2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Section 6: Reading buffers
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After you create a new reading buffer, the new reading buffer becomes the active buffer.
Figure 110: Active buffer indicator
Using SCPI commands to create a reading buffer:
To create a full reading buffer named
testData
with a capacity of 200 readings, send the following
command:
TRACe:MAKE "testData", 200, FULL
Using TSP commands to create a reading buffer:
To create a full reading buffer named
testData
with a capacity of 200 readings, send the following
command:
testData = buffer.make(200, buffer.STYLE_FULL)
Setting reading buffer options
You can specify the settings for the reading buffers. The settings you can select include:
•
Buffer capacity: The amount of data the buffer holds
•
Fill mode: How the incoming data is managed as the buffer fills
