h . D i g i t i z i n g .
(1) Connect plotter to computer via HP-IB Interface.
NOTE
Special
"sight pen" allows pen to be placed precisely over target point.
Sighting is done by looking through it from above.
( 2 ) I n i t i a l i z e p l o t t e r .
Load digitizing sight pen.
(3) Place map, chart, plot, or drawing with points to be digitized on
plotter, and make note of scale to which it is drawn.
(4) Determine how many points are to be digitized. Write small program for
d i g i t i z i n g t h i s n u m b e r o f p o i n t s.
Digitizing program should contain statements that
accomplish the following:
( a ) C l e a r p l o t t e r .
(b) Set decimal place format for numbers to be transferred .
( c ) S e t p l o t t e r s c a l e t o t h a t i d e n t i c a l t o i t e m b e i n g d i g i t i z e d.
(d) Statement to end program.
NOTE
Plotter can be cleared with a pclr or wrt 705 ‘IN” s t a t e m e n t .
Decimal place format is set using format commands of computer language.
Scale and digitizing are set with scl a n d lim s t a t e m e n t s.
Digitizing is accomplished with dig s t a t e m e n t s .
Looping is directed
using computer language.
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