Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
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tspnet.execute()
This function sends a command string to the remote device.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
tspnet.execute(
connectionID
,
commandString
)
value1
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
value1, value2
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
value1, ..., valuen
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
connectionID
The connection ID returned from
tspnet.connect()
commandString
The command to send to the remote device
value1
The first value decoded from the response message
value2
The second value decoded from the response message
valuen
The nth value decoded from the response message; there is one return value for
each format specifier in the format string
...
One or more values separated with commas
formatString
Format string for the output
Details
This command sends a command string to the remote instrument. A termination is added to the command string
when it is sent to the remote instrument (
tspnet.termination()
). You can also specify a format string, which
causes the command to wait for a response from the remote instrument. The Model 2657A decodes the
response message according to the format specified in the format string and returns the message as return
values from the function (see
tspnet.read()
for format specifiers).
When this command is sent to a TSP-enabled instrument, the Model 2657A suspends operation until a timeout
error is generated or until the instrument responds, even if no format string is specified. The TSP prompt from the
remote instrument is read and thrown away. The Model 2657A places any remotely generated errors into its
error queue. When the optional format string is not specified, this command is equivalent to
tspnet.write()
,
except that a termination is automatically added to the end of the command.
Example 1
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "runScript()")
Command the remote
device to run a script
named
runScript
.
Example 2
tspnet.termination(instrumentID, tspnet.TERM_CRLF)
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "*idn?")
print("tspnet.execute returns:", tspnet.read(instrumentID))
Print the
*idn?
string from
the remote device.
Also see
(on page 7-362)
(on page 7-364)
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