Section 14: SCPI command reference
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
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6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
:TYPE <name>
This command is used to select the time stamp time.
Usage
:SYSTem:TSTamp:TYPE <name>
:TYPE? Query
<name>
RELative:
Select relative-time time stamp
RTClock:
Select real-time time stamp
Details
This command is used to select the time stamp type.
RTClock
selects the real-time clock time stamp.
Readings are reference to the date and time.
RTClock
is a 100-year (max) calendar with 10 ms
resolution.
RELative
selects the relative-time time stamp. Readings are referenced (in seconds) to a timer. The
timer starts at zero seconds when the instrument is turned on or when the time stamp is reset.
RELative
is a 55-day (max) clock with 1
s resolution.
Also see
RELative:RESet
(on page 14-128)
:RELative:RESet
This command is used to reset the relative time stamp to 0.
Usage
:SYSTem:TSTamp:RELative:RESet
Details
This action command is used to reset the relative-time time stamp to zero seconds.
Also see
None
:RNUMber:RESet
This command is used to reset reading number to zero
Usage
:SYSTem:RNUMber:RESet
Details
When the reading number is included as a GPIB data element, each reading sent over the bus is
assigned a number starting at #0. The reading number resets to zero when the instrument is turned
on or when this action command is asserted.
Also see
FORMat subsystem
(on page 14-50)