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DL205 User Manual, 4th Edition, Rev. D
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Chapter 5: Standard RLL Instructions
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ASCII Print to V-memory (VPRINT)
The ASCII Print to V–memory instruction will write a specified ASCII string into a series of
V–memory registers. Other features include Byte Swap, options to suppress or convert leading
zeros or spaces, and _Date and _Time options for U.S., European, and Asian date formats and
12- or 24-hour time formats.
• Byte Swap: swaps the high–byte and low–byte
within each V–memory register to which
the ASCII string is printed. See the SWAPB
instruction for details.
• Print to Starting V–memory Address:
specifies the beginning of a series of V–
memory addresses where the ASCII string will
be placed by the VPRINT instruction.
• Starting V–memory Address: the first V–
memory register of the series of registers
specified will contain the ASCII string’s length
in bytes.
• Starting V–memory Address +1: the 2nd and
subsequent registers will contain the ASCII
string printed to V–memory.
VPRINT Time/Date Stamping
The codes in the table below can be used in the VPRINT ASCII string message to “print to
V–memory” the current time and/or date.
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Parameter DL260 Range
Print to Starting V-memory Address All V-memory (See page 3-56)
Discrete Bit Flags Description
SP53 On if the CPU cannot execute the instruction.
SP71 On when a value used by the instruction is invalid.
# Character Code Date/Time Stamp Options
1 _Date:us American standard (month/day/2 digit year)
2 _Date:e European standard (day/month/2 digit year)
3 _Date:a Asian standard (2 digit year/month/day)
4 _Time:12 standard 12 hour clock (0-12 hour:min am/pm)
5 _Time:24 standard 24 hour clock (0-23 hour:min am/pm)
DS Used
HPP N/A