System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7:
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016 7-197
The statistics parameter has the attributes described in the following table.
Attribute When returned Description
The number of data points on which the statistics are based
The average of all readings added to the buffer
The standard deviation of all readings (samples) added to the buffer
When
> 0
A table containing data about the minimum reading value added to the buffer
When
> 0
A table containing data about the maximum reading value added to the buffer
If n equals zero (0), all other attributes are nil. If n equals 1, the stddev attribute is nil because
the standard deviation of a sample size of 1 is undefined.
The min and max entries each have the attributes defined in the following table.
Attribute Description
String indicating the function that was measured for the reading (current, voltage,
ohms or watts)
The full-scale range value for the measurement range used when the measurement
was made
The reading value
String indicating the source function at the time of the measurement (current or
voltage)
String indicating the state of the source (off or on)
Full-scale range value for the source range used when the measurement was made
If bufferVar.collectsourcevalues is enabled, the sourced value in effect at
Status value for the reading; the status value is a floating-point number that encodes
the status value into a floating-point value
If bufferVar.collecttimestamps is enabled, the timestamp, in seconds,
between when the reading was acquired and when the first reading in the buffer was
acquired; adding this value to the base timestamp will give the actual time the
Also see
smuX.buffer.recalculatestats() (on page 7-197)
smuX.buffer.recalculatestats()
This function recalculates the specified reading buffer's statistics.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Usage
smuX.buffer.recalculatestats(bufferVar)
Source-measure unit (SMU) channel (for example,
smua.buffer.recalculatestats() specifies SMU channel A)
The reading buffer to process