Terminal window #Y

The terminal window is useful for quick test of serial interface connection; for that put the pin DPROT to GND (switch off the protocol) and then power-up the display. All data received from serial interface are displayed directly (ASCII codes and CR/LF). FF clears the terminal window and set the cursor position to home position.


The terminal window provides also an easy way for simple outputs and error messages during development.


Terminal window settings

Size and position settings

(Terminal Define Window)

#YDW

x(0), y(0), Anchor(7), Columns(x-DisplayResolution/8), Rows(y-DisplayResolution/16)

Color settings

(Terminal Define Color)

#YDC

Text-Color, Text-Opacity(100), Background-Color($000000), Background-Opacity(0)

Drawing order (Layer)

(Terminal Define Layer)

#YDL

Layer

Terminal window on/off

(Terminal Define Output)

#YDO

Output, Visibility(=Output)

Cursor on/off

(Terminal Cursor Blink)

#YCB

Cursor

Set cursor position

(Terminal Cursor Position)

#YCP

Column, Row(no change)

Save cursor position

(Terminal Cursor Save)

#YCS


Restore cursor position

(Terminal Cursor Restore)

#YCR


Terminal window output

Print string

(Terminal Print Ascii)

#YPA

String

Print formatted string

(Terminal Print Formated)

#YPF

"Formatted string"; Value1, Value2, ..., ValueN

Print date/time

(Terminal Print Date)

#YPD

"Dateformat"; date (act. time); 1/100sec

Print module information

(Terminal Print Info)

#YPI


Print firmware version string

(Terminal Print Version)

#YPV


Terminal window settings

All important settings of the terminal window are summarized in this command group.


Size and position settings

#YDW

x(0), y(0), Anchor(7), Columns(x-DisplayResolution/8), Rows(y-DisplayResolution/16)

The command defines the dimensions of the terminal window. The width results from the specification of the columns and rows and the font size (8x16): Width in pixels = 8 ∗ columns; Height in pixels = 16 ∗ lines

...

#YDW 50,50,7,40,10

...


Color settings

#YDC

Text-Color, Text-Opacity(100), Background-Color($000000), Background-Opacity(0)

The command sets the color and opacity of the font and the background. The color is transferred as a 24-bit RGB value (e.g. $c80000, %110010000000000000000000, (RGB(200,0,0))).

...

#YDC $ffffff,100,$c80000

...


Drawing order (Layer)

#YDL

Layer

The command sets the drawing order (Layer) of the terminal window:

Layer

0

Terminal window is shown behind all objects

1

Terminal window is shown on top

By default, the terminal is always on top.

...

#YDL 0

...


Terminal window on/off

#YDO

Output, Visibility(=Output)

With this command the terminal window output can be activated or deactivated and the visibility can be set. If only one parameter is passed, it applies to both values.


Definition of the Output:

Output

0

Terminal window output is deactivated

1

Terminal window output is activated


Definition of the Visibility:

Visibility

0

Terminal is invisible

1

Terminal is visible

#YDO 0

Outputs are disabled and the terminal is invisible

#YDO 1

Outputs are activated and the terminal is visible

#YDO 0,1

Outputs are deactivated and the terminal is visible

#YDO 1,0

Outputs are activated and the terminal is invisible.


Cursor on/off

#YCB

Cursor

The command sets the visibility of the Cursor:

Cursor

0

Cursor is invisible

1

Cursor is visible


Set cursor position

#YCP

Column, Row(no change)

The command sets the cursor position within the terminal window. If no line is specified, it is not changed. The position starts at (1,1).

...

#YCP 10,2

...


Save cursor position

#YCS

The current position of the cursor is saved.


Restore cursor position

#YCR

The cursor is placed on the last saved position.

Terminal window output

This group includes commands to display strings and predefined outputs on the terminal window.


Print string

#YPA

String

The characters (strings) are displayed in the terminal window. Entire character strings (e.g. "Test", 'Test') or individual ASCI characters ($21, 33, ?!) can be transferred. The semicolon forms the end of the string.

...

#YPA "Hello World"$21;

...


Print formatted string

#YPF

"Formatted string"; Value1, Value2, ..., ValueN

The formatted string is displayed on the terminal window. If the variable set repeats, the format string is used again. The structure is explained in more detail in the section Formatted string.

...

#YPF "Formatstring %d"; 42

...


Print date/time

#YPD

"Dateformat"; date (act. time); 1/100sec

The date and time are displayed on the terminal window. The way of presentation is based on the date format. The structure is explained in more detail in the section Date formats.

...

#YPD "%D.%M.%Y";

...


Print module information

#YPI

Module parameters (e.g. firmware version, resolution, or interface parameters) are displayed in the terminal window.


Print firmware version string

#YPV

The firmware version of the module is displayed in the terminal window.