Keithley 2461 Reference Manual

Model 2461
Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 8:
TSP command reference
2461-901-01 A/November 2015 8-327
tspnet.execute()
This function sends a command string to the remote device.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function
No
Usage
tspnet.execute(connectionID, commandString)
value1 = tspnet.execute(connectionID, commandString, formatString)
value1, value2 = tspnet.execute(connectionID, commandString, formatString)
value1, ..., valueN = tspnet.execute(connectionID, commandString, formatString)
connectionID
The connection ID returned from tspnet.connect()
commandString
The command to send to the remote device
value1
The first value decoded from the response message
value2
The second value decoded from the response message
valueN
The Nth value decoded from the response message; there is one return value for
each format specifier in the format string
...
One or more values separated with commas
formatString
Format string for the output
Details
This command sends a command string to the remote instrument. A termination is added to the
command string when it is sent to the remote instrument (tspnet.termination()). You can also
specify a format string, which causes the command to wait for a response from the remote
instrument. The Model 2461 decodes the response message according to the format specified in the
format string and returns the message as return values from the function (see tspnet.read() for
format specifiers).
When this command is sent to a TSP-enabled instrument, the Model 2461 suspends operation until a
timeout error is generated or until the instrument responds. The TSP prompt from the remote
instrument is read and discarded. The Model 2461 places any remotely generated errors and events
into its event queue. When the optional format string is not specified, this command is equivalent to
tspnet.write(), except that a termination is automatically added to the end of the command.
Example 1
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "runScript()")
Command the remote
device to run a script
named runScript.
Example 2
tspnet.termination(instrumentID, tspnet.TERM_CRLF)
tspnet.execute(instrumentID, "*idn?")
print("tspnet.execute returns:", tspnet.read(instrumentID))
Print the *idn? string from
the remote device.
Also see
tspnet.connect() (on page 8-325)
tspnet.read() (on page 8-328)
tspnet.termination() (on page 8-331)
tspnet.write() (on page 8-335)

Keithley 2461 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2461
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English