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Model 6517A Getting Started Manual Remote Operation 3-11

If you include the measurement function with this command, the instrument will ﬁrst go to

the speciﬁed function and then perform the one-shot measurement and query, as follows:

:MEASure? Currently selected function

:MEASure:VOLTage[:DC]? Volts function

:MEASure:CURRent[:DC]? Amps function

:MEASure:RESistance? Ohms function

:MEASure:CHARge? Coulombs function

SCPI subsystem commands

Detailed information an all SCPI commands is covered in the User’s Manual. In this sec-

tion, only the commands used for basic operation are summarized.

Defaults

:SYSTem SYSTem Subsystem

:PREset Set the 6517A to the system present defaults. Some

of the selected defaults include: volts, continuous

triggers, normal speed (1.0 PLC), and auto range.

:POSetup <name> Select power-on setups: RST, PRESet, or SAV0

through SAV9. Instrument will power up to the

*RST or system present defaults, or one of the

*SAV0 – *SAV9 setups.

Fresh readings

[:SENSe[1]] SENSe Subsystem

:DATA:FRESh? Requests a “fresh” reading. This command will not

request the same reading twice. If a new reading

has already been triggered, this command will wait

until the new reading is available.

:CALCulate[1] CALCulate Subsystem

:DATA:FRESh? Requests a “fresh” calculated reading. When

CALC1 is enabled, sens:data:fres? is the

reading before calculation and

calc:data:fres? is the reading after calcula-

tion. When CALC1 is disabled, the readings are the

same.

Keithley 6517A Getting Started Guide

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