Tektronix Keithley 2601B-PULSE Reference Manual

Section 11: TSP command reference Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
11-380 2601B-PULSE-901-01A April 2020
tspnet.connect()
This function establishes a network connection with another LAN instrument or device through the LAN interface.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
connectionID = tspnet.connect("ipAddress")
connectionID = tspnet.connect("ipAddress", portNumber, "initString")
connectionID
The connection ID to be used as a handle in all other tspnet function calls
ipAddress
IP address to which to connect in a string
portNumber
Port number (default 5025)
initString
Initialization string to send to ipAddress
Details
This command connects a device to another device through the LAN interface. If the portNumber is
23, the interface uses the Telnet protocol and sets appropriate termination characters to
communicate with the device.
If a portNumber and initString are provided, it is assumed that the remote device is not
TSP-enabled. The 2601B-PULSE does not perform any extra processing, prompt handling, error
handling, or sending of commands. In addition, the tspnet.tsp.* commands cannot be used on
devices that are not TSP-enabled.
If neither a portNumber nor an initString is provided, the remote device is assumed to be a
Keithley Instruments TSP-enabled device. Depending on the state of the
tspnet.tsp.abortonconnect attribute, the 2601B-PULSE sends an abort command to the
remote device on connection.
The 2601B-PULSE also enables TSP prompts on the remote device and error management. The
2601B-PULSE places remote errors from the TSP-enabled device in its own error queue and
prefaces these errors with Remote Error, followed by an error description.
Do not manually change either the prompt functionality (localnode.prompts) or show errors by
changing localnode.showerrors on the remote TSP-enabled device. If you do this, subsequent
tspnet.tsp.* commands using the connection may fail.
You can simultaneously connect to a maximum of 32 remote devices.
Example 1
instrumentID = tspnet.connect("192.0.2.1")
if instrumentID then
-- Use instrumentID as needed here
tspnet.disconnect(instrumentID)
end
Connect to a TSP-enabled device.

Tektronix Keithley 2601B-PULSE Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	Keithley 2601B-PULSE
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English