Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

1 Getting Started ....................................................................................... 1-1
Introduction................................................................................................. 1-2
Capabilities and features...................................................................... 1-2
Organization of manual sections.......................................................... 1-3
General information .................................................................................... 1-3
Warranty information ............................................................................ 1-3
Contact information .............................................................................. 1-3
Safety symbols and terms.................................................................... 1-3
Unpacking and inspection .................................................................... 1-3
Options and accessories...................................................................... 1-4
User’s and Reference manuals............................................................ 1-5
Front and rear panel familiarization ............................................................ 1-6
Front panel summaries......................................................................... 1-6
Rear panel summaries ......................................................................... 1-9
Cooling vents............................................................................................ 1-13
Power-up .................................................................................................. 1-14
Line power connection ....................................................................... 1-14
Power-up sequence ........................................................................... 1-15
Beeper................................................................................................ 1-15
Display modes .......................................................................................... 1-16
Editing controls ......................................................................................... 1-17
Source and compliance editing .......................................................... 1-17
Menu navigation................................................................................. 1-18
Menu types......................................................................................... 1-19
Interface selection..................................................................................... 1-20
To select the GPIB interface............................................................... 1-21
To select the RS-232 interface ........................................................... 1-21
Error and status messages....................................................................... 1-21
Default settings......................................................................................... 1-21
Front panel setups.............................................................................. 1-21
Remote operation setups ................................................................... 1-22
Remote programming............................................................................... 1-24
Requesting readings .......................................................................... 1-24
Requesting command settings........................................................... 1-24
2 TSP Programming ................................................................................. 2-1
Introduction................................................................................................. 2-3
Test Script Processor (TSP)................................................................. 2-3
Run-time environment.......................................................................... 2-3
Queries................................................................................................. 2-4
Scripts .................................................................................................. 2-4
Named scripts ...................................................................................... 2-4
Functions.............................................................................................. 2-5
Scripts that create functions................................................................. 2-5
Programming overview............................................................................... 2-6
What is a chunk?.................................................................................. 2-6
What is a script?................................................................................... 2-6
Run-time environment.......................................................................... 2-7
Non-volatile memory ............................................................................ 2-7
TSP programming levels...................................................................... 2-8
Programming model for scripts ............................................................ 2-8
Installing the Test Script Builder software ................................................... 2-9
System connections.................................................................................... 2-9
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Keithley 2601 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2601
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English