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Section 7: TSP command reference Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
7-232 707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
tspnet.idn()
This function retrieves the response of the remote device to
*IDN?
.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function No
Usage
idnString = tspnet.idn( connectionID )
idnString The returned
*IDN?
string
connectionID The connection ID returned from
tspnet.connect()
Details
This function retrieves the response of the remote device to
*IDN?
.
Example
deviceID = tspnet.connect("192.0.2.1")
print(tspnet.idn(deviceID))
tspnet.disconnect(deviceID)
Assume the instrument is at IP address 192.0.2.1.
The output that is produced when you connect to the
instrument and read the IDN string may appear as:
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS INC.,MODEL
707B,00000170,01.10h
Also see
tspnet.connect() (on page 7-229)
tspnet.read()
This function reads data from a remote device.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Function No
Usage
value1 = tspnet.read( connectionID )
value1 = tspnet.read( connectionID , formatString )
value1 , value2 = tspnet.read( connectionID , formatString )
value1 , ... , valueN = tspnet.read( connectionID , formatString )
value1
The first value decoded from the response message
value2 The second value decoded from the response message
valueN The nth value decoded from the response message; there is one return value for
each format specifier in the format string
...
One or more values separated with commas
connectionID The connection ID returned from
tspnet.connect()
formatString Format string for the output, maximum of 10 specifiers