Section 11: TSP command reference Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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eventlog.overwritemethod
This attribute controls how the event log processes events if the event log is full.
Instrument reset
Recall setup
1 (eventlog.DISCARD_OLDEST)
Usage
method = eventlog.overwritemethod
eventlog.overwritemethod = method
Set to one of the following values:
â–ª 0 or eventlog.DISCARD_NEWEST: New entries are not logged
â–ª 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 will ignore new entries.
Also see
eventlog.all() (on page 11-78)
eventlog.clear() (on page 11-79)
eventlog.count (on page 11-79)
eventlog.enable (on page 11-80)
eventlog.next() (on page 11-81)
exit()
This function stops a script that is presently running.
Usage
exit()
Details
Terminates script execution when called from a script that is being executed.
This command does not wait for overlapped commands to complete before terminating script
execution. If overlapped commands are required to finish, use the waitcomplete() function before
calling exit().