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2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
Section 13: Test Script Builder (TSB)
Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
item. The Keithley Instruments Flash Programmer is used to download firmware upgrades
into the Series 2600A. See
later in this section for details on using the
flash programmer.
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Save console:
The contents (code and response messages) of the Instrument Console
window can be saved as a text (.txt) file. After clicking this menu item, a browser will open to
allow you to save the log. Use any text editor, such as WordPad, to open the saved text file
and view the log.
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Run:
This menu item is used to run any TSP (.tsp) file that resides in the Project Navigator
or elsewhere in your computer or network (see
later on in this section).
After selecting Run, a submenu will open with items to select Editor or Script File. Items for
projects in the Project Navigator will also be listed in this submenu:
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Editor:
Selecting this item will open another submenu that will list all the TSP files that
reside in the Project Navigator. Click a script file to run the script.
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Script file:
Selecting this item will open a browser that allows you to locate a TSP file
stored in your computer or network. With the File Name displayed in the browser, click
Open to run the TSP file.
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Projects:
The Run menu lists the projects that are in the Project Navigator. Select a
project to display the TSP files for that project. Click a TSP file name to run the file.
The Menu icon is also displayed when the Problems, Tasks or Bookmarks tab is opened
(displayed).
Programming interaction tabs
Up to seven tabs can be displayed in the lower window pane of the Workspace to provide
programming interaction between the Test Script Builder and the SourceMeter instrument.
The tabs that can be placed in the Workspace include the following: Instrument Console,
Problems, Tasks, Command Help, Language Help, Browser View and Bookmarks. Tabs not
presently located in the Workspace can be added by selecting them from the Window option on
the toolbar at the top of the Workspace as follows:
Select
Window
>
Show View
>
Click the tab to be viewed
A tab in the Workspace can be opened (viewed) by clicking the tab name. When a tab is opened,
an “X” will appear to the right of the tab name. Clicking this “X” removes the tab from the
Workspace.
Instrument Console tab
This tab (shown in
) is used to send commands to the connected SourceMeter
instrument. Retrieved data (for example, readings) from commands and scripts appear in the
Instrument Console.
NOTE
show partial screen shots of the
following tabs.
Problems tab
When a script file is saved, error checking is performed. If a script error is detected, an “X” will
appear in the left-hand margin of the Script Editor at or near the corrupt line of code. The Problems
tab will open automatically and provide a description of the error.
If you click the problem in the Problems tab, the line code that has the “X” will be highlighted in the
Script Editor. After fixing the erroneous code, the problem will clear when the script file is saved.