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Overview Section Six:Using RS-232 Commands
X-Y Coordinate Grid
Numerous commands refer to a screen grid with coordinates based on an inter nal
grid that is 2Ø48 x 2Ø48 units. e grid can be absolute, covering the entire
screen area, or relative to a current position. e absolute grid coordi nate of
ØØØØØØØØ is at the upper-left of the screen. e grid coordinate of
2Ø472Ø47, then, is in the lower-right. Relative grid coordinates can include
negative numbers to indicate positions above or left of a current position. In the
illustration below, XXXX = a numeric value for the horizontal axis. YYYY = a
numeric value for the vertical axis.
(ØØØØ,ØØØØ)
(ØØØØ,2Ø47)
(2Ø47,ØØØØ)
(2Ø47,2Ø47)
<--- X axis --->
<--- Y axis --->
Figure 6-1: Screen Grid
(A) Autodetect Video Input
e “A” command tells the Pointmaker whether to automatically detect what
video input to switch to.
<Esc>(A1 Enables Autodetect
<Esc>(AØ Disables Autodetect
NOTE: e Autodetect command is overridden by the Video Input Type (M)
command.