Tektronix Keithley SourceMeter 2470 Reference Manual page 10

2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Storing data in buffers ............................................................................................................. 6-26
Accessing the data in buffers .................................................................................................. 6-28
Buffer read-only attributes ....................................................................................................... 6-29
Reading buffer time and date values ....................................................................................... 6-30
Reading buffer for . . . do loops ............................................................................................... 6-30
Writable reading buffers .......................................................................................................... 6-31
Graphing ..................................................................................................................... 7-1
Graphing .............................................................................................................................. 7-1
Setting up the Graph tab ........................................................................................................... 7-1
Using the Graph tab .................................................................................................................. 7-4
Binning data with the Histogram .......................................................................................... 7-5
Setting up the Histogram ........................................................................................................... 7-6
Triggering ................................................................................................................... 8-1
Measurement methods ........................................................................................................ 8-1
Continuous measurement triggering ......................................................................................... 8-1
Trigger key triggering ................................................................................................................ 8-2
Trigger model triggering ............................................................................................................ 8-2
Switching between measurement methods ............................................................................... 8-2
Triggering ............................................................................................................................. 8-3
Command interface triggering ................................................................................................... 8-3
Triggering using hardware lines ................................................................................................ 8-4
LAN triggering overview ............................................................................................................ 8-4
Trigger timers ............................................................................................................................ 8-5
Event blenders .......................................................................................................................... 8-9
Interactive triggering ................................................................................................................ 8-10
Digital I/O ........................................................................................................................... 8-12
Digital I/O connector and pinouts ............................................................................................ 8-13
Digital I/O port configuration .................................................................................................... 8-13
Digital I/O lines ........................................................................................................................ 8-16
Remote digital I/O commands ................................................................................................. 8-23
Digital I/O bit weighting ........................................................................................................... 8-24
Digital I/O programming examples .......................................................................................... 8-24
Trigger model ..................................................................................................................... 8-27
Trigger model blocks ............................................................................................................... 8-28
Predefined trigger models ....................................................................................................... 8-46
Assembling trigger model blocks ............................................................................................. 8-48
Running the trigger model ....................................................................................................... 8-51
Using trigger events to start actions in the trigger model ........................................................ 8-53
TSP-Link and TSP-Net ............................................................................................... 9-1
TSP-Link System Expansion Interface ................................................................................ 9-1
TSP-Link connections ............................................................................................................... 9-1
TSP-Link nodes ......................................................................................................................... 9-3
Master and subordinates ........................................................................................................... 9-4
Initializing the TSP-Link system ................................................................................................ 9-4
Sending commands to TSP-Link nodes .................................................................................... 9-5
Using the reset() command ....................................................................................................... 9-5
Terminating scripts on the TSP-Link system ............................................................................. 9-6
Triggering using TSP-Link trigger lines ..................................................................................... 9-6
Running simultaneous test scripts ............................................................................................. 9-6
Using 2470 TSP-Link commands with other TSP-Link products ............................................. 9-12
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