Keithley 6517B Reference Manual

In this section:
Introduction ............................................................................ 14-1
Signal-oriented measurement commands .............................. 14-1
SCPI command summary ...................................................... 14-6
SCPI command subsystems ................................................ 14-32
CALCulate subsystem .......................................................... 14-32
DISPlay subsystem .............................................................. 14-45
FORMat subsystem ............................................................. 14-50
OUTPut subsystems ............................................................ 14-55
:SENSe1 subsystem ............................................................ 14-57
:SOURce subsystem ............................................................ 14-88
:ROUTe subsystem .............................................................. 14-93
:STATus subsystem ............................................................. 14-99
:SYSTem subsystem .......................................................... 14-122
:TRACe subsystem ............................................................ 14-136
:TRIGger subsystem .......................................................... 14-144
:TSEQuence subsystem .................................................... 14-155
:UNIT subsystem ................................................................ 14-172
Introduction
This section provides detailed information on the Keithley Instruments Model 6517B Electrometer
Standard Communications for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI) commands, including signal-
oriented commands.
Signal-oriented measurement commands
The signal-oriented command group is used to acquire readings using a set of high-level instructions
to control the measurement process, as summarized in the following table.
Signal-oriented measurement command summary
Command Description
:FETCh?
Requests the latest reading
:CONFigure:<function>
Places the Model 6517B in a "one-shot" measurement mode for the
specified function
:READ?
Performs an :ABORt, :INITiate, and a :FETCh?
:MEASure[:<function>]?
Performs an :ABORt, :CONFigure:<function>, and a :READ?
Section 14
SCPI command reference

Keithley 6517B Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	6517B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English