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2308-900-01 Rev. A / July 2008
Section 10: DISPlay and FORMat
Model 2308 Portable Device Battery/Charger Simulator User’s Manual
• and display of data readings.
DISPlay:TEXT:DATA <a>
Define message on display
:DISPlay[:WINDow[1]]:TEXT:DATA <a>
Parameters
<a> = ASCII characters for message
Types: String
'aa...a'
or
"aa...a"
Indefinite
Block
#0aa...a
This command defines a text message for the display. A message is made up of 32 characters and
starts on the top line of the display and wraps down to the bottom line. Spaces are counted as
characters and can be used to properly position the message on the display. If your message is
less than 32 characters, the appropriate number of spaces are added at the end. If your message
is greater than 32 characters, it will not be displayed. On power-up, the message is a string of 32
spaces.
An indefinite block message must be the only command in the program message or the last
command in the program message. If you include a command after an indefinite block message
(on the same line), it will be treated as part of the message and is displayed instead of executed.
DISPlay:TEXT:STATe <b>
Control message
:DISPlay[:WINDow[1]]:TEXT:STATe <b>
Parameters
:<b> =
0 or OFF
Disable text message
1 or ON
Enable text message
This command enables or disables the text message mode. When enabled, the text message is
displayed. If no message is defined, a string of 32 spaces is displayed. When disabled, the
message is removed from display. The display returns to the normal display state.
A text message remains displayed only as long as the instrument is in remote. Taking the
instrument out of remote (by pressing the
LOCAL
key or sending GTL) cancels the message and
disables the text message mode.
FORMat subsystem
The commands for this subsystem are used to select the data format for transferring instrument
readings over the bus. These commands are summarized in
Table 10-2
.
NOTE
Use
DISPlay:TEXT:STATe <b>
to enable the text message mode.
Table 10-2
SCPI commands - data format
Command
Description
Default
FORMat
[:DATA] <type>
:BORDer <name>
Specify data format; ASCii, SREal or DREal.
Specify byte order; NORMal or SWAPped.
ASCii
SWAP
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