Specifications

Publication # 68-00155 (Rev: B 26-JULY-95) Page 23
FMTS
Description: Saves format back to its original location
FMTT? <location>
Limits: <location> = 1 thru 300 (RAM) or -1 thru -24 (EPROM)
Query Response: <test result>
0 if OK
number of first error encountered if bad
Description: The FMTT? query tests the information in the format memory location <location> for errors.
If no errors are found, then FMTT? returns zero. Otherwise, FMTT? returns the number of
the first error encountered (see the “Error Messages” appendix for the cause and cure
associated with each error number). To test the information content of the format register,
refer to the FMTG? query. Note that the FMTT? query does not test for corrupted data (i.e
lost bits). See the FMTK? query for more information on checking the integrity of format
memory locations.
FMTU
Description: The FMTU command re-configures the signal generating hardware in accordance with the
current contents of the format register. The FMTU? query returns name of format currently
driving output hardware
FMTV? <location>
Limits: <location> = 1 thru 300 (RAM) or -1 thru -24 (EPROM)
Query Response: <test result>
0 = OK
1 = Data Corrupted
Description: Verifies integrity of data stored in a format. Does not check for errors.
FMTW <location>
Limits: <location> = 1-300
Description: The FMTW command writes the contents of the format register into the specified format
memory location <location>.
FMTY <location>
Limits: <location> = 1-300
Description: The FMTY command first yanks (erases) the format currently stored at format memory
location <location>. It then moves all formats above that location down one to fill in the gap.
The top-most format memory location is zapped (erased) after its contents have been moved.
FMTZ <first> <last>
Limits: <first>, <last> = 1-300
Description: The FMTZ command zaps (erases) formats in format memory beginning with location
<first> and continuing thru location <last>. To zap a single location, make <first> and <last>
equal. The FMTZ? query can be used to determine if a location has been zapped (erased).
FORM <color1> <x> <y>
Description: Draws a block of text, of the given color and at the given x,y position, with information about
the current format.