Annunciators - Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
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Exponent field (optional):
E
+
0
default
when the command is sent.
and max
min
and help
units
The two functions are similar in that they both display the editable input field, but the
display.inputvalue
After one of the above functions is executed, script execution will pause and wait for the operator
in input the source level. The program will continue after the operator enters the value by pressing
the Rotary Wheel or the Enter key.
Examples:
The following code will prompt the operator to enter a source value:
display.clear()
value = display.prompt("0.00", "V", "Enter source voltage")
display.screen = display.SMUA
smua.source.levelv = value
The script will pause after displaying the prompt message and wait for the operator to enter the
voltage level. The display will then toggle to the source-measure display for SMU A and set the
source level to
NOTE If the operator presses EXIT instead of entering a source value,
The second line of the above code can be replaced using the other input field function:
value = display.inputvalue("0.00")
The only difference is that the display prompt will not include the "V" units designator and the
"Enter source value" message.

Annunciators

Send the following code to determine which display annunciators are turned on:
annun = display.getannunciators()
print(annun)
2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
If used, include the decimal point (.) where needed for the value.
Include the "E" for exponent entry.
Include a "+" sign for positive/negative exponent entry. Not including the "+" sign prevents
negative exponent entry.
Defines the digit positions for the exponent.
– Use this option to set a default value for the parameter. The
There are options to specify minimum and maximum limits for the input
field. When NOT using the "+" sign for the value field, the minimum limit
cannot be set to less than zero. When using the "+" sign, the minimum limit
can be set to less than zero (e.g., -2).
is a text string to identify the units for the value (8 characters
units
maximum). Example units text is "V" for volts and "A" or amps. help
information text string to display on the bottom line (32 characters maximum).
function does not include the text strings for units and help .
.
value
will be set to
value
Return to
nil.
Section Topics
Section 14: Display Operations
value will be displayed
default
is an
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