Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Section 7: Command reference
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
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channel.reset()
This function resets the specified channels to factory default settings.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function Yes
Usage
channel.reset(channelList)
channelList
A string that lists the items to reset. The string can include:
•
allslots
•
slotX
, where
X
is the slot number
•
channel patterns
•
channels, including a range of channels
Details
For the items specified in
channelList
, the following actions occur:
•
Any closed channels open
•
Additional user delay is set to zero (0)
•
Labels are removed
•
If the channel is forbidden to close, it is cleared from being forbidden to close
•
If the channels are used in channel patterns, the channel patterns that contain the channels are deleted.
Using this function to reset a channel involved in scanning invalidates the existing scan list. The list has to be
recreated before scanning again.
The rest of the settings are unaffected. To reset the entire system to factory default settings, use the
reset()
command.
Example 1
channel.reset("allslots")
Performs a reset operation on all channels on
the instrument.
Example 2
channel.reset("slot1")
Resets channels on slot 1 only.
Example 3
channel.reset("3A01:3A05")
Resets only row 1, columns 1 through 5 on
Slot 3.
Example 4
channel.reset("5C05, 5D16")
Resets row 3, column 5, and row 4 column 16,
on slot 5.
Also see
channel functions and attributes
(on page 5-5)
