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3.1
Introduction
This section contains detailed information on the various
Model 6517A IEEE-488 bus calibration commands. Section
2 of this manual covers detailed calibration procedures. For
information on additional commands to control other instru-
ment functions, refer to the Model 6517A User Manual.
Information in this section includes:
3.2
Command summary:
Summarizes all commands
necessary to perform comprehensive calibration.
3.3
Miscellaneous commands:
Covers commands that
initiate calibration, program calibration dates, lock out
calibration, and save calibration constants.
3.4
Meter commands:
Details those commands used to
calibrate the Model 6517A meter functions (volts,
amps, and coulombs).
3.5
Voltage source calibration commands:
Outlines
those commands used to calibrate the Model 6517A
voltage source.
3.6
Temperature calibration commands:
Discusses
commands required to calibrate the temperature
function.
3.7
Humidity calibration commands:
Covers commands
used for calibrating the humidity function.
3.8
Calibration errors:
Summarizes bus calibration error
commands, and discusses how to obtain error
information.
3.9
Detecting calibration step completion:
Covers how
to determine when each calibration step is completed
by using the *OPC and *OPC? commands.
3.2
Command summary
Table 3-1 summarizes Model 6517A calibration commands.