Section 7: Command reference Model 2651A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
7-208 2651A-901-01 Rev. A / March 2011
Also see
smuX.measure.Y() (on page 7-205)
smuX.trigger.source.limitY
(on page 7-242)
smuX.trigger.source.linearY()
(on page 7-243)
smuX.trigger.source.listY()
(on page 7-244)
smuX.trigger.source.logY() (on page 7-245)
Sweep Operation
(on page 3-19)
smuX.nvbufferY
This attribute contains the dedicated reading buffer.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Attribute (R) Yes Not applicable See Details Not applicable
Usage
bufferVar = smuX.nvbufferY
bufferVar
The dedicated reading buffer
X
Source-measure unit (SMU) channel (for example, smua.nvbuffer1 applies to
SMU channel A)
Y
SMU nonvolatile buffer (1 or 2)
Details
Each SMU channel contains two dedicated reading buffers: smuX.nvbuffer1 and smuX.nvbuffer2.
All routines that return measurements can also store them in either reading buffer. Overlapped measurements
are always stored in a reading buffer. Synchronous measurements return either a single-point measurement or
can be stored in a reading buffer if passed to the measurement command.
The dedicated reading buffers can be saved to internal nonvolatile memory (to retain data between power cycles)
using the smuX.savebuffer() function.
Example
smua.measure.overlappedv(smua.nvbuffer1)
Store voltage readings from SMU channel A
into SMU channel A dedicated reading
buffer 1.
Also see
savebuffer() (on page 7-152)
smuX.makebuffer()
(on page 7-189)
smuX.measure.overlappedY()
(on page 7-201)
smuX.savebuffer()
(on page 7-209)
smuX.trigger.measure.action
(on page 7-235)
smuX.trigger.measure.set()
(on page 7-236)
smuX.trigger.measure.stimulus
(on page 7-237)
smuX.trigger.measure.Y()
(on page 7-238)
Configuring and running sweeps
(on page 3-29)
Reading buffers
(on page 3-6)