Users Guide Instruction Manual

Surface-Lit AccuTab 43
Programming Example: To Send Version Command and Display Results
This QBASIC program interacts with AccuTab in Command Mode. In this example, the
program activates Command Mode, sends the VR command and displays the resulting
firmware version transmitted by the AccuTab.
1. Configure AccuTab for 9600, N, 8, 1, GTCO ASCII and Point (AccuSet 03).
2. Enter and run this QBASIC program:
CalComp Emulation Commands
AccuTab recognizes a subset of the CalComp 9500 command set. Space does not permit a
detailed description of CalComp commands. However, most of the commands in this
subset have equivalent AccuTab commands. For further information about the operation
of those commands, please refer to the AccuTab command or function description in the
GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies AccuTab Command Summary.
NOTE: CalComp commands must be terminated with a <CR>, which is not shown in the
codes listed here. Commands can be strung together by substituting an @ character for
the <ESC>% sequence after the first command and postponing the <CR> until the end of
the multiple command string.