Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
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display.menu()
This function presents a menu on the front panel display.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
selection
= display.menu(
name
,
items
)
selection
Name of the variable that holds the selected menu item
name
Menu name to display on the top line
items
Menu items to display on the bottom line
Details
The menu consists of the menu name string on the top line, and a selectable list of items on the
bottom line. The menu items must be a single string with each item separated by whitespace. The
name for the top line is limited to 20 characters.
After sending this command, script execution pauses for the operator to select a menu item. An item
is selected by rotating the navigation wheel to place the blinking cursor on the item, and then
pressing the navigation wheel (or the ENTER key). When an item is selected, the text of that
selection is returned.
Pressing the EXIT (LOCAL) key
will not abort the script while the menu is displayed, but it will return
nil
. The script can be aborted by calling the exit function when
nil
is returned.
Example
selection = display.menu("Menu", "Test1 Test2 Test3")
print(selection)
Displays a menu with three
menu items. If the second menu
item is selected, selection is
given the value
Test2
.
Output:
Test2
Also see
None
display.numpad
This attribute controls whether the front panel keys act as a numeric keypad during value entry.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Attribute (RW)
Yes
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Saved setup
1 (display.ENABLE)
Usage
numericKeypad
= display.numpad
display.numpad =
numericKeypad
numericKeypad
Enable the numeric keypad feature (
1
or
display.ENABLE
)
Disable the numeric keypad feature (
0
or
display.DISABLE
)
