Tektronix Keithley 4200A-SCS User Manual

Section 11: Using a manual or fake prober Model 4200A-SCS Prober and External Instrument Control
11-4 4200A-913-01 Rev. A December 2020
The default prober configuration file for a fake prober is represented below. The only relevant line for
this prober type is PROBER_1_PROBTYPE=FAKE.
# prbcnfg.dat - EXAMPLE Prober Configuration File, FAKE prober
#
# The following tag, "PRBCNFG", is used by the engine in order to determine
# the MAX number of SLOTS and CASSETTES for a given prober at runtime.
#
<PRBCNFG>
#
# for OPTIONS "" == NULL, max 32 chars in string
#
# Example
# 01234567890
#PROBER_1_OPTIONS=1,1,1,1,1,1
#
#
# OcrPresent
# AutoAlnPresent
# ProfilerPresent
# HotchuckPresent
# HandlerPresent
# Probe2PadPresent
#
#
# The PROBER_x_PROBTYPE fields needs to be set to one of the following names.
# Configuration for serial probers:
# FAKE
#
#
PROBER_1_PROBTYPE=FAKE
PROBER_1_OPTIONS=0,0,0,0,1,0
PROBER_1_IO_MODE=SERIAL
PROBER_1_DEVICE_NAME=COM1
PROBER_1_BAUDRATE=9600
PROBER_1_TIMEOUT=300
PROBER_1_SHORT_TIMEOUT=5
PROBER_1_MAX_SLOT=25
PROBER_1_MAX_CASSETTE=1
As shown, the manual configuration file is configured for use with GPIB prober communications, while
the fake configuration file is configured for serial prober communications. To make changes, use a
text editor such as Microsoft
®
Notepad.
Configuration file locations:
• Fake: C:\s4200\sys\dat\prbcnfg_FAKE.dat
• Manual: C:\s4200\sys\dat\prbcnfg_MANL.dat

Tektronix Keithley 4200A-SCS Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	Keithley 4200A-SCS
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English