Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 8: TSP command reference
2461-901-01 A/November 2015
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tspnet.execute()
This function sends a command string to the remote device.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
tspnet.execute(
connectionID
,
commandString
)
value1
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
value1, value2
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
value1, ..., valueN
= tspnet.execute(
connectionID, commandString, formatString
)
connectionID
The connection ID returned from
tspnet.connect()
commandString
The command to send to the remote device
value1
The first value decoded from the response message
value2
The second value decoded from the response message
valueN
The
N
th value decoded from the response message; there is one return value for
each format specifier in the format string
...
One or more values separated with commas
formatString
Format string for the output
Details
This command sends a command string to the remote instrument. A termination is added to the
command string when it is sent to the remote instrument (
tspnet.termination()
). You can also
specify a format string, which causes the command to wait for a response from the remote
instrument. The Model 2461 decodes the response message according to the format specified in the
format string and returns the message as return values from the function (see
tspnet.read()
for
format specifiers).
When this command is sent to a TSP-enabled instrument, the Model 2461 suspends operation until a
timeout error is generated or until the instrument responds. The TSP prompt from the remote
instrument is read and discarded. The Model 2461 places any remotely generated errors and events
into its event queue. When the optional format string is not specified, this command is equivalent to
tspnet.write()
, except that a termination is automatically added to the end of the command.
Example 1
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "runScript()")
Command the remote
device to run a script
named
runScript
.
Example 2
tspnet.termination(instrumentID, tspnet.TERM_CRLF)
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "*idn?")
print("tspnet.execute returns:", tspnet.read(instrumentID))
Print the
*idn?
string from
the remote device.
Also see
(on page 8-325)
(on page 8-328)
(on page 8-331)
(on page 8-335)
