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2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
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Section 12: Instrument Control Library
Example
Displays a message on the user screen:
display.clear()
display.settext("Message Test $N$Bwith Row 2 Blinking")
The top line displays “Message Test” and the bottom line displays the blinking
message “with Row 2 Blinking”.
display.smuX.digits
X = SMU channel (a or b)
Attribute
The selected measurement display resolution.
Usage
digits = display.smuX.digits
-- Reads resolution.
display.smuX.digits = digits
-- Writes resolution.
Set
digits
to one of the following values:
4
or
display.DIGITS_4_5
Selects 4-1/2d digit resolution.
5
or
display.DIGITS_5_5
Selects 5-1/2d digit resolution.
6
or
display.DIGITS_6_5
Selects 6-1/2d digit resolution.
Remarks
• This attribute selects the measurement display resolution; 4-1/2 digit, 5-1/2 digit or 6-1/2
digit.
• SMU A and SMU B can be set for a different measurement display resolution.
Details
See “
.
Example
Selects 5-1/2d digit resolution for SMU A:
display.smua.digits = display.DIGITS_5_5
display.smuX.measure.func
X = SMU channel (a or b)
Attribute
The type of measurement being displayed.
Usage
func = display.smuX.measure.func
-- Reads function.
display.smuX.measure.func
= func
-- Writes function.
Set
func
to one of the following values:
0
or
display.MEASURE_DCAMPS
Selects current measure function.
1
or
display.MEASURE_DCVOLTS
Selects volts measure function.
2
or
display.MEASURE_OHMS
Selects ohms measure function.
3
or
display.MEASURE_WATTS
Selects power measure function.
Remarks
• Selects the displayed measurement function: Amps, volts, ohms or watts.
• SMU A and SMU B can be set for different measurement functions.
Details
See “
Example
Selects the current measure function for SMU A:
display.smua.measure.func = display.MEASURE_DCAMPS
display.trigger.clear
Function
Clears the front panel trigger event detector.
Usage
display.trigger.clear()
Remarks
The trigger event detector remembers if an event has been detected since the last
display.trigger.wait
call. This function clears the trigger’s event detector and
discards the previous history of
TRIG
key presses.
Details
See “
Also see
display.trigger.wait
Function
Waits for the
TRIG
key on the front panel to be pressed.