2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Appendix A: Common commands
2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
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*IDN?
This command retrieves the identification string of the instrument.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Query only
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Usage
*IDN?
Details
The identification string includes the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and firmware
revision of the instrument. The string is formatted as follows:
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS,MODEL nnnn,xxxxxxxx,yyyyyy
Where:
•
nnnn
is the model number
•
xxxxxxxx
is the serial number
•
yyyyyy
is the firmware revision level
Example
*IDN?
Output:
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS,MODEL 2470,01234567,1.0.0i
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