2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 3: Functions and features
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Display features
You can set the virtual front-panel display to display the units of measure, number of digits, and
customized text messages for your applications.
Display screen
The virtual front panel displays source-measure values and readings or user-defined messages. The
display screen options include:
•
Source-measure, compliance screens:
Display SMU source-measure readings and
compliance values.
•
User screen:
Display user-defined messages and prompts.
Configure the type of source-measure and compliance displayed by setting the
display.screen
attribute. The following programming example illustrates how to display source-measure and
compliance values, and measure readings for SMU A:
display.screen = display.SMUA
Measurement functions
With a source-measure screen selected, the measured reading can be displayed as volts, amperes,
ohms, or watts. Configure the type of measured reading displayed by setting the
display.smu
X
.measure.func
attribute. The following programming example illustrates how to set
SMU A to display ohms measurements:
display.smua.measure.func = display.MEASURE_OHMS
Display resolution
Display resolution for measured readings can be set to 4-1/2, 5-1/2 or 6-1/2 digit resolution. Configure
the type of resolution displayed by setting the
display.smu
X
.digits
attribute. The following
programming example illustrates how to set SMU A for 5-1/2 digit resolution for measured readings:
display.smua.digits = display.DIGITS_5_5
Display trigger wait and clear
The
display.trigger.wait()
function causes the instrument to wait for the virtual front panel
TRIG key to be pressed, while the
display.trigger.clear()
function clears the trigger event
detector.