Section 9: TSP-Link and TSP-Net
2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
Use
node[
N
].reset()
or
localnode.reset()
to reset only one of the nodes. The other nodes
are not affected. The following programming example shows this type of reset operation with code
that is run on node 1.
-- Reset node 1 only.
node[1].reset()
-- Reset the node you are connected to (in this case, node 1).
localnode.reset()
-- Reset node 4 only.
node[4].reset()
Terminating scripts on the TSP-Link system
You can terminate a script that is executing on a TSP-Link system.
To terminate an executing script and return all nodes to local control, send the following command:
abort
This dissolves the master/subordinate relationships between nodes.
You can also abort an executing script and turn off the source outputs on all source-measure units in
the TSP-Link system. To do this, press the OUTPUT ON/OFF switch on any source-measure
instrument in the system.
From the front panel, you can abort a script by pressing the TRIGGER key for a few seconds and
selecting
Abort Trigger Model
from the dialog box that is displayed.
Triggering using TSP-Link trigger lines
The 2470 has three trigger lines that you can use for triggering, digital I/O, and to synchronize
multiple instruments on a TSP-Link
®
network.
Using TSP-Link trigger lines for digital I/O
Each trigger line is an open-drain signal. When using the TSP-Link
®
trigger lines for digital I/O, any
node that sets the programmed line state to zero (0) causes all nodes to read 0 from the line state.
This occurs regardless of the programmed line state of any other node. Refer to the table in the
(on page 8-24) topic for digital bit weight values.
Running simultaneous test scripts
Running test scripts simultaneously improves functional testing, provides higher throughput, and
expands system flexibility. You can use TSP-Link and TSP scripting to run simultaneous test scripts.
You can also manage the resources that are allocated to test scripts that are running simultaneously.
In addition, you can use the data queue to do real-time communication between nodes on the
TSP-Link system.