OBLCD: Special characters
The OBLCD can display the following non-ASCII characters if supplied the byte code in column 1. This is supported by the OBLCD_Text
instruction.
c | Character | Description/clarification |
---|---|---|
34 | " | Quotation mark |
126 | → | Right arrow |
127 | ← | Left arrow |
223 | ° | Degree sign |
224 | α | small alpha |
225 | ä | a-umlaut |
226 | ß | beta |
228 | µ | mu |
229 | σ | sigma |
230 | ρ | rho |
232 | √ | square root |
236 | ¢ | cent |
239 | ö | o-umlaut |
244 | Ω | omega (ohm symbol) |
245 | ü | u-umlaut |
246 | Σ | Sigma |
247 | π | pi |
248 | x-bar | |
253 | ÷ | divide sign |
255 | ■ | block |
For technical reasons we've not been able to show all characters in the second column.
Note: OBLCD_SpclChar was used prior to SPLat/PC V7.15.1 to display special characters. That functionality has now been moved to OBLCD_Text. OBLCD_SpclChar is deprecated and should not be used for new programs.