Section 1: Introduction
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
2606B documentation
This reference manual contains the documentation for the 2606B.
It is organized into the following sections:
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General operation:
Describes the components of the instrument and basic operation.
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Functions and features:
Describes features and functions, such as relative offset, filters,
reading buffers, triggering, the digital I/O port, and TSP-Link trigger lines.
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Theory of operation:
Describes the internal circuitry and software of the 2606B in detail.
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Remote commands:
Describes the basics of using remote commands to control the instrument,
including descriptions of the factory scripts.
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Instrument programming:
Describes how to control the instrument using TSP, TSB and TSB
Embedded, TSP-Link system expansion, and TSP-Net.
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Command reference:
Programming notes and an alphabetic listing of all commands available
for the 2606B.
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Troubleshooting guide:
Description of the error queue and basic LAN troubleshooting.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs):
Information that addresses commonly asked questions.
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Next steps:
Contains sources of additional information.
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Maintenance:
Information on instrument maintenance, including line fuse replacement and
firmware upgrades.
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Calibration:
How to verify and adjust the 2606B.
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LAN concepts and settings:
How to set up the 2606B for use on a local area network.
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Common commands:
Descriptions of IEEE Std. 488.2 common commands.
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Status model:
Description of the 2606B status model.
Bookmarks for each section of this manual are provided in the PDF version of the documentation.
The manual sections are also listed in the Table of Contents at the beginning of this manual.
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Product software and drivers
Go to the
https://www.tek.com/product-support
) to download drivers and
software for your instrument.
Software includes the
Test Script Builder (TSB) Integrated Development Environment:
This
software provides an environment to develop a test program and the ability to load the test program
onto the instrument. Running a program loaded on the instrument eliminates the need to send
individual commands from the host computer to the instrument when running a test.
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The 2606B TSB Add-in:
A software tool you can use to create, modify, debug, and store Test
Script Processor (TSP
®
) test scripts.
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IVI Instrument Driver:
Driver for National Instruments LabVIEW™ and related release notes.
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J2SE™ Runtime Environment:
Web browser plug-in required to run the web applications that
are available through the instrument web interface.
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Keithley I/O layer and release notes:
Software that manages communications between Keithley
instrument drivers, software applications, and the instrument.