Model 2110 5½ Digit Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 5: Remote commands
2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013
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DISPlay subsystem
The display subsystem controls the display of the instrument and is summarized in
(on page 5-21).
DISPlay <b>
This command enables or disables the display.
Parameters
<b>
description
0 or OFF
Turn measurement display off.
1 or ON
Turn measurement display on.
Query
command
description
DISPlay?
Query state of measurement display. Returns 0 (off) or 1 (on).
Details
This command is used to enable and disable the front panel display circuitry. In the OFF mode an OFF indicator
is shown on the display. Refer to
Turning off measurement display
(on page 2-21) for information about how this
command controls the display.
Example
DISPlay ON
Turns on the display.
DISPlay:TEXT <a>
This command displays text on the secondary display (second line of the front panel display).
Parameters
<a>
description
A maximum of any 16
ASCII characters.
String parameters can contain virtually any set of ASCII characters. A string
must begin and end with matching quotes; either with a single quote or with a
double quote. You can include the quote delimiter as part of the string by
typing it twice without any characters in between.
Query
command
description
DISPlay:TEXT?
Query the message sent to the front panel display.
Details
The message can be up to 16 characters; any additional characters will be truncated.
Example
DISPlay:TEXT "Hello World 1234"
Displays the string you type in.