Keithley 2600a series User Manual

14-8 Return to Section Topics 2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
Section 14: System Expansion (TSP-Link) Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
The following list describes the functionality of the master node:
• The only node that can issue the execute command to a remote node
• Cannot initiate remote operations on any node in a remote group if any node in that
remote group is performing an overlapped operation
• Can use the waitcomplete command to wait for all overlapped operations running on
the local group that the master node belongs to, and to wait for all overlapped operations
running on a remote group, or to wait for all overlapped operations running on the TSP-
Link network to complete
Group leader overview
Each group has a dynamic group leader. The last node in a group running any operation initiated
by the master node is the group leader.
The following list describes the functionality of the group leader:
• Runs operations initiated by the master node
• Initiates remote operations on any node with the same group number
• Cannot initiate remote operations on any node with a different group number
• Can use the waitcomplete command without a parameter to wait for all overlapped
operations running on nodes in the same group
Assigning groups
Group numbers can range from 0 (zero) to 64. The default group number is 0. You can change the
group number at any time.
Use the following code to dynamically assign nodes to a group.
Note the following:
• Replace N with the node number
• N represents the node number that runs the test scripts and the TSL code
• Each time the node powers off, the group number for that node changes to 0
• Replace G with the group number
-- Assigns the node to a group.
node[N].tsplink.group = G
Reassigning groups
Use the following code to change group assignment. You can add or remove a node to a group at
anytime.
-- Assigns the node to a different group.
node[N].tsplink.group = G
Running parallel test scripts
You can issue the execute command from the master node to initiate test script and TSL code on
a remote node. The execute command places the remote node in the overlapped operation
state. As a test script runs on the remote node, the master node continues to process other
commands in parallel.
Note the following:
• Use the following code to send the execute command on a remote node
• N represents the node number that runs the test script

Keithley 2600a series Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2600a series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English