Keithley 3700 Series User Manual

Section 11: TSP command reference Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
11-130 3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
Example
key = display.getlastkey()
print(key)
On the front panel, press the MENU key and
then send the code shown here. This retrieves
the key code for the last pressed key.
Output:
6.80000e+01
Also see
display.locallockout (on page 11-135)
display.sendkey() (on page 11-139)
display.gettext()
This function reads the text displayed on the front panel.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
text = display.gettext()
text = display.gettext(embellished)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row, columnStart)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row, columnStart, columnEnd)
text
The returned value, which contains the text that is presently displayed
embellished
Indicates type of returned text: false (simple text); true (text with embedded
character codes)
row
Selects the row from which to read the text: 1 (row 1); 2 (row 2). If row is not
included, both rows of text are read
columnStart
Selects the first column from which to read text; for row 1, the valid column numbers
are 1 to 20; for row 2, the valid column numbers are 1 to 32; if nothing is selected, 1
is used
columnEnd
Selects the last column from which to read text; for row 1, the valid column numbers
are 1 to 20; for row 2, the valid column numbers are 1 to 32; the default is 20 for row
1, and 32 for row 2
Details
Using the command without any parameters returns both lines of the front-panel display.
The $N character code is included in the returned value to show where the top line ends and the
bottom line begins. This is not affected by the value of embellished.
When embellished is set to true, all other character codes are returned along with the message.
When embellished is set to false, only the message and the $N character code is returned. For
information on the embedded character codes, see display.settext() (on page 11-141).
The display is not switched to the user screen (the screen set using display.settext()). Text is
read from the active screen.

Keithley 3700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	3700 Series
Category	Multimeter
Language	English