1-22 Getting Started Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006 Return to Section 1 topics
Interface selection
The following summarizes basic interface selection for the Series 2600. Details on
the interfaces, including configuration, are provided in
Section 11. Use the editing
controls for Menu navigation described earlier in this section to select and config-
ure the interface.
GPIB interface
1. Press MENU to open up the Main menu.
2. Select COMMUNICATION, then press ENTER.
3. Select INTERFACE_SEL, then press ENTER.
4. Choose GPIB, then press ENTER.
5. Select INTERFACE_CFG, then press ENTER.
6. Choose GPIB, then press ENTER.
7. Set the GPIB address (0 to 30), and press ENTER.
8. Press EXIT to back out of the menu structure.
RS-232 interface
1. Press MENU to open up the Main menu.
2. Select COMMUNICATION, then press ENTER.
3. Select INTERFACE_SEL, then press ENTER.
4. Choose RS-232, then press ENTER.
5. Select INTERFACE_CFG, then press ENTER.
6. Choose RS-232, then press ENTER.
7. Configure the RS-232 interface as follows:
• 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.
8. Press EXIT to back out of the menu structure.
Error and status messages
Error and status messages are displayed momentarily. During operation and
programming, you will encounter a number of front panel messages. Typical
messages are either status or error, as listed in Appendix B.
Messages, both status and error, are held in queues. For information on retrieving
error messages from queues, refer to
Appendix D.
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