
Section 3: Functions and features
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
Controlling digital I/O lines
Although the digital I/O lines are primarily intended for use with a device handler for limit testing, they
can also be used for other purposes, such as controlling external logic circuits. You can control lines
either from the virtual front panel or over a remote interface.
To set digital I/O values from the virtual front panel:
1. Press the
MENU
key, select
DIGOUT
, and then press the
ENTER
key or press the navigation
wheel .
2. Select
DIG-IO-OUTPUT
, and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation wheel .
3. Set the decimal value as required to set digital I/O lines in the range of 0 to 16,383 (see the table
(on page 3-80)), and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation
wheel .
For example, to set digital I/O lines 3 and 8, set the value to 132.
4. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key as needed to return to the main menu.
To write-protect specific digital I/O lines to prevent their values from being changed:
1. Press the
MENU
key, then select
DIGOUT
, and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation
wheel .
2. Select
WRITE-PROTECT
, and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation wheel .
3. Set the decimal value as required to write-protect digital I/O lines within the range of 0 to 16,383
(on page 3-80)), and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation
wheel .
For example, to write-protect digital I/O lines 4 and 10, set the value to 520.
4. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key as needed to return to the main menu.
To remove write protection, reset the decimal value to include only the lines that you want to write
protect. To remove write protection from all lines, set the value to 0.
Digital I/O bit weighting
Bit weighting for the digital I/O lines is shown in the following table.
Digital bit weight
Line # Bit
Decimal
weighting
Hexadecimal
weighting
1
B1
1
0x0001
2
B2
2
0x0002
3
B3
4
0x0004
4
B4
8
0x0008
5
B5
16
0x0010
6
B6
32
0x0020
7
B7
64
0x0040
8
B8
128
0x0080
9
B9
256
0x0100
10
B10
512
0x0200
11
B11
1,024
0x0400
12
B12
2,048
0x0800
13
B13
4,096
0x1000
14
B14
8,192
0x2000