Section 6: Instrument programming
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
Initialization
Before a TSP-Link
®
system can be used, it must be initialized. For initialization to succeed, each
instrument in a TSP-Link system must be assigned a different node number.
Assigning node numbers
At the factory, each Models 707B and 708B instrument is assigned as node 1. The node number for
each instrument is stored in its nonvolatile memory and remains in storage when the instrument is
turned off. You can assign a node number to a Models 707B and 708B using the front panel or by
using a remote command. Note that there can only be 32 physical nodes, but you can assign node
numbers from 1 to 64.
To assign a node number from the front panel of the instrument:
1. Press the
MENU
key, then select
TSPLINK > NODE
.
2. Press the navigation wheel and select the desired number.
3. Press the
ENTER
key to save the node number.
To assign a node number using a remote command:
Set the
tsplink.node
attribute of the instrument:
tsplink.node =
N
Where
:
N
= 1 to 64
To determine the node number of an instrument, you can read the
tsplink.node
attribute by
sending the following command:
print(tsplink.node)
The above
command outputs the node number. For example, if the node number is 1, a
1
is
displayed.
Remote programming
The
tsplink.node
attribute is used to set the node number for an instrument:
tsplink.node =
N
Where
:
N
= 1 to 64
The node number of an instrument can be determined by reading the
tsplink.node
attribute as
follows:
print(tsplink.node)
The above
command will output the node number. For example, if the node number is 1, the
value
1.00
will be displayed.
Resetting the TSP-Link network
After all the node numbers are set, you must initialize the system by performing a TSP-Link
®
network
reset.