3.3 Graphic Data Format; Graphic Data Format - Page 533

APPENDIX C HBP MODE COMMANDS - 11

3.3

Graphic Data Format 

The data format, which follows the @G+ [number of data bytes (3 bytes)] command, is as shown below. 

the number of 
command bytes 
for  raster 1  

command byte 1  modified data 1 

command byte 2  modified data 2 

the number of 
command bytes 
for  raster 2 

command byte 1  modified data 1 

modified data 2 

modified data 3 

: 

: 

The number of 
command bytes 
for  raster n 

command byte 1  modified data 1 

The description of each byte 

(1)

the number of command bytes for raster n 

This byte describes the number of command bytes for each raster. 

In the case that the raster data is the same as the former raster,  00h is sent as the number of command 
bytes.  In the case that the data is all white,  FFh is sent as the number of command bytes and the data 
format , which should follow the number of command bytes, is not necessary. 

(2)

command byte 

The operation of  this byte is divided into the following 2 uses. 

Data replacement 

0  b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 

b6, b5, b4, b3  the replacement position (4bits) 

b2, b1, b0 

the amount of replacement data (3bits): The input value is 1 less than the actual data count 
of the replacement data. 

When both b6, b5, b4, b3 and b2, b1, b0 are overflow, the next byte shows the replacement position and 
the byte after the next byte shows the amount of replacement data. 

Repeated data replacement 

1  b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 

b6, b5 

the replacement position (2bits) 

b4, b3, b2, b1, b0  the number of loops (5bits): The input value is 2 less than the actual number of loops. 

(Example) 

The 4th byte of data onward is replaced by the three data bytes 00h, AAh, 55h 

00100010b,00h,AAh,55h 

The 15th byte of data onward is replaced by the two data bytes 33h, 44h and the 20th data onward 
( absolute value) is replaced by the two data bytes FFh. 

01111001b,33h,44h,00100001b,FFh