Keithley 3706A Reference Manual

Section 9: Introduction to TSP operation Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
9-28 3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
File descriptors cannot be passed between nodes in a TSP-Link
®
system, so the io.open(),
fileVar::read(), and fileVar::write commands are not accessible to the TSP-Link system.
However, the default input and output files mentioned above allow for the execution of many file I/O
operations without any reference to a file descriptor.
fileVar:close() (on page 11-242)
fileVar:flush() (on page 11-242)
fileVar:read() (on page 11-243)
fileVar:seek() (on page 11-244)
fileVar:write() (on page 11-245)
fs.chdir() (on page 11-248)
fs.cwd() (on page 11-249)
fs.is_dir() (on page 11-249)
fs.is_file() (on page 11-249)
fs.mkdir() (on page 11-250)
fs.readdir() (on page 11-250)
fs.rmdir() (on page 11-251)
io.close() (on page 11-253)
io.flush() (on page 11-253)
io.input() (on page 11-254)
io.open() (on page 11-255)
io.output() (on page 11-255)
io.read() (on page 11-256)
io.type() (on page 11-257)
io.write() (on page 11-257)
The following standard I/O commands are not supported at this time:
File
I/O
▪ fileVar:lines()
▪ fileVar:setvbuf()
▪ io.lines()
▪ io.popen()
GPIB
These commands store the GPIB address and indicate whether GPIB communication is enabled.
comm.gpib.enable (on page 11-106)
gpib.address (on page 11-252)
Instrument identification
These commands store strings that describe the instrument.
localnode.description (on page 11-284)
localnode.model (on page 11-286)
localnode.revision (on page 11-290)
localnode.serialno (on page 11-291)

Keithley 3706A Specifications

General

Model	3706A
Category	System Switch/Multimeter
Voltage Range	100 nV to 300 V
Basic DC Voltage Accuracy	0.0035%
Basic Resistance Accuracy	0.01%
Maximum Channels	576
Maximum Voltage	300 V
Connectivity	LAN, USB, GPIB
Interface	LAN, USB, GPIB
Switching Matrix	Yes
Channels	576 (6-slot mainframe)
Maximum Current	3 A