Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 3: Functions and features
2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
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BUFFER2
: Configure buffer 2.
•
CLEAR
: Clear buffer (YES or NO).
•
ELEMENTS
: Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) data storage elements:
•
SRC-VAL
: Enable or disable source values.
•
TSTAMP
: Enable or disable timestamps.
Configuring reading buffers
To configure reading buffers from the front panel:
Enabling or disabling the source value or the timestamp is optional.
1. Press
the
CONFIG
key.
2. Select
STORE
>
CHANA-BUFF
>
DEST
and then choose one of the following:
•
CHANA-BUFF1
•
CHANA-BUFF2
•
NONE
3. Select
BUFFER1
or
BUFFER2
.
4. Clear the buffer by turning the navigation wheel
to select
CLEAR > YES
.
5. Turn the navigation wheel
to highlight
ELEMENTS
, and then press the
navigation wheel
(or the
ENTER
key).
You must clear the reading buffer before you can enable or disable the source value or the timestamp
options.
6. Configure the reading buffer's timestamp elements:
a. Turn the navigation wheel
to highlight
TSTAMP
.
b. Press the navigation wheel
(or the
ENTER
key).
c. Select
OFF
or
ON
and then press the navigation wheel
(or the
ENTER
key).
7. Configure the reading buffer's source value elements:
a. Turn the navigation wheel
to highlight
SRC-VAL
.
b. Press the navigation wheel
(or the
ENTER
key).
c. Select
OFF
or
ON
.
8. Press
the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key to return to the main menu.
Appending or overwriting existing reading buffers
When storing data to a reading buffer that already holds data, the new data can be appended to the
reading buffer data, or it can overwrite the old data.
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