Section 6: Instrument programming
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Another method you can use to run simultaneous test scripts is to use groups with a single TSP-Link
network. Each group on the TSP-Link network can run a test while other groups are running different
tests.
A group consists of one or more nodes with the same group number. The following figure displays a
single TSP-Link network with groups. This method requires one TSP-Link network and a single
remote communications connection to the computer.
Figure 107: Single TSP-Link network with groups
The following table shows an example of the functions of a single TSP-Link network. Each group in
this example runs a different test script than the other groups, which allows the system to run multiple
tests simultaneously.
TSP-Link network group functions
Group
number
Group members
Present function
0
Master node 1
Initiates and runs a test script on node 2
Initiates and runs a test script on node 5
Initiates and runs a test script on node 6
1
Group leader
Node 2
Runs the test script initiated by the master node
Initiates remote operations on node 3
Node 3
Performs remote operations initiated by node 2