Section 2: General operation
Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012
Start-up configuration
You can specify the Model 2657A start-up (power-on) configuration from the front panel. Set the
start-up configuration to a previously stored setup (recalled from internal nonvolatile memory) or reset
to the factory default setup.
To select the power-on setup:
1. Press
the
MENU
key to access the main menu.
2. Select
SETUP
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
3. Select
POWERON
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
4. Select the configuration to use.
5. Press
the
ENTER
key.
6. To return to the top level menu or main display, use the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key. Press once to return
to the top level menu. Press twice to go to the main display.
Saving user setups from a remote interface
Saving and recalling user setups
Use the
setup.save()
and
setup.recall()
functions to save and recall user setups.
To save and recall user setups using remote commands:
The following example saves the present setup as setup 1, and then recalls setup 1:
-- Save the present setup to nonvolatile memory.
setup.save(1)
-- Recall the saved user setup from nonvolatile memory.
setup.recall(1)
Restoring the factory default setups
Use one of the reset functions to return the Model 2657A to the original factory defaults. An example
of each type of reset is shown in the following program examples.
Restore all factory defaults of all nodes on the TSP-Link
®
network:
reset()
Restore all factory defaults (note that you cannot use
*rst
in a script):
*rst
Restore all factory defaults:
setup.recall(0)
Restore channel A defaults:
smua.reset()
Reset just the local TSP-Link node:
localnode.reset()
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