Hi,

    when operating in remote mode, you can use the ":DISP:ENABLE OFF“ command 
through GP-IB to turn the display off 
before starting the measurement loop.

     .marek

> On 8 Feb 2021, at 18:38, Chris Hastreiter <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Here's a simple idea in case anyone else is doing long duration testing
> with HP equipment from the Vacuum Fluorescent generation before they began
> including a display-off hotkey.
> 
> This particular example is a 53131A counter which is also before they began
> putting a separate microcontroller in the front panel assembly for display
> operation.  Pin 21 in the ribbon cable is the +38V anode voltage for the
> display, and pins 22 and 24 are the filament circuit.  An auxiliary switch
> interrupts pins 21 and 24 to turn off the VFD and allow the device to
> continue to operate in remote mode.
> 
> Chris
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