Turn Display On/Off

\i C D byte::mode

Parameter	Type	Range	Description
mode	byte	0 ... 2	display mode

Turns the display on or off. The following modes can be set:

Mode	Description
0	turn off the display and its power supply
1	turn on the display (initialization delay of approximately 300ms)
2	turn on the display and backlight immediately

• While the display is turned off, the iLCD still processes all commands that are sent. The results show on the screen as soon as it is turned on again.
• When using mode 2, the display shows a blank screen for approximately 300ms. To avoid this white screen, set the backlight intensity to 0 (refer to Set Backlight Intensity) before turning on the display or use mode 1 instead.

Response:

[ACK]

Set Backlight Intensity