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Remote Operation
Model 6517A Getting Started Manual
Program examples
All examples presume QuickBASIC version 4.5 or higher and a Keithley KPC-488.2 or
CEC IEEE-488 interface card with CEC driver version 2.11 or higher, with the Model
6517A at address 27 on the IEEE-488 bus.
Changing function and range
The Model 6517A has independent controls for each of its measurement functions. This
means, for example, that autorange can be turned on for volts while leaving it off for amps.
Another difference is in the parameter to the range command. In our older instruments, a
single number was used to denote each range. The parameter of the SCPI
RANGe
com-
mand is given as “the maximum value to measure.” The instrument interprets this parame-
ter and goes to the appropriate range. When you query the range with
RANGe?
the
instrument sends back the full-scale value of its present range.
The following example program illustrates changing function and range. It sets the range
for several functions, then takes readings on each of those functions.
Note that the Model 6517A rounds the range parameter to an integer before choosing the
appropriate range. Sending
VOLTage:DC:RANGe 20.45
will set the Model 6517A to
the 20V range.
Summary of Contents for 6517A
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