Keithley SourceMeter 2600 Series Reference Manual page 405

Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual
timer functions
The functions in this group are used for the timer. The timer can be used to measure the
time it takes to perform various operations. Use the
an operation to reset the timer to zero, and then use the
operation to measure the elapsed time.
timer.measure.t
Function Measures the elapsed time since the timer was last reset.
Usage
time = timer.measure.t()
time
• This function will return the elapsed time in seconds since the timer was reset.
Remarks
• The returned resolution for
was reset. It starts with 1µs resolution and starts to lose resolution after about 2.8
minutes.
Also see timer.reset
Example Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output:
The above output indicates that
after
timer.reset
timer.reset
Function Resets the timer to 0 seconds.
Usage
timer.reset()
Remarks This function will restart the timer at zero.
Also see timer.measure.t
Example Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output:
The above output indicates that
after
timer.reset
Returns the elapsed time in seconds.
time
1.469077e+01
.
1.469077e+01
.
Return to
Instrument Control Library 12-131
timer.reset
timer.measure.t
depends on how long it has been since the timer
was executed 14.69077 seconds
timer.measure.t
was executed 14.69077 seconds
timer.measure.t
Section 12 topics
function at the beginning of
at the end of the
(1µs resolution) .
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006