2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008 Return to Section Topics 1-21
Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Section 1: Getting Started
Interface configuration
The following summarizes basic interface configuration for the Series 2600A. Details on the
interfaces, including configuration, are provided in
Section 15. Use the editing controls for Menu
navigation described earlier in this section to select and configure the interface.
Complete the following steps to select the GPIB interface:
1. Press MENU > GPIB and then press ENTER.
2. Choose ADDRESS, then press ENTER.
3. Set the GPIB address (0 to 30) and press ENTER.
4. Press EXIT to return to the main menu.
Complete the following steps to select the RS-232 interface
1. Press MENU > RS232, then press ENTER.
2. Do the following:
• Set the BAUD rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200.
•Set BITS: 7 or 8.
•Set PARITY: NONE, ODD, or EVEN.
• Set the FLOW-CTRL: NONE or HARDWARE.
3. Press EXIT to return to the main menu.
See Section 15 for more information about communications interfaces and how to select the LAN
interface.
USB storage overview
The Keithley Instruments Series 2600A System SourceMeter® instrument includes a USB port on
the front panel. To store scripts and to transfer files from the instrument to the host PC, insert a
USB flash drive into the USB port.
• For additional information on saving reading buffers to the USB flash drive, see Reading
Buffers in Section 7.
• For additional information on storing and loading scripts to and from the USB flash drive,
see
Saving a user script in Section 12.
• For additional information on file I/O, see File I/O in Section 19.
• For additional information on saving user setups, see User setup in Section 3.
Connecting the USB flash drive
The Series 2600A supports flash drives that comply with USB 1.0 and 2.0 standards. You can
save data to the USB flash drive from the front panel or you can create a script to save data to the
USB flash drive.
To connect the USB flash drive, insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, located on the front
panel of the instrument (see
Figure 1-5).
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