Keithley 3720 Data Sheet

Keithley

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1-1

Contact information ............................................................................................................................. 1-1

Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 1-1

Measure and switching capabilities .............................................................................................................. 1-2

Warranty information ........................................................................................................................... 1-2

Displaying the unit's serial number ............................................................................................................... 1-3

TSP Programming Fundamentals ........................................................................................... 2-1

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Test Script Processor (TSPTM) .......................................................................................................... 2-2

Run-time environment ......................................................................................................................... 2-3

Queries ................................................................................................................................................ 2-3

Scripts .................................................................................................................................................. 2-4

Named scripts ...................................................................................................................................... 2-5

Programming overview ........................................................................................................................ 2-6

Chunk defined .............................................................................................................................................. 2-6

Script defined ............................................................................................................................................... 2-7

Run-time environment .................................................................................................................................. 2-8

Nonvolatile memory ..................................................................................................................................... 2-8

TSPTM programming levels ......................................................................................................................... 2-8

Programming model for scripts .................................................................................................................... 2-9

Installing the TSPTM software .......................................................................................................... 2-10

System connections .......................................................................................................................... 2-10

Rear panel summary .................................................................................................................................. 2-10

GPIB interface connection ......................................................................................................................... 2-11

Standard RJ-45 (Ethernet) interface connection ........................................................................................ 2-12

USB connection ......................................................................................................................................... 2-13

Using Test Script Builder (TSB) ........................................................................................................ 2-13

Project Navigator ....................................................................................................................................... 2-14

Script Editor ............................................................................................................................................... 2-14

Programming interaction ............................................................................................................................ 2-15

Sending commands and statements ................................................................................................. 2-15

Measure voltage ................................................................................................................................ 2-15

Read and write to the digital I/O port .......................................................................................................... 2-16

Display user-defined messages ................................................................................................................. 2-16

User scripts ........................................................................................................................................ 2-16

Script examples ......................................................................................................................................... 2-17

Creating a user script ................................................................................................................................. 2-20

Saving a user script.................................................................................................................................... 2-22

Loading a user script .................................................................................................................................. 2-24

Running a user script ................................................................................................................................. 2-25

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