Instructions

Section
9: Measuring power using digitizing and TSP-Link Model DMM6500 6½ Digit Multimeter
User's Manual
9-4 DMM6500-900-01 Rev. B / August 2019
Measuring power using digitizing and TSP-Link
For this application, you will:
• Set the TSP-Link nodes for the DMM6500 instruments to 1 and 2.
• Reset the instruments.
• Initialize TSP-Link.
• Configure the input and output TSP-Link triggers for the DMM6500 instruments.
• Set up the digitize function.
• Set up trigger models on both instruments.
• Initiate measurements on both DMM6500 instruments.
• Use buffer statistics to find the average current and voltage.
• Find the average power usage of a Bluetooth device.
• Print the results to the USER swipe screen.
Using SCPI commands
This example cannot be replicated in SCPI code because TSP-Link events and commands are only
available through the TSP command language.
However, you can use other instrument trigger interfaces, such as digital I/O or external trigger I/O, to
replace TSP-Link and achieve similar operation.
Setting up the nodes for TSP code
Before executing the TSP code, you must set up the nodes on the instruments and configure the
TSP-Link network.
To set up TSP-Link on the DMM6500:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Communication.
3. Select the TSP-Link tab.
4. Set the Node to 1 on the instrument that is used to measure voltage
5. Repeat these steps on the other instrument and set the Node to 2 on the instrument that is used
to measure current.
6. Select Initialize on each instrument.