Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 5: Introduction to TSP operation
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
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Userstrings
Use the functions in this group to store and retrieve user-defined strings in nonvolatile memory.
These strings are stored as key-value pairs. The key is a unique identifier such as a part number or
identification string.
You can use the
userstring
functions to store custom, instrument-specific information in the
instrument, such as department number, asset number, or manufacturing plant location.
userstring.add()
(on page 7-377)
userstring.catalog()
(on page 7-378)
userstring.delete()
(on page 7-378)
userstring.get()
(on page 7-379)
Factory scripts
Introduction
The Keithley Instruments Series 2600B System SourceMeter
®
instrument is shipped with one or more
factory scripts saved in its flash firmware memory. A factory script is made up of a number of
functions. Some of them can be called from the front-panel LOAD TEST menu. All of them can be
called using remote programming.
As Keithley Instruments develops additional factory scripts, they will be made available on the
http://www.keithley.com
) as a flash firmware upgrade for the Series
2600B. See
Upgrading the firmware
(on page A-4) for instructions on upgrading the flash firmware of
your Series 2600B instrument.
A factory script is similar to a user script, except a factory script is created by Keithley Instruments at
the factory and is permanently stored in nonvolatile memory. The differences between a user script
and a factory script include the following:
•
A factory script cannot be deleted from nonvolatile memory.
•
The script listing for a factory script can be retrieved and modified, but it will then be treated as a
user script. A user script cannot be saved as a factory script.
•
Factory scripts are not stored in global variables. The only references to factory scripts are in the
script.factory.scripts
attribute.
•
The
script.factory.catalog()
function returns an iterator that can be used in a
for
loop
to iterate over all the factory scripts.
Example
To retrieve the catalog listing for factory scripts, send:
for name in script.factory.catalog() do print(name) end
Running a factory script
Use either of the following commands to run a factory script:
script.factory.scripts.
name
()
script.factory.scripts.
name
.run()
Where:
name
is the name of the factory script.
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