2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Section 19: Remote Commands
localnode.serialno
Attribute
The instrument serial number.
TSP-Link
accessibility
This attribute can be accessed from a remote TSP-Link node.
Usage
serialno = localnode.serialno
--Reads the instrument serial number.
serialno
The serial number of the instrument.
Remarks
• This attribute indicates the instrument serial number.
• This attribute is read-only.
Also see
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localnode.setglobal
Function
Sets the value of a global variable.
TSP-Link
accessibility
This function should only be accessed from a remote TSP-Link node.
Usage
node[n].setglobal(name, value)
name
The name of the global variable.
value
The value assigned to the variable.
n
The node number of the instrument setting the global
variable.
Remarks
• Do not use this command to set the value of a global variable on the local node.
•
localnode.setglobal
is provided to assign values to variables from a remote node.
•
localnode.setglobal
should not be used to assign values to global variables on the local
node when executing the code on the local node. The value should be assigned directly.
Example
node[3].setglobal("x", 5)
--sets the global variable “x” on node 3 to the value of 5.
localnode.settime
Function
Sets the real-time clock.
TSP-Link
accessibility
This function can be accessed from a remote TSP-Link node.
Usage
localnode.settime(time)
time
The time in seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC.
Remarks
• Time must be specified as UTC time.
• Set the time zone before reading the time using the
os.time
function or before generating a
UTC time from a local time specification.
Example
To set local time:
-- Assumes the time zone is correct.
time = os.time((year = 2000, month = 8, day = 13, hour = 14, min = 35,
isdst = true))
localnode.settime(time)
