13-2 DISPlay, FORMat, and SYSTem Model 6487 Reference Manual
DISPlay subsystem
The commands in this subsystem are used to control the display over the bus.
A) DISPlay:ENABle <b>
With front panel circuitry turned off, the instrument operates at a higher speed. While dis-
abled, the display is frozen and all front panel controls (except LOCAL) are disabled. Nor-
mal display operations can be resumed by using :ENABle to enable the display, pressing
the LOCAL key, or cycling power.
Table 13-1
SCPI commands — display
Command Description Default Ref
:DISPlay
:DIGits <n>
:DIGits?
:ENABle <b>
:ENABle?
[:WINDow[1]]
:TEXT
[:DATA]?
:STATe <b>
Set display resolution: 4 to 7.
Query display resolution.
Turn front panel display on or off.
Query front panel display status.
Path to control user text messages:
Define ASCII message “a” (up to 12 characters).
Query defined ASCII message.
Enable or disable text message mode.
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(see Note)
(see Note)
Section 4
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B
C
Note: *RST and SYSTem:PRESet have no effect on the display circuitry and user-defined text messages.
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