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Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 8: TSP command reference
2461-901-01 A/November 2015 8-35
bufferVar.startindex
This attribute indicates the starting index in a reading buffer.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (R) Yes Restore configuration
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Not applicable Not applicable
Usage
bufferVar .startindex = startIndex
startIndex
Starting index of the buffer
bufferVar
The name of the reading buffer, which may be a default buffer (
defbuffer1
or
defbuffer2
) or a user-defined buffer
Details
Use this attribute to find the starting index in a reading buffer.
Example
test1 = buffer.make(100)
smu.measure.count = 6
smu.measure.read(test1)
print(test1.startindex, test1.endindex, test1.capacity)
Create a buffer named
test1
with a capacity of 100 readings.
Set the measure count to 6.
Make measurements and store them in buffer
test1
.
Get the start index, end index, and capacity of
test1
.
Output:
1, 6, 100
Also see
bufferVar.endindex (on page 8-21)
buffer.make() (on page 8-14)
Reading buffers (on page 3-2)
Remote buffer operation (on page 3-23)