Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual  Section 11: TSP command reference 
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018  11-59 
 
closedRange = channel.getclose("3001:3020") 
Gets all channels that are closed on 
channels 1 to 20 on slot 3. 
closedOnes = channel.getclose("3001, 3002,  
3003, 3005, 3911, 3912") 
Gets all channels that are closed on 
channels 1, 2, 3, 5 and analog backplane 
relay 1 and 2 in bank 1 on slot 3. 
Also see 
channel.close() (on page 11-46) 
channel.exclusiveclose() (on page 11-52) 
channel.getstate() (on page 11-72) 
channel.open() (on page 11-76) 
Data retrieval commands (on page 9-3) 
 
channel.getcount() 
This function returns the number of times the relays have been closed for the specified channels. 
Usage 
counts = channel.getcount("channelList") 
A comma-delimited string that lists the number of times the channel has closed 
A string listing the items to query, which can include: 
▪  Channels 
▪  Backplane relays 
▪  Channel patterns (channels will be listed in the order in which they are listed in 
the pattern) 
▪  slotX, where X is 1 to 6 
▪  allslots 
 
Details 
The Series 3700A keeps an internal count of the number of times each relay has been closed. This 
count can help you determine when relays require replacement. Refer to the plug-in card 
documentation for the contact life specifications for the relays. The closure counts for an analog 
backplane relay can be included in the channelList parameter.  
If channelList includes a pattern, you can use channel.pattern.getimage() with the pattern 
name to see the channel order and the channels to which the close counts pertain.