2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 19: Remote Commands
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After a front panel script (FACTORY or USER test) is completed, the instrument will return
to the local state.
TSP-Link system
A test system can be expanded to include up to 32 TSP-Linked enabled instruments. The system
can be stand-alone or PC-based. Details on system expansion using the TSP-Link are provided in
.
Stand-alone system:
A script can be run from the front panel of any node (instrument) in the
system. When a script is run, all nodes in the system go into remote operation (REM indicators
turn on). The node running the script becomes the Master and can control all of the other nodes,
which become its Slaves. When the script is finished running, all the nodes in the system return to
local operation (REM indicators turn off), and the Master/Slave relationship between nodes is
dissolved.
PC-based system:
When using a PC, the LAN, GPIB, or RS-232 interface to any single node
becomes the interface to the entire system. When a command is sent via one of these interfaces,
all nodes go into remote operation (REM indicators turn on).
The node that receives the command becomes the Master and can control all of the other nodes,
which become its Slaves. In a PC-based system, the Master/Slave relationship between nodes
can only be dissolved by performing an abort.
Standard libraries
In addition to the standard programming constructs above, TSL includes standard libraries that
contain useful functions for string manipulation, mathematics and related functions. TSL also
includes instrument control extension libraries. These libraries provide programming interfaces to
the instrumentation accessible by the TSP. These libraries are automatically loaded when the TSP
starts and do not need to be managed by the programmer.