Buffervar.basetimestamp - Keithley 2651A Reference Manual

Model 2651A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Details
Assigning a value to this attribute enables or disables the buffer append mode. This value can only be changed
with an empty buffer. Use bufferVar.clear() to empty the buffer.
With append mode on, the first new measurement will be stored at rb[n+1], where n is the number of readings
stored in buffer rb.
See the smuX.nvbufferY attribute for details on accessing dedicated reading buffers.
Example
smua.nvbuffer1.appendmode = 1
Also see
smuX.measure.overlappedY()
smuX.measure.Y()
smuX.nvbufferY
smuX.trigger.measure.Y()
Reading buffers

bufferVar.basetimestamp

This attribute contains the timestamp of when the first reading was stored in the buffer.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Attribute (R) Yes
Usage
basetime = bufferVar.basetimestamp
basetime
bufferVar
Details
This read-only attribute contains the timestamp (in seconds) of the first reading stored in a buffer (rb[1] stored
in reading buffer rb). The timestamp is the number of seconds since 12:00 AM January 1, 1970 (UTC) that the
measurement was performed and stored.
See the smuX.nvbufferY attribute for details on accessing dedicated reading buffers.
Example
basetime = smua.nvbuffer1.basetimestamp
print(basetime)
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Affected by
Not applicable
The timestamp of the first stored reading
The reading buffer; can be a dynamically allocated buffer (user-defined), or a
dedicated reading buffer (such as smua.nvbuffer1)
Append new readings to contents of
dedicated reading buffer 1.
Where saved Default value
Not applicable 0
Read the timestamp for the first reading
stored in dedicated reading buffer 1.
Output: 1.2830e+09
The above output indicates that the
timestamp is 1,283,000,000 seconds (which
is Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:53:20
PM).
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