2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
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Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 2: TSP Programming
subsequent power-ups, select “Use this as the default and do not ask again.” Click OK to continue
start-up.
Click to display a menu of previously
used workspaces. The last five
workspaces used will be listed.
Click to use the browser to select
any workspace created in your file
system.
Note: See “
” later in Section 2 to create additional workspaces.
Communications
– When Test Script Builder opens, communications to the SourceMeter will be
closed. With communications closed, commands cannot be sent to the SourceMeter. A script can
be written using the Test Script Builder, but it cannot be run. Communications with the
SourceMeter are established by “
.”
Opening communications
In order to activate communications between Test Script Builder and the SourceMeter, an
instrument must be opened. The toolbar on the Instrument Console tab is used to open or close
communications.
illustrates how to open and close communications. The following details supplement the
information in the drawing:
The Select Instrument window has a drop-down menu to select the GPIB or RS-232 interface
being used by the Series 2600.
Simulate communications - If you select the Simulate option in the Select Instrument window, the
Instrument Console will become active even though there will be no actual communication with the
SourceMeter. You can simulate running a script or sending a command, but the SourceMeter will
not respond.
NOTE The drop-down menu for the Menu icon can also be used to open or
close communications between TSB and the SourceMeter. See
“
” later in this section for details on using
the Menu icon.