Table Of Contents - HP 7470A Interfacing And Programming Manual

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
What You'll Learn in This C h a p t e r
HP-GL Instructions Covered
Terms You Should U n d e r s t a n d
How to Use H P 7470 Documentation
For First Encounters with the 7470
For First Encounters with HP-GL
For Experienced HP-GL P r o g r a m m e r s
U n d e r s t a n d i n g M a n u a l Conventions a n d S y n t a x
A Brief Look a t the 7470 Plotter
The 7470 Plotter's Instruction Set
HP-GL S y n t a x
How to Use the Examples in This M a n u a l 1
The Default Instruction, D F 1
The Initialize Instruction, IN 1
The Input Mask Instruction, IM 1
Looking A h e a d 1
Chapter 2: Establishing Boundaries a n d Units 2-1
W h a t You'll Learn in This Chapter 2-1
HP-GL Instructions Covered 2-1
Terms You Should U n d e r s t a n d 2-1
The Plotting Area 2-2
Unit Systems 2-3
The Plotter U n i t 2-3
User Units 2-3
Setting the Scaling Points 2-3
Setting P I a n d P2 Manually 2-4
The Input PI a n d P2 Instruction, IP 2-4
The Output P I a n d P2 Instruction, O P 2-5
The Scale Instruction, SC 2-6
The Input Window Instruction, IW 2-9
The Output Window Instruction, OW 2-10
Advanced P r o g r a m m i n g Tips 2-11
Chapter 3: Controlling the Pen and Plotting 3-1
W h a t You'll Learn in This Chapter 3-1
HP-GL Instructions Covered 3-1
Terms You Should U n d e r s t a n d 3-1
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Chapter 3: Controlling the Pen a n d Plotting (Continued)
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Instructions, PU a n d PD 3-2
The Select Pen Instruction, S P 3-2
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Instruction, V S 3-3
iR. -™ The Plot Absolute Instruction, PA 3-4
The Plot Relative Instruction, P R 3-8
^0~ M M Plotting with Variables 3-11
~~ The Circle Instruction, CI 3-12
5 am The Arc Absolute Instruction, AA 3-17
~ U 3 The Arc Relative Instruction, AR 3-19
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3 Chapter 4: E n h a n c i n g the Plot 4-1
" What You'll Learn in T h i s C h a p t e r 4-1
_ n HP-GL Instructions Covered 4-1
! ■ ' I B The Tick Instructions, XT a n d YT 4-2
The Tick Length Instruction, T L 4-2
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3 The Symbol Mode Instruction, SM 4-4
~ - J The Line Type Instruction, LT 4-6
jm: :a^ Chapter 5: Labeling 5-1
What You'll Learn in This C h a p t e r 5-1
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™ Terms You Should U n d e r s t a n d 5-1
Plotter Character Sets 5-2
E ; i l l The Designate S t a n d a r d C h a r a c t e r Set Instruction, CS 5-3
The Designate Alternate C h a r a c t e r Set Instruction, CA 5-4
f *m The Select S t a n d a r d Set Instruction, SS 5-4
C ' : i f l The Select Alternate Set Instruction, SA 5-5
i The Define Terminator Instruction, D T 5-6
C i ^ 3 The Label Instruction, LB 5-7
Labeling with Variables 5-9
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Spacing Between C h a r a c t e r s 5-12
C ; f j The Character Plot Instruction, C P 5-13
' The Absolute Character Size Instruction, SI 5-15
_ j ^ The Relative Character Size Instruction, SR 5-16
R l l 3 The Character S l a n t Instruction, SL 5-18
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