Chapter 4: Programming Set Up 4-7
Enable Cursor
Format: 1B 07
Description: Thiscommandcausesaflashingcursortobeused
whenevertheDisplayOnstateisinforce.Whenthecursoris
enabled,thecursorisvisibleandflashingatthecurrentcursor
position.Theflashingcursorshouldbevisiblefor1secondand
thenthecharacteratthe
cursorpositionshouldbevisiblefor1
second.Theeffectistoalternatebetweenthecharacterandthe
cursor.Thecursorisdefinedascharacter0X5Fofwhatever
charactersetiscurrentlychosen.Forthethreesupportedcharacter
sets,thecursoristhebottomrowofpixelsturnedon.For
auser‐
definedcharacterset,thecursoriswhateverisdefinedascharacter
0X5Fofthecharacterset.Whenthecursorisenabled,itoverwrites
thecharacteratthecursorposition.Ifthecursorisdisabled,the
characteratthecursorpositionisleftvisible.
Note: ThecursorontheLCD
blinksonandoffevery.5second.
Thecursordisplaysconcurrentlywithwhatevercharactermay
alreadybedisplayedatthecursorposition.
Disable Cursor
Format: 1B 08
Description: Thiscommandcausesthecursortobeturnedoff.
Thisisthedefaultstateforthecursorafterpower‐up.