7: Introduction to TSP operation Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument
7-42 2461-901-01 A/November 2015
Display
The display functions and attributes allow you to change the format of information on the front-panel
display of the instrument. You can also customize your display.
display.changescreen() (on page 8-55)
display.clear() (on page 8-56)
display.delete() (on page 8-56)
display.input.number() (on page 8-57)
display.input.option() (on page 8-59)
display.input.prompt() (on page 8-61)
display.input.string() (on page 8-62)
display.lightstate (on page 8-63)
display.prompt() (on page 8-64)
display.readingformat (on page 8-65)
display.settext() (on page 8-66)
display.waitevent() (on page 8-67)
Event log
You can use the event log to view specific details about LAN triggering events.
eventlog.clear() (on page 8-68)
eventlog.getcount() (on page 8-68)
eventlog.next() (on page 8-69)
eventlog.post() (on page 8-70)
eventlog.save() (on page 8-71)
File
You can use the file commands to open and close directories and files, write data, or to read a file on
an installed USB flash drive.
The root folder of the USB flash drive has the absolute path:
"/usb1/"
You can use either the slash (/) or backslash (\) as a directory separator. However, the backslash is
also used as an escape character, so if you use it as a directory separator, you will generally need to
use a double backslash (\\) when you are creating scripts or sending commands to the instrument.
file.close() (on page 8-72)
file.flush() (on page 8-73)
file.mkdir() (on page 8-74)
file.open() (on page 8-74)
file.read() (on page 8-75)
file.usbdriveexists() (on page 8-76)
file.write() (on page 8-76)