17-42 SCPI Command Reference
:ENABle <b>
:DISPlay:ENABle <b> Control display circuitry
Parameters <b> = 0 or OFF Disable display circuitry
1 or ON Enable display circuitry
Query :ENABle? Query state of display
Description This command is used to enable and disable the front panel display cir-
cuitry. When disabled, the instrument operates at a higher speed. While dis-
abled, the display is frozen with the following message:
FRONT PANEL DISABLED
Press LOCAL to resume.
As reported by the message, all front panel controls (except LOCAL and
OUTPUT OFF) are disabled. Normal display operation can be resumed by
using the :ENABle command to enable the display or by putting the
SourceMeter into local.
:ATTRibutes?
:DISPlay[:WINDow[1]]:ATTRibutes? Query attributes; top display
:DISPlay:WINDow2:ATTRibutes? Query attributes; bottom display
Description This query command is used to determine which characters on the display
are blinking and which are not. The response message provides that status
of each character position for the specified display. The primary display
consists of 20 characters and the secondary display consists of 32
characters.
1 = Character is blinking
0 = Character is not blinking
For example, assume the following menu is displayed with the
SAVESETUP option blinking:
MAIN MENU
SAVESETUP COMMUNICATION CAL >
The response message for :disp:attr? (top display) will result in 20 zeroes as
follows:
00000000000000000000
The response message for :disp:wind2:attr? (bottom display) will display
ones at the character positions for SAVESETUP as follows:
11111111100000000000000000000000
:CNDisplay
:DISPlay:CNDisplay Return to source-measure display state
Description This action command is used to return the instrument to the source-measure
display state (source, measure, and compliance readings displayed). For
example, if a menu structure is presently being displayed, this command
will exit the menu and return to the source-measure display state.
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