Section 14: SCPI command reference
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
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6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
Command Description
Default
parameter
SCPI
:TEXT
Path to control user text messages
:DATA <a>
Define ASCII message "a" (up to 32
characters)
(Note 1)
:DATA?
Query text message
:STATe <b>
Enable or disable message mode
(Note 2)
:STATe?
Query text message state
:DATA?
Read data on bottom portion of display
:CNDisplay
Clear
NEXT
(or
PREV
) display messages and
cancel associated operations
:SMESsage <b>
Enable or disable status message mode
OFF
:SMESsage?
Query status message state
:ENABle <b>
Enable or disable the front panel display
(Note 3)
:ENABle?
Query state of the display
Notes:
1.
*RST
and
:SYSTem:PRESet
has no effect on a user-defined message.
Cycling power cancels all user-defined messages.
2.
*RST
and
:SYSTem:PRESet
has no effect on the state of the message mode.
Cycling power disables (OFF) the message mode.
3.
*RST
and
:SYSTem:PRESet
has no effect on the display circuitry. Cycling power enables (ON) the
display circuitry.
FORMat command summary
Command Description
Default
parameter
SCPI
:FORMat
[:DATA]
<type> [,<length>]
Select data format:
(
ASCii, REAL,32,
REAL,64, SREal,
or
DREal
)
ASCII
[:DATA]?
Query data format
:ELEMents <item list>
Specify data elements:
(
READing
,
CHANnel
,
RNUMber
,
UNITs
,
TSTamp
,
STATus
,
ETEMperature
,
HUMidity
, and
VSOurce
)
(Note)
:ELEMents?
Query data elements
:BORDer <name>
Select binary byte order: (
NORMal
or
SWAPped
)
SWAPped
:BORDer?
Query byte order
Note: All elements, except
ETEMperature
,
HUMidity
and
VSOurce
, are the
*RST
and
:SYSTem:PRESet
defaults.