Keithley DAQ6510 User Manual

S
ection 9: Speed scanning for increased test throughput DAQ6510 Data Acquisition / Multimeter System
User's Manual
9-4 DAQ6510-900-01Rev. A / April 2018
Using SCPI commands
This sequence of SCPI commands executes a 20-channel scan 1000 times and saves the data to the
controlling computer.
You may need to make changes so that this code will run in your programming environment. In the
table, the SCPI commands have a light gray background. The light green shaded code represents
pseudocode that will vary depending on the programming environments you use.
Send the following SCPI commands for this example application:
Commands Descriptions
Pseudocode
int scanCnt = 1000
 Create a variable to hold the scan
count
int sampleCnt
 Create a variable to hold the full
sample count (total number of
readings)
int chanCnt
 Create a variable to hold the
channel count
int actualRdgs
 Create a variable to hold the actual
reading count
string rcvBuffer
 Create a string buffer to hold
extracted readings
timer1.start()
 Start a timer to help capture
elapsed time
DAQ6510
*RST
 Put the instrument in a known state
FORM:DATA ASCII
 Format data as an ASCII string
ROUT:SCAN:COUN:SCAN scanCnt
 Apply the scan count
FUNC 'VOLT:DC',(@101:120)
 Set function to DCV
VOLT:RANG 1, (@101:120)
 Set the fixed range at 1 V
VOLT:AVER:STAT OFF,
(@101:120)
 Disable background statistics
DISP:VOLT:DIG 4, (@101:120)
 Front panel shows only four
significant digits
VOLT:NPLC 0.0005, (@101:120)
 Set fastest NPLC possible
VOLT:LINE:SYNC OFF,
(@101:120)
 Turn off line sync
VOLT:AZER:STAT OFF,
(@101:120)
 Turn off auto zero
CALC2:VOLT:LIM1:STAT OFF,
(@101:120)
 Turn off limit tests
CALC2:VOLT:LIM2:STAT OFF,
(@101:120)
ROUT:SCAN:INT 0
 Set trigger interval between scans
to 0s
TRAC:CLE
 Clear the reading buffer
DISP:LIGH:STAT OFF
 Turn the display off

Keithley DAQ6510 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	DAQ6510
Category	Multimeter
Language	English