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.