User manual

In this section:
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
Installing the TSPTM software ........................................ 2-10
System connections ........................................................ 2-10
Using Test Script Builder (TSB) ...................................... 2-13
Sending commands and statements ............................... 2-15
Measure voltage ............................................................. 2-15
User scripts ..................................................................... 2-16
Differences: Remote versus local state ........................... 2-32
Test Script Language (TSL) Reference ........................... 2-33
Introduction
Conventional electronic test and measurement equipment responds to
command messages sent to the instrument. Each command message contains
one or more commands that the instrument executes in order. To conduct a test,
a computer controller is programmed to send a sequence of commands to an
instrument. The controller orchestrates the actions of the instrumentation.
Typically, the controller is programmed to request measurement results from the
instrumentation and make test sequence decisions based on those
measurements.
In addition to operating as conventional instruments, Keithley Instruments‟ Test
Script Processor (TSP)-based instruments are capable of executing scripts that
process commands in the instrument rather than needing to be sent from a
computer. Basically, a script allows you to have a program running inside the
instrument to execute a sequence of commands without the need to send them
individually from a computer. Once a script is loaded into the instrument, it only
needs to be called (similar to a function) to execute the desired command
sequence. In the sections that follow, you will learn what a script is, and how to
create, save, and load a script.
Section 2
TSP Programming Fundamentals