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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Section 19: Remote Commands
localnode.prompts
Attribute Prompting mode.
Default 0
TSP-Link
accessibility
This attribute can be accessed from a remote TSP-Link node.
Usage
prompting = localnode.prompts -- Reads prompting state.
localnode.prompts = prompting -- Writes prompting state.
prompting
Set to 0 to disable or 1 to enable.
Remarks • This attribute controls prompting. When it is set to 1, prompts are issued after each command
message is processed by the instrument. When it is set to 0, prompts are not issued.
• The command messages do not generate prompts. The Series 2600A generates prompts in
response to command messages.
• When the prompting mode is enabled, the Series 2600A generates prompts in response to
command messages. There are three prompts that might be returned:
•
“TSP>”
is the standard prompt. This prompt indicates that everything is normal and the
command is done processing.
•
“TSP?”
is issued if there are entries in the error queue when the prompt is issued. Like the
“TSP>”
prompt, it indicates the command is done processing. It does not mean the previous
command generated an error, only that there are still errors in the queue when the command
was done processing.
•
“>>>>”
is the continuation prompt. This prompt is used when downloading scripts or flash
images. When downloading scripts or flash images, many command messages must be
sent as a unit. The continuation prompt indicates that the instrument is expecting more
messages as part of the current command.
• Test Script Builder (TSB) requires prompts. It sets the prompting mode automatically. If you
disable prompting, use of the TSB will freeze because it will be waiting for the prompt that lets it
know that the command is done executing. DO NOT disable prompting with the use of the TSB.
• When used in an expanded system (TSP-Link),
localnode.prompt
is sent to the remote
master node only. Use
node[n].prompt
(where
n
is the node number) to send the command to
any node in the system. See Section 14 for details about TSP-Link.
Also see
localnode.showerrors
Example Enables prompting:
localnode.prompts = 1