Tektronix KEITHLEY SourceMeter 2606B Reference Manual page 443

Section 15: TSP command reference
Example 1
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 1)
display.settext("ABCDEFGHIJ$DKLMNOPQRST")
display.setcursor(2, 1)
display.settext("abcdefghijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456")
print(display.gettext())
print(display.gettext(true))
print(display.gettext(false, 2))
print(display.gettext(true, 2, 9))
print(display.gettext(false, 2, 9, 10))
This example shows how to retrieve the display text in multiple ways. The output is:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST$Nabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456
$RABCDEFGHIJ$DKLMNOPQRST$N$Rabcdefghijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456
$Rijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456
ij
Example 2
display.clear()
display.settext("User Screen")
text = display.gettext()
print(text)
This outputs all text in both lines of the display:
User Screen
This indicates that the message "User Screen" is on the top line. The bottom line is blank.
Also see
display.clear()
display.getcursor()
display.setcursor()
display.settext()
display.inputvalue()
This function displays a formatted input field on the virtual front-panel display that the operator can edit.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Function Yes
Usage
display.inputvalue("format")
display.inputvalue("format", default)
display.inputvalue("format", default, minimum)
display.inputvalue("format", default, minimum, maximum)
format
default
minimum
maximum
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$N
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Affected by
A string that defines how the input field is formatted; see Details for more information
The default value for the input value
The minimum input value
The maximum input value
Model 2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Where saved
2606B-901-01 Rev. C November 2021
Default value