
Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 6: SCPI command reference
2461-901-01 A/November 2015
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Details
When you select
RST
, the instrument restores settings to their default values when the instrument is
powered on.
When you select a
SAV
option, the settings in the selected saved setup are applied when the
instrument is powered on. The settings are saved using the
*SAV
command.
Example
SYST:POS SAV1
Set the instrument to restore the settings
that are saved in the stored setup 1 when
the instrument is powered on.
Also see
(on page 6-15)
:SYSTem:TIME
This command sets the absolute time of the instrument.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command and query
Not applicable
Nonvolatile memory
See
Details
Usage
:SYSTem:TIME <year>, <month>, <day>, <hour>, <minute>, <second>
:SYSTem:TIME <hour>, <minute>, <second>
:SYSTem:TIME?
:SYSTem:TIME? 1
<year>
Year; must be more than 1970
<month>
Month (1 to 12)
<day>
Day (1 to 31)
<hour>
Hour in 24-hour time format (0 to 23)
<minute>
Minute (0 to 59)
<second>
Second (0 to 59)
Details
When queried without a parameter, this command returns the present timestamp value in seconds
since January 1, 1970 to the nearest second.
If you query with
1
, this command returns the present timestamp in the format:
<weekday> <month> <day> <hour>:<minute>:<second> <year>
Where
<weekday>
is the day of the week.
Internally, the instrument bases time in UTC time. UTC time is specified as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970, UTC. You can use UTC time from a local time specification, or you can use UTC
time from another source (for example, your computer).