Calibration Reference B-3
Command summary
Table B-1 summarizes Model 2015 calibration commands.
Table B-1
Remote calibration command summary
Command Description
:CALibration Calibration root command.
:PROTected All commands in this subsystem are protected by the calibration lock
(except queries and :CODE).
:CODE <up to 8 char. string> Calibration code or password (default: KI002015).
:COUNt? Request the number of times the unit has been calibrated.
:INITiate Initiate calibration.
:LOCK Lock out calibration (opposite of enabling cal with :CODE
command).
:LOCK? Request comprehensive cal lock state. (0 = locked; 1 = unlocked).
:SAVE Save cal constants to EEROM.
:DATE <year>, <month>, <day> Send cal date to 2015.
:DATE? Request cal date from 2015.
:NDUE <year>, <month>, <day> Send next due cal date to 2015.
:NDUE? Request next due cal date from 2015.
:DC DC cal steps.
:STEP0 Rear terminal short step
1
.
:STEP1 Front terminal short circuit.
:STEP2 Open circuit.
:STEP3 <NRf> 10V DC step.
:STEP4 <NRf> –10V DC step.
:STEP5 <NRf> 100V DC step.
:STEP6 <NRf> 1k
Ω
4-wire step.
:STEP7 <NRf> 10k
Ω
4-wire step.
:STEP8 <NRf> 100k
Ω
4-wire step.
:STEP9 <NRf> 1M
Ω
4-wire step.
:STEP10 <NRf> 10mA DC step.
:STEP11 <NRf> 100mA DC step.
:STEP12 <NRf> 1A DC step.
NOTES:
1. DC:STEP0, AC:STEP14, and AC:STEP15 are one-time factory calibration points and are valid only in man-
ufacturing calibration mode.
2. Upper-case letters indicated short form of each command. For example, instead of sending
“:CALibration:PROTected:INITiate,” you can send “:CAL:PROT:INIT.”