Chapter 4 Command Reference

Introduction

:DISPlay Subsystem

This subsystem controls the selection and presentation of textual information on the Counter’s display. This information includes measurement results. :DISPlay is independent of, and does not modify, how data is returned to the controller.

See the section titled “How to Program the Counter to Display Results” in Chapter 3 of this guide.

:DISPlay:ENABle <Boolean>

Query Response

Comments

Sets or queries whether the whole display (text area, annunciators, and indicators— with the exception of Remote and SRQ) is visible.

Single ASCII-encoded byte, 0 or 1.

A value of 0 indicates OFF; a value of 1 indicates ON.

*RST: ON

This value is unaffected by save/recall.

:DISPlay:MENU[:STATe] OFF

This command, which only allows the OFF parameter, disables the menu display. When the menu display is disabled, the results display appears.

The query indicates whether the menu display or result display is enabled.

Query Response ∙ Single ASCII-encoded byte, 0 or 1.

A value of 0 indicates the menu display is disabled (the result display is enabled). A value of 1 indicates the menu display is enabled (the result display is disabled).

Comments ∙ *RST: OFF

To enable the menu display, use either the front-panel keys or the :SYST:KEY command.

This value is unaffected by save/recall.

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