Open And Close An Instrument Resource; Figure 2-4 Instrument Console Control Icons - Keithley 2601 User Manual

Section 2: Remote Operation
Figure 2-4
Instrument console control icons
Step 2: Open and close an instrument resource
Before you can send commands or run scripts to control the Series 2600, you must first open the
instrument resource as follows:
1. Click on the Open Instrument icon (see
2. Choose the desired instrument from the dialog box (see
select a communications resource:
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3. If you select the Simulate option, the Instrument Console will become active even though
there will be no actual communication with the Series 2600. You can simulate running a
script or sending a command, but the Series 2600 will not respond.
4. To close the resource, click on the Instrument icon again. The resource will close, and the
console window will become inactive.
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GPIB – At the factory, the GPIB address for the Series 2600 is set to 26. If using the GPIB
interface board 0 and address 26, the resource setting should be GPIB0::26::INSTR.
Resource settings for other GPIB board numbers and primary addresses are available
from the dialog box.
RS-232 – Typically, the COM1 serial port of the PC is used for RS-232 communications.
For COM1, use the ASRL1::INSTR resource setting. Resource settings for other COM
ports are available from the dialog box.
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