Section 7: Keithley Configuration Utility (KCon)
Model 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer Reference Manual
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4200A-901-01 Rev. C / February 2017
Step 2. Add the equipment
To add equipment to the system configuration:
1. At the bottom of the Configuration Navigator, select
Add External Instrument
.
2. Select the specific instrument. An example of the selection of the System 82 Simultaneous CV
Capacitance Meter is shown in the figure below.
3. Select
OK
to add the instrument to the Configuration Navigator.
Figure 412: Add external equipment
For descriptions of the options for your equipment, refer to
Instrument properties and connections
Step 3. Set GPIB addresses
The GPIB address setting in KCon must match the actual GPIB address of the instruments in the
system. See the documentation for the instrument to determine the GPIB Address.
The address for some instruments is briefly displayed during the power-on sequence.
To set the GPIB address for an instrument:
1. In the Configuration Navigator, select the instrument.
2. Select the
GPIB Address
from the list. Addresses that are in use are displayed with asterisks (*)
next to them. The range of addresses is 0 to 30 (GPIB address 31 is reserved as the 4200A-SCS
controller address). If the selected GPIB address conflicts with the GPIB address of another
system component, a red exclamation-point symbol (!) is displayed next to the selected address.
You can programmatically read the GPIB address and other instrument properties from the system
configuration using the LPT library
getinstattr
function. Proper use of
getinstattr
allows you
to develop user libraries that are independent of the configuration. For more information, refer to
Keithley User Library Tool (KULT)
(on page 8-1).
