Keithley 2651A, Reference Manual

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Section 7: Command reference Model 2651A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
7-56 2651A-901-01 Rev. A / March 2011
display.getcursor()
This function reads the present position of the cursor on the front panel display.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function Yes
Usage
row , column , style = display.getcursor()
row
The row where the cursor is:
1
(top row);
2
(bottom row)
column
The column where the cursor is:
•
If the cursor is in the top row: 1 to 20
• If the cursor is in the bottom row: 1 to 32
style
Visibility of the cursor:
0
(invisible cursor);
1
(blinking cursor)
Details
This function switches the display to the user screen (the text set by
display.settext()
), and then returns
values to indicate the cursor's row and column position and cursor style.
Columns are numbered from left to right on the display.
Example 1
myRow, myColumn = display.getcursor()
print(myRow, myColumn)
This example reads the cursor position into local
variables and prints them. Example output:
1.00 1.00
Example 2
print(display.getcursor())
This example prints the cursor position directly.
In this example, the cursor is in row 1 at column
3, with an invisible cursor:
1.00 3.00
0.00
Also see
display.gettext() (on page 7-58)
display.screen (on page 7-67)
display.setcursor() (on page 7-69)
display.settext() (on page 7-70)
display.getlastkey()
This function retrieves the key code for the last pressed key.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Function Yes