5-8 Chapter 5: Programming
Disable Screen Save option
Description
The firmware ceases to keep time for the screen save activity from the host software
and the display neither goes blank nor begins to walk due to inactivity from the host.
This command can be canceled by the Turn on Screen Save, Set Screen Save Blank,
and Set Screen Save Walk commands.
Enable Character Blink
Description
The blink attribute is the only modifier which is supported for the display character
positions. The attribute itself is not necessarily programmed with each new character
code. Rather, each time a new character is received, the current setting of the
character blink operator is adopted as the working attribute for the new character. If
a new character is received while character blink is enabled, the new character blinks.
This makes it possible to have a display with both blinking and non–blinking
characters. The blink period is one second on and one second off. All characters that
are blink enabled, blink at the same time. The only way to cause an existing character
to start or stop blinking is to set up the character blink operator, locate the cursor to
the correct character, and resend the individual character code.
Disable Character Blink (Default)
Description
This command counteracts the Enable Character Blink. The firmware implements all
new character codes with an on and holding character presentation. On power up, the
character blink modifier is defaulted to disabled.