Keithley 2016 - SCPI Signal Oriented Measurement Commands; Configure Command

This section contains reference information on programming the Model 2016 with the SCPI
commands. It is organized as follows:
SCPI Signal Oriented Measurement Commands — Covers the signal oriented
measurement commands. These commands are used to acquire readings.
SCPI command subsystem reference tables — Includes a summary table for each SCPI
subsystem command.
SCPI command subsystems — Includes additional information on each SCPI subsystem
command.
SCPI Signal oriented measurement commands
The signal oriented measurement commands are used to acquire readings. You can use these
high-level instructions to control the measurement process. These commands are summarized in
Table 5-1.
CONFigure command
:CONFigure:<function>
<function> = CURRent:AC AC current
CURRent[:DC] DC current
VOLTage:AC AC voltage
VOLTage[:DC] DC voltage
RESistance 2-wire resistance
FRESistance 4-wire resistance
PERiod Period
FREQuency Frequency
TEMPerature Temperature
DIODe Diode testing
CONTinuity Continuity test
DISTortion Distortion
Table 5-1
Signal oriented measurement command summary
Command Description
:CONFigure:<function>
:FETCh?
:READ?
:MEASure[:<function>]?
Places the Model 2016 in a “one-shot” measurement mode for
the specified function.
Requests the latest reading.
Performs an :ABORt, :INITiate, and a :FETCh?.
Performs an :ABORt, :CONFigure:<function>, and a :READ?.
5-2 SCPI Command Reference