
2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 15: Communications Interfaces
value from 0 to 30, but do not assign the same address to another device or to a controller that is
on the same GPIB bus (controller addresses are usually 0 or 21).
Front panel primary address
To set or check the primary address:
1.
Press
MENU
>
GPIB
, then press
ENTER
or the
navigation wheel
.
2.
Set the primary address to the desired value, then press
ENTER
or the
navigation wheel
.
3.
Press
EXIT
to back out of the menu structure.
Remote primary address
Use the following command to set the primary address by remote:
gpib.address = address
For example, the following command sets the address to 20:
gpib.address = 20
Note that changing the GPIB address takes effect when the command is processed. Any response
messages generated after processing this command will be sent with the new settings. If
command messages are being queued (sent before this command has executed), the new
settings may take effect in the middle of a subsequent command message, so care should be
exercised when setting this attribute from the GPIB interface.
Terminator
When receiving data over the GPIB, the Series 2600A terminates on any line feed character or
any data byte with EOI asserted (line feed with EOI asserted is also valid). When sending data, it
will append a line feed character to all outgoing messages. The EOI line will be asserted with the
terminating line feed character.
General bus commands
General commands are those commands, such as DCL, that have the same
general meaning regardless of the instrument.
lists the general bus commands.
Table 15-1
General bus commands
Command
Effect on Series 2600A
REN
IFC
LLO
GTL
DCL
SDC
GET
SPE, SPD
Goes into remote when next addressed to listen.
Goes into talker and listener idle states.
LOCAL key locked out.
Cancel remote; restore Series 2600A front panel operation.
Returns all devices to known conditions.
Returns Series 2600A to known conditions.
Initiates a trigger.
Serial polls the Series 2600A.