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Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual Section 11: Remote operations

6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015 11-5

GPIB

The GPIB menu is used for the following operations:

 To select the IEEE-488 bus (GPIB).

 To view or change the IEEE-488 address.

 To select the data elements to send.

ADDRESSABLE: With the instrument set to ADDRESSABLE, it can listen and talk to a bus

controller:

 ADDRESS: This menu item lets you check and change the IEEE-488 address of the instrument.

At the factory the address is set to 27, but it can be changed to any value from 0 to 30. After

selecting ADDRESS, the present IEEE-488 address is displayed. If you wish to change the

address, use the RANGE ( and ) keys to display the desired number and press ENTER.

 ELEMENTS: This menu item lets you select the data elements sent. Use one of the RANGE keys

( and ) to toggle between yes (y) and no (n).

RDG: The numeric value of the reading.

RDG#: The buffer location of the reading. The reading number can be reset to zero from the

GENERAL MENU.

UNIT: The units of the reading.

CH#: The channel number the reading was taken on.

HUM: Relative humidity reading if the Model 6517-RH is being used. The humidity sensor is

enabled from the A/D CONTROLS item of the GENERAL MENU.

ETEMP: The external temperature reading if the Model 6517-TP is being used. The humidity

sensor is enabled from the A/D CONTROLS item of the GENERAL MENU.

TIME: The real-time or relative time stamp for each reading. Time stamp type is selected from the

TIMESTAMP item of the GENERAL MENU.

STATUS: The reading status information (normal reading, measurement overflow on underflow,

relative reading).

VSRC: The actual output level of the V-source.

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