Keithley 2606B System SourceMeter, Reference Manual

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Section 2: General operation 2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
2-28 2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
System information
You can retrieve serial number, firmware revision, and calibration dates from the instrument.
To view the system information from the virtual front panel:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Select SYSTEM - INFO .
3. Select one of the following:

FIRMWARE

SERIAL#

CAL

MEMORY-USAGE
To retrieve system information from a remote interface:
To retrieve the firmware revision and serial number, send the
*IDN?
query (see Identification query:
*IDN? (on page D-3) for more information).
To determine memory usage, see the meminfo() (on page 7-147) function.
To determine when calibration was last run, see smuX.cal.date (on page 7-178).
To determine when calibration is due, see smuX.cal.due (on page 7-179).
Menu overview
The following topics describe how to work with the virtual front panel menus.
Menu navigation
To navigate through the menus and submenus, the 2606B must not be in edit mode (the EDIT
indicator is not illuminated).
Selecting menu items
To navigate the Main and Configuration menus, use the editing keys as follows:
•
Press either CURSOR arrow key to highlight an option.
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Rotate the navigation wheel (clockwise or counter-clockwise) to highlight an option.
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Press the ENTER key (or the navigation wheel ) to select an option.
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Use the EXIT (LOCAL) key to cancel changes or to return to the previous menu or display.
For quick menu navigation, turn the navigation wheel to highlight an option and then press the
navigation wheel to select the highlighted option.