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Section 13: Instrument Control Library (ICL) Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
13-230 3700S-901-01 Rev. C / July 2008
reset functions
Use this function to return all logical instruments to the default settings.
reset()
Function
Resets the logical instruments to the default settings.
Usage
reset()
Remarks
This function resets all logical instruments in the system. It is equivalent to iterating
over all the logical instruments in the system and calling the reset method of each.
This function is equivalent to system wide reset and includes:
channel.reset
dmm.reset('all')
scan.reset.
It also deletes existing channel patterns and DMM configurations along with channel
labels and user created reading buffers.
scan functions and attributes
Use the functions in this group to specify and configure channels and/or channel
patterns to scan, as well as associated buffers, triggers, or other scanning
aspects.
scan.abort()
Function
Aborts a running scan
Usage
scan.abort()
Remarks
This function will abort a running scan. If no scan is running, it will be ignored.
scan.add()
Function
Add scan step to the scan list.
Usage
scan.add(<ch_list>, [<dmm_config>])
scan.add(<ch_list>, [<width>])
ch_list: String specifying channels to add, using normal channel list syntax.
dmm_config: Optional string listing the DMM configuration to use with items in
ch_list.
width: Optional value that specifies the width of the channel read.