meshtastic/docs/settings/config/display.mdx

---
id: display
title: Display Configuration
sidebar_label: Display
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

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

<Tabs
groupId="settings"
defaultValue="flasher"
values={[
{label: 'Android', value: 'android'},
{label: 'Apple', value: 'apple'},
{label: 'Command Line', value: 'cli'},
{label: 'Flasher', value: 'flasher'},
{label: 'Web', value: 'web'},
]}>
<TabItem value="android">

:::info
Display config is not available for Android.
:::

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="apple">

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

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="cli">

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

```shell title="Set display_screen_on_secs to default (10 minutes)"
meshtastic --set screen_on_secs 0
```

```shell title="Set display_screen_on_secs to 120 seconds (2 minutes)"
meshtastic --set screen_on_secs 120
```

```shell title="Set display_auto_screen_carousel_secs to default value of off"
meshtastic --set auto_screen_carousel_secs 0
```

```shell title="Set display_auto_screen_carousel_secs to 120 seconds (2 minutes)"
meshtastic --set auto_screen_carousel_secs 120
```

```shell title="Specify GPS format on device screen"
meshtastic --set gps_format GpsFormatUTM
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="flasher">

:::info
Display config is not available in the Flasher.
:::

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="web">

:::info
Display config is not available in the Web UI.
:::
    
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>