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2400 Series SourceMeter
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User’s Manual SCPI Command Reference 18-45
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
circuitry. When disabled, the instrument operates at a higher speed.
While disabled, 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 pro
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vides that status of each character position for the specified display.
The primary display consists of 20 characters and the secondary dis
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play 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 fol
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lows: 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.