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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Section 19: Remote Commands

localnode.prompts

Attribute Prompting mode.

Default 0

TSP-Link

accessibility

This attribute can be accessed from a remote TSP-Link node.

Usage prompting = localnode.prompts -- Reads prompting state.

localnode.prompts = prompting -- Writes prompting state.

prompting Set to 0 to disable or 1 to enable.

Remarks • This attribute controls prompting. When it is set to 1, prompts are issued after each command

message is processed by the instrument. When it is set to 0, prompts are not issued.

• The command messages do not generate prompts. The Series 2600A generates prompts in

response to command messages.

• When the prompting mode is enabled, the Series 2600A generates prompts in response to

command messages. There are three prompts that might be returned:

•“TSP>” is the standard prompt. This prompt indicates that everything is normal and the

command is done processing.

•“TSP?” is issued if there are entries in the error queue when the prompt is issued. Like the

“TSP>” prompt, it indicates the command is done processing. It does not mean the previous

command generated an error, only that there are still errors in the queue when the command

was done processing.

•“>>>>” is the continuation prompt. This prompt is used when downloading scripts or flash

images. When downloading scripts or flash images, many command messages must be

sent as a unit. The continuation prompt indicates that the instrument is expecting more

messages as part of the current command.

• Test Script Builder (TSB) requires prompts. It sets the prompting mode automatically. If you

disable prompting, use of the TSB will freeze because it will be waiting for the prompt that lets it

know that the command is done executing. DO NOT disable prompting with the use of the TSB.

• When used in an expanded system (TSP-Link), localnode.prompt is sent to the remote

master node only. Use node[n].prompt (where n is the node number) to send the command to

any node in the system. See

Section 14 for details about TSP-Link.

Also see localnode.showerrors

Example Enables prompting:

localnode.prompts = 1

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