Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series User Manual

Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument Reference Manual Section 9: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. F/August 2021 9-93
Details
Returns the next entry from the event log and removes it from the log.
If there are no entries in the event log, returns the value nil.
Example 1
print(eventlog.next())
Get the oldest message in the event log and remove that entry from the log.
Output:
17:28:22.085 10 Oct 2019, LAN2, 192.168.1.102, LXI, 0, 1570728502, <no time>, 0, 0x0
Example 2
print(eventlog.next())
If you send this command when there is nothing in the event log, you get the following output:
nil
Also see
eventlog.all() (on page 9-90)
eventlog.clear() (on page 9-91)
eventlog.count (on page 9-91)
eventlog.enable (on page 9-92)
eventlog.overwritemethod (on page 9-93)
eventlog.overwritemethod
This attribute controls how the event log processes events if the event log is full.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Attribute (RW)
Yes
Instrument reset
Recall setup
Not saved
1 (eventlog.DISCARD_OLDEST)
Usage
method = eventlog.overwritemethod
eventlog.overwritemethod = method
method
Set to one of the following values:
▪ 0 or eventlog.DISCARD_NEWEST: New entries are not logged
▪ 1 or eventlog.DISCARD_OLDEST: Old entries are deleted as new events
are logged
Details
When this attribute is set to eventlog.DISCARD_NEWEST, new entries are not logged.
When this attribute is set to eventlog.DISCARD_OLDEST, the oldest entry is discarded when a new
entry is added.
Example
eventlog.overwritemethod = 0
When the log is full, the event log ignores new entries.

Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series Specifications

General

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