Section 14: SCPI command reference
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
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6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
READ?
This command is typically used to acquire a post-processed reading after the instrument has been configured by
the
:CONFigure
command.
Usage
READ?
Details
This command is typically used to acquire a post-processed reading after the instrument has been
configured by the
:CONFigure
command. The
:CONFigure
command places the instrument in a
one-shot measurement mode. Every time the
:READ?
command is then sent, a measurement
conversion occurs and the reading is acquired.
When this command is sent, the following commands are executed in the order that they are
presented:
:ABORt
:INITiate
:FETCh?
When
:ABORt
is executed, the instrument goes into the idle state if continuous initiation is disabled.
Otherwise, operation re-starts at the beginning of the trigger model.
If the instrument is in the idle state,
:INITiate
takes the instrument out of the idle state. If
continuous initiation is enabled, (
:INITiate:CONTinuous ON
), then the
:INITiate
command
generates an error and ignores the command.
Use the
:FETCh?
for details. Note that an "Init ignored" error does not cancel the execution of the
:FETCh?
command.
Also see
:FETCh?
(on page 14-2)
