Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
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The
format
parameter can include the options shown in the following table.
Option
Description
Examples
E
Include the E to display the value exponentially. Include a
plus sign (+) for positive/negative exponent entry. Do not
include the plus sign (+) to prevent negative value entry. 0
defines the digit positions for the exponent.
0.0
+
Allows operators to enter positive or negative values. If
the plus sign (+) is not included, the operator cannot enter
a negative value.
+0.00
0
Defines the digit positions for the value. You can use up to
six zeros (0).
+00.0000E+00
.
The decimal point where needed for the value.
+0.00
The
minimum
and
maximum
parameters can be used to limit the values that can be entered. When a
plus sign (+) is not selected for
format
, the minimum limit must be greater than or equal to zero (0).
When limits are used, the operator cannot enter values above or below these limits.
The input value is limited to ±1e37.
After sending this command, script execution pauses for the operator to enter a value and press
ENTER
.
For positive and negative entry (plus sign (+) used for the value field and the exponent field), polarity
of a nonzero value or exponent can be toggled by positioning the cursor on the polarity sign and
turning the navigation wheel . Polarity will also toggle when using the navigation wheel to
decrease or increase the value or exponent past zero. A zero value or exponent (for example, +00) is
always positive and cannot be toggled to negative polarity.
After executing this command and pressing the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key, the value returns
nil
.
Example
value = display.prompt("0.00", "V", "Input 0 to +2V", 0.5, 0, 2)
print(value)
The above command prompts the operator to enter a voltage value. The valid input range is 0 to +2.00, with a
default of 0.50:
0.50V
Input 0 to +2V
If the operator enters 0.70, the output is:
7.00000e-01
Also see
display.screen
This attribute contains the selected display screen.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Attribute (RW)
Yes
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Saved setup
Models 2601B/2611B/2635B:
0 (display.SMUA)
Models
2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/
2636B: 2 (display.SMUA_SMUB)
