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2600S-900-01 Rev. C / January 2008
Section 2: Remote Operation
Series 2600 System SourceMeter
Figure 2-4
Instrument console control icons
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Step 2: Open and close an instrument resource
Before you can send commands or run scripts to control the Series 2600, you must first open the
instrument resource as follows:
1. Click on the
Open Instrument
2. Choose the desired instrument from the dialog box (see
) drop-down menu to
select a communications resource:
•
GPIB –
At the factory, the GPIB address for the Series 2600 is set to 26. If using the GPIB
interface board 0 and address 26, the resource setting should be
GPIB0::26::INSTR
.
Resource settings for other GPIB board numbers and primary addresses are available
from the dialog box.
•
RS-232 –
Typically, the COM1 serial port of the PC is used for RS-232 communications.
For COM1, use the
ASRL1::INSTR
resource setting. Resource settings for other COM
ports are available from the dialog box.
3. If you select the
Simulate
option, the Instrument Console will become active even though
there will be no actual communication with the Series 2600. You can simulate running a
script or sending a command, but the Series 2600 will not respond.
4. To close the resource, click on the
Instrument
icon again. The resource will close, and the
console window will become inactive.