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24 Quick Results Guide

Remote command programming

SCPI commands

SCPI commands to configure and control the buffer are listed in Table 14.

NOTE Table 14 does not provide a complete listing of buffer commands. Documentation for

all buffer commands (including the ones for buffer statistics) can be found in Section 8

of the Model 6430 Instruction Manual.

Programming example

Table 15 shows a typical command sequence to store and recall readings from the buffer.

Table 14

SCPI commands: data store

Command Description

:TRACe:POINts <n> Specify buffer size: <n> = 1 to 2500

:TRACe:FEED <name> Specify reading source: <name> = SENSe (raw read-

ings), CALCulate (math readings), or CALCulate2

(limits readings).

:TRACe:TSTamp:FORMat <name> Select timestamp format: <name> = ABSolute or

DELTa.

:TRACe:FEED:CONTrol <name> Enable/disable buffer: <name> = NEXT (fill buffer

and stop) or NEVer (disable buffer).

:TRACe:DATA? Read contents of buffer.

:TRACe:CLEar Clear buffer.

Table 15

Command sequence for data store example

Command* Comments

*RST Restore GPIB defaults.

:SOUR:VOLT 10 Set voltage source to 10V.

:TRAC:POIN 10 Set buffer size to 10.

:TRIG:COUN 10 Trigger count should equal number of readings to store.

:TRAC:FEED SENS Set to store raw readings.

:TRAC:FEED:CONT NEXT Enable buffer.

:OUTP ON Turn on output.

:INIT Trigger readings.

:TRAC:DATA? Request raw buffer readings.

*SourceMeter must be addressed to talk after sending :TRAC:DATA? to acquire data.

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