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Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7: TSP command reference

2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012 7-21

Example

smua.nvbuffer1.collectsourcevalues = 1

Include source values with readings for

dedicated reading buffer 1.

Also see

bufferVar.clear() (on page 7-19)

Reading buffers

(on page 3-6)

smuX.measure.overlappedY()

(on page 7-204)

smuX.measure.Y()

(on page 7-208)

smuX.nvbufferY

(on page 7-210)

smuX.trigger.measure.Y()

(on page 7-238)

bufferVar.collecttimestamps

This attribute sets whether or not timestamp values are stored with the readings in the buffer.

Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value

Attribute (RW) Yes Not applicable See Details 0 (disabled)

Usage

state = bufferVar.collecttimestamps

bufferVar.collecttimestamps = state

state

Timestamp value collection status; set to one of the following:

• 0: Timestamp value collection disabled (off)

• 1: Timestamp value collection enabled (on)

bufferVar

The reading buffer; can be a dynamically allocated user-defined buffer or a

dedicated reading buffer

Details

Assigning a value to this attribute enables or disables the storage of timestamps. Reading this attribute returns

the state of timestamp collection.

For dedicated reading buffers, all buffer attributes are saved to nonvolatile memory only when the reading buffer

is saved to nonvolatile memory.

When on, timestamp values are stored with readings in the buffer. This requires four extra bytes of storage for

each reading. When you turn on additional collection items, such as timestamps (this attribute) and source

values, it decreases the capacity of a dedicated reading buffer (for example, smua.nvbuffer1), but does not

change the capacity of a user-defined dynamically allocated buffer.

This value, off (0) or on (1), can only be changed when the buffer is empty. Empty the buffer using the

bufferVar.clear() function.

Example

smua.nvbuffer1.collecttimestamps = 1

Include timestamps with readings for