display

The display config options are: Screen On Duration, Auto Carousel Interval, Always Point North, GPS Format, Preferred Display Units, Flip Screen, OLED Definition, Display Mode, Heading Bold, Wake on Tap or Motion, Compass Orientation, and Use 12-Hour Clock. Display config uses an admin message sending a Config.Display protobuf.

Display 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 on the specified interval.

Always Point North

If this is set, the compass heading on the screen outside of the circle will always point north. This feature is off by default and the top of display represents your heading direction, the North indicator will move around the circle.

GPS Format

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

Acceptable values:

Value	Description
`DEC`	Decimal Degrees
`DMS`	Degrees Minutes Seconds
`UTM`	Universal Transverse Mercator
`MGRS`	Military Grid Reference System
`OLC`	Open Location Code (Plus Codes)
`OSGR`	Ordnance Survey Grid Reference
`MLS`	Maidenhead Locator System

Preferred Display Units

Switch between METRIC (default) and IMPERIAL units

Flip Screen

If enabled, the screen will be rotated 180 degrees, for cases that mount the screen upside down

OLED Definition

The type of OLED Controller is auto-detected by default, but can be defined with this setting if the auto-detection fails. For the SH1107, we assume a square display with 128x128 Pixels like the GME128128-1.

Acceptable values:

Value	Description
`OLED_AUTO`	Auto detect display controller
`OLED_SSD1306`	Always use SSD1306 driver
`OLED_SH1106`	Always use SH1106 driver
`OLED_SH1107`	Always use SH1107 driver (Geometry 128x128)

Display Mode

The display mode can be set to DEFAULT (default), TWOCOLOR, INVERTED or COLOR. The TWOCOLOR mode is intended for OLED displays with the first line of output being a different color than the rest of the display. The INVERTED mode will invert that bicolor area, resulting in a white background headline on monochrome displays.

Heading Bold

The heading can be hard to read when 'INVERTED' or 'TWOCOLOR' display mode is used. This setting will make the heading bold, so it is easier to read.

Wake on Tap or Motion

This option enables the ability to wake the device screen when motion, such as a tap on the device, is detected via an attached accelerometer, or a capacitive touch button.

Compass Orientation

Indicates how to rotate or invert the compass orientation on the display.

Use 12-Hour Clock

If false the device will display the time in 24-hour format on screen. If true, the device will display the time in 12-hour format on screen.

Display Config Client Availability

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Android

:::info

Display Config is available for Android.

Open the Meshtastic App
Navigate to: Vertical Ellipsis (3 dots top right) > Radio Configuration > Display

:::

Apple

:::info Most display config options are available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS at Settings > Device Configuration > Display. :::

CLI

:::info

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

:::

Setting	Acceptable Values	Default
display.auto_screen_carousel_secs	`integer`	Default of `0` is off.
display.compass_north_top	`false`, `true`	`false`
display.flip_screen	`false`, `true`	`false`
display.gps_format	`DEC`, `DMS`, `UTM`, `MGRS`, `OLC`, `OSGR`, `MLS`	`DEC`
display.oled	`OLED_AUTO`, `OLED_SSD1306`, `OLED_SH1106`, `OLED_SH1107`	`OLED_AUTO`
display.screen_on_secs	`integer`	Default of `0` is 10 minutes.
display.units	`METRIC`, `IMPERIAL`	`METRIC`
display.displaymode	`DEFAULT`, `TWOCOLOR`, `INVERTED`, `COLOR`	`DEFAULT`
display.heading_bold	`false`, `true`	`false`
display.wake_on_tap_or_motion	`false`, `true`	`false`

:::tip

Because the device will reboot after each command is sent via CLI, it is recommended when setting multiple values in a config section that commands be chained together as one.

```shell title="Example:" meshtastic --set display.screen_on_secs 120 --set display.gps_format UTM


:::

```shell title="Set Screen On Duration (Default of 0 is 10 minutes)"
meshtastic --set display.screen_on_secs 0
meshtastic --set display.screen_on_secs 120

```shell title="Set Auto Carousel Interval (Default of 0 is Off)" meshtastic --set display.auto_screen_carousel_secs 0 // Set to 2 Minutes (120 Seconds) meshtastic --set display.auto_screen_carousel_secs 120


```shell title="Specify GPS format on device screen"
meshtastic --set display.gps_format UTM

Web

:::info All display config options are available in the Web UI. :::