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2600AS-900-01 Rev. B / September 2008
Section 2: Remote Operation
Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments User’s Manual
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GPIB:
At the factory, the GPIB address for the Series 2600A is set to 26. If using the
GPIB interface board 0 and address 26, the resource setting should be
GPIB0::26::INSTR
. Resource settings for other GPIB board numbers and primary
addresses are available from the dialog box.
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RS-232:
Typically, the COM1 serial port of the PC is used for RS-232 communications.
For COM1, use the
ASRL1::INSTR
resource setting. Resource settings for other COM
ports are available from the dialog box.
3.
If you select the
Simulate
option, the Instrument Console will become active even though
there will be no actual communication with the Series 2600A. You can simulate running a
script or sending a command, but the Series 2600A will not respond.
4.
To close the resource, click on the
Instrument
icon again. The resource will close, and the
console window will become inactive.
Figure 2-9
Select Instrument Resource dialog box
Step 3: Save and clear console window
You can save and clear the console window as follows:
•
Save console:
Click on the
Menu
), choose
Save Console
, then
choose the folder and filename desired.
•
Clear console:
Click on the
Clear Console
icon (see
) to clear the console
window.
Step 4: Select command and language reference views
You can access online help for the ICL (Instrument Control Library) and TSL (Test Script
Language) as follows:
•
ICL:
Click on the
Command Help
tab at the top, then click the
Maximize
icon. You can then
quickly get information on all commands in the library.
•
TSL:
Click on the
Language Help
tab at the top, then click the
Maximize
icon to quickly
access details on the script language.
How do I use TSB to make measurements?
The following procedure uses the TSB Instrument Console to send commands to source voltage
and measure current on Channel A using a 10k
Ω
resistor as the DUT. The complete command
sequence as it would appear in the console window is shown in
along with instrument
responses.
The procedure assumes the DUT (10k
Ω
resistor) is already connected to the Series 2600A (see
), and that the instrument resource has already been opened (see