TWO BYTE COMMUNICATION MODE
The Two Byte Communication mode allows different attribute and character codes to be sent within one transmission without
stopping. The entire 512-character Page ROM is also fully accessible in this mode, without the need to stop and restart transmission.
The attribute byte is shown in
Table 17, and the sequence of transmitted bytes is shown in
Table 18. Either another attribute &
character code pair or a STOP must follow after each character code. The Page RAM address is automatically incremented just
as in the Auto Attribute mode above.
TABLE 17. Two Byte Communication Mode
ATTRIBUTE Byte
X
0
1
CC[8]
ATT[3:0]
TABLE 18. Sequence of Transmitted Bytes
HALF RANDOM ADDRESS MODE
The Half Random Address mode allows different attribute and character codes to be sent within one transmission in the same way
as the Two Byte Communication mode. The entire 512-character Page ROM is fully accessible in this mode, without the need to
stop and restart transmission. The advantage of Half Random Addressing over the Two Byte mode is that the Page RAM addresses
do not have to be written to in a sequential order. However, the Page RAM addresses cannot be entirely random, as they must be
within one half of the Page RAM. A new transmission must be restarted to switch to another half of the Page RAM. The Page RAM
address is not automatically incremented in this mode. This mode is very useful for modifying character codes and attributes in
the first 256 locations of the Page RAM. The attribute byte is shown in
Table 19, and the sequence of transmitted bytes is shown
in
Table 20. Either another LSB address & attribute & character code or a STOP must follow after each character code.
TABLE 19. Half Random Address Mode
ATTRIBUTE Byte
X
1
0
CC[8]
ATT[3:0]
TABLE 20. Sequence of Transmitted Bytes
FULL RANDOM ADDRESS MODE
The Full Random Address mode is very similar to the Half Random Address mode. However, the advantage is that the Page RAM
addresses can now be entirely random. There is no longer a restriction to only one half of the Page RAM. The Page RAM address
is not automatically incremented in this mode. This is very useful for modifying character codes and attributes anywhere in the
Page RAM without starting a new transmission sequence. The Full Random Address mode is the most flexible mode of transmis-
sion. The attribute byte is shown in
Table 21, and the sequence of transmitted bytes is shown in
Table 22. Either another LSB
address & MSB address & attribute & character code or a STOP must follow after each character code.
TABLE 21. Full Random Address Mode
ATTRIBUTE Byte
X
1
CC[8]
ATT[3:0]
TABLE 22. Sequence of Transmitted Bytes
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