Display Commands; Display; Display:mode; Display:text - Agilent Technologies 66311A User Manual

Display Commands

Display commands control the front panel display of the dc source.

DISPlay

This command turns the front panel display on or off. When off, the front panel display is blank. The
display annunciators are not affected by this command.
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
Related Commands DISP:MODE

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 <CRD>
Parameters NORMal | TEXT
*RST Value NORM
Examples DISP:MODE NORM
Query Syntax DISPlay[:WINDow]:MODE?
Returned Parameters <CRD>
Related Commands DISP

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)
Related Commands DISP
DISPLAY:STATE ON
DISP:TEXT
DISPLAY:MODE TEXT
NORMAL or TEXT
DISP:TEXT *RST
DISP:MODE
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