To Drop off a Probe without Picking Up a New Probe

You may want to drop off the current probe into the probe changer without picking up a new probe from the changer. To do this:

1. Create a dummy probe file in the Probe Utilities dialog box (Insert | Hardware Definition | Probe) for a probe that doesn't exist. Name it something like "unload".

The "dummy" probe used for the unload procedure must be completely defined. For details on how to define a new probe, see the "Defining Probes" topic in the "Defining Hardware" chapter.

2. Click the Setup button. The Probe Setup dialog box appears.

3. Select this probe file from the Probe file used with probe changer for unload only list.

4. Click OK to close the Probe Setup dialog box.

5. Open the Ports tab in the Probe Changer dialog box (Edit | Preferences | Probe Changer). Ensure that the probe is NOT assigned to any port in the probe changer.

6. Click OK to close the Probe Changer dialog box.