
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 3: Functions and features
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Remote filter programming
Filter commands
The following table summarizes the filter commands. See the
(on page 7-1)
for details about commands.
Filter commands
Command*
Description
smu
X
.measure.filter.count = count
Set filter count (1 to
100)
smu
X
.measure.filter.enable = smu
X
.FILTER_ON
Enable filter
smu
X
.measure.filter.enable = smu
X
.FILTER_OFF
Disable filter
smu
X
.measure.filter.type = smu
X
.FILTER_MEDIAN
Select median filter type
smu
X
.measure.filter.type = smu
X
.FILTER_MOVING_AVG
Select moving average
filter type
smu
X
.measure.filter.type = smu
X
.FILTER_REPEAT_AVG
Select repeat average
filter type
* smu
X
can be
smua
for SMU Channel A or
smub
for SMU Channel B
Filter programming example
The programming example below illustrates how to set the following filter aspects:
•
Filter type:
Moving average
•
Filter count:
10
•
Filter state:
Enabled
-- Program count to 10.
smua.measure.filter.count = 10
-- Moving average filter type.
smua.measure.filter.type = smua.FILTER_MOVING_AVG
-- Enable filter.
smua.measure.filter.enable = smua.FILTER_ON
Reading buffers
Reading buffers capture measurements, ranges, instrument status, and output state of the Keithley
Instruments 2606B. The 2606B has two default reading buffers for each channel. In addition to the
default buffers, you can create user-defined reading buffers. You can use the reading buffers to
acquire readings.
You can access reading buffers from the virtual front panel or over the remote command interface.
The default reading buffers can store can store over 60,000 readings if you enable the options for
timestamps and source values. To store over 140,000 readings internally, you can disable the
timestamps and source values.
You can save reading buffers to internal nonvolatile memory in the instrument or to a USB flash drive.
Once you save the reading buffers to a USB flash drive, insert the USB flash drive into the USB port
on your computer to view the data in any compatible data analysis application or to transfer the data
from the USB flash drive to your computer.