Keithley 6482, Reference Manual

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6482-901-01 Rev. A / August 2012 Return to Section Topics 1-15
Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual Section 1: Getting Started
Menus
The following paragraphs discuss the main menu, configuration menus, and rules to navigate
menus.
Main menu
Use the MENU key to access the main menu to select, configure, and/or perform various
instrument operations. These include default setup conditions, communications (GPIB or RS-232),
calibration, front-panel tests, auto zero, timestamp, and numeric display format.
The main menu structure is summarized in Table 1-3 . Use the “Rules to navigate menus” to check
and change menu options. Figure 1-3 shows the main menu tree.
Table 1-3
Main menu
Menu item
1
Description Parameters
SAVESETUP
SAVE
RESTORE
POWERON
BENCH
GPIB
USER-SETUP-NUMBER
RESET
COMMUNICATION
2
GPIB
RS-232
BAUD
BITS
PARITY
TERMINATOR
FLOW-CTRL
Configure setup conditions.
Save present Model 6482 setup to memory location.
Return the Model 6482 to setup saved in memory.
Select the power-on default setup.
Powers-on to BENCH defaults.
Powers-on to GPIB defaults.
Powers-on to user setup.
Returns instrument to BENCH or GPIB defaults.
Select and configure the remote interface.
Select GPIB (IEEE-488 bus), set primary address,
GPIB protocol (see Appendix E ).
Select the RS-232 interface, set parameters.
Select baud rate.
Select number of data bits.
Select parity.
Select terminator.
Select flow control.
0 to 4
0 to 4
See Table 1-2 .
See Table 1-2 .
0 to 4
See
Table 1-2 .
0 to 30
(Default: 25)
57600, 38400,
19200, 9600,
4800, 2400,
1200, 600, 300
7 or 8
NONE, ODD,
EVEN
CR, CR+LF, LF,
or LF+CR
NONE or
XON/XOFF
Notes:
1
Top-level menu choices are indicated in bold. Indentation identifies each lower submenu level.
2
When the remote operation interface selection (GPIB or RS-232) is changed, the Model 6482 performs a power-on reset.
To check or change options of the selected interface, you must then re-enter the menu structure.
3
A password is required to unlock calibration. See the “Calibration” section.
4
Press the EXIT key to cancel the test.
5
Disabling auto zero will reduce measurement accuracy.