Section 5: Working with the Series 2600A
Models 707B and 708B 199BSwitching Matrix User's Manual
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707B-900-01 Rev. B / June 2013
Figure 29: Logical block diagram of test connections
Example 1: Control with separate interfaces
Controlling Series 2600A and Model 707B or 708B instruments using separate communication
interfaces
To run this test, you create a table on the Model 707B or 708B that contains the crosspoints that are
needed to connect the SMU to each diode under test, one at a time. The SMU then performs an I-V
sweep on the diode. Data from the SMU is returned to the controlling computer after all six diodes
have been tested.
Set up communication
The communication setup is illustrated in the diagram below. GPIB is used as an example, but this
application can be run using any of the supported communication interfaces for the instruments.
Figure 30: GPIB communication setup
Example program code for the Model 707B or 708B
The example code does not include programming syntax to issue commands from the host computer
over GPIB or LAN communication interfaces. It cannot be run using TSB Embedded. You are
expected to send the instrument commands by means of a separate application development
environment, such as Microsoft
®
Visual Studio
®
or National Instruments Labview™.