Keithley 2600B User Manual

Section
6: Instrument programming Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument
Reference Manual
6-50 2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
To assign a node number using a remote command:
Set the tsplink.node attribute of the instrument:
tsplink.node = N
Where: N = 1 to 64
To determine the node number of an instrument, you can read the tsplink.node attribute by
sending the following command:
print(tsplink.node)
The above print command outputs the node number. For example, if the node number is 1, a 1 is
displayed.
Resetting the TSP-Link network
After all the node numbers are set, you must initialize the system by performing a TSP-Link
®
network
reset.
If you change the system configuration after initialization, you must reinitialize the system by
performing a TSP-Link network reset. Changes that require that you reinitialize the TSP-Link network
include turning off power or rebooting any instrument in the system, or rearranging or disconnecting
the TSP-Link cable connections between instruments.
Front panel operation
To reset the TSP-Link
®
network from the front panel:
1. Power on all instruments connected to the TSP-Link network.
2. Press the MENU key, select TSPLINK, and then press the ENTER key.
3. Turn the navigation wheel
to select RESET, and then press the ENTER key.
Remote programming
The commands associated with the TSP-Link
®
system reset are listed in the following table.
TSP-Link reset commands
Command Description
tsplink.reset()
Initializes the TSP-Link network
tsplink.state
Reads the state of the TSP-Link network:
• “online” if the most recent TSP-Link reset was
successful
• “
offline
” if the reset operation failed
An attempted TSP-Link reset operation will fail if any of the following conditions are true:
• Two or more instruments in the system have the same node number
• There are no other instruments connected to the instrument performing the reset (only if the
expected number of nodes was not provided in the reset call)
• One or more of the instruments in the system is turned off
• If the actual number of nodes is less than the expected number

Keithley 2600B Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2600B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English