Tektronix KEITHLEY 707B, Reference Manual

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Section 6: Instrument programming Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
6-6 707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
Run a named script
You can run any named script that is in the run-time environment using one of the following
commands:
•
scriptVar ()
•
scriptVar .run()
Where:
scriptVar
is the user-defined name of the script.
To run a named script from TSB Embedded, select the script from the User Scripts list and click Run .
When a script is named, it can be accessed using the global variable
scriptVar
.
Example: Run a named script
test3() If the script
test3
is loaded into the
run-time environment, the instrument
executes
test3
.
Scripts that run automatically
You can set up scripts to run automatically when you power on the instrument. To do this, either set
the
autorun
attribute for the script to
yes
(see Autorun scripts (on page 6-6)), or create a script with
the script name
autoexec
(see Autoexec script (on page 6-7)).
Autorun scripts
Autorun scripts run automatically when the instrument is turned on. You can set any number of scripts
to autorun. The run order for autorun scripts is arbitrary, so make sure the run order is not important.
As shown in the example below, you can set a script to run automatically by setting the
.autorun
attribute of the script to
"yes"
and then saving the script.
Example:
scriptVar .autorun = "yes"
scriptVar .save()
Where:
scriptVar
is the user-defined name of the script.
To disable autorun, set the script's
.autorun
attribute to
"no"
and then save the script.
The
scriptVar .save()
command saves the script to nonvolatile memory, which makes the
change persistent through a power cycle. See Save a user script to nonvolatile memory (on page 6-
8) for more detail.
Example: Set a script to run automatically
test5.autorun = "yes"
test5.save()
Assume a script named
test5
is in the
run-time environment.
The next time the instrument is turned on,
test5
script automatically loads and
runs.