Section 6: SCPI command reference
Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear
This command sets up a linear sweep for a fixed number of measurement points.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command only
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Save settings
Not applicable
Usage
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>, <count>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>, <count>,
<rangeType>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>, <count>,
<rangeType>, <failAbort>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>, <count>,
<rangeType>, <failAbort>, <dual>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:<function>:LINear <start>, <stop>, <points>, <delay>, <count>,
<rangeType>, <failAbort>, <dual>, "<bufferName>"
<function>
Voltage sweep:
VOLTage
Current sweep:
CURRent
<start>
The voltage or current source level at which the sweep starts:
•
Current: -7.35 A to 7.35 A
•
Voltage: -105 V to 105 V
<stop>
The voltage or current at which the sweep stops:
•
Current: -7.35 A to 7.35 A
•
Voltage: -105 V to 105 V
<points>
The number of source-measure points between the start and stop values of the
sweep (2 to 1e6); to calculate the number of source-measure points in a sweep, use
the following formula:
Points = [(Stop - Start) / Step] + 1
<delay>
The delay between measurement points; default is
-1
, which enables autodelay, or
a specific delay value from 50
µ
s to 10,000 s, or 0 for no delay
<count>
The number of times to run the sweep; default is
1
:
•
Infinite loop:
0
•
Finite loop:
1
to
268435455
<rangeType>
The source range that is used for the sweep:
•
Most sensitive source range for each source level in the sweep:
AUTO
•
Best fixed range:
BEST
(default)
•
Present source range for the entire sweep:
FIXed
<failAbort>
Determines if the sweep is stopped immediately if a limit is exceeded; options are:
•
Abort the sweep if the source limit is exceeded:
ON
(default)
•
Complete the sweep if the source limit is exceeded:
OFF
<dual>
Determines if the sweep runs from start to stop and then from stop to start:
•
Sweep from start to stop only:
OFF
(default)
•
Sweep from start to stop, then stop to start:
ON
<bufferName>
A string that indicates the reading buffer; the default buffers (
defbuffer1
or
defbuffer2
) or the name of a user-defined buffer; if no buffer is specified,
defbuffer1
is used