
Section 2: General operation
Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013
System Event Log menu
The System Event Log menu opens a screen that contains two tabs: The System Events tab and the
Settings tab.
The System Events tab view shows event log entries in a spreadsheet view. Select a line in the sheet
to open a dialog box that contains more detailed information about the event. The event log entries
can be one of the following types:
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Error: An error occurred. This may indicate that a command was sent incorrectly.
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Warning: This message indicates that a change occurred that could affect operation.
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Information: The message is for information only. This is used to indicate status changes or
information that may be helpful to the user. It also includes commands if the Log Command
option is on.
The Settings tab contains settings that affect what data displays on the System Events tab. The
following table describes these settings.
Settings tab settings Description
Show Warning
Turns the display of warnings on or off. If you turn this off, the
instrument continues to record warning and display popup
messages, but does not display them on the System Events tab.
Show Information
Turns the display of information messages on or off. If you turn
this off, the instrument continues to record information messages
and display popup messages, but does not display them on the
System Events tab.
Log Warning
Turns the logging of warnings on or off. If this is turned off, the
instrument will not log or display popup messages for warnings.
Log Information
Turns the logging of information messages on or off. If this is
turned off, the instrument will not log or display popup messages
for information messages.
Log Command
Turns the logging of commands on or off. When this is turned on,
the instrument records the commands that are sent to the
instrument. It records commands sent from any interface (the front
panel or a remote interface).
Popups
Allows you to select the type of popup message visible on the front
panel, and allows you to turn off popup messages. Messages are
still saved in the event log when popups are turned off.
Reset Popups
Sets event message popups to show for all message events
(default settings).
Save to USB
Saves the event log to a .csv file on the USB flash drive. The
filename is
eventlog.csv
.
Clear Log
Clears all entries from the event log.