Section 1: Introduction
Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
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3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
Product documentation, drivers, and software
The Series 3700A Quick Start Guide, User's Manual, Reference Manual, and Switching and Control
Cards Reference Manual are available for download in PDF format on the
https://www.tek.com/product-support
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Quick Start Guide:
Provides unpacking instructions, describes basic connections, and reviews
basic operation information. If you are new to Keithley Instruments equipment, refer to the Quick
Start Guide to take the steps needed to unpack, set up, and verify operation.
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User's Manual:
Provides application examples. If you need a starting point to begin creation of
applications, refer to the User's Manual for a variety of specific examples.
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Reference Manual:
Includes advanced operation topics and maintenance information.
Programmers looking for a command reference, and users looking for an in-depth description of
the way the instrument works (including troubleshooting and optimization), should refer to the
Reference Manual.
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Switching and Control Cards Reference Manual:
Contains information specific to the switch
cards that can be used with the Series 3700A.
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Additional product information:
The product data sheets, product specifications, and
accessories information.
Additional drivers and software are available for download from the
https://www.tek.com/product-support
Test Script Builder (TSB) Integrated Development Environment:
This software provides an
environment to develop a test program and the ability to load the test program onto the instrument.
Running a program loaded on the instrument eliminates the need to send individual commands from
the host computer to the instrument when running a test.
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The Series 3700A TSB Add-in:
A software tool you can use to create, modify, debug, and store
Test Script Processor (TSP
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) test scripts.
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IVI Instrument Driver:
Driver for National Instruments LabVIEW™ and related release notes.
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J2SE™ Runtime Environment:
Web browser plug-in required to run the web applications that
are available through the instrument web interface.
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Keithley I/O layer and release notes:
Software that manages communications between Keithley
instrument drivers, software applications, and the instrument.
To identify IP addresses of instruments connected to the local area network (LAN) that support VXI-
11 discovery protocol, you can also use the LXI Discovery Tool, available from the Resources tab of
the
Organization of manual sections
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