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Section 11: Display Operations Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Deleting USER TESTS menu entries
The following function can be used to delete an entry from the front panel USER TESTS submenu:
display.loadmenu.delete(displayname)
displayname Name to delete from the menu.
Example:
The following command removes the entry named “Part1” from the front panel USER TESTS
submenu:
display.loadmenu.delete("Part1")
Running a test from the front panel
Front panel user tests and factory tests can be run as follows:
1. Press the LOAD key to display the LOAD TEST menu.
2. Select the USER or FACTORY menu item.
3. Position the blinking cursor on the test to be run and press ENTER or the wheel.
4. Press the RUN key to run the test.
Key-press codes
Sending key codes
Key codes are provided to remotely “press” a front key or the navigation wheel. There are also key
codes to “rotate” the navigation wheel to the left or right (one click at a time). Use the
display.sendkey function to perform these actions:
display.sendkey(keycode)
Where: keycode is the value of the front panel control. The key code for each control is listed
alphabetically in
Table 11-3.
Key press example:
Either of the following commands will press the MENU key:
display.sendkey(display.KEY_MENU)
display.sendkey(68)