Display Configuration

The display config options are: Screen On Duration, Auto Carousel Interval, and GPS Format. Display config uses an admin message sending a Config.Display protobuf.

Device Config Values

Screen On Duration

How long the screen remains on after the user button is pressed or messages are received.

Auto Carousel Interval

Automatically toggles to the next page on the screen like a carousel, based the specified interval.

GPS Format

The format used to display GPS coordinates on the device screen.

Acceptable values:

Value	Description
gpsFormatDec	Decimal Degrees
gpsFormatDms	Degrees Minutes Seconds
gpsFormatUtm	Universal Transverse Mercator
gpsFormatMgrs	Military Grid Reference System
gpsFormatOlc	Open Location Code (Plus Codes)
gpsFormatOsgr	Ordnance Survey Grid Reference

Device Config Client Availability

Android

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Display config is not available for Android.

Apple

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All display config options are available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS at Settings > Radio Configuration > Display.

CLI

All display config options are available in the python CLI. Example commands are below:

Set Screen On Duration (Default of 0 is 10 minutes)

meshtastic --set display.screen_on_secs 0
meshtastic --set display.screen_on_secs 120

Set Auto Carousel Interval (Default of 0 is Off)

meshtastic --set auto_screen_carousel_secs 0
// Set to 2 Minutes (120 Seconds)
meshtastic --set display.auto_screen_carousel_secs 120

Specify GPS format on device screen

meshtastic --set display.gps_format GpsFormatUTM

Flasher

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No display config options are available in the Flasher.

Web

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All display config options are available in the Web UI.