5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual Section 5:
2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013 5-33
DISPlay subsystem
The display subsystem controls the display of the instrument and is summarized in DISPlay
subsystem summary (on page 5-21).
DISPlay <b>
This command enables or disables the display.
Parameters
<b> description
Turn measurement display off.
Turn measurement display on.
Query
command description
Query state of measurement display. Returns 0 (off) or 1 (on).
Details
This command is used to enable and disable the front panel display circuitry. In the OFF mode an OFF indicator
is shown on the display. Refer to Turning off measurement display (on page 2-21
) for information about how this
command controls the display.
Example
This command displays text on the secondary display (second line of the front panel display).
Parameters
<a> description
ASCII characters.
String parameters can contain virtually any set of ASCII characters. A string
must begin and end with matching quotes; either with a single quote or with a
double quote. You can include the quote delimiter as part of the string by
typing it twice without any characters in between.
Query
command description
Query the message sent to the front panel display.
Details
The message can be up to 16 characters; any additional characters will be truncated.
Example
DISPlay:TEXT "Hello World 1234"
Displays the string you type in.
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