Keithley 2461 Reference Manual

Section
8: TSP command reference Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument
Reference Manual
8-96 2461-901-01 A/November 2015
Also see
bufferVar.n (on page 8-26)
bufferVar.readings (on page 8-27)
format.asciiprecision (on page 8-77)
format.byteorder (on page 8-78)
format.data (on page 8-79)
printnumber() (on page 8-96)
printnumber()
This function prints numbers using the configured format.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function
No
Usage
printnumber(value1)
printnumber(value1, value2)
printnumber(value1, ..., valueN)
value1
First value to print in the configured format
value2
Second value to print in the configured format
valueN
Last value to print in the configured format
...
One or more values separated with commas
Details
There are multiple ways to use this function, depending on how many numbers are to be printed.
This function prints the given numbers using the data format specified by format.data and
format.asciiprecision.
Example
format.asciiprecision = 10
x = 2.54
printnumber(x)
format.asciiprecision = 3
printnumber(x, 2.54321, 3.1)
Configure the ASCII precision to 10 and set x to
2.54.
Read the value of x based on these settings.
Change the ASCII precision to 3.
View how the change affects the output of x and
some numbers.
Output:
2.540000000e+00
2.54e+00, 2.54e+00, 3.10e+00
Also see
format.asciiprecision (on page 8-77)
format.byteorder (on page 8-78)
format.data (on page 8-79)
print() (on page 8-92)
printbuffer() (on page 8-93)

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