Section 5: Remote commands
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
Number of subordinates
The Model 707B or 708B can expand to other Keithley Instrument’s products that have a TSP-Link
connector available. When the command listed in the following table is executed, it provides the
number of nodes present in the TSP-linked system.
A feature of the Model 707B or 708B is that these remote nodes are not limited to Model 707B or
708B instruments. They can be remotely linked to any Keithley product that supports TSP-Link. For
more information, see
tsplink functions and attributes
Number of subordinates
DDC
TSP equivalent command
Description
U4 print(tsplink.reset())
Send number of subordinate devices
The following command returns the model of the card in the specified slot of the local instrument,
along with a description of the card, the firmware version, and the serial number.
To get information from cards in TSP-Link connected instruments, send:
print(node[nodeNumber].slot[slotNumber].idn)
Where:
nodeNumber
is the TSP-Link node of the remote system and
slotNumber
is the slot on the
instrument to query. For more information, see
(on page 5-15) and
Card model number
DDC
TSP equivalent command
Description
U5,n print(slot[slotNumber].idn)
Send identification of each card in the instrument
Relay test input
The Model 707B or 708B instrument does not use a relay test connector, so this command is not
supported.
Relay test input
DDC
TSP equivalent command
Description
U8
No corresponding command
Send relay test input
Connect rules
On the Model 707B or 708B, this command sets the connect rules for the entire instrument. You
cannot set this rule on a row-by-row basis. If this feature is required, the high performance of the
Model 707B or 708B instrument provides ample time to change the connection rules as needed
before channel close or open operations. For more information, see
channel functions and attributes
(on page 5-5).
Connect rules
DDC
TSP equivalent command
Description
Vabcdefg
channel.connectrule = channel.MAKE_BEFORE_BREAK
Make-before-break
Wabcdefg
channel.connectrule = channel.BREAK_BEFORE_MAKE
Break-before-make