DMC-40x0 Command Reference P2NM • 187
P2NM
FUNCTION: Serial port 2 number
DESCRIPTION:
P2NM converts from ASCII (e.g. “1234”) to binary so that a number can be stored into a variable
and math can be performed on it. Numbers from -2147483648 to 2147483647 can be
processed.
P2NM returns the last number (followed by carriage return) sent to auxiliary serial port (port 2)
USAGE: DEFAULTS:
While Moving Yes Default Value -
In a Program Yes Default Format -
Command Line Yes
Controller Usage
ALL CONTROLLERS
RELATED COMMANDS:
P2CD Serial port 2 code
P2CH Serial port 2 character
P2ST Serial port 2 string
CI Configure #COMINT
CC Configure serial port 2
#COMINT Communication interrupt automatic subroutine
EXAMPLES:
:^R^V
DMC4040 Rev 1.0
:^R^S
:CC 9600,0,1,0
:MG "TEST" {P2} ;'send a message to the hand terminal
:x = P2NM ;'the 1, 2, 3, <enter> buttons were pushed
:MG x
123.0000
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