Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Table of Contents
2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008 v
Connections ................................................................................................ 9-2
Initialization ................................................................................................. 9-3
Assigning node numbers ...................................................................... 9-3
Resetting the TSP-Link......................................................................... 9-4
Using the expanded system........................................................................ 9-5
Accessing nodes................................................................................... 9-5
System behavior................................................................................... 9-5
Triggering with TSP-Link ...................................................................... 9-6
TSP advanced features............................................................................... 9-6
Using groups to manage nodes on the TSP-Link network ................... 9-9
Running parallel test scripts................................................................ 9-10
Using the data queue for real-time communication ............................ 9-11
Copying test scripts across the TSP-Link network ............................. 9-12
Removing stale values from the reading buffer .................................. 9-12
10 Digital I/O and Triggering ................................................................... 10-1
Overview ................................................................................................... 10-2
Digital I/O port ........................................................................................... 10-2
Port configuration................................................................................ 10-2
Digital I/O configuration ...................................................................... 10-3
Controlling digital I/O lines.................................................................. 10-4
Output Enable (Models 2601/2602) .......................................................... 10-7
Overview............................................................................................. 10-7
Operation............................................................................................ 10-7
Front panel control of Output Enable.................................................. 10-8
Remote control of Output Enable ....................................................... 10-8
Interlock (Models 2612/2612/2635/2636).................................................. 10-8
Overview............................................................................................. 10-8
Operation............................................................................................ 10-8
TSP-Link Synchronization lines .............................................................. 10-10
Connecting to TSP-Link.................................................................... 10-10
Digital I/O....................................................................................... 10-10
Remote TSP-Link synchronization line commands .......................... 10-10
Triggering ................................................................................................ 10-12
Triggering types................................................................................ 10-12
Measurement triggering.................................................................... 10-12
Front panel triggering........................................................................ 10-13
Remote triggering ............................................................................. 10-14
Hardware trigger modes.......................................................................... 10-15
Understanding synchronous triggering modes ................................. 10-20
11 Communications Interfaces .............................................................. 11-1
Overview ................................................................................................... 11-2
Selecting an interface................................................................................ 11-2
GPIB operation.......................................................................................... 11-2
GPIB standards .................................................................................. 11-2
GPIB connections............................................................................... 11-2
Primary address.................................................................................. 11-4
Terminator........................................................................................... 11-5
General bus commands............................................................................ 11-6
REN (remote enable).......................................................................... 11-6
IFC (interface clear)............................................................................ 11-6
LLO (local lockout).............................................................................. 11-6
GTL (go to local) ................................................................................. 11-6
DCL (device clear).............................................................................. 11-6
SDC (selective device clear)............................................................... 11-7
GET (group execute trigger)............................................................... 11-7
SPE, SPD (serial polling).................................................................... 11-7
Front panel GPIB operation ...................................................................... 11-7
Error and status messages................................................................. 11-7
GPIB status indicators ........................................................................ 11-7
LOCAL key ......................................................................................... 11-8
RS-232 interface operation ....................................................................... 11-8