Section 7: TSP command reference
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
display.setcursor()
This function sets the position of the cursor.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
display.setcursor(
row
,
column
)
display.setcursor(
row
,
column
,
style
)
row
The row number for the cursor (1 or 2)
column
The active column position to set; row 1 has columns 1 to 20, row 2 has columns 1
to 32
style
Set the cursor to invisible (0, default) or blinking (1)
Details
Sending this command selects the user screen and then moves the cursor to the given location.
The
display.clear()
,
display.setcursor()
, and
display.settext()
functions are
overlapped commands. That is, the script does not wait for one of these commands to complete.
These functions do not immediately update the display. For performance considerations, they update
the physical display as soon as processing time becomes available.
An out-of-range parameter for
row
sets the cursor to row 2. An out-of-range parameter for
column
sets the cursor to column 20 for row 1, or 32 for row 2.
An out-of-range parameter for
style
sets it to 0 (invisible).
A blinking cursor is only visible when it is positioned over displayed text. It cannot be seen when
positioned over a space character.
Example
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 8)
display.settext("Hello")
display.setcursor(2, 14)
display.settext("World")
This example displays a message on the
instrument front panel, approximately center.
Note that the top line of text is larger than the
bottom line of text.
The front panel of the instrument displays "Hello"
on the top line and "World" on the second line.
Also see
(on page 7-66)
(on page 7-68)
(on page 7-83)
