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HP-19C question
06-24-2016, 06:28 PM
Post: #1
HP-19C question
Can anybody answer my following question?

Does the HP-19C show the next program step (keyboard code) as long as the SST button is hold down like the HP-29C does. Unfortunately I don't have a working HP-19C and cannot test it by myself.

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06-24-2016, 07:47 PM
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RE: HP-19C question
(06-24-2016 06:28 PM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  Can anybody answer my following question?

Does the HP-19C show the next program step (keyboard code) as long as the SST button is hold down like the HP-29C does. Unfortunately I don't have a working HP-19C and cannot test it by myself.

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Yes it does.
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06-24-2016, 08:17 PM
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RE: HP-19C question
(06-24-2016 07:47 PM)Harald Wrote:  Yes it does.

Thank you. Then my emulation does not work correctly yet.

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06-24-2016, 08:30 PM
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RE: HP-19C question
(06-24-2016 08:17 PM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  
(06-24-2016 07:47 PM)Harald Wrote:  Yes it does.

Thank you. Then my emulation does not work correctly yet.

Bernhard

Do you need another go at analysing a 19c?
I finally got a working one a while ago and could pack a parcel again.
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06-24-2016, 09:39 PM
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RE: HP-19C question
(06-24-2016 08:30 PM)Harald Wrote:  Do you need another go at analysing a 19c?
I finally got a working one a while ago and could pack a parcel again.

Thank you for the offer. My non working HP-19C was already a great help. Meanwhile the SST key hold down does work. If I'm stuck again I will mail you.

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06-25-2016, 07:38 AM
Post: #6
RE: HP-19C question
Another HP-19C question:

Does the print head advance from right to left or left to right when printing ?

How many lines were printed in TRACE mode when executing a one number function? Are they always two lines? Is there a blank line after the result?

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06-25-2016, 10:29 AM (This post was last modified: 06-25-2016 10:57 AM by Sylvain Cote.)
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RE: HP-19C question
(06-25-2016 07:38 AM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  Does the print head advance from right to left or left to right when printing ?

right to left

(06-25-2016 07:38 AM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  How many lines were printed in TRACE mode when executing a one number function?

[INPUT] -> [PRINT]
[9] -> [nothing]
[0] -> [nothing]
[f] -> [nothing]
[sin] -> [90.00] SPACE SPACE [SIN] CR LF [1.00] SPACE SPACE [***] CR LF
[g] -> [nothing]
[sin-1] -> [SIN-1] CR LF [90.00] SPACE SPACE [***] CR LF
[987654321.9] -> [nothing]
[PRX] -> [987654321.9] SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE CR LF
[STO] -> [nothing]
[0] -> [STO0] CR LF

(06-25-2016 07:38 AM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  Are they always two lines?

nop, look below

(06-25-2016 07:38 AM)PANAMATIK Wrote:  Is there a blank line after the result?

there is alway a CR LF at the end of the operation so the print head is ready to print whatever it need to print

paper result (picture)
Code:
      90.00  SIN
       1.00  ***
            SIN-1  // -1 is superscript and takes only one character space
      90.00  ***
987654321.9     
            STO0
                   // right aligned print head is ready to print

Sylvain

note: all printing is done right to left so what the print head does for the following line
[987654321.9] [PRX] -> SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE 9 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CR LF

edit: typo + add picture + note
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06-25-2016, 12:08 PM
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RE: HP-19C question
Thank you very much Silvain,

Fantastic comprehensive answer!

Right to left was what I assumed and now I can be sure. It explains some behaviour of the microcode. I still have to solve other peculiarities in the printer protocol before there will be the first HP-19C Emulator ever.

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