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Section 2: TSP Programming
Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
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Clear Console Window
– Click this menu item to clear the console window. Other ways to
clear the console are explained above for the Clear Console Window icon.
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Instrument
– Clicking this menu item opens a submenu to select items that perform the
same operations as some of the other toolbar icons. Also included in the menu is the Flash
item. The Keithley Instruments Flash Programmer is used to download firmware upgrades
into the Series 2600. See “
” later in this section for details on using the
flash programmer.
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Save Console
– The contents (code and response messages) of the Instrument Console
window can be saved as a text (.txt) file. After clicking this menu item, a browser will open to
allow you to save the log. Use any text editor, such as WordPad, to open the saved text file
and view the log.
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Run
– This menu item is used to run any TSP (.tsp) file that resides in the Project Navigator
or elsewhere in your computer or network (see “
” later on in this section).
After selecting Run, a submenu will open with items to select Editor or Script File. Items for
projects in the Project Navigator will also be listed in this submenu:
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Editor
– Selecting this item will open another submenu that will list all the TSP files that
reside in the Project Navigator. Click a script file to run the script.
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Script File
– Selecting this item will open a browser that allows you to locate a TSP file
stored in your computer or network. With the File Name displayed in the browser, click
Open to run the TSP file.
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Projects
– The Run menu lists the projects that are in the Project Navigator. Select a
project to display the TSP files for that project. Click a TSP file name to run the file.
The Menu icon is also displayed when the Problems, Tasks or Bookmarks tab is opened
(displayed).
Programming interaction tabs
Up to seven tabs can be displayed in the lower window pane of the Workspace to provide
programming interaction between the Test Script Builder and the SourceMeter.
The tabs that can be placed in the Workspace include the following: Instrument Console,
Problems, Tasks, Command Help, Language Help, Browser View and Bookmarks. Tabs not
presently located in the Workspace can be added by selecting them from the Window option on
the toolbar at the top of the Workspace as follows:
Click Window > Select Show View > Click the tab to be viewed
A tab in the Workspace can be opened (viewed) by clicking the tab name. When a tab is opened,
an “X” will appear to the right of the tab name. Clicking this “X” removes the tab from the
Workspace.
Instrument Console tab
This tab (shown in
) is used to send commands to the connected SourceMeter.
Retrieved data (e.g., readings) from commands and scripts appear in the Instrument Console.
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