Keithley 2461 Reference Manual

Section
8: TSP command reference Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference M
anual
8-62 2461-901-01 A/November 2015
Also see
display.input.number() (on page 8-57)
display.input.option() (on page 8-59)
display.input.string() (on page 8-62)
display.input.string()
This function allows you to create a dialog box that requests text from the user through the front-panel display.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
textEntered = display.input.string(dialogTitle)
textEntered = display.input.string(dialogTitle, textFormat)
textEntered
The text that is entered from the front-panel display; nil
if Cancel is pressed on the
keypad
dialogTitle
A string that contains the text to be displayed as the title of the dialog box on the
front-panel display; up to 32 characters
textFormat
The format of the entered text:
• Allow any characters: display.SFORMAT_ANY (default)
• Allow both upper and lower case letters (no special characters):
display.SFORMAT_UPPER_LOWER
• Allow only upper case letters: display.SFORMAT_UPPER
• Allow both upper and lower case letters, no special characters, no spaces,
and limited to 32 characters:
display.SFORMAT_BUFFER_NAME
Details
This command creates a prompt to the instrument operator to enter a string value.
The prompt is displayed until it has been responded to. You can only send one input prompt
command at a time.

Keithley 2461 Specifications

General

Maximum Current	7 A
Power	100 W
Resolution	6.5 digits
Source Measure Unit (SMU)	Yes
DC Voltage	100 V
Maximum Voltage	100 V
Display	5-inch capacitive touchscreen
Connectivity	USB, GPIB
Software	TSP
DC Current	7 A
Current Source Range	0 to 7 A
Voltage Measurement Range	100 mV to 100 V
Current Measurement Range	10 nA to 7 A
Voltage Measurement Resolution	100 nV