Display Commands; Display; Display:channel; Display:mode - Agilent Technologies 66111A User Manual

Display Commands

Display commands control the front panel display of the dc source. Annunciators are not affected.

DISPlay

This command turns the front panel display on or off. When off, the front panel display is blank.
Command Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow][:STATe] <bool>
Parameters 0 | 1| OFF| ON
*RST Value ON
Examples DISP ON
Query Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow][STATe]?
Returned Parameters <NR1> 0 or 1

DISPlay:CHANnel

Agilent 66309B/D only
Selects the output channel that will be displayed on the front panel. When output 1 is selected, a small
"1" appears in the left-most digit. . When output 2 is selected, a small "2" appears in the left-most digit.
Command Syntax DISPlay:CHANnel <channel>
Parameters 1 | 2
*RST Value 1
Examples DISPLAY:CHANNEL 2
Query Syntax DISPlay:CHANnel?
Returned Parameters <NR1> 0 or 1

DISPlay:MODE

Switches the display between its normal instrument functions and a mode in which it displays text sent
by the user. Text messages are defined with the DISPlay:TEXT command.
Command Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow]:MODE <mode>
Parameters NORMal | TEXT
*RST Value NORM
Examples DISP:MODE NORM
Query Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow]:MODE?
Returned Parameters <CRD>

DISPlay:TEXT

This command sends character strings to the display when the display mode is set to TEXT. The
character string is case-sensitive and must be enclosed in either single (') or double (") quotes. The
display is capable of showing up to 14 characters. Strings exceeding 14 characters will be truncated.
Command Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT [:DATA] <display_string>
Parameters <display string>
*RST Value " " (null string)
Examples DISP:TEXT "DEFAULT_MODE"
Query Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT?
Returned Parameters <STR> (Last programmed text string)
DISPLAY:STATE ON
DISPLAY:MODE TEXT
NORMAL or TEXT
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