feed OC Digit select 1B 48 pp Carriage return 0 User defined graphics fonts 1B 43 ad x1 x5 2 Co
36. evice if exists 1 Command Summary Listed below are commands available in this mode grouped by their functions note that all the command codes given are expressed in Hexadecimal format Mode Hex Codes Command Function 1B 75 41 0D lt ESC gt uA lt CR gt Top line message 1B 75 41 0D lt ESC gt uA lt CR gt lt ESC gt Clear display 75 42 0D uB lt CR gt 1B 75 42 lt ESC gt uB Bottom line message Top line continuous 1B 75 44 ESC uD scrolling UTC PASS 1 75 45 ESC uE Set Display time THRU MODE 1 75 46 ESC uF Top line 1 time scroll 1B 75 48 lt ESC gt uH Redefine graphic 1B 75 49 x OD lt 5 gt lt gt Display fonts 75 74 63 45 lt 5 gt Change d mode 75 7463 46x lt 5 gt Change RS mode 1E lt ESC gt lt RS gt Direct to pole mode DIRECT TO 04x lt EOT gt x Brightness POLE MODE 08 lt BS gt Back spacing 09 lt gt Horizontal tab OA lt LF gt Line feed 0 lt gt Carriage return 10 lt DLE gt Display position 11 Normal display mode 12 lt DC2 gt Vertical scroll mode PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 44 POSIFLEX 13 lt DC3 gt Cursor on 14 lt DC4 gt Cursor off 18 lt CAN gt Clear to end of line 19 lt EM gt Clear to end of display lt SUB gt x Display fonts 645 lt ESC gt d P
37. fter another after receiving 0D It will start over repeatedly when the last character of the string disappears from the display Limitations Data length is limited to 60 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 61 character of data the 61 character will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer This scrolling will be stopped and cleared when receiving next display top function code 7 17 or time scroll function code 767 or display whole area function code 9 command Function Code 6 Command Name One time scroll Command Result The top row of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the function code 6 and the carriage return will be displayed from the right end of the 1 row marching toward the left end one character after another after receiving 0D 1 row of VFD remains blank after the last character of the string disappears from the display Limitations Data length is limited to 60 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 61 character of data the 61 character will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer This scrolling will be stopped and cleared when receiving next display top function code 1 or on going scroll function code 747 display whole area function code 9 command Function Code 7 Command Name Stop trapping Comma
38. he other data will be shifted one position toward the left marching toward the left end one character after another It will start over repeatedly when the first character of the string coming back the leftmost position Data more than 20 characters The former 20 datas will be displayed from left end to right side on the top line of VFD first Then the first leftmost data will be disappeared in the meanwhile the other data will be shifted one position toward the left and the 21th datas will be displayed in the rightmost on the top line of VFD marching toward the left end one character after another The first character of the string and following characters will be displayed again following the last character of the string It will start over repeatedly when the first character of the string coming back the leftmost position Limitations A message of up to 40 characters will be scrolled continuously on the top line of the display Data length is limited to 40 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 41 character of data 41 character will be lost This scrolling will be stopped when receiving next Top line message command code 75 lt 41 gt command Command Code 1B 75 45 hz Command Name Set Display time PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 48 POSIFLEX 3A m 0D Command Result Time value 24 hour clock will be shown on the left side of bottom l
39. hin data field is ignored Limitations Acceptable characters range from 20 to FF PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 6 POSIFLEX C AEDEX EMULATION MODE When the VFD is powered a power on sign is displayed for about 5 seconds and then the screen is wiped out for receiving commands The VFD under this emulation mode is always set in the pass through mode whilst the VFD is monitoring the data received for the attention code The attention code is composed of two characters and the default attention code is in displayed form or 21 23 in hexadecimal internal code Note that only alpha numerical codes are accepted in this emulation mode except the carriage return as the terminator for every command Following procedures describes how the VFD works on the data received 1 The VFD monitors whatever data received and transmits data to pass through connected serial printer when the data does not match the first character of the attention code defaulted as the exclamation point The data will be trapped by the VFD if it matches the first character of the attention code and the VFD starts checking for the second character of the attention code The data received will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer if it does not match the second character of the attention code defaulted as the number sign and the VFD resumes monitoring for the first char
40. ht of 1 row marching one after another toward the left end after receiving 0D code and after the last character disappears from the left end the first character will start all over again from the right end The cursor will move to MSD of bottom row Limitations The maximum number of displayable characters between the command code 05 and the ending code 0D is 40 decimal Any code from the 41 before 0D will be ignored Any non displayable character within the moving sign string will be disregarded Any code received after start of moving sign will stop the moving sign operation Command Code 06 x1 x2 Command Name Change leading code Command Result When the VFD is set to pass through mode after change of the leading code the clear command from pass through must bear the changed leading code to be effective For example after 06 03 04 the clear pass through command becomes 03 04 02 Limitations The default leading code is 21 23 in hexadecimal form or in displayed form The changed leading code will be effective till the power of VFD is turned off Command Code 08 Command Name Back space Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 28 POSIFLEX Moves cursor to the left by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the most significant digit MSD or leftmost position of bottom row th
41. ices Limitations Value of must be among 1 2 and 3 Command Code lt 3F gt lt 0 gt Command Name Delete user defined characters Command Result When n 0 the first user defined character will be deleted and the original font of that address will be used in stead When n 1 the second user defined character will be deleted and the original font of that address will be used in stead Limitations Value of is either 0 or 1 Command Code lt 1B gt lt 40 gt Command Name Initialize display Command Result This command clears VFD display and moves cursor home Limitations None Command Code lt 1B gt 52 0i Command Name International character PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 18 POSIFLEX set Command Result 4619 1 Select international characters according to the value of The display before this command will remain to the old set selected Limitations 66599 1 Refer to the available international character set table for value of and related country and related fonts Command Code 1B 74 0 Command Name Select character code table Command Result Select font page according to the value of The display before this command will remain to the old font page selected Limitations Refer to the available font page table f
42. ine in the format A h m m s s and continuously updated until cleared by a command to write to the bottom line To re display previously set time use 1B 75 45 0D Limitations hj hy m m value ranges from 30 to 39 while together ranges from 00 to 23 and mm together ranges from 00 to 59 66 99 means PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 49 POUSIFLEX Command Code 75 46 0D Command Name Top line scroll once Command Result The top line of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the command code 75 46 and the carriage return will be displayed by scrolling once Dates less than 20 characters contained 20 Data will be displayed from left end to right side on the top line of VFD first and then the first leftmost data will be shifted to the rightmost position In the meanwhile the other datas will be shifted one position toward the left marching toward the left end one character after another until the first character of the string coming back the leftmost position When the first character of the string come back the leftmost position from the display the top line of VFD will be cleared Dates more than 20 characters The former 20 datas will be displayed from left end to right side on the top line of VFD first and then the first leftmost data will be disappeared In the meanwhile the other datas will be shifted one posit
43. ion toward the left and the 21th datas will be displayed in the rightmost on the top line of VFD marching toward the left end one character after another The first character of the string and following characters will be displayed again following the last character of the string untill the first character of the string coming back the leftmost position on the top line of VFD When the first character of the string come back the leftmost position from the display the top line of VFD will be cleared Limitations A message of up to 40 characters will be scrolled continuously on the top line of the display Data length is limited to 40 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 41 character of data the 41 character will be lost This scrolling will be stopped when receiving next display top command code 1B 75 lt 41 gt command PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 50 POSIFLEX Command Code lt 1B gt 75 48 cc H2 Command Name Redefine graphic H4 HS H6 7 lt 0D gt Command Result This command creates a specific font to substitute the predefined font at the address defined by cc in the font table regardless of which font page is in use The specific font is defined by the 7 bytes lt H1 gt lt H2 gt lt H3 gt lt H4 gt lt H5 gt lt H6 gt lt H7 gt following the address code in a graphic manner Referring to the dot definition as interpreted above to describe the 7 lt H
44. izontal tab Command Code lt 12 gt lt QA gt Command Name Line feed Command Result With cursor at 274 row all the 2 row characters are moved up to 1 row leaving 2 row blank and cursor position unchanged If the cursor is at the 17 row only the cursor is moved down to the same position of 2 row with all other display unchanged Limitations Line feed only at 2 row otherwise just like Cursor up down Command Code lt 13 gt Command Name Cursor on Command Result This command turns cursor on or keeps cursor lighted This is the default status The cursor is a blinking block of 5 by 7 dots Limitations None Command Code lt 14 gt Command Name Cursor off Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 31 POUSIFLEX This command turns cursor off or keeps cursor off However cursor position is not changed Limitations None Command Code 1 lt 0 gt Command Name International character set Command Result 4619 1 Select international character set according to value of 1 The display before this command will remain to the old set selected Limitations 4619 1 Refer to available international character set table for value of and related country and related fonts Command Code lt 1E gt Command Name Change font page Command Result 6699 Select font page ac
45. l means decimal 59 Limitations lt h gt value ranges from lt 00 gt to lt 17 gt in the hexadecimal form lt m gt value ranges from lt 00 gt to lt 3B gt in the hexadecimal form The time display will be erased though the counting goes on internally as soon as the d cursor is moved to the 2 row Command Code lt 1F gt lt 55 gt Command Name Display counter time Command Result This command clears the screen and displays the internal time counter set by previous lt 1 gt 54 command since last power on of VFD to the right side of 2 row If there is not yet any time counter set command since power turned on the counter could have started from power on or from the first time this command is received Limitations The time display will be erased though the counting goes on internally as soon as the cursor is moved to the 214 row Command Code lt 1F gt 58 Command Name Brightness adjustment Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 24 POSIFLEX This command adjusts the brightness of the VFD display according to value of When 4 it will be full brightness and is the default The brightness decreases as decreases Limitations Value of Sp 22 527 un PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 25 POUSIFLEX FUTABA EMULATION MODE The default status in this mode when power
46. le by DIP switch Various character code pages and various international character sets selectable by software command Selectable interface of Serial interface and USB interface Support UPOS ver 1 8 Three adjustable viewing angles Display head can rotate horizontally 270 freely Pole height fixed PD 2601 series Technical Manual 1 1 POSIFLEX GENERAL SPECIFICATION ITEM PD2601 Type HT series option Display Method VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display Display Capacity 2 lines x 20 char Display Format 5 x 7 with period amp comma Character Size H mm x W mm 9 03 x 5 25 Display Area 157 05 mm x 22 86 mm Display Color Wavelength 550 nm w Green filter Emulation Modes 6 modes Futaba Noritake Aedex ADM UTC Epson International Character Set 12 sets of 12 characters each USA France Germany UK Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway Denmark II Croatia Total 12 code pages 437 Katakana PC850 Character Code Page PC860 PC863 PC865 Russia Albic PC858 PC437G Win1257 Win1253 Interface Serial RS232C or USB Housing Material ABS plastics 94V0 beige or charcoal color Screen Filter Acrylic color clear green Display Head Size W x H x D 196 6 mm x 58 mm x 28 2 mm Total Height 374 mm 270 mm above HT Display Tilt Angle 15 30 45 in 3 steps Display Swivel Range 270 Power Supply 5 V DC
47. le in the later detail explanation of each command it is presumed that the command Open for output as 1 has been issued beforehand The above will be taken for granted and will no longer be mentioned separately PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 3 POUSIFLEX B ADM EMULATION MODE The actual VFD display area in this emulation mode is much smaller than the normal 2 x 20 characters display The following graph explains the locations of the VFD used in this mode In this graph the darkened area denotes the entire VFD panel The shaded rectangles indicate character positions unused in this mode The white rectangles indicate operating character positions in this mode When the VFD is powered on in this mode an internal diagnostics is performed and both lines are filled with x and later with o in two passes Then 00 is displayed at the first line indicating that the unit is ready for operation 1 Command Summary The available command codes and some of the limitations are listed in the following table Note that the complete command form must be Control code Data Line Carriage return Control Code Command Name Function Area lt 0C gt h Clear Display Line 1 Line 2 lt 0D gt h Carriage Return End of Command lt 0E gt h Write Line 1 Line 1 lt 0F gt h Write Line 2 Line 2 lt 10 gt h Write Decimal Point Line 1 E h Write Field 1 Left 8 chara
48. mmand Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in Noritake emulation mode arranged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 34 POSIFLEX Command Code lt Q1 gt Command Name Set pass through flag Command Result The customer display enters pass through mode until the clear pass through flag command is received All data received by the VFD will be 100 passed on to the device connected at port Limitations It is recommended to connect only serial output device like a serial printer at COM1 The Clear pass through flag command should not create any puzzle to the printer Command Code 05 lt 0D gt Command Name Moving sign Command Result The upper row of VFD will first be cleared on receiving of 05 command and each character corresponding to the ASCII codes before 0D will appear from the right of 1 row marching one after another toward the left end and after the last character disappears from the left end the first character will start all over again from the right end The cursor will move to MSD of bottom row Limitations The maximum number of displayable characters between the command code 05 and the ending code 0D is 40 decimal Any non displayable character within the moving sign string will be disregarded Any code received after start of moving sign will stop the
49. moving sign operation PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 35 POUSIFLEX Command Code 06 x1 x2 Command Name Change leading code Command Result When the VFD is set to pass through mode after change of the leading code the clear command from pass through must bear the changed leading code to be effective For example after 06 03 04 the clear pass through command becomes 03 04 02 Limitations The default leading code is 21 23 in hexadecimal form or in displayed form The changed leading code will be effective till the power of VFD is turned off Command Code 08 Command Name Back space Command Result Moves cursor to the left by one digit position Limitations When the cursor is at the most significant digit MSD or leftmost position of one row this command moves the cursor to the least significant digit LSD or rightmost position of the other row Command Code 09 Command Name Horizontal tab Command Result Works as command 11 09 Horizontal tab as command 12 09 Vertical scroll up Limitations At power on or if the last command between the two choices given to VFD is lt 12 gt lt 09 gt this command works exactly like lt 12 gt lt 09 gt If no 12 09 command given after a 11 09 command to VFD then this command works exactly like lt 11 gt lt 09 gt
50. nd Result The VFD stops monitoring the data passed through for any attention code any PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 10 POSIFLEX longer all data pass through to the serial device connected The display on VFD remains unchanged until power of VFD turned off Limitations This command is seldom used and should be used only under great caution as it is a way of no return The VFD can no longer respond to any command as it is instructed not to monitor the data The only reset is power off on Function Code 8 Command Name Change attention code Command Result The attention code after this command will be changed to the two characters following the function code 8 in this command Limitations Only the displayable codes are accepted for new attention code The carriage return lt QD gt must not be forgotten This command is not only useful in avoiding the conflicts between the data to the pass through connected device and the default attention code but also handy when several device each with different attention code are daisy chained to respond separately The attention code will reset back to the default every time power Function Code 9 Command Name Display whole area Command Result The top row of VFD will first be cleared and all data between the function code 9 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 11 POSIFLEX and the carriage retu
51. olon 08 1F 3B HT US lt Move cursor right Clear mark 09 1F 3C LF Set cancel display USE Move cursor down m 0A screen blinking 1 45 Set display US T position OB counter time 1F54hm Clear display CLR Brightness US X screen 0C adjustment 1F 58 Move cursor to CR Set cancel ESC left most position 00 defined characters 25 ESC amp Define user defined Clear cursor line 1B 26 addr x1 x2 x3 18 characters x4 x5 Specify overwrite US 1 Delete user defined ESC mode 1 01 characters Specify vertical US MD2 Show firmware US scroll mode 1F 02 version 1F 40 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 13 POUSIFLEX Specify horizontal US MD3 Select peripheral ESC scroll mode 1F 03 device 3D US LF Select character code ESCt Move cursor up 1FOA page table 74 lt 0 gt Move cursor to US CR Move cursor to USB right most position 1F 0D bottom position 1F 42 Move cursor to US pM ESC Initialize display specified position 1 24 1B 40 US International ESCR Mark comma 1F 2C character set 1B 52 lt 01 gt 08 Display counter US U Mark period 2 time F 55 2 Command Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in Epson emulation mode arranged in the hexadecimal numerical order of the command codes Comman
52. ommand Result The cursor moves to the first position of the same row Limitations None Command Code 10 Command Name Display position Command Result By using the display positioning function the write in starting position can be specified After writing 10 to prepare the display for this command another HEX byte is written to specify the position desired A third byte representing data is then sent Limitations Row Character Position Chart Hex 1 100 101 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA OC OD OE 0F 10 11 12 13 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 IA IB 1 1 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Command Code lt 11 gt Command Name Normal display mode Command Result After writing a character the cursor is shifted automatically to the right one position When the cursor is in the last position of the first row it moves to the first position of the second row When the cursor is on the last position of the second row the cursor moves to the first position of the first row Limitations None Command Code 12 Command Name Vertical scroll mode PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 56 POSIFLEX Command Result After writing the characters up to the last position of the second row all characters displayed in the second row are shifted to
53. on after power on sign is that a block shaped cursor formed of 5 by 7 dots is blinking at a rate about 1 cycle per second at the leftmost position of the 1 row on the display area Any displayable code under the correct protocol received will be displayed at the position of the cursor and the cursor will be moved to the right by one position When the cursor is already at the rightmost position of either row the leftmost position of the other row is considered as the position to the right Yet as this emulation mode defaults on vertical scroll up mode the whole display will move upward and the cursor will move to the MSD Most Significant Digit also known as the leftmost position of 2 row when the cursor was at the rightmost position of 274 row on receiving a displayable code The displayable codes are basically used as commands to the display unit 1 Command Summary Listed below are commands available in this mode grouped by their functions note that all the command codes given are expressed in Hexadecimal format Command Name Hex Codes Command Codes Reset 1F Digit select 10 pp Brightness control 04 bb Cursor on 13 Change font page 1E Op Cursor off 14 International character set 1 01 Back space 08 Moving sign 05 0 Horizontal tab 11 09 Change leading code 06 x2 Vertical scroll up 12 09 Set pass through flag 01 Cursor up down 110A Clear pass through flag x1 x2 02
54. or value of n and applicable fonts Command Code lt 1 gt 01 Command Name Specify overwrite mode Command Result As a result of this command the VFD enters overwrite mode which is the default mode engaged when power on In this mode the display starts from the leftmost position of the row then goes on till the rightmost position of the row The leftmost position of the 2 row is considered as the next position to the rightmost position of 1 row When the display comes to the rightmost position of the 2 row it just goes on from the leftmost position of the 1 row again Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt 02 Command Name Specify vertical scroll mode PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 19 POUSIFLEX Command Result As result of this command enters vertical scroll mode In this mode the display starts from the leftmost position of the 1 row then goes on till the rightmost position of the 1 row The leftmost position of the 2 row is considered as the next position to the rightmost position of 1 row When the display comes to the rightmost position of the 274 row the entire 2 row moves up to become 1 row and goes on displaying from the leftmost position of the 2 row Limitations It scrolls down for the Move cursor up command when cursor at 1 row Command Code lt 1F gt lt 03 gt Command Name Specify horizon
55. osition of the second row When the cursor is in the first position of the second row the cursor moves to the last position of the first row PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 54 POSIFLEX Command Code lt 09 gt Command Name Horizontal tab Command Result The cursor position is shifted to the right one position Limitations Normal display mode When the cursor is in the last position of the first row the cursor moves to the first position of the second row When the cursor is in the last position of the second row the cursor moves to the first position of the first row Vertical display mode When the cursor is in the last position of the second row the characters displayed in the second row are shifted up to the first row and the cursor moves to the first position of the second row This clears the second row Command Code 0A Command Name Line feed Command Result Normal display mode The cursor moves up or down to the other row staying in the same position Vertical display mode When the cursor is in the second row the characters displayed there is shifted up to the first row leaving the cursor at its present positoin This clears the second row When the cursor is in the first row the cursor moves down to the second row Limitations None PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 55 POUSIFLEX Command Code 0D Command Name Carriage return C
56. rn will be displayed with the 1 20 characters displayed from left to right on the row of and the 24 20 characters displayed from left to right on the 2 row of Limitations Data length is limited to 40 characters If there is no carriage return up to the 41 character of data the 41 character will be transmitted to the pass through connected serial printer This command can be used to terminate the On going scroll command function code 747 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 12 POSIFLEX D EPSON EMULATION MODE The default status in this mode when power on after power on sign is a blank screen with an invisible cursor at the leftmost position of the 1 row on the display area Any displayable code under the correct protocol received will be displayed at the position of the cursor and the cursor will be moved to the right by one position When the cursor is already at the rightmost position of either row the leftmost position of the other row is considered as the position to the right The non displayable codes are basically used as commands to the display unit 1 Command Summary Listed below are commands available in this mode grouped by their functions note that all the command codes given are expressed in Hexadecimal format Command amp Command amp Command Name Command Name Hex Codes Hex Codes BS 05 Move cursor left Mark semic
57. rsor is placed at 1 position of 1 row after the version display Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt lt 42 gt Command Name Move cursor to bottom position Command Result This command moves cursor to the rightmost position LSD of 2 row Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt lt 45 gt lt n gt Command Name Set cancel display screen blinking Command Result This command determines how the whole display screen blinks or not according to value of lt n gt 1 When lt n gt lt 00 gt the screen displays steadily 2 When lies between 00 and FF the whole screen blinks at a period where T n x 31 msec 3 When n FF the screen becomes blank Limitations Value of ranges from 00 to in hexadecimal or 255 in normal decimal expression Command Code lt 1 gt 54 Command Name Set and display h m counter time PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 23 POUSIFLEX Command Result This command clears the display and shows the running time starting from the set figure defined by lt h gt and m to the right side of 2 row The cursor will be moved to home position The h and m though given in the hexadecimal form are in fact defined in BCD binary coded decimal so in this command 0D in the hexadecimal means the decimal 13 and 3B in the hexadecima
58. s Values of bb allowed are in hexadecimal 3F 7F BF and FF only Command Code lt 1B gt lt 54 gt lt nn gt Command Name Cursor blinking rate PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 41 POUSIFLEX Command Result This command is used to define the blinking rate of the cursor when the cursor is on The number lt nn gt is used to determine the period of blinking by multiplying the number induced from number with a constant 31 millisecond The relationship between and is that if nn 00 then 256 and if nn ranges from 01 to then is the direct numerical translation of and ranges from 1 to 255 Limitations lt nn gt is a byte ranging from lt 00 gt to lt FF gt Command Code lt 1C gt lt 01 gt Command Name International character set Command Result 4619 1 Select international character set according to value of 1 The display before this command will remain to the old set selected Limitations 4619 1 Refer to available international character set table for value of and related country and related fonts Command Code lt 1E gt Change font page Command Result Select font page according to value of The display before this command will remain to the old font page selected
59. s interpreted in page 8 2 to describe the 5 lt x s gt in bit form starting from MSB to LSB we can list lt xl gt P8 7 P6 5 P2 Pl lt x2 gt P16 P15 P14 P13 P12 P11 P10 P9 lt x3 gt P24 P23 P22 P21 P20 P19 P18 P17 lt x4 gt P32 P31 P30 P29 P28 P27 P26 P25 x5 DC DC UL CM PM P35 P34 P33 The DC in the above means don t care that is the value of that bit will have no influence Each 1 bit means a lighted dot at the corresponding position of the user defined font Limitations lt ad gt ranges from lt 20 gt to lt FF gt Recommended to be between lt 0 gt and lt gt Totally at most two fonts to be user defined The two user defined font will always remain until the reset command or power off After the third user defined font defined the first one will be cleared off back to predefined font the second one becomes the first and then the third one becomes the second During the process of defining any user defined font the previously user defined font will be momentarily disabled Command Code 3D 0n Command Name Select peripheral device PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 17 POUSIFLEX Command Result When 41 the printer is selected as the output device When 2 the VFD is selected as the output device When 3 both printer and VFD are selected as output dev
60. take mode for normal delivery Please change it to Epson mode if OPOS or UPOS driver is used for the application program The switch positions 1 and 2 can be further adjusted for RS232 protocol selection as below if required However please leave them as default for USB model Switch Position 1 Switch Position 2 RS232 Protocol ON ON 9600 E 8 1 ON OFF 9600 N 8 1 OFF ON 19200 E 8 1 OFF OFF 19200 N 8 1 PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 1 POUSIFLEX The switch positions must be changed only when power turned off to ensure appropriate operation All six emulation modes will be further explained later yet the followings are some brief introduction as they are compared to each other Mode ADM Aedex Epson Futaba Noritake UTC Not Blinking Blinking Blinking pe Displayed Block Block Default mode N A Overwrite V Scroll Overwrite 2 H User defined 2 Char nl NO NO 2 Char NO 2 Char NO NO YES YES YES a control DP Pass through YES NO YES YES YES YES Leading code NO YES NO YES YES YES change PT ode npag aig NO YES YES YES YES select Timer clock NO NO YES NO NO Note DP is UTC Direct to Pole mode and PT is UTC Pass Through mode On the VFD there are totally at most 40 characters in 2 rows to be displayed at the same time while each character displayed in th
61. tal scroll mode Command Result As a result of this command VFD enters horizontal scroll mode In this mode the display starts from the leftmost position of the 1 row then goes on till the rightmost position of the 1 row Each character added will be displayed at the rightmost position of 1 row while the whole original 1 row scrolls left by one position The same rule applies on the 274 row Limitations The Move cursor down command when cursor at 2 row and the Move cursor up command when cursor at 1 row will be no function at all Command Code lt 1F gt 0A Command Name Move cursor up Command Result PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 20 POSIFLEX 1 In overwrite mode Cursor moves up or down to corresponding position of the other row 2 In vertical scroll mode Cursor moves from 274 row to same position of 1 row or cursor stays on 1 row and everything else scrolled down by one line 3 In horizontal scroll mode Cursor moves to same position of 1 row Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt 0D Command Name Move cursor to rightmost position Command Result Moves cursor to the rightmost position of the current row Limitations None Command Code lt 1F gt 24 Command Name Move cursor to n m specified position Command Result 7 6699 This command moves cursor to position specified by
62. the upper row first row clearing the second row The Vertical Scroll Mode is the default mode by the factory and will be held until another mode is selected Limitations None Command Code lt 13 gt Command Name Cursor on Command Result This command turns cursor on or keeps cursor lighted This is the default status The cursor is a blinking block of 5 by 7 dots Limitations None Command Code lt 14 gt Command Name Cursor off Command Result This command turns cursor off or keeps cursor off However cursor position is not changed Limitations None Command Code lt 18 gt Command Name Clear to end of line PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 57 POUSIFLEX Command Result This command will clear out the display from the current write in position to the end of the current line The current write in position will not change Limitations None Command Code lt 19 gt Command Name Clear to end of display Command Result This command will clear out the display from the current write in position to the end of the second line The current write in position will not change Limitations None Command Code lt 1A gt x Command Name Display fonts Command Result Select code page according to the value of The entire display will be changed at the same time Limitations Refer to the a
63. tion code or 2 Use the Change attention code command function code 8 to prevent the coincidence of attention code and data to pass through or PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 7 POUSIFLEX 3 If neither of the above is possible check through the data to be pass through transmitted for the 1 character of the attention code and double it up provided the second character of the attention code is different from the 1 character of the attention code 4 Use function code 7 to stop trapping of VFD and all data afterwards sent to the pass through connected serial printer with one disadvantage that the VFD no longer works until the reset by turning power to the VFD off and on again 1 Command Summary The available function codes and some of the limitations are listed in the following table Note that the complete command form must be Attention code Function code Data Carriage return Function Command Name Function Area Data Length 1 Display top Top row Max 20 characters 2 Display bottom Bottom row Max 20 characters 4 On going scroll Top row Max 60 characters 6 One time scroll Top row Max 60 characters 7 Stop trapping N A No characters 8 Change attention code 2 characters 9 Display whole area Both rows Max 40 characters 2 Command Detail The followings are the detailed explanations on the commands applicable in Aedex emulation mode arr
64. vailable font page table for value of and applicable fonts Command Code lt 1B gt lt 64 gt Command Name Pass thru mode PD 2601 series Technical Manual 3 58 POSIFLEX Command Result This command is used in Direct To Pole Mode to begin passing data through to the attached device After this command is received the display will be in UTC Pass Thru Mode To pass an lt ESC gt u sequence thru to the attached device when in UTC Pass Thru Mode send two lt ESC gt s lt ESC gt lt ESC gt u and the data received by the device will be a single lt ESC gt u If the escape sequence to be sent thru does not begin with u or lt RS gt then 2 escapes not needed If lt ESC gt lt RS gt must be sent to the printer then two options are possible Option 1 Redefine the Direct To Pole Mode character to another code in lieu of lt RS gt Option 2 Send lt ESC gt lt ESC gt RS and the device will receive RS If pass thru data is desired use the command 1B 64 to enter UTC Pass Thru Mode send data to the attached device then switch back to Direct To Pole Mode with 1B 1E Limitations The asterisk mark means that the code may be changed to any character in the range 00 through 7F by the command 1B 75 74 63 45 x 0D Command Code Command Name Flashing text start Command Result
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