
Section 3: Instrument description
Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
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3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
TSB Embedded
TSB Embedded is an application that includes a command line interface that you can use to issue
TSP commands. It also offers script-building functionality. TSB Embedded resides in the instrument.
Script management options
Existing scripts are listed in the User Scripts box on the left side of TSB Embedded.
To run a script, click the name of the script and then click
Run
.
To delete a script, click the name of the script and click
Delete
. The script is deleted from the User
Scripts list and from the nonvolatile memory of the instrument.
To stop operation of a script, click
Abort Script
.
To export the selected script to a flash drive, click
Export Script to USB
. Place a flash drive in the
USB port on the front panel of the instrument. In TSP, enter the name as appropriate and click
OK
.
Scripts are saved to a file with the extension
tsp
. TSP files are native to Test Script Builder or TSB
Embedded, but they can be opened and edited in any text editor.
To import scripts from the computer, click
Import from PC
. Select the directory that contains the file.
You can only import files with the extension
tsp
.
To clear the name box and the box that contains the script, click
Clear
.
To view the contents of a script, type the name of a script in the TSP Script box and click
View
Script
.
To create a script, see
Create a script using TSB Embedded
(on page 3-48).
Command line interface
Console
: Enter command line entries here to send commands to the instrument. Click
Enter
to send
the command. The commands and output are shown in the Instrument Output box.
To resend a command, click the button at the left of the Console box.
Instrument control
To reset the entire TSP-enabled system, including the controlling node and all subordinate nodes,
click
Reset
.
Create a script using TSB Embedded
If you are using TSB Embedded to create scripts, you do not need to use the commands
loadscript
or
loadandrunscript
and
endscript
.
You can create a script from the instrument web page with TSB Embedded. When you save the script
in TSB Embedded, it is loaded into the run-time environment and saved in the nonvolatile memory of
the instrument.
To create a script using TSB Embedded:
1. In the TSP Script box, enter a name for the script.
2. In the input area, enter the sequence of commands to be included in the script.
3. Click
Save Script
. The name is added to the User Scripts list on the left.