9: TSP-Link and TSP-Net 2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument
9-14 2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019
Using TSP-Net with any ethernet-enabled instrument
Refer to TSP command reference (on page 14-1) for details about the commands presented in this
section.
The 2470 LAN port is auto-sensing (Auto-MDIX), so you can use either a LAN crossover cable or a
LAN straight-through cable to connect directly from the 2470 to an ethernet device or to a hub.
To set up communication to a remote ethernet-enabled instrument that is TSP
®
enabled:
1. Send the following command to configure TSP-Net to send an abort command when
a
c
onnection to a TSP instrument is established:
tspnet.tsp.abortonconnect = 1
If the scripts are allowed to run, the connection is made, but the remote instrument may be busy.
2. Send the command:
connectionID = tspnet.connect(ipAddress)
Where:
ï‚§ connectionID is the connection ID that will be used as a handle in all other TSP-Net
function calls.
ï‚§ ipAddress is the IP address, entered as a string, of the remote instrument.
See tspnet.connect() (on page 14-277
) for additional detail.
To set up communication to a remote ethernet-enabled device that is not TSP enabled:
Send the command:
connectionID = tspnet.connect(ipAddress, portNumber, initString)
Where:
ï‚§ connectionID is the connection ID that will be used as a handle in all other tspnet
function calls.
ï‚§ ipAddress is the IP address, entered as a string, of the remote device.
ï‚§ portNumber is the port number of the remote device.
ï‚§ initString is the initialization string that is to be sent to ipAddress.
See tspnet.connect() (on page 14-277
) for additional detail.