Display.setcursor() - Keithley 3700A Series Reference Manual

Section 11: TSP command reference

display.setcursor()

This function sets the position of the cursor.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Function Yes
Usage
display.setcursor(row, column)
display.setcursor(row, column, style)
row
column
style
Details
Sending this command selects the user screen and then moves the cursor to the given location.
The display.clear(), display.setcursor(), and display.settext() functions are
overlapped commands. That is, the script does not wait for one of these commands to complete.
These functions do not immediately update the display. For performance considerations, they update
the display as soon as processing time becomes available.
An out-of-range parameter for row sets the cursor to row 2. An out-of-range parameter for column
sets the cursor to column 20 for row 1, or 32 for row 2.
An out-of-range parameter for style sets it to 0 (invisible).
A blinking cursor is only visible when it is positioned over displayed text. It cannot be seen when
positioned over a space character.
Example
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 8)
display.settext("Hello")
display.setcursor(2, 14)
display.settext("World")
Also see
display.clear()
display.getcursor()
display.gettext()
display.screen
display.settext()
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Affected by
The row number for the cursor (1 or 2)
The active column position to set; row 1 has columns 1 to 20, row 2 has columns 1
to 32
Set the cursor to invisible (0, default) or blinking (1)
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(on page 11-128)
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(on page 11-138)
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Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Where saved Default value
This example displays a message on the front
panel, approximately center. Note that the top
line of text is larger than the bottom line of text.
The front panel of the instrument displays "Hello"
on the top line and "World" on the second line.
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018