Table of Contents Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
viii 2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
A Specifications ........................................................................................ A-1
B Error and Status Messages ................................................................ B-1
Introduction ................................................................................................ B-2
Error summary ........................................................................................... B-2
Error effects on scripts ............................................................................... B-2
Reading errors ........................................................................................... B-2
C Common Commands ........................................................................... C-1
Common commands.................................................................................. C-2
Command summary ............................................................................ C-2
Script command equivalents................................................................ C-2
Command reference............................................................................ C-3
D Status Model........................................................................................... D-1
Overview .................................................................................................... D-2
Status byte and SRQ ........................................................................... D-2
Status register sets .............................................................................. D-2
Queues ................................................................................................ D-2
Status function summary ..................................................................... D-8
Clearing registers and queues ................................................................... D-8
Programming and reading registers........................................................... D-9
Programming enable and transition registers...................................... D-9
Reading registers .............................................................................. D-10
Status byte and service request (SRQ).................................................... D-10
Status byte register............................................................................ D-10
Service request enable register......................................................... D-12
Serial polling and SRQ ...................................................................... D-12
SPE, SPD (serial polling)................................................................... D-12
Status byte and service request commands...................................... D-12
Enable and transition registers .......................................................... D-13
Controlling node and SRQ enable registers ...................................... D-13
Status register sets................................................................................... D-15
System Summary Event Registers.................................................... D-15
Standard Event Register.................................................................... D-16
Operation Event Registers ................................................................ D-18
Measurement Event Registers .......................................................... D-24
Register programming example......................................................... D-27
Queues..................................................................................................... D-27
Output queue..................................................................................... D-27
Error queue........................................................................................ D-28
TSP-Link system status ........................................................................... D-28
Status model configuration example.................................................. D-28
E Speed Specification Test Conditions ............................................... E-1
Introduction ................................................................................................ E-2
Test system used ....................................................................................... E-2
Overview .................................................................................................... E-2
Sweep Operation Rates ...................................................................... E-2
Single Measurement Rates ................................................................. E-3
Function and Range Change Rates .................................................... E-3
Command Processing ......................................................................... E-3
Sweep Operation Rates............................................................................. E-3
Digital I/O handshaking:....................................................................... E-4
Measure to Memory............................................................................. E-4
Measure to GPIB ................................................................................. E-5
Source Measure to Memory ................................................................ E-5
Source Measure to GPIB..................................................................... E-5
Source Measure Pass/Fail to Memory................................................. E-5
Source Measure Pass/Fail to GPIB..................................................... E-5
Single Measurement Rates........................................................................ E-5
Measure to GPIB ................................................................................. E-6
Source Measure to GPIB..................................................................... E-6