Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series User Manual

Section 9: TSP command reference Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument Reference Manual
9-70 2600BS-901-01 Rev. F/August 2021
Example 1
display.clear()
display.setcursor(1, 1)
display.settext("ABCDEFGHIJ$DKLMNOPQRST")
display.setcursor(2, 1)
display.settext("abcdefghijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456")
print(display.gettext())
print(display.gettext(true))
print(display.gettext(false, 2))
print(display.gettext(true, 2, 9))
print(display.gettext(false, 2, 9, 10))
This example shows how to retrieve the display text in multiple ways. The output is:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST$Nabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456
$RABCDEFGHIJ$DKLMNOPQRST$N$Rabcdefghijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456
$Rijklm$Bnopqrstuvwxyz$F123456
ij
Example 2
display.clear()
display.settext("User Screen")
text = display.gettext()
print(text)
This outputs all text in both lines of the display:
User Screen $N
This indicates that the message “User Screen” is on the top line. The bottom line is blank.
Also see
display.clear() (on page 9-65)
display.getcursor() (on page 9-67)
display.setcursor() (on page 9-80)
display.settext() (on page 9-81)
display.inputvalue()
This function displays a formatted input field on the front-panel display that the operator can edit.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
display.inputvalue("format")
display.inputvalue("format", default)
display.inputvalue("format", default, minimum)
display.inputvalue("format", default, minimum, maximum)
format
A string that defines how the input field is formatted; see Details for more information
default
The default value for the input value
minimum
The minimum input value
maximum
The maximum input value

Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	KEITHLEY 2600B Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English