Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
Section 14: SCPI command reference
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
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Command Description
Default
parameter
SCPI
:ULIMit <n>
Set upper limit for auto range (0 to 21e-3) 20e-3
:ULIMit?
Query upper limit
:LLIMit <n>
Set lower limit for auto range (0 to 21e-3) 2-e-12
:LLIMit?
Query lower limit
:AUTO?
Query auto range
:REFerence <n>
Specify reference (-21e-3 to +21e-3)
0
:STATe <b>
Enable or disable reference
OFF
:STATe?
Query state of reference
:ACQuire
Use input signal as reference
:REFerence?
Query reference value
:DIGits <n>
Specify measurement resolution (4 to 7)
6
:AUTO <b>
Enable or disable auto resolution
:AUTO ONCE
Enable and then disable auto resolution
:AUTO?
Query auto resolution
:DIGits?
Query resolution
:AVERage
Path to control the average filter
:TYPE <name>
Select filter type (
NONE, SCALar,
ADVanced
)
SCALar
:TYPE?
Query filter type
:TCONtrol
<name>
Select filter type: (
MOVing
or
REPeat
)
(Note 3)
:TCONtrol?
Query filter type
:COUNt <n>
Specify filter count (1 to 100)
10
:COUNt?
Query filter count
:ADVanced
Path to configure and control advanced
filter
:NTOLerance
<n>
Specify noise tolerance level (0 to 100 %) 1
:NTOLerance?
Query noise tolerance level
[:STATe] <b>
Enable or disable digital filter
OFF
[:STATe]?
Query state of digital filter
:MEDian
Path to control the median filter:
[:STATe] <b>
Enable or disable median filter
ON
[:STATe]?
Query state of median filter
:RANK <NRf>
Specify rank for median filter
1
:RANK?
Query rank
:DAMPing <b>
Enable or disable damping
ON
:DAMPing?
Query state of damping
:RESistance
Path to configure resistance:
:APERture <n>
Set integration rate in seconds (166.67e-6
to 200e-3)
(Note 1)
:AUTO <b>
Enable or disable auto aperture
OFF
:AUTO ONCE
Enable and then disable auto aperture
:AUTO?
Query auto aperture