2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 14: System Expansion (TSP-Link)
Initialization
Before a TSP-Link system can be used, it must be initialized. For initialization to succeed, each
instrument in a TSP-Link system must be assigned a different node number.
Assigning node numbers
At the factory, each Series 2600A instrument is assigned as Node 1. The node number for each
unit is stored in its nonvolatile memory and will not be lost when the instrument is turned off.
Front panel operation
You can use the front panel of a instrument to assign a node number to that instrument (node). You
can assign any number from 1 to 64 to the node.
Complete the following steps to assign a node number from the front panel of the instrument.
1.
Press
Menu
>
TSPLINK
>
NODE
.
2.
Press the
navigation wheel
and select the desired number.
3.
Press
ENTER
to select the node number.
Remote programming
The
tsplink.node
attribute is used to set the node number for an instrument:
tsplink.node = N
Where
: N = 1 to 64
The node number of an instrument can be determined by reading the
tsplink.node
attribute as
follows:
print(tsplink.node)
The above
command will output the node number. For example, if the node number is 1, the
value
1.00
will be output.
Resetting the TSP-Link
After all the node numbers are set, you must initialize the system by performing a TSP-Link reset.
For initialization to succeed, all units must be powered on when the TSP-Link reset is performed.
NOTE If you change the system topology after initialization, you must
re-initialize the system by performing a TSP-Link reset. Changes that
affect the system topology include powering down or rebooting any
unit in the system, or rearranging or disconnecting the LAN cable
connections between units.
Front panel operation
Complete the following steps to reset the TSP-Link network from the front panel.
1.
Press
Menu
>
TSPLINK
.
2.
Press
RESET
.