Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual Display Operations 14-7
Return to Section 14 topics 2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
Example: The following code will display “Test in Process” on the top line, and
“Do Not Disturb” on the bottom line:
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 1, 0)
display.settext("Test in Process")
display.setcursor(2, 6, 0)
display.settext("Do Not Disturb")
Character codes
The following special codes can be imbedded in the text string to configure and
customize the message:
$N Newline – Starts text on the next line. If the cursor is already on line 2, text
will be ignored after the ‘$N’ is received.
$R Sets text to Normal.
$B Sets text to Blink.
$D Sets text to Dim intensity.
$F Set text to background blink.
$$ Escape sequence to display a single “$”.
In addition to displaying alpha-numeric characters, other special characters can
be displayed. Refer to
Appendix F, Display Character Codes for a compete listing
of special characters and their corresponsing codes. For example to display the
Greek symbol omega, Ω, use the following:
display.clear()
c = string.char(18)
display.settext(c)
Examples
The following code uses the $N and #B character codes to display the message
“Test in Process” on the top line and the blinking message “Do Not Disturb” on the
bottom line:
display.clear()
display.settext("Test in Process $N$BDo Not Disturb")
The following code uses the $$ character code to display the message “You owe
me $8” on the top line:
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 1)
display.settext("You owe me $$8")
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