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Section 3: TSP Advanced Features Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
3-4 3700S-901-01 Rev. C / July 2008
The following table describes the functions of a single TSP-Link network. Each
group in this example runs multiple test scripts at the same time or in parallel
(see the previous figure).
TSP-Link network group functions
Group
number
Group members
Current function
0
Master node
Initiates and runs a test script on
Node 2
Initiates and runs a test script on
Node 5
Initiates and runs a test script on
Node 6
1
Group leader
Node 2
Runs the test script initiated by the
master node
Initiates remote operations on Node 3
Node 3
Performs remote operations initiated
by Node 2
2
Group leader
Node 5
Runs the test script initiated by the
master node
Initiates remote operations on Node 4
Node 4
Performs remote operations initiated
by Node 5
3
Group leader
Node 6
Runs the test script initiated by the
master node
TSP-Link
TM
has three synchronization lines that function similar to the Digio
synchronization lines. See digio functions and attributes (on page 13-11) and
Hardware trigger modes (on page 8-18) for more detailed information.
Using groups to manage nodes on TSP-LinkTM network
The primary purpose of a group is to assign each node to run different test
scripts at the same time (in parallel). Each node must belong to a group; a group
can consist of one or more members. Group numbers are not assigned
automatically; you must use the Instrument Control Library (ICL) (on page 12-1)
commands to assign each node to a group.