Omron R88A-MCW151-DRT-E - Hexadecimal Input; Statement Separator; Comment Field; Abs

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Command, function and parameter description Section 6-3
Description: The greater than or equal to operator “>=” returns TRUE if expression_1 is
greater than or equal to
expression_2 , otherwise it returns FALSE.
Arguments:
expression_1
Any valid BASIC expression.
expression_2
Any valid BASIC expression.
Example: IF target >= 120 THEN MOVEABS(0)
If the variable target holds a value greater than or equal to 120, then the base
axis will move to an absolute position of 0.
6-3-12 Hexadecimal input: $
Type: System Command
Syntax:
$hex_number
Description: The hexadecimal input command (character $) assigns a hexadecimal num-
ber to a variable. The hexadecimal number is inputted by proceeding the
number by the $ character. This operation will write the decimal equivalent to
the VR, Table or local variable.
Arguments:
hex_number
Any hexadecimal number (characters 0-9,A-F). Range: [0, FFFFFF] Hex.
See also: HEX (PRINT)
Example: >>TABLE(0,$F,$ABCD)
>>print TABLE(0),TABLE(1)
15.0000 43981.0000
6-3-13 Statement separator: “:”
Type: Program command
Syntax:
<statement> : <statement>
Description: The statement separator, represented by the colon “:”, can be used to sepa-
rate BASIC statements on a multi-statement line. This separator can be used
both on the command line as in programs.
Example: PRINT "THIS LINE": GET low : PRINT "DOES THREE THINGS"
6-3-14 Comment field: ‘
Type: Program command
Syntax: ‘ [
<Comment field> ]
Description: The single quote “ ‘ “ can be used in a program to mark a line as being com-
ment which will not be executed. The single quote can be put at the beginning
of a line or after any valid statement.
Example: ‘ This line will not be printed.
PRINT "Start"
6-3-15 ABS
Type: Mathematical Function
Syntax: ABS(
expression )
Description: The ABS function converts a negative number into its positive equal. Positive
numbers are unaltered.
Arguments:
expression
Any valid BASIC expression.