Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual Display Operations 14-3
Return to Section 14 topics 2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
Display features
Display screen
The Series 2600 can display source-measure values/readings or user defined
messages. The display screen options include the following:
• Source-measure, compliance screens:
• Display source and compliance values, and measure readings for SMU A.
• Display source and compliance values, and measure readings for SMU B.
• Source-measure screen – Display source values and measure readings for
SMU A and SMU B.
• User screen – Display user-defined messages and prompts.
The display.screen attribute is used to select the display screen:
display.screen = displayId
where: displayId is set to one of the following values or names:
0 or display.SMUA
1 or display.SMUB
2 or display.SMUA_SMUB
3 or display.USER
Display screen example:
The following command displays source-measure and compliance for SMU A:
display.screen = display.SMUA
Measurement functions
With a source-measure screen selected, the measured reading can be displayed
as volts, amps, ohms or watts.
The display.smuX.measure.func attribute is used to select the displayed
measure function:
display.smuX.measure.func = function
where: smuX = sma or smub
function is set to one of the following values:
0 or display.MEASURE_DCAMPS
1 or display.MEASURE_DCVOLTS
2 or display.MEASURE_OHMS
3 or display.MEASURE_WATTS
Measurement function example:
The following command sets SMU A to display ohms measurements:
display.smua.measure.func = display.MEASURE_OHMS