Keithley SourceMeter 2600 Series Reference Manual page 87

Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual TSP Programming Fundamentals 2-35
Flash programmer
When a firmware upgrade for the Series 2600 becomes available, it can be
downloaded from the Keithley Instruments website (www.keithley.com). New or
enhanced factory scripts may be included in the upgrade. The file for the firmware
upgrade can then be installed in the Series 2600 using the flash programmer.
CAUTION
With communications between the TSB and the Sourcemeter opened, the flash
programmer can be accessed using the Menu icon (see ) as follows:
Click Menu icon > Select Instrument > Click Flash
Use the displayed browser to select the downloaded file and click Open to start
the upgrade. See
File management tasks
A project, along with its associated files (e.g., script files), resides in a workspace
folder. Typical file management tasks include the creation of new projects and
script files (See
on file management tasks.). A script project can also be imported from a Series
2600 into Test Script Builder where it can be modified (for details, see
scripts from the Series
Other typical file management tasks include
"Importing a project from another
"Deleting projects and/or script
as follows:
Creating a new workspace
Additional workspaces can be created anywhere in your file system. A new
workspace is simply a new folder for project files. A new folder for a workspace
can be made from TSB as follows:
1. At the top of TSB, click File on the toolbar to open the file menu and then click
Switch Workspace to open the Workspace Launcher
2. Click the Browse button to open the Select Workspace Directory browser and
select the location for the new folder.
Builder folder selected as the location for the new workspace folder. Keep in
mind that the workspace folder can be located anywhere in your file system.
3. In the Select Workspace Directory, click the Make New Folder button. A folder
named New Folder will be inserted at the selected location.
4. In the browser, right-click New Folder and click Rename in the mouse menu.
External circuitry connected to input/output terminals while
attempting a flash upgrade may cause instrument and/or DUT
damage. Disconnect input/output terminals before performing
a flash upgrade.
"Flash firmware upgrade" in
"Creating and modifying a
2600," previously described in this section).
workspace,"
files." These file management tasks are explained
Return to Section 2 topics
Section 13 for details.
script" earlier in this section for details
"Creating a new workspace,"
"Switching workspaces," and
(Figure
Figure 2-20B shows the Test Script
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
"Retrieving
2-20A).