Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 2:
2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013 2-13
Status and error indicators
The indicators across the top of the home screen contain information about the following instrument
settings and states. Some of the indicators also provide access to a subset of instrument settings that
you can change.
Press an indicator (or highlight it by turning the navigation control and then pressing ENTER) to get
more information about the present state of the instrument.
Communication settings status indicator
Press this indicator to see a list of present communications settings. Press the Change Settings
button at the bottom of the information screen to change the communications settings.
Figure 9: Model 2450 communications status indicator
Indicator Meaning
Instrument is controlled from the front panel.
Instrument is communicating through a GPIB interface.
Instrument is communicating through a LAN interface.
Instrument is communicating using VXI-11.
Instrument is communicating through a USB interface.
Instrument is communicating using DHCP.
Instrument is communicating through Telnet.
Instrument is communicating through TSP-Link.
Instrument is a subordinate in a TSP-Link system.