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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Section 1: Getting Started
Menu types
Many aspects of operation are configured through menus. There are two types of menus. Refer to
Menu navigation for more details on using menus.
Main menu
The main menu is summarized in Table 1-3, along with the reference for each main selection.
To access the menu items shown in Table 1-3, press the MENU key, and then make your
selection.
Table 1-3
Main menu
Menu selection Description Reference
SCRIPT
LOAD
SAVE
Recalls users scripts saved.
Loads scripts into nonvolatile memory.
Saves scripts.
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SETUP
SAVE
RECALL
POWERON
Saves and recalls user and factory setup options.
Saves user setup options.
Recalls user setup options.
Sets the default configuration.
Section 1
GPIB
ADDRESS
ENABLE
Configure the GPIB interface options.
Configure the address for the GPIB interface.
Enables and disables the GPIB interface.
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LAN
STATUS
CONFIG
APPLY_SETTINGS
RESET
ENABLE
Use to configure the local area network (LAN)
Displays connection status.
Use to configure the IP address and gateway.
Applies the configurations selected from the CONFIG menu.
Restores the default settings.
Enables and disables the LAN.
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RS232
BAUD
BITS
PARITY
FLOW-CTRL
ENABLE
Controls the options for the RS-232 interface.
Sets the baud rate.
Configures the number of bits.
Sets the parity.
Configures the flow control.
Use to enable and disable the RS-232 interface.
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TSPLINK
NODE
RESET
An alternate way to configure the instrument for TSP-Link.
Selects the instrument node identifier.
Use to reset the TSP-Link network.
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UPGRADE Used to upgrade the firmware from a USB memory stick. Section 21
DISPLAY
TEST
NUMPAD
Use to perform the display tests.
Runs the display test.
Enables and disables the numeric keypad.
Section 21
DIGOUT
DIG-IO-OUTPUT
WRITE-PROTECT
Controls digital outputs.
Selects the digital I/O values.
Write protects specific digital I/O lines.
Section 8