Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
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The options on the Advanced Trigger tab include:
•
Mode
: Select Open All to open all slots before the scan starts. Select Open Selective to open only
channels that are involved in scanning; closed channels that are not involved in scanning remain
closed. Select Fixed ABR to open all channels involved in the scan, but close all required backplane
relays before the scan.
•
Arm (Scan Start) Stimulus
: Select the event that causes the arm event detector trigger to be set to the
detected state (the scan can begin).
•
Channel Action Stimulus
: Select the event that causes the channel event detector to be set to the
detected state (the step can begin).
•
Channel Ready Event To
: Select the recipient of the Channel Ready Event.
•
Scan Complete Event To
: Select the recipient of the Scan Complete Event.
There is also a
Config
button available for each of the options except Mode. When you click this
button, a dialog box with additional options for the selection is displayed.
Set the scan mode
The scan mode determines how channels are opened before the start of the scan.
You can select:
•
Open all:
All slots are opened.
•
Open select:
All channels selected in the scan list are opened; any closed channels remain closed if
they are not in the scan list.
•
Fixed ABR
: All necessary backplane relays are closed before the scan.
To set the scan mode from the web interface:
1. Select the
Advanced Trigger
tab.
2. Select
Mode
.
3. Select
Open All
or
Open Selective
.
TSB Embedded
TSB Embedded is an application that includes a command line interface that you can use to issue
ICL commands. It also offers script-building functionality. TSB Embedded resides in the instrument.
Script management options
Existing scripts are listed in the User Scripts box on the left side of TSB Embedded.
To run a script, click the name of the script and then click
Run
.
To delete a script, click the name of the script and click
Delete
. The script is deleted from the User
Scripts list and from the nonvolatile memory of the instrument.
To stop operation of a script, click
Abort Script
.
To export the selected script to the computer, click
Export to PC
. Choose the directory in which to
save the script and click
Save
. Scripts are saved to a file with the extension
tsp
. TSP files are native
to Test Script Builder or TSB Embedded, but they can be opened and edited in any text editor.